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The Executive Committee of the KSU Athletics Board

Name Position E-mail
Dan Papp The President of the University
Tom Keene Chair
Patrick Devine Faculty Athletics Representative to the NCAA
Rick Franza Faculty Representative
Wesley Riddle Faculty Representative
Dave Waples Director of Athletics
Jerome Ratchford Interim Vice President for Student Success
Gerald Donaldson Representative of Vice President for Business & Finance
     

Ex-officio Non-voting

Jorge Pérez Faculty Executive Assistant to the President
Judi Walper Staff Support  
Nancy King Athletics Senior Woman Administrator  


General Purpose
The Executive Committee will conduct the routine and ordinary business of the Athletics Board between meetings of the full Board.

Budget Oversight
The Executive Committee will also have the chief responsibility for oversight of the Department of Athletics budget, including salaries, and shall regularly report its findings to the full KSU Athletics Board and to the University President.

Representation
FACULTY

1 Chair, KSU Athletics Board (will also chair the Executive Committee)

1 Faculty Athletics Representative to the NCAA (will chair in the absence of the regular chair)

2 representatives of the teaching faculty, elected from among the teaching faculty of the Athletics Board by teaching faculty of the Board – when the elected teaching faculty representatives cannot attend, they should invite another teaching faculty Athletics Board member to substitute them. Such a substitute will hold the elected member’s proxy vote on the Executive committee.
 
  ADMINISTRATION

1 Director of Athletics (or representative)

1 VP for Student Success (or representative)

1 VP for Business and Finance (or representative)
4 Faculty / 7 Total Voting Members