r.c. johnsonathletic directorCOMPLETE BIO R.C. Johnson came aboard in February of 1996 and immediately set forth in bringing U of M Tiger athletics into national prominence. Over the last 14 years, the dynamic administrator has built Tiger Athletics into a nationally-recognized program that has been to five bowl games in the last eight years and played for the Men´s Basketball National Championship title in 2007-08. In addition, for the last 12 straight years, donations to the department have continued to rise, and on June 28, 2010, a record-setting $7.3 million was announced by the Tiger Scholarship Fund. Also in the last eight years under Johnson, the Tigers have captured 15 total C-USA championships in men´s basketball, men´s soccer, women´s soccer, women´s golf and men´s track. The men´s basketball program has garnered five regular-season titles (2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009) and four C-USA Tournament championships (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009), while the women´s soccer program claimed consecutive league championships in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010. - 25 -
