Former Head Coach Cindy Gannon

Cindy Gannon’s dedication and commitment to SEMO Athletics was unparalleled. Gannon was inducted into the Southeast Athletics Hall of Fame in February 2020 for her accomplishments as a coach and administrator. Before becoming Senior Associate Athletic Director, Gannon coached the Redhawks’ volleyball program for 16 seasons, winning a program-record 366 matches, eight Ohio Valley Conference regular season titles, and five OVC Tournament Championships. Gannon garnered OVC Coach of the Year four times throughout her career (1993, ‘95, ‘96, ‘99). Gannon mentored five OVC Players of the Year and one Freshman of the Year. In all, 51 of Gannon’s players earned AllOVC honors during her 16-year tenure. Academically, Southeast Missouri earned seven American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Academic Honors under Gannon. Individually, Southeast featured two CoSIDA Academic All-Americans and three Academic All-District honorees. Gannon moved to Southeast’s administration in 2005 and has served as the Redhawks Director of Athletics on an interim basis in 2007-08 and 2011-12. In 2018, Gannon retired from SEMO after serving as the sport administrator for the Southeast volleyball, soccer, softball, tennis, track, and gymnastics programs. She also oversaw event management and sports information and was responsible for the athletic department’s equity and diversity programs and departmental policies and procedures. During her time at Southeast, Gannon founded and served as director for the Annual Walk for Women’s Athletics, an event that provides scholarship funds for the Redhawks Legacy program. The event was changed to the Cindy Gannon Walk for Women in 2017.