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TCU ATHLETICS DIRECTOR
Dr. Danny TCU Athletics Director | Fifth Year At TCU
Dr. Danny Morrison is in his fifth year as TCU's athletics director.
Morrison, hired on May 19, 2005 by TCU Chancellor Dr. Victor Boschini, previously served four years as commissioner of the Southern Conference. During his first four years at TCU, Morrison has helped usher in the Horned Frogs' Mountain West Conference era. In the 2008-09 athletics season, TCU had 16 of its 20 sports represented in postseason play, including all seven spring sports. A total of 12 sports were nationally ranked. Four conference titles were won with three coaches receiving MWC Coach of the Year honors. With the football team posting a No. 7 ranking in season-ending polls and the baseball team coming within a game of the College World Series, TCU was one of only three schools nationally to have a top-10 football team and a Super Regional baseball team in 2008-09.
Momentum is also evident in the classroom. In the spring 2009 semester, TCU student-athletes posted a cumulative 2.96 grade-point average. It was the highest mark since reporting began in Fall 1998. Thirteen athletic programs recorded a team semester GPA of 3.0 of higher. A total of 81 student-athletes graduated during the 2008-09 academic campaign. Additionally, over 50 percent of student-athletes recorded a grade-point average of 3.0 or higher during the spring semester with 22 student-athletes posting a perfect 4.0.
Teamwork within the athletics department is a staple of what makes TCU special to Morrison. In spring 2009, it enabled the Horned Frogs to be recognized as successful hosts of the NCAA Rifle Championships, an NCAA Baseball Regional and the Mountain West Conference Baseball Championship. TCU has also been awarded the 2010 NCAA Rifle Championships.
Interest in TCU athletics continues, resulting in the top-four years for departmental revenue. Football season-ticket sales have set records in two of the last three seasons, while the baseball program established a new mark for average attendance per home date in 2009. In the fall, the volleyball team set a match attendance record and soccer posted three of its top-five single-game attendance marks. Thanks to the support of the TCU community, Frog Club donations again surpassed the $4 million mark. When combined with giving to TCU in both capital and endowment projects, Frog supporters have contributed over $40 million the last three years with that number reaching nearly $47 million over four years.
ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATION ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS DIRECTORS Davis Babb T. Ross Bailey Jack Hesselbrock Kim Johnson Scott Kull Andrea Nordmann FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE Rhonda Hatcher ACADEMIC SERVICES Chris Uchacz Broadcasting Brian Estridge Business Management Tommy Love COMPLIANCE Andrea Nordmann Equipment Manager Matt Lewis ISP Sports Office GM Rudy Klancnik Marketing Jason Byrne Media Relations Mark Cohen Spirit Coordinator Lindsay Shoulders
Helping lead the way in the endowment area was Ron Parker and his wife Paula. In 2006, they made a commitment to fully endow an athletic scholarship for the tight end position on the Frog football team. It was the first fully endowed position scholarship for any sport at TCU. Bill Starkey and his wife, Rita, have followed with an endowed scholarship for a defensive back.
Sports Medicine Chris Hall
Work will begin soon on the Jane Justin Soccer Fieldhouse, funded by the Jane and John Justin Foundation, and is scheduled for completion in time for the 2010 season. Also on the immediate horizon is the renovation of the pro shop at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center, made possible through a gift from the Friedman family and Mary Potishman Lard Trust. The $13 million Dutch Meyer Athletic Complex and Abe Martin Academic Enhancement Center, located in the south end zone of Amon G. Carter Stadium, opened in Fall 2008. Primary donors included Dick Lowe, Hunter Enis, Four Sevens Oil Company, Tex Moncrief, Duer Wagner III, Luther King, John Roach and the Amon G. Carter Foundation. The facility features six suites, 255 club seats, meeting and hospitality rooms, and an increased academic area for TCU student-athletes. This past spring, an estate gift from Paul Sorrels enabled four patios to be constructed for the enjoyment of baseball fans at Lupton Stadium.
Ticket Office Sean Conner
The momentum from the gifts by the Parkers and Starkeys extend into continued facility improvements at TCU.
Upgrading facilities remain a focus for the future. Clarence Scharbauer is chairman of the Amon G. Carter Stadium committee examining various alternatives and options for the historical stadium. The Amon G. Carter Foundation has provided a lead commitment of $15 million for the renovations. In addition, Malcolm Louden is leading an effort for an Olympic Building and golf practice facility to be located adjacent to Lupton Stadium and the Lowdon Track and Field Complex. Architectural planning is underway for both the stadium and Olympic complex projects. Morrison attended Wofford, where he lettered four years in basketball and graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa in 1975 with a Bachelor of Arts in mathematics. He obtained a Master of Education degree in administration and supervision from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1981, and a doctorate in educational leadership from the University of South Carolina in 2000. Morrison and his wife, Peggy, have two children: Trey, a graduate of the University of South Carolina, and Meg, who received her degree from Wofford.
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