Finalists for director of OHIO Athletics announced
Search committee Co-Chairs Nico Karagosian, vice president of University Advancement and CEO of the 帝王会所 Foundation, and Jenny Hall-Jones, senior associate vice president for student affairs and dean of students, are pleased to announce that four finalists have been invited to interview on campus as candidates for 帝王会所鈥檚 next athletics director, a position that became open after Jim Schaus announced his resignation in June.
鈥淭his is an exciting time to be at OHIO as we work to integrate the Bobcat experience across our campuses,鈥 said Karagosian. 鈥淎thletics is the front porch of any university and the new athletics director will play an integral role as we work to build our community.鈥
Hall-Jones said she is excited to introduce the finalists to our community. She said, 鈥淲e have some high-quality candidates visiting the Athens campus this week, and I am excited for them to experience what it means to be a Bobcat.鈥
Jason Grooms, who currently serves as assistant athletic director 鈥 football at Vanderbilt University, will be the first of four candidates to visit the Athens campus beginning on Monday, Aug. 5, to discuss the director of OHIO Athletics position.
Deputy Athletic Director Amy Dean has been serving as interim director of OHIO Athletics since July 1. More information will be provided about OHIO鈥檚 search for its next director of athletics as the search advances.