Debbie Corum to retire as athletic director at Southern Utah University

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CEDAR CITY — Southern Utah College introduced Monday that Athletic Director Debbie Corum will retire.

Corum, who will proceed in her position by means of June 30, has been athletic director for 5 years however her profession in athletics spans almost 50 years. Corum was the primary feminine athletic director at a Division I college within the state of Utah.

“This has been a troublesome choice. I’m happy with the work now we have achieved, however now I’m trying ahead to spending extra time with household, which incorporates seven grandchildren,” Corum mentioned. “My coronary heart is with the student-athletes, coaches and employees at SUU. This neighborhood embraced me from the beginning, and I’ll all the time be glad about my time in Cedar Metropolis.”

In her time at SUU, the Thunderbirds received eight Huge Sky Convention workforce championships and over 80 particular person championships.

Corum additionally oversaw quite a few facility upgrades, together with the Eccles Sports activities Efficiency Middle, the Jean and Joe LaPour Educational Middle for Pupil-Athletes, and a workforce room for ladies’s and males’s basketball. The America First Occasion Middle additionally had new scoreboards put in, and the Eccles Coliseum is at present beneath development to obtain a brand new turf discipline and new scoreboard.

“We’re saddened to see Debbie depart SUU, however have fun her storied profession,” interim President Mindy Benson mentioned. “She paved the way in which for ladies main college athletic packages and served the college effectively throughout her tenure right here. I, together with the T-Chook Nation, congratulate Debbie on her retirement.”

Corum’s skilled profession started as a highschool coach for women basketball, soccer, softball and volleyball. Shortly after, she was employed by the Southeastern Convention to be the Director of Championships. Corum ultimately left that place to turn out to be the assistant athletic director at Stanford College.

Finally, Corum was recruited by Louisiana State College resulting from her fame concerning integrity and competence. LSU employed her to be the affiliate athletic director and to assist flip the athletic division round after the varsity misplaced a court docket case concerning Title IX. After 4 years at LSU, she returned to the SEC as affiliate commissioner. She held that title for 12 years till the College of Connecticut employed her as their senior affiliate athletic director till 2016.

After her time at UConn, Corum headed west to start her profession at SUU.

She initially joined the college because the senior affiliate athletic director in Could 2016, however in June 2017 turned the interim athletic director following Jason Butikofer’s departure. After serving because the interim director for 5 months, Corum was formally named to the title in November 2017.

Corum plans to retire to the Southeast to be close to her youngsters and grandchildren.