Associate A.D. Babb Receives National Honor
June 19, 2001
CLEVELAND, Ohio (June 19, 2001) -- The National Association of Athletic Development Directors (NAADD) recently named TCU associate athletics director for development Davis Babb as its University Division Fund Raiser of the Year.
Babb, who arrived at TCU in 1998 as associate athletic director for external affairs, began his current role as athletic development director in 1999. In his two years at the helm of TCU's official athletics fund-raising organization, the Frog Club, Babb has been instrumental in helping build the new John Justin Athletic Center, Morris Practice Fields, Lowdon Track and Field Complex and Garvey-Rosenthal Soccer Stadium. Babb is now focusing his efforts on the $7 million campaign for the new home of Horned Frog baseball, slated for a 2002 opening.
In 2000-01, the Frog Club met or surpassed all established goals, increasing membership by 50 percent and donations by 45 percent. For his efforts, Babb was presented with the 2000 Outstanding Achievement Award by the TCU advancement department.
A 1978 graduate of Appalachian State University, where he was a four-year letterwinner and three-year captain on the men's tennis team, Babb spent over 15 years as a tennis coach and administrator at Furman University and Virginia Military Institute. Before joining the Horned Frog staff, he spent his final seven years at VMI serving as athletics director.
