Kind of another update this comes from the minutes of the Board of Athletic Control meeting in Feb
"Michael Johnson for the UNC Foundation delivered his report on Foundation and fundraising activities and announced that AAD Chris Kiser had resigned to take another position at Wyoming. A search will be done to find a replacement and the job description was being finalized. Efforts at resurrecting the Blue/Gold Club are ongoing, as is increased emphasis on the Fall Sports Kick-off Banquet and Reverse Raffle, all fundraiser devoted to scholarships and support for the Department. A weekly meeting between Advancement and Athletics has been implemented, and communication between the units is being improved. Johnson noted successes in the areas of outreach programs
to donors and alumnae, as well as former players. Fund raising efforts for renovations to Strength and Conditioning spaces are ongoing. In development are Hospitality Suites for Butler Hancock events and a possible relocation and development of the University Athletic Hall of Fame. This year’s fund raising goal of $770,00 in gifts and donations has been reached and surpassed. Johnson also gave an update on the plans for the university Capital Campaign, the culmination of which is now slated to coincide with the 125th Anniversary of the University. The Athletic Department projected allotment of Capital Funds raised will be approximately $10 million for facilities, scholarships, personnel, among other expenses."
More from a meeting in April
"SWA Sherri Frye, substituting for AD Hinrichs who was traveling with baseball, updated the Board about changes in personnel. A permanent business manager, Kristy Watson, has been hired to replace Marla Johnson who is rotating out of the position. The vacancy left by the departure of development officer Chris Kiser is now filled by Jack Maughan who will continue on as wrestling coach but also take on fund raising duties for the Department. Frye was asked to update the Board about the budget for 2008-2009 and noted that the budget will come in somewhere between 7.1 and 7.4 million dollars, well under the lowest comparable budgets of Big Sky Conference schools that begin at 8.5 million dollars. Affecting the budget will be fund raising efforts and expected revenue, some of which are in question. An expected annual $350K NCAA distribution which was supposed to start this year is in question as schools in their first year after reclassification were notified that there would be a two year lag before the distributions would begin. This grant-in-aid payout was targeted for sports scholarships, as was the special assistance funding projected for this year. Furthermore, the expected 9% tuition increase for the institution, as well as increases in program and other fees, will make scholarship and student support more expensive for the Department. Creative solutions will be explored to offset budget shortfalls. Educational efforts will be launched to better inform university stakeholders about UNC student-athletes and the Department in relation to budget and funding. On a positive note, Frye explained that the Department had received
a summer school financial aid windfall resulting from scholarship savings from the university. Summer school programs are helpful for student-athlete degree progress, APR scores, early graduation, bridge programs, and are also helpful in attracting high ability student-athletes in recruiting.
Jack Maughan, wrestling coach and Development officer, then gave a brief overview of upcoming fundraising efforts on campus in the areas of annual giving, the upcoming Capital Campaign, and major gifts. Maughan also emphasized the need for the restart and expansion of the university’s Blue/Gold Booster Club."
