Gary Gallup
Director of Athletics
Phone: 270-852-3330
Email:
ggallup@kwc.edu
Gary Gallup enters his fourth year as director of athletics at Kentucky Wesleyan College.
He came to KWC from Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, La. where he served as associate athletics director for external relations for five years. Overall, he has 30 years of experience in Division I intercollegiate athletics, including 10 years as a director of athletics.
"We are very excited about joining the athletic family at KWC," said Gallup. "Sharon (wife) and I were extremely impressed by the staff, administration and people in the community. I look forward to developing the best possible environment that will afford all of our student-athletes an opportunity to pursue academic and athletic excellence and enjoy a positive college experience."
His duties at Nicholls State included the development and implementation of strategies to generate external financial support for the athletic department in addition to the overall operation and supervision of NSU's 15-sport program.
Since 2001, he has generated over $3,000,000 in revenue and has increased corporate sponsors from eight to 60. Gallup also increased booster club membership from 90 to over 200 members annually and quadrupled revenues in the Colonel Club.
Gallup established an athletic merchandising program, organized annual athletic department fundraising events plus other fan participation activities. He expanded the Colonel Sport Radio Network, placing football and basketball games on two cable TV stations and two internet outlets.
A native of Roswell, N.M., he also served as the radio "Voice of the Colonels" for baseball, men's and women's basketball, football, and softball during his five seasons at NSU.
Before joining Nicholls State, Gallup spent three years as director of athletic marketing at the University of New Orleans. Prior to UNO and a brief stint with Golden Gloves Boxing, he was the director of athletics at Texas-Pan American (1992-98), Lamar (1989-92) and Southern Utah (1987-89).
Gallup's athletic administration resume includes positions as assistant athletics director at Southern Methodist (1983-87), director of media relations and advertising at Wyoming (1981-83) and director of athletic promotions at Texas-El Paso (1977-81).
His career began in 1966 where he was the sports director for KDBC-TV and KROD radio in El Paso, Texas for eight years (1966-74). He then became sports director at WMTV-TV in Madison, Wis. (1974-77) before entering athletic administration.
Gallup graduated from the University of Texas-Dallas with a degree in management. He and his wife, Sharon, also a Roswell, N.M. native, have four children.
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