{"id":151849,"date":"2024-07-24T10:30:21","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T14:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=151849"},"modified":"2024-07-24T10:30:21","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T14:30:21","slug":"dayton-daily-news-wright-state-hires-woman-ad-for-first-time-in-school-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2024\/07\/24\/dayton-daily-news-wright-state-hires-woman-ad-for-first-time-in-school-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Dayton Daily News: Wright State hires woman AD for first time in school history"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"<\/a>Joylynn Brown had the interim tag removed from her title and will continue to serve as Wright State University\u2019s Director of Athletics, the school announced Tuesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am overwhelmed with gratitude,\u201d Brown wrote on X (Twitter). \u201cTo get to lead the place I love so much is a dream. Let\u2019s GOOOOOOO!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The announcement came four months after Bob Grant announced\u00a0he would step down\u00a0after a 16-year run in the position. Brown took over as interim AD in April after Grant\u2019s last day.<\/p>\n

\u201cJoylynn has provided steady leadership and ensured a seamless transition in Raider Athletics,\u201d Wright State President Susan Edwards said. \u201cShe brings a wealth of experience and a steadfast passion for the success of Wright State Athletics and its student-athletes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brown is the first woman AD in Wright State history and the fourth AD overall. Don Mohr was the school\u2019s first AD. director. Michael Cusack followed and had the job for 26 years before retiring and being replaced by Grant.<\/p>\n

Now Brown, who played volleyball at Wright State from 1989-92 and was the head coach of the program from 1998-2005, will step into the permanent role. In recent years, she has served as deputy director of athletics and senior woman administrator.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI have spent nearly my entire adult life at Wright State,\u201d Brown said. \u201cIt is my home and where I have developed and grown personally and professionally. Leading this department is an incredible honor. After being involved in every aspect of the program, I am prepared to lead and put my own stamp on the Raiders. I am so thankful that Dr. Edwards and the Wright State administration has the belief in me to be the Director of Athletics.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want every student who leaves Wright State to feel valued and have a sense of belonging to something larger than themselves. By following the holistic model we have established and implementing more avenues for our student-athletes to be successful, I am confident we can achieve that. I am surrounded by a strong team of administrators, staff and coaches who are all in on creating an amazing experience in our department.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Joylynn Brown had the interim tag removed from her title and will continue to serve as Wright State University\u2019s Director of Athletics, the school announced Tuesday. \u201cI am overwhelmed with gratitude,\u201d Brown wrote on X (Twitter). \u201cTo get to lead … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":151857,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[730],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-151849","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wright-state-in-the-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151849","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/43"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=151849"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151849\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":151865,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151849\/revisions\/151865"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/151857"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=151849"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=151849"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=151849"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}