EVANGEL UNIVERSITY

Dennis McDonald, a 1984 Evangel University graduate, has been named the new athletic director at Evangel following a year-long search. He returns to his alma mater following a stellar career in public school education and administration. He will start on Monday, August 3, 2015. McDonald will be the first full-time athletic director for Evangel to follow the 32-year tenure of Dr. David Stair, an NAIA Hall of Fame member who retired July 15, 2014. He takes over for Brenton Illum, who served as the interim athletic director during the 2014-15 school year. He is a Doctoral Candidate in Educational Leadership and will defend his treatise (dissertation) on June 30 at Dallas Baptist University.