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Judy Rose

Judy (Wilkins) Rose

  • Class
    1974
  • Induction
    2005
  • Sport(s)
    Administrator, Athlete
A member of the Class of 1974, she was a four-year member of the Winthrop basketball team and served as team captain for three years.She helped lead her Winthrop teams to one AIAW national tournament, three AIAW regional tournament appearances, and the South Carolina AIAW championship.Following college she entered the basketball coaching profession and served as an assistant coach at Tennessee while earning her master’s degree.She began her head coaching career at UNC Charlotte.In 1981, she was named assistant athletic director at UNCC and served in that capacity until 1990 when she was named athletic director, becoming just the third female in the nation to hold such a post at that time.She served as tournament director for the 1994 Men’s NCAA Final Four and the 1996 NCAA Women’s Final Four played in Charlotte, NC.She became the first woman ever selected to serve on the NCAA men’s basketball tournament committee.In 1996, she was named the Woman of the Year in Charlotte.She has served on numerous boards and committees and served as President of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) in 2003-04.
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