Interim Director of Athletics Designee Josh Brooks

Greg McGarity

J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics

NOTE: As announced on Nov. 30, McGarity will retire on Dec. 31, 2020, as the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics at UGA.

Athens native and University of Georgia graduate Greg McGarity was named Director of Athletics at UGA on August 13, 2010, after serving 18 years in the athletic department at the University of Florida.

During McGarity’s tenure, the visibility and operations of UGA’s 21-sport athletic program have grown significantly. The annual budget of the Athletic Association has increased from $89 million in 2010 to $153 million today. Under his watch, UGA teams won seven national team championships and 21 SEC titles, as well as five SEC Eastern Division crowns in football. Georgia’s finish in the Learfield Directors’ Cup, which annually measures athletic teams success in NCAA championships, was in the top 25 every year during his tenure and as high as 8th in 2018.

In addition, McGarity has been at the forefront of facility expansion and renovations which have totaled over $210 million, highlighted by the $30 million William Porter Payne and Porter Otis Payne Indoor Athletic Facility and the $63 million West End Zone addition at Sanford Stadium. Currently underway is a $40 million expansion of the Butts-Mehre Heritage Hall, which has served as the administrative center for the Athletic Association, as well as the operational hub for the football program, since 1987.

A 1976 graduate of UGA’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, McGarity was a letterman on the 1973 Bulldog tennis team and began his career in athletics administration at UGA in 1977. He rose through the ranks to become Assistant AD for Facilities and Event Management in 1988. In 1992, McGarity joined the University of Florida, where he held several senior leadership roles in athletics before returning to UGA in 2010 as Athletic Director.

McGarity is married to the former Sheryl Holland, who graduated from UGA in 1976 with a Bachelor of Science degree in education. They have one son, Alex, a graduate of the University of Florida and the University of Georgia.

Josh Brooks

Interim Director of Athletics Designee

NOTE: Brooks will become UGA’s Interim Director of Athletics on Jan. 1, 2021.

Josh Brooks, now in his 11th year at UGA, currently serves as the Senior Deputy Athletic Director. As announced on Nov. 30, he will assume the title of Interim Director of Athletics, effective Jan. 1, 2021.

Brooks returned to UGA in 2016 as Executive Associate Director of Athletics after serving as Deputy Athletics Director at the University of Louisiana Monroe from 2015-16 and Director of Athletics at Millsaps College from 2014-15. He was promoted to DeputyAthletic Director at UGA in May, 2018, and in January, 2020, was named Senior Deputy Director of Athletics.

Brooks had previously served in capacities at UGA as Director of Football Operations (2008-11) and Assistant and Associate Athletic Director for Internal Operations (2012-14).

Brooks has worked closely with UGA Director of Athletics Greg McGarity and oversees all internal and external athletic operations. He has been involved in the scheduling of future football games as well as overseeing bowl game operations. In addition, he serves as the liaison with the Office of University Architects and other campus departments on all athletic construction projects. Brooks has also served as the sport facilitator for the football and men’s and women’s track and field and cross country programs.

A native of Hammond, La., Brooks graduated from LSU with a degree in Kinesiology and completed his Master’s degree in Sport Management from The University of Georgia. He and his wife, Lillie, have twin sons, Jackson and James, born in July of 2009 and a third son, Davis, born in March of 2012.

Jere W. Morehead

President University of Georgia

President Jere W. Morehead began his tenure as the 22nd University of Georgia President on July 1, 2013. Under his leadership, UGA has risen in the rankings of the best public colleges and universities and has completed a series of initiatives to enhance student learning and success, including a requirement for experiential learning for all undergraduates.

Additionally, the University completed the most successful capital campaign in its history, raising $1.45 billion, and launched an Innovation District initiative to create UGA’s campus of the future, where students and faculty will partner with industry to generate ideas and solutions to continue the University’s role as a powerful driver of economic development in Georgia. During President Morehead’s tenure, UGA has increased its research expenditures by 41% and has been ranked among the top five universities in the U.S. for research-based products reaching the marketplace for the past five years. UGA was ranked No. 1 in the nation for FY2017.

In keeping with his focus on student success, President Morehead launched the ALL Georgia Program to support students from rural areas and created the Double Dawgs program, which enables students to save time and money by earning an undergraduate and graduate degree in five years or less.

President Morehead has served the University of Georgia since 1986 in both faculty and administrative roles. Before becoming President, he was Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost from 2010 to 2013. Prior to 2010, he held several key administrative assignments, including Vice President for Instruction, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, Associate Provost and Director of the Honors Program, and acting Executive Director of Legal Affairs.

He is the Meigs Professor of Legal Studies in the Terry College of Business, where he has held a faculty appointment since 1986. He is a co-author of several books and book chapters, including The Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business, and he has published scholarly articles on legal topics ranging from export controls to jury selection. He has served as Editor-in-Chief of the American Business Law Journal.

President Morehead serves as Co-Chair of the University Leadership Forum, a national initiative led by the Council on Competitiveness. He also serves as Vice Chair of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Board of Directors, a member of the NCAA Division I Administrative Committee, and a member of the NCAA Board of Governors. He previously served on the NCAA Presidential Forum; the Working Group on Name, Image, and Likeness; and the Federal and State Legislation Working Group. He is Vice President of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and a member of the SEC Executive Committee, and formerly chaired the SEC Working Group on Compliance, Enforcement, and Governance.

He has received several University-wide teaching awards, including the Josiah Meigs Award—UGA’s highest honor for teaching excellence, the Richard B. Russell Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, the Teacher of the Year Award in the Terry College of Business, and the Lothar Tresp Outstanding Honors Professor Award.

President Morehead holds a bachelor’s degree from Georgia State University and a law degree from the University of Georgia.