After 43 years with UNC Charlotte, athletic director Judy Rose has announced her pending retirement. Rose will finish out the academic year with her retirement taking effect on June 30th. Just the third female Division I athletic director in NCAA history, Rose certainly enjoyed a lengthy and memorable career for which she can be proud of.
While Rose laid the foundation for Charlotte’s athletic program, she came under intense fire from fans over the past few years as the 49ers’ football and basketball programs languished. 49ers fans left no expense to voice their displeasure with Rose’s leadership as boosters paid to skywrite “FIRE JUDY ROSE” over campus and launched firejudyrose.