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Athletic Administration
Athletic Administration
McGhee worked four years as assistant athletic
trainer at Harvard University (1973-77) and a pair of
two year stints as head athletic trainer and equipment
manager at Texas Southern University (1971-73) and
Mississippi Valley State University (1969-71).
McGhee earned a bachelor’s degree in physical
education and science at Mississippi Valley State in
1969; and a master’s degree in human movement and
physical education at Boston University in 1975.
He and his wife, the former Linda Bell, have one
daughter: Veronica.
K.C. K.C. Scull
Scull
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In his 10th season
as stadium manager for
Papa John’s Cardinal
Stadium, K.C. Scull
brings a wealth of
experience to the U of L
athletic department.
Scull joined the
Cardinals in the spring of 1997 after serving five years
as the deputy director of athletics at the U.S. Military
Academy. In his current position, Scull oversees the
day-to-day operation of PJCS and the Brown and
Williamson Club, including scheduling and management
of athletic events, public gatherings, corporate
and private activities, and concerts.
Scull, who rose to the rank of Army Colonel
before retiring from the military, directed nearly 100
staff and support personnel for Army’s 24 men’s and
women’s intercollegiate athletic programs. He directly
supervised maintenance, scheduling and business
activities for the Cadets’ major athletic facilities.
A 1969 graduate of USMA with a degree in
engineering, Scull played football for three seasons as
a defensive tackle. He returned to the Academy from
1975-78 while serving as an active duty assistant coach
and admissions support officer for the athletic
department. He earned a master’s degree in public
administration at Oklahoma as well as a master's
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degree in business administration from U of L.
Commissioned in the Infantry branch of the U.S.
Army upon his graduation from West Point, Scull held
a variety of commands and staff positions including
command of the 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry at Schofield
Barracks, Hawaii. Overseas tours took him to Germany
and Vietnam.
Scull and his wife Micheleen have five children:
Amara Minnis, Megan Williams, Ryla, Kendra and
David.
Holly Holly Holly Sheilley
Sheilley
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Holly Sheilley, a
member of the U of L
athletics staff since
2002, is in her second
year as Assistant
Athletic Director for
Student Development
and Championships.
Sheilleys duties include bidding and managing
Olympic championship tournaments both at the
conference and national levels, as well as coordinating
the Cardinals’ LCare program as part of the
NCAA CHAMPS Lifeskills. U of L has served as
host of the NCAA Field Hockey Championship,
NCAA Baseball Super Regionals, Big East
Volleyball, and numerous other NCAA and Big East
championships during her stint. The LCare Program
is a comprehensive student support system that
supports the vital commitments to student-athletes in
Academic Excellence, Student Development, Career
Planning, Community Service (CardsCare), and
Athletic Excellence.
Sheilley served as Assistant Compliance
Coordinator and Olympic Championships Director at
U of L from 2002 until her current position. Prior to
that, she was the volleyball coach at Lindsey Wilson
College from 1996-2001 and as well as the softball
coach there from 1996-2000. A four-time coach of
the year, she also served as Program Director/
Instructor for the Physical Education/Health Program.
After receiving her Masters degree from Eastern
Kentucky in 1995, she served as a health instructor at
EKU. She was an ambassador for the Chinese
Olympic Softball Team during the 1996 Olympics.
Sheilley played volleyball, basketball, and softball for
Asbury College, where she earned a bachelor’s
degree in education. She earned Asbury’s highest
honor for a student-athlete by winning the Gamble-
Walker Award for academics and athletics. She
earned a Ph.D. in educational leadership with a
concentration in sport administration from Louisville
in 2004.
Jody Jody Jody Sykes
Sykes
Assistant Assistant Assistant Assistant Assistant
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Jody Sykes is in
her second year at
the University of
Louisville as
Assistant Athletic
Director for
Compliance. Sykes
joins the Cardinals
after serving two years as the Director of Compliance
at the University of Pittsburgh, and two and a half
years as Assistant Athletic Director/Director of
Compliance and Student Services for Robert Morris
University.
Sykes’ duties include interpreting NCAA and
BIG EAST Conference rules for the athletic
department staff and student-athletes, processing
appeals and waivers, and monitoring and facilitating
all aspects of initial and continuing eligibility. She
also assists with NCAA rules education for the
coaches, university staff and other outside entities
and helps investigate NCAA infractions matters.
A former collegiate golfer, Sykes was a four-time
letter winner with the University of Montana
Grizzlies where she earned a B.S. degree with honors
in Business Administration in 1998. During her
tenure at Montana, she was the Student-Athlete
Advisory Committee (SAAC) president and Big Sky
Conference representative to the National SAAC for
Division I, as well as an intern in the compliance
office and athletic equipment room.
Sykes was a recipient of a NCAA Postgraduate
Scholarship and the NCAA Women and Ethnic
Minorities Internship in 1998-99. She accepted the
internship with the Championships department at the
NCAA and later, completed her graduate work at the
University of Arkansas in 2001, earning a Master of
Education degree in Sport Management. While at
Arkansas, Sykes served as the Assistant Women’s
Golf Coach from 1999-2000 and the Compliance
Assistant for the Men’s Athletic Department from
2000-01.
A native of Rife, Colorado, Sykes is a member of
the National Association of Collegiate Women
Athletics Administrators (NACWAA), the National
Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics
(NACDA) and the National Association of Academic
Advisors for Athletics (N4A).