The USGA elected Evercore Senior Managing Dir J. STUART FRANCIS its 66th President. Francis has been a member of the USGA’s Exec Committee for six years, and now will "helm that committee for a three-year term" (GOLF.com, 2/29).
EXECS: The Red Sox promoted Traveling Secretary JACK MCCORMICK to Senior Dir of Club Relations (BOSTON GLOBE, 3/1)....Fox Sports South promoted the following: KENDALL BURGESS to Senior Dir of Operations; CHRISTINA ATKINS to Original Content Production Manager; and SEAN FARNAM to Original Content Producer (FS South)....The Browns named Eagles Dir of High Performance SHAUN HULS to the same position (CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER, 2/29)....Nerd Street Gamers elected Comcast Spectator Strategic Advisor and OWL Philadelphia Fusion President TUCKER ROBERTS to its BOD. The Philadelphia-based company is looking to "build 100 esports facilities across the country over the next five years, including inside Five Below stores and at college campuses" (PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, 2/28)....Western Carolina Univ. named Oregon State Senior Associate AD/Development ALEX GARY AD, effective May 1 (WCU)....Dartmouth promoted Senior Associate AD/Varsity Sports DR. KRISTENE KELLY to Exec Associate AD/Varsity Sports (Dartmouth)....Valparaiso Dir of Recreational Sports & Associate AD RIN SEIBERT announced her retirement, effective at the end of this week. Seibert has led Valparaiso recreational sports for the last four decades (Valparaiso).
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