University of Florida president Kent Fuchs has appointed a search committee to hire a new athletics director, the school announced Wednesday.
The eight-member committee consists of constituents within the university and athletic department. UF trustee and board chairman Manny Fernandez will chair the search.
“Our next athletics director will assume leadership of a strong organization with a tradition of excellence,” Fuchs said in a press release. “It is important that we identify a slate of qualified candidates who can build on the UAA’s previous successes. I am confident the search committee, under the capable leadership of Manny Fernandez, will help us identify the very best.