UGA Athletic Administration
2010 Georgia Bulldogs
Dr. Michael F. Adams University President Dr. Michael F. Adams was named the 21st president of the University of Georgia on June 11, 1997. He immediately focused on securing UGA’s future as one of America’s premier public research universities. Widely recognized as a leader in higher education administration, he also has held a number of significant leadership positions in intercollegiate athletics. He is currently the chairman of the NCAA Executive Committee, the highest governance body in the NCAA. It is composed of 13 campus presidents and chancellors who oversee association-wide issues. The committee is charged with ensuring that each division operates consistently with the basic purposes, fundamental policies and general principles of the association. He has been chair of the Southeastern Conference and is a member of the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics. A college athlete himself – he lettered in track at Lipscomb University – he values athletics as an important part of the college experience for athletes and non-athletes alike. Dr. Adams recently completed a term as chairman of the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities, formerly known as the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges. He is the only person to have served as chair of the American Council on Education, the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities and APLU. He has been chair of the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, the accrediting body for higher education in the southern United States, and in 2005 received the James T. Rogers Distinguished Leadership Award, the highest honor given by the agency. A strategic plan, completed in 2001 at his direction, identified three themes for UGA’s growth in the first decade of the 21st century: Building the New Learning Environment, Maximizing Research Opportunities and Competing in a Global Economy. Under Dr. Adams’ leadership, student quality has risen steadily and the University of Georgia has been ranked as one of America’s top 20 public universities for eight of the past 10 years by U.S. News & World Report. External funding for research, public service and instruction totals more than $200 million annually. Private giving to the university is at its highest level ever; UGA completed the Archway to Excellence campaign on June 30, 2008 with more than $630 million, well above the $500 million goal. The total value of construction initiated during his tenure approaches $1 billion, financed through the innovative use of state, federal, internal and private funds, and includes the Student Learning Center; new residence halls and a dining commons on East Campus; the Complex Carbohydrate Research Center; the Paul Coverdell Center for Biomedical and Health Sciences; the Animal Health Research Center; the new Lamar Dodd School of Art and an expansion of Sanford Stadium and the Women’s Athletic Complex. More recent facility additions and improvements include the new Dodd School of Art, the expansion of the Tate Student Center and an addition to the Georgia Museum of Art. Moore College, Candler Hall, Phi Kappa Hall and Myers Hall have been renovated and Old College, the University’s first building, has been renovated as the home of the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences. He holds a bachelor’s degree in speech and history from David Lipscomb College. He earned a master’s in political communications and a doctorate in political communications, with a cognate emphasis in educational administration, from The Ohio State University. At OSU, he was named a University Fellow, the highest academic recognition given by the graduate school. He holds an academic appointment as a professor of speech communication at UGA. Dr. Adams was born in Montgomery, Alabama and attended public schools in Georgia from first grade through ninth, graduating from high school in Chattanooga in 1966. He began his professional career on the communication faculty at Ohio State, later serving as vice president for university affairs at Pepperdine University. He was president of Centre College in Danville, Kentucky for nine years before coming to Georgia. He also served as chief of staff for Senator Howard Baker and as an aide to Governor Lamar Alexander of Tennessee.
David E. Shipley Faculty Athletics Representative
Executive Associate AD/ Finance & Business
Frank Crumley
Carla Williams
Arthur Johnson
Alan Thomas Associate AD/ External Affairs
Craig White
Associate AD/ Sports & Operations Softball Administrator
Claude Felton
Matt Brachowski
Glada Horvat
Eric Baumgartner
Charles Whittemore
Associate AD/ Internal Affairs
Associate AD/ Sports Communications
Assistant AD/ Event Management
Associate AD/ Student Services SWA
Assistant AD/ Academics/Eligibility
Damon Evans Director Of Athletics UGA letter winner and double degree holder Damon Evans was selected as Director of Athletics in December 2003, and assumed the duties officially on July 1, 2004. At the time he was just 34 years of age, and one of the youngest athletic directors in the country. However, he had already established himself as an up and coming athletic administrator. Evans has received several honors including the Street and Smith’s Sports Business Journal “40 Under 40 Award” for 2004, 2005, and 2007, the UGA Terry College of Business Award as the “Outstanding Young Alumnus”, and Sports Illustrated’s “101 Most Influential Minorities in Sports”. Today, Evans oversees a nationally recognized program with 21 intercollegiate sports teams involving more than 600 student-athletes, an $84 million budget and a 260 person staff. He is a member of several Southeastern Conference and NCAA Committees, Chairman of the NCAA Division I Leadership Council, and is involved in volunteer and community service roles across the state of Georgia. He was born in Nebraska, but spent much of his youth in Gainesville, Georgia where he graduated from Gainesville High School after a stellar career both athletically and academically. During his football career at Georgia (198892), Evans earned a starting assignment four consecutive seasons, played in three bowl games (‘89 Peach, ‘91 Independence, and ‘92 Citrus) and was a member of the ’91 and ’92 teams that won nine and ten games, respectively. He earned two degrees from the University of Georgia, receiving a bachelor’s degree in finance in 1992 and a master’s of education in sports management in 1994. Evans joined the staff at the University of Missouri, serving as Director of Compliance and Operations (1994-95). After holding the positions as a Director and Assistant Commissioner for Eligibility and Compliance Services at the Southeastern Conference (1995-98), he returned to his alma mater. Before his appointment as UGA Director of Athletics, he held titles of Associate and Senior Associate A.D. for Internal Affairs. He is married to the former Kerri Budd of Atlanta and they have two children, Cameron and Kennedy. UGA Athletic Association Highlights During Evans’ Tenure: 2008-09: Two national championships (equestrian and gymnastics); two conference titles; Student-athlete graduation rate of 70%; All 21 sports achieved academic progress rate requirements with football, men’s golf, women’s basketball, and women’s cross country ranked first in the SEC; Licensing royalties rose for the 13th consecutive year; Butts-Mehre expansion project approved.
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Assistant AD/ Compliance
Assistant AD/ Facilities
Dave Muia
Special Assistant to the Athletic Director
2007-08: Three national championships (equestrian, gymnastics and men’s tennis); Five conference titles; Grand opening of the coliseum training facility; Record donations of $29.5 Million to the William C. Hartman, Jr. Fund; Completion of a comprehensive facilities master plan. 2006-07: Two national championships (gymnastic and men’s tennis); Three conference titles; Studentathletes earned the highest departmental GPA ever recorded; Ticket priority program re-named to honor the late William C. Hartman, Jr.; Surpassing the Association’s Capital Campaign Goal of $60 Million. 2005-06: One National Championship (gymnastics); Seven conference titles; Recognition as “Nation’s Most Profitable Intercollegiate Athletics Program;” UGAA Selected the Consortium of Sponsoring Institutions for The Sports Management Institute for professional development; UGAA contributed $2 million to the University’s Capital Campaign for Endowed Professorships and Scholarships. 2004-05: Three national championships (gymnastics, men’s golf, and women’s swimming); Record Fund Raising Total of Over $32 Million; New marketing rights agreement with ISP Sports; Implemented on-line ticket sales and contribution option; Record setting logo licensing revenue.