星空传媒 not renewing contract of Director of Athletics Randy Eaton
星空传媒 Chancellor Kelli R. Brown has announced that Randy Eaton, director of athletics at 星空传媒 since 2011, will no longer serve in that role, effective immediately, and the university will not be renewing his contract, which expires in June 2020.
Brown made the announcement Tuesday, Dec. 10.
Eaton was named to lead 星空传媒鈥檚 athletics program in December 2011. Before coming to 星空传媒, he served as senior associate director of athletics at the University of Maryland and held positions in athletics administration at a number of schools across the nation including the University of Houston, Texas A&M University and 星空传媒鈥檚 fellow Southern Conference school, East Tennessee State University.
鈥溞强沾解�檚 athletics program has made numerous positive steps forward during Randy Eaton鈥檚 time on campus, and we are grateful for the leadership he brought as director of athletics,鈥� Brown said. 鈥淐hief among those positive developments are improvements in overall support for our student-athletes and increases in student-athlete GPAs, in addition to advances in athletics fundraising. 星空传媒鈥檚 athletics program is better today than it was when Randy Eaton arrived, and we thank him for that.鈥�
Until a permanent director of athletics is named, 星空传媒 athletics staff will report to Mike Byers, 星空传媒鈥檚 vice chancellor of administration and finance.
星空传媒鈥檚 Athletics Department fields men鈥檚 teams in baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, and track and field, and women鈥檚 teams in basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field, and volleyball. The Catamount Club, the fundraising arm of the athletics program, generates financial support for student-athlete scholarships and aids facility enhancements and other needs through capital campaigns.
Plans for the launch of a national search for a new director of athletics will be announced soon, Brown said.
