When San Diego State christened its 12-court Aztec Tennis Center in 2008, the university’s president was standing on the baseline applauding (metaphorically).
Steve Weber, an enthusiastic reader and letter writer to Aztec Tennis Reporter, spoke that day to past and present players and fans who had come to celebrate the opening. It had taken 11 years to sort out the financial and physical arrangements.
Later, Weber presided over a reordering of Aztec cultural symbols to show respect for native Aztecs.
“I thought, unlike Disney, a university has an obligation to historical and cultural accuracy. By making the Aztec Warrior more appropriate, I believe we saved the symbol.”
Weber served as SDSU president from 1996-2011 and worked on at least one NCAA committee in that time.
