Bentley University

Dick Lipe, after 46 years as Bentley's Director of Athletic Communications and 2.5 years in a part-time role, retired December 31, 2025. He was awarded the honorary title of Sports Information Director Emeritus by the Board of Trustees in May 2026 and continues to contribute to the athletic communications office. 

A 1977 graduate of Bentley with a Bachelor of Science degree, Lipe is in his 54th year at the University. His title was changed from Sports Information Director to Director of Athletic Communications in October 2020.      

A past president of the ECAC Sports Information Directors Association, Lipe was a college division representative on the Board of Directors of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) for three years.  He has served on the NCAA Communications Committee and is a past chair of the CoSIDA Academic All-America® Committee. He was a member of the Academic All-America Committee from 1979-2017 and remains a member of the Academic All-America Hall of Fame Committee.  Lipe also served as the Information Director for the Northeast-10 from 1980-98, and for the Eastern Football Conference from 1997-2000.     

In October 1993, Lipe was honored with induction into the Bentley Athletic Hall of Fame. Three years later, he was named a recipient of the Lester Jordan Award, presented by CoSIDA for his contributions to the Academic All-America® program.  In August 2000, he was presented with the Elmore Hudgens Sports Information Award by the All-America Football Foundation.          

In 2002, Lipe was inducted into the CoSIDA Hall of Fame, and presented with the Warren Berg Award by CoSIDA and the Irving Marsh Award by ECAC-SIDA, both for excellence in sports information.  In addition, the Northeast-10 presented the longtime Bentley SID with the inaugural Dick Lipe Media Award. In 2006, Lipe was one of the inaugural inductees into the Northeast-10 Hall of Fame. In March 2010, he received the Jack Grinold Media/SID Award from MasterSports, a regional organization that promotes college football. Lipe also received the Pete Nevins award in February 2015 from the Metropolitan New York Football Writers.

Lipe received two awards in June 2024, the Lifetime Achievement Award from the College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA) and the Roy Pickerill Distinguished Service Award from the Division II Sports Information Directors Association. 

In November 2025, he became only the third sports information director to receive the presitigious George C. Carens Lifetime Achievement Award from the New England Football Writers.       

A native of Latham, N.Y., Lipe resides in Waltham with his wife, Rosanne. They have one adult son, Brian, and three grandsons.