UGA President Michael Adams Introduces Interim AD (Video)

University of Georgia President, Michael Adams, introduced Frank Crumley as the interim athletic director (AD) today during his regular monthly press conference. Crumley considers the opportunity a chance for him to audition for the job as AD since Adams has not ruled out the possibility of an in-house hire.

President Adams has assigned a six-person committee to be responsible for the search and hopes that the candidate will be found sooner rather than later but he did not rule out the possibility of the process taking six-months or more.

The committee members include:

• David Shipley—Faculty athletic representative and appointed chair of the search committee to find the next AD. Listed below are the members who will be assisting him in this task.

• Swann Seiler—UGA Alumnus (78') and member of the executive board of the athletic association. Also, daughter of Sonny and Cecilia Seiler—the couple responsible for both breeding and caring for the Uga line. Uga is the popular White English Bulldog that the University of Georgia hails as its official mascot.

• Jack Bauerle—UGA Alumnus (75') and current head coach of the Georgia men's swim team. 

• Carla Williams—UGA Alumnus (89') and former member of the Georgia women's basketball team. She currently holds a position within the athletic department as the senior associate athletic director. 

• Tom Landrum—UGA Alumnus (72') and he senior vice president for external affairs. 

• Robert Sinyard— Currently enrolled at UGA and serving as the student representative on the board of the Athletic Association. 

It was initially reported, via Twitter by Zach Klein of WSB-TV on Monday afternoon, that Dr. Adams would use the same search firm responsible for his, coach Mark Fox's, and Damon Evans' hires—Parker Executive Search—to find the next AD for Georgia. However, it would appear that Adams felt that he could entrust this process to the six individuals named above.

Said Adams,"The members of this committee have strong ties to this place and a deep understanding of its history and culture.  I have asked them to move expeditiously on this important task."

Adams also stated that he would be looking outside of the university first and would like a candidate who "...has a very high level of experience."

In the end, it was a very positive step towards moving past the embarrassment that was Damon Evans' misguided actions and a rare moment of Bulldog pride directed toward Michael Adams—he was all class today and deserves a ton of praise.

Below is video from the press conference for those who may not have seen it, followed by the Q & A session held afterwards. The questions are a little hard to hear but the answers give a good gist.  

President Adams' opening remarks and the introduction of Frank Crumley as interim AD:



President Adams takes questions from the press: