Muller returns to alma mater after 10 years

For the past 10 years, the GCSU Sports Information Department has been successfully headed by Brad Muller.  Oct. 15 will signal the end of an era within the university’s athletic department, marking the last official day of Muller’s career at GCSU.  A popular face within the program, Muller’s absence will not go without notice.
Many of GCSU’s student athletes saw Muller not only as the person who compiled player statistics, arranged interviews and released press releases to the public, but also as a friend.  Brianna Hope and Aaron Gibbs are two  GCSU student athletes who each hold a high respect for Muller. 
“I think Brad is amazing,” said Hope, a junior mathematics major and outfielder on the softball team. “ He has done so much for us and every other sport at GCSU.  We liked how Brad got to know us on an individual basis.  He cared about us and would always make us feel welcome and comfortable.”
Gibbs agrees that Muller’s presence was valuable.
“It was obvious that he cared about our program,” said Gibbs, a senior Spanish major and guard on the baseball team. “ He is an extremely hard worker and was huge for Georgia College athletics.  I just hope whoever they bring in after him will do as good of a job as he did.  I’m going to miss seeing Brad around.”
Muller has accepted a job working with his alma mater, where he will act as the communications director for the University of South Carolina Alumni Association.  Recently engaged, Muller is excited about returning to Columbia. 
“It’s one of the few places I would have gone,” Muller said. “ I have been in Milledgeville since October ‘93, starting as the sports director with WMVG and WKG3, and working there from ’93 to summer of ‘96.  I was hired here as the sports information director in fall 1996.”
Working with the USC Alumni Association, Muller will be under a different type of workload.  No longer being a regular face at athletic events, Muller’s responsibilities will include releasing USC alumni publications, increasing USC alumni involvement, tracking down various USC alumni, and working with other departments of the university in an effort to place them all on the same page with their alumni databases.
“I’m very excited to be moving back to Columbia and working for my alma mater,” Muller said. “ It is a chance to start a new life with my future wife and start a family.  The hard part is leaving a job that I enjoy coming to everyday.  I’ll miss the staff [at GCSU] and all of our student athletes.  I’ve enjoyed working with them and seeing them everyday.”
A national search is currently underway to find a new full-time sports information director to replace Muller.  GCSU’s goal is to find someone before the upcoming basketball season.  In the meantime, Muller’s position will be filled by his graduate assistant, Andrew Madden.  Madden is a familiar face on campus, having served as a student ambassador and a resident assistant during his undergraduate study here at GCSU.  A 2006 GCSU graduate, Madden is honored to receive this new opportunity.
“I was kind of nervous, but at the same time I felt pretty good that he [Muller] feels that I am acceptable for the job,” Madden said.  “I am kind of anxious about it because he will not be here to guide me, but I feel proud that I have been asked to step in and fill that role until someone comes to take his place.”
As Muller steps out, Madden will look to continue the trend of a successful information department for GCSU athletics.
“I’m excited, I love the school and I love the athletics department.  It almost makes me wish the graduate [assistant] program lasted more than one year,” Madden said.
Muller fondly reflects on his career at GCSU.
“I don’t think I could ever have had as good of an experience as I have had here.  I never thought I would have done this for ten years.  That is because of our staff and the kids that have come through here have made it so enjoyable,” said Muller.

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