Kansas Athletics AD Timeline Marks Bohl Era and Fallout
A chronology from April 2001 to June 2003 traces KU athletic director Al Bohl's hire and the ensuing turmoil. Key figures include Roy Williams, Tom Hayes, Mark Mangino, and Chancellor Robert Hemenway. They cover Bohl's firing, NCAA scrutiny, coaching changes, and Perkins’ 2003 appointment.
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Atlanta
Heidrick and Struggles Inc
Reggie Robinson
Mike Hamrick
East Carolina
Kathleen DeBoer
Kentucky
Doug Woolard
Saint Louis U
al Bohl
Fresno State
Bohl
Toledo U
Robert Hemenway
Hemenway
Kansas State
Tim Weiser
Terry Allen
Tom Hayes
Nebraska
Kansas
Roy Williams
Allen
Williams
Oklahoma
Mark Mangino
Mangino
The
Fresno Bee
the Bee
FSU
KU Athletics Corporation
John Ferraro
Journal-World
University of Kansas
NCAA
Heidrick and
Struggles Inc
Stephen Mintz
Fresno
Jerry Tarkanian
John Welty
Boh
Tarkanian
Perkins Move Brings Lew Perkins to Kansas University
Lew Perkins introduced as Kansas University athletic director marking a homecoming from UConn. Gwen reflects on transition, family support, and past ties to Wichita State while adjusting to Lawrence. The Perkinses reassure friends and discuss future in the Sunflower State.
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Oral Roberts University
Mike Carter
Lew Perkins
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Perkins
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Gwen Perkins
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Self praises new athletic director Perkins at KU intro
Kansas coach Bill Self spoke glowingly about Lew Perkins as the new athletic director after Perkins' introduction at Hade Auditorium. Self said Perkins struck a chord, will lead with high standards, and his hire signals a first class program. Self noted their shared ground floor start and praised Perkins' humor and practical leadership.
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Jennings
Perkins
Self
Wichita State
Eddie Fogler
Shocker
Hade Auditorium
Charlie Villanueva
Huskies
Uconn
Jim Calhoun
Jim
Bill
Illinois
Lew
University of Iowa
Miller
Ralph
KU Grad
Perkins strong Title IX advocate at UConn departs
As athletic director Lew Perkins leaves UConn, he is praised for expanding women’s sports and funding while maintaining no reductions in men’s programs. Lamar Daniel, a Title IX consultant, notes UConn’s compliance and balance, though Perkins worries about football’s Big East dissolution impacting women’s athletics and Title IX.
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University of Connecticut
Lew Perkins
Huskies
Uconn
Lamar Daniel
Daniel
Connecticut
Perkins
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