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Corrigan meets high-powered lineup
�2002 Bonesville.net
Though East Carolina administration officials have not talked about the
precise details of the mission for which a high-profile consultant was
hired, it was apparently a task which the university considered to be a
pressing one � and one of vital enough importance to Pirate athletics to
justify what is likely to be a hefty price tag for the services.
Gene Corrigan, one of the most respected figures on the NCAA landscape in
recent decades, swooped into Greenville this week for a whirlwind round of
one-on-one sessions with a formidable slate of prominent alumni and movers
and shakers associated with ECU athletics, in addition to a series of
meetings with key ECU employees.
The former president of the NCAA and commissioner of the Atlantic Coast
Conference, who also served stints as athletic director at Virginia and
Notre Dame, was scheduled to conclude his visit to campus Wednesday with a
private lunch with ECU alums Bob and Margaret Ward, according to
knowledgeable sources.
Bob Ward is a former member of the university's Board of Trustees and the
Wards are major donors to ECU causes. Among their philanthropic gestures was
significant funding for construction of the Ward Building, named in their
honor, which houses the staff of the school's department of athletics.
Others on Corrigan's rapid-paced meeting itinerary included a Who's Who
of influential boosters and ECU employees in strategic positions, according
to the sources, who indicated that Corrigan also conducted confidential
sessions with the following individuals:
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Charles Franklin, major supporter and current Chairman of
the school's Board of Trustees.
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Gene Rayfield, major supporter and immediate past Chairman
of the Board of Trustees who served for two terms.
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Dan Kinlaw, major supporter and current member of the
Board of Trustees, including serving as chairman of the board's Athletic
Committee.
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Walter Williams, former member of the Board of Trustees
who is a major supporter and former President of the Pirate Club after
whom the school's basketball facility, Williams Arena, is named.
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Bob Maynard, major supporter and current President of the
East Carolina University Educational Foundation (Pirate Club).
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Diane Murphrey, major supporter and immediate past
President of the Pirate Club.
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Dennis Young, current Executive Director of the Pirate
Club.
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Trenton Davis, ECU's Faculty Athletic Representative.
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Rosie Thompson, Compliance Coordinator for ECU athletics.
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Steve Logan, ECU's Head Football Coach.
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Bill Herrion, ECU's Head Men's Basketball Coach.
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Bill Carson, ECU's Head Track Coach.
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Mike Hamrick, ECU's Director of Athletics.
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Nick Floyd, ECU's Associate Athletic Director for
Administration.
Corrigan, the sources said, may have also conducted meetings
with one or two other individuals and is expected to submit a written report
to ECU Chancellor William Muse by the end of next week.
Another source indicated that Muse is likely to clarify the purpose of
Corrigan's visit in coming weeks.
02/23/2007 11:20:50 AM
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