Frank Veltri, a lecturer in the Department of Marketing, received the endowed Dykman Family Director of Professional Sales position.
Veltri joined Boise State’s Department of Marketing as an adjunct instructor in 2020 and was promoted to lecturer in 2022. In 2023, he developed Boise State’s professional sales club, which has competed in national sales competitions across the country. Veltri holds an MBA and a doctorate in sports administration with an interest in sports consumers and marketing education. Before coming to Boise State, Veltri was at the University of Oregon where he was an instructor of marketing and the director of the professional sales club.
Veltri has given a number of presentations at national conferences over the years. Before becoming an instructor of marketing, he served as an assistant football coach at several universities.
As the Dykman Family Director of Professional Sales, Veltri will create exceptional opportunities for talented Boise State students seeking rewarding careers in sales and provide a steady stream of talent to meet the current and future needs of the industry.
Veltri thanks the Dykman family for their generous contribution that made this vision possible and for helping Boise State students become more business-ready. He also credits the students who believed in the sales club and enthusiastically participated to make it a success. He thanks his wife Tina and his four children Alyssa, Chelsea, Frank Jr. and Alexia for their support, guidance and sacrifice throughout his life journey.
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