Mark Richard Roadarmel, 1961 (Lacrosse)
A three-time men's lacrosse letterwinner, Mark Roadarmel also was a member of the Syracuse University club hockey team, served as president of the ski club and participated in intramural skiing and swimming during his undergraduate career. A 1961 graduate, Roadarmel was a member of Phi Gamma Delta. Upon graduation, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy where he served as an officer until 1965. He went on to earn his master's of business degree from Amos Tuck School at Dartmouth College in 1967.
In 1974, he formed his own company, Mark Roadarmel Sales, Inc. In 1980 he became the director of the executive board of the New York State Sporting Goods Representative Association, where he served until 1998. Roadarmel has received numerous professional awards, including the 1984 Klein's All Sports Top Sales Representative of the Year, 1995 Chairman's Club award from Rollerblade, 1996 President's Club award for Top Agency from Rollerblade and 1997 Dick's Sporting Goods Outstanding Sales Training Award.
Maintaining an ongoing relationship with his alma mater, Roadarmel is a permanent member of the 1961 reunion committee, and, since 1975, he has been a chapter advisor board member for his fraternity.
Roadarmel has been a Stickmen's Club member since 1982 and co-president of the group since 2000 and served as co-president from 2000 through 2007. He has arranged lacrosse team award dinners and attended every final four lacrosse game since 1982. Since the mid 1980's, Roadarmel has been a member of the Varsity Club board of directors, currently serving as vice president.
His contributions to Syracuse athletics include gifts to the women's lacrosse fund, Orange Plus, Orange Club, Stickmen's Fund, and Roy D. Simmons, Jr. lacrosse scholarship fund. Roadarmel has been a preferred seating ticket holder for football and basketball since 1980 and season ticket holder in football, men's basketball and men's lacrosse since 1975.
