2012 Yearbook - University of North Carolina
2012 Yearbook - University of North Carolina
2012 Yearbook - University of North Carolina
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Bubba Cunningham<br />
Director <strong>of</strong> Athletics<br />
Lawrence R. (Bubba) Cunningham is the director<br />
<strong>of</strong> athletics at the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>North</strong> <strong>Carolina</strong>.<br />
Chancellor Holden Thorp introduced Cunningham,<br />
who had been the director <strong>of</strong> athletics at The<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Tulsa for six years, on October 14,<br />
2011, at a press conference at the Dean E. Smith Center.<br />
Cunningham, 49, <strong>of</strong>ficially began his duties at <strong>Carolina</strong> on<br />
November 14, 2011, succeeding Dick Baddour. Cunningham is the<br />
seventh director <strong>of</strong> athletics in UNC history, following Robert A. Fetzer<br />
(1923-52), Chuck Erickson (1953-67), Homer Rice (1969-75), Bill<br />
Cobey (1976-80), John Sw<strong>of</strong>ford (1980-97) and Baddour.<br />
Cunningham is in his 10th year as a Division I director <strong>of</strong> athletics.<br />
In addition to his tenure at Tulsa, he was the AD for three years from<br />
2002-2005 at Ball State <strong>University</strong>.<br />
From 1988-2002, Cunningham worked in the athletics department<br />
at the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Notre Dame. Cunningham served as associate<br />
director <strong>of</strong> athletics for external affairs from 2000-02. He renegotiated<br />
the school’s footwear contract, developed a communications<br />
and marketing plan, created marketing teams for all 26 varsity sports,<br />
increased corporate sponsorship income, created a financial/equity<br />
plan for the department and served as chairman <strong>of</strong> the NCAA Division<br />
I Women’s Golf Committee.<br />
Cunningham earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in business<br />
administration, both from Notre Dame, in 1984 and 1988, respectively.<br />
He played on the Irish golf team in 1982-83.<br />
Cunningham serves on the NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Committee,<br />
is a member <strong>of</strong> NACDA’s Executive Committee, and was on the Board<br />
<strong>of</strong> Directors <strong>of</strong> the Alzheimers Association <strong>of</strong> Oklahoma and the Folds<br />
<strong>of</strong> Honor Foundation Board. Cunningham also served on the Gatorade<br />
National Advisory Board and has been a featured speaker at numerous<br />
NACDA and I-A institute conferences.<br />
Born in Flint, Mich., and raised in Naples, Fla., Cunningham and<br />
his wife, Tina, have four children: Matthew, Michael, John and Sarah.<br />
UNC Athletics Administration<br />
Chancellor: .......................................................................... Holden Thorp<br />
Faculty Representative: ....................................................... Lissa Broome<br />
Director <strong>of</strong> Athletics: .................................................. Bubba Cunningham<br />
Executive Associate AD: ......................................................... Larry Gallo<br />
Sr. Associate AD/SWA: ............................................................ Beth Miller<br />
Sr. Associate AD/Bus. & Finance:...................................... Martina Ballen<br />
Sr. Associate AD/Student-AthleteServices:...................... John Blanchard<br />
Sr. Associate AD/Chief <strong>of</strong> Staff: ........................................ Karlton Creech<br />
Sr. Associate AD/Operations:.............................................Clint Gwaltney<br />
Sr. Associate AD/Compliance/Student Services: ....................... Vince Ille<br />
Sr. Associate AD/Communications: .................................Steve Kirschner<br />
Sr. Associate AD/Rams Club: ...................................... John Montgomery<br />
Sr. Associate AD/Facilities: ................................................ Willie Scroggs<br />
Sr. Associate AD/External Relations: .............................Rick Steinbacher<br />
Associate AD/Compliance: ................................................... Amy Herman<br />
Associate AD/Football: .......................................................Corey Holliday<br />
Associate AD/Development: ...................................................... Ken Mack<br />
Associate AD/Compliance: ..................................................... Paul Pogge<br />
Associate AD: ..........................................................................Matt Terrell<br />
Asstistant AD/Marketing and Promotions: .......................... Michael Beale<br />
Asstistant AD/Communications: ...............................................Kevin Best<br />
Asstistant AD/Facility Planning & Management: .................. Mike Bunting<br />
Asstistant AD/New Media: ....................................................... Ken Cleary<br />
Asstistant AD/Olympic Sports & FB Operations: ....................Ellen Culler<br />
Asstistant AD/Student-Athlete Development: ........................Cricket Lane<br />
Asstistant AD/Business & Finance: ...................................... Mike Perkins<br />
Asstistant AD/Ticket Operations:................................................Tim Sabo<br />
Asstistant AD/Development: ......................................................Tim Smith<br />
<strong>2012</strong> NORTH CAROLINA MEN’S SOCCER<br />
DR. BETH MILLER<br />
Senior Associate Director <strong>of</strong> Athletics<br />
Beth Miller is in her 28th year supervising<br />
<strong>North</strong> <strong>Carolina</strong>’s highly-successful 26-team<br />
Olympic Sports program and serves as UNC’s<br />
Senior Woman Administrator.<br />
A native <strong>of</strong> Landis, N.C., Miller is a 1968<br />
alumna <strong>of</strong> Appalachian State <strong>University</strong> with a<br />
B.S. degree in health and physical education. She has a master’s<br />
from ASU and earned a Doctor <strong>of</strong> Arts degree in physical education<br />
at Middle Tennessee State in 1974.<br />
From 1969-72, Miller served as the head volleyball and basketball<br />
coach at Appalachian State. She became head volleyball<br />
coach at UNC in 1975 and led the Tar Heels to four consecutive<br />
ACC titles from 1980-83 and five postseason tournament appearances.<br />
She also coached s<strong>of</strong>tball at <strong>Carolina</strong> from 1978-79.<br />
In 1979, Miller was named UNC’s Athletic Business Manager.<br />
She retired from coaching volleyball after 1983, but continued to<br />
handle all financial affairs for the department through 1987. She<br />
has overseen UNC’s Olympic Sports program since 1985.<br />
Miller serves on the NCAA Committee on Women’s Athletics,<br />
as well as a number <strong>of</strong> Atlantic Coast Conference committees,<br />
including those for women’s basketball, women’s golf and volleyball.<br />
She chairs the ACC Awards Committee. Miller also is a member<br />
<strong>of</strong> UNC’s Housing Advisory Board and the Enforcement and<br />
Response Protocol subcommittee <strong>of</strong> the UNC Campus Alcohol<br />
Task Force.<br />
In recognition <strong>of</strong> her outstanding service to <strong>Carolina</strong>, Miller was<br />
honored in April <strong>of</strong> 2008 as a recipient <strong>of</strong> the 2008 C. Knox Massey<br />
Distinguished Service Award, one <strong>of</strong> the most prestigious honors<br />
bestowed by the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>North</strong> <strong>Carolina</strong>.<br />
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