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Current Occupation:

• Athletics Director, University of Kentucky.

Career Highlights:

• Has served on numerous committees and boards for the NCAA and the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA).
• Completed his fifth year as a member of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee in 2021 and served as Chair of the committee for the 2021 NCAA Men's Basketball tournament.
• Extensive experience on the NCAA Division I Council as chair of the NCAA Competition Oversight Committee and as a member of the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee, in addition to several other leadership groups.
• Named chair of the SEC Athletics Directors in 2017.
• Named National Athletics Director of the Year by the Sports Business Journal in 2019.
• In addition to being one of four NCAA Division I Athletics Directors of the Year in 2015, was also one of four finalists for Athletics Director of the Year as chosen by the Sports Business Journal and received the Sports Business Award from the Bluegrass Sports Commission.
• Athletics director, Oregon State University (1998-2002).
• Also has athletic administration experience in posts at Tennessee (1986-1998), SMU (1983-1986), Oregon (1983) and San Diego State (1982-83).

Education:

• Master’s degree in sports administration, Ohio University (1982).
• Bachelor’s degree, Ottawa University (Kansas) (1981).