06/23/2012 Swingle To Manage Facilities And Game OperationsThird New Member of Athletics Leadership Under Bjork Ole Miss Athletics added experience and energy to its leadership with the hiring of Derek Cowherd as the Senior Associate Athletics Director for Academic Support in May 2012. Cowherd came to Ole Miss from LSU where he served as Director of Academic Affairs, a position he held since April 2011. In that capacity, he had primary academic oversight of the Tiger football team while also supervising seven full-time advisors, four graduate assistants and interns. Before holding that position, Cowherd was the Interim Director of Academic Affairs and had been a member of LSU's Academic Center for Student-Athletes since July 2007. Prior to LSU, Cowherd worked at the University of Louisville from 2003-07, starting as an academic counselor and tutorial coordinator before being named the Assistant Director of Academics in 2007. On a national level, he serves as a facilitator for the National Consortium for Academics and Sports (NCAS) and Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP). He is also a newly appointed NCAA Division I Athletics Certification Peer Reviewer. A native of Greensburg, Ky., Cowherd graduated from Louisville in 1998 with a degree in biology. He earned his master's degree in business and public administration (MBA) at the school in 2003. While at LSU, Cowherd was pursuing his doctorate in educational leadership and higher learning with a specialization in higher education administration. Born May 25, 1975, Cowherd and his wife Misty are the parents of a son, Jackson. |
05/10/2013 - Academic Support Cunningham Presented Leadership AwardLeadership can be shown in many different ways by doing many different things. Ole Miss senior Courtney Cunningham, who played volleyball for the Rebels her first three years of college before... Read More [+] 04/23/2013 - Academic Support 11 Rebels Named To SEC Winter Academic...Eleven Ole Miss student-athletes were among a total of 466 student-athletes named to the 2012-13 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll, Tuesday by SEC Commissioner Mike Slive. Read More [+] 04/03/2013 - Academic Support Forberg Skogeng, Tisher Up For SEC Scholar...Ole Miss men's tennis player and women's track and field member Neal Tisher have been nominated for the Southeastern Conference H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete Award, the league office announced ... Read More [+] 05/03/2013 - Academic Support Joel Kight Named 2013 NFF Hampshire Honor ...For his academic success throughout his college career, Ole Miss linebacker Joel Kight has been named a member of the 2013 NFF Hampshire Honor Society, announced this week by the National Football ... Read More [+] 03/26/2013 - Academic Support Kight Named Finalist For Arthur Ashe Jr....Joel Kight has been named one of 10 male finalists for the 2013 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Award. Read More [+] 02/25/2013 - Academic Support Cross Country Earns National Academic...The Ole Miss men's and women's cross country teams, as well as Katie Breathitt, have earned 2012 Division I All-Academic status from the USTFCCCA, the organization announced Monday. Read More [+] 02/11/2013 - Academic Support Cornell Tackles Meridian ClassroomFormer Ole Miss middle linebacker Jonathan Cornell has gone from breaking through offensive linemen to teaching Meridian High School students about African American literature and public speaking... Read More [+] 02/04/2013 - Academic Support Ole Miss Produces Six 1A FAR Award RecipientsSix former Ole Miss student-athletes were among those honored with Academic Excellence Awards by 1A FAR. The 1A FAR is an organization of faculty athletics representatives from NCAA Division I FBS... Read More [+] 01/25/2013 - Academic Support McFerrin Inducted Into 2012-13 UM Hall Of ...Ole Miss women's basketball team captain Maggie McFerrin is one of 10 seniors at the University of Mississippi to be inducted into the school's Hall of Fame, one of Ole Miss' highest honors. Read More [+] 01/25/2013 - Academic Support 35 Rebels Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor...Thirty-five Ole Miss student-athletes were among the 629 total named to the 2012 Fall Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll, announced Thursday by SEC Commissioner Mike Slive. Read More [+] 
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