UTSA on Friday introduced Lisa Campos as its new AD, where she will "oversee the university's 17 sports and a budget" of $28M, according to John Whisler of the SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS. Campos is the "fifth person to hold the post" and "officially begins her duties on Jan. 15." Campos: "This felt like the right fit at the right time." Campos "signed a five-year contract with an annual salary of $375,000 to become one of fewer than 40" female ADs -- and "just three Hispanic female ADs" -- among the 350-plus D-I schools in the nation. Campos "replaces Lynn Hickey, who stepped down Sept. 7 after 18 years." Hickey "earned $245,000 annually at the time of her resignation." Campos "spent the past five years" as Northern Arizona VP/Athletics. New UTSA President Taylor Eighmy "cited Campos' strategic approach to improvement at Northern Arizona, including her creativity in increasing ticket sales, donations and sponsorships, as a key factor in her hiring." Eighmy: "By all measures, she's a star on the rise" (SAN ANTONIO NEW-EXPRESS, 11/18).
HARK THE SOUND: In Raleigh, Jane Stancill reported North Carolina AD Bubba Cunningham "has a new annual salary of $740,440," reflecting a 4.9% pay bump, as part of a six-year contract extension approved by the UNC BOT on Nov. 1. In addition to the salary, Cunningham "will receive $200,000 a year in deferred compensation payments for the next five years, a provision that was approved in early November." He also has the "possibility of receiving incentive bonuses, including payments equaling one month’s salary if the football team goes to a bowl game and the men’s and women’s basketball teams go to the NCAA tournament." Cunningham would be "eligible for $20,000 if the university finishes in the top 25 nationally of Director’s Cup athletic standings and double that amount if UNC ranks in the top 10 nationally" (NEWSOBSERVER.com, 11/17).
