EDUCATION AND TRAINING

 

BSEd and Med from Ohio University, Athens Ohio

PhD from Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL.

Completed all course work for CCIM (presently a candidate)

Over 40 years experience in university level professional activities

            10 years as a football coach at Ohio University and Florida State University

            23 years as a university administrator

                        5 years as Acting Dean, Student Academic Services, Florida State University

                        3 years as Associate Athletics Director for Business and Finance at Vanderbilt

                        15 years as Associate Professor and Athletics Director at Georgia Southern

            7 years as an Associate Professor of Sports Law and Risk Management in Sports

Over 27 years experience in the markets of Statesboro, Southeast Georgia, and Georgia Southern

Five years experience in residential and commercial real estate

 

AWARDS, DESIGNATIONS, AND MEMBERSHIP

 

Associate Broker

CCIM (candidate)

Accredited Buyer Representative

Georgia “Sports Executive of the Year” awarded by the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame

“Statesboro Man of the Year” awarded by the Statesboro Convention and Visitor’s Bureau

First President of the NCAA Division 1-AA Athletics Director’s Association

President, Atlantic Sun Athletic Conference

Statesboro Rotary Club

Statesboro Board of Realtors

Statesboro Multi List

First Baptist Church, Metter, G
Volunteer, Southern Boosters Inc. and the Georgia Southern University Foundation

 

PERSONAL BACKGROUND

 

I graduated from Ohio University. During my senior year I was the starting quarterback on the National College Division Football Champions. I coached football at Ohio University and Florida State University for the next 10 years. I graduated from Florida State University with a PhD and spent the next five years in university administration. I had direct supervision over nine university offices involved in providing student academic support services. I moved to Vanderbilt University to return to athletics administration then moved to Georgia Southern University to become the Athletics Director. During my term as athletics director the program had unprecedented growth. We started a varsity football program and subsequently won six national football championships at the NCAA 1-AA level. We started Southern Boosters Inc. the fund raising arm of Georgia Southern University athletics and raised over 20 million dollars for operations and to build Allen E. Paulson Stadium. I retired from athletics administration in 1995 and taught sports law and risk management in sports for the next seven years. I consulted also in the area of strategic planning in sports programs during this time. Upon retirement from the University I began a career in real estate. I am a life long learner and have completed all the course requirements for the CCIM designation and have over 300 hours of in service training courses. I am an active supporter of Georgia Southern University athletics. I enjoy the outdoor pursuits of hunting, fishing, and golf. I am married to Sue Bland who grew up in Metter, Georgia. We have four children and two grand children.