Acting AD will be Wilson

    Jimmy Wilson, GCSU’s golf coach and assistant athletic director, has been named interim athletic director.
    Wilson, who has been the golf coach since 1997, will take over the reigns when current Athletic Director Dr. Stan Aldridge retires on March 30.
    “I’m excited about this opportunity,” Wilson said. “I’m glad that my golfers are understanding that I am going to have less time with them – in order to do this.”
    Aldridge announced his retirement at the beginning of February. Dr. Bruce Harshbarger, dean of student affairs, has been looking to fill the position since that time.
    Harshbarger said he is very confident in Wilson.
    “Jimmy is an outstanding administrator, he has been a coach here for a number of years and a full time administrator for (one year),” Harshbarger said. “He has been in a secondary capacity to Dr. Aldridge over the last year while Dr. Aldridge has been working half time as Athletic Director, and (Wilson) has taken on a lot of key responsibilities during that time.”
    Wilson has been part of the GCSU athletic department as a player, coach and administrator.
    He played on the golf team before graduating in 1986 with a degree in Municipal Recreation. Wilson then served as director of golf at Little Fishing Creek in Milledgeville from 1988 until 2007.
    As GCSU’s golf coach, Wilson has guided the Bobcats to ten straight NCAA Tournament appearances. In six of those years, the team reached the National Championship round.
    Wilson said he would eventually like to be GCSU’s permanent athletic director.
    “This will help give me the experience to, hopefully, do that job down the line,” Wilson said.
    Harshbarger will conduct a national search for a permanent athletic director.
    “We hope to bring someone on full time by this summer,” Harshbarger said.

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