Dillard University Looking for Athletic Director Full Time

After Hurricane Katrina, Dillard University had to rebuild. Everything. Including athletics. For the past 16 years, Dr. Kiki Barnes took
on that responsibility with enthusiasm and passion and not only rebuilt athletics, but built a model, small college athletic program that is
integrated into the campus and community.

Over the past sixteen years, we’ve established three new sports teams;
completed a redesign of Dent Hall’s gymnasium; rebranded the athletics department; introduced the Dillard Bleu Devil Network
for live streaming athletic events; launched a mobile application; established the first athletics endowed scholarship,
the Billy Ray Hobley Scholarship; and led several fundraising initiatives that generated over $1 million for
the athletics department.

Under Barnes’ leadership, Dillard has enjoyed a winning tradition. The Bleu Devils earned
their first national title in program history when the men’s track and field 4×100 relay team won the 2021 NAIA national title.
Dillard’s teams have made four national championship tournament appearances, they have won nine GCAC championships and the University
won the GCAC’s Thomas Howell Cup for the first time. Dillard has produced 55 NAIA All-Americans, and coaches have won GCAC Coach of
the Year honors a combined six times.

We’re not interested in dropping off. We’re looking for the next AD to build on a
great foundation to produce even greater numbers of winners, both off and on the court. A new president will select the
new athletic director, and we want to recruit the best candidates for their first major hire.

ATHLETIC DIRECTOR

The Athletic Director provides leadership and administrative direction and oversight for
all intercollegiate athletic programs. The Athletic Director is also responsible for maintaining an athletic program that stresses the
scholar-athlete concept. The Athletic Director is responsible for ensuring compliance with the federal, national, conference, and university
regulations, in accordance with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC), and
Dillard University standards

Review of nominations and applications will begin immediately; the start date is negotiable but
available July 1, 2022. To apply: