John Currie
- January 10, 2024
- Athletic Director
Quick Facts
| Full Name | John Currie |
| Occupation | Athletic Director |
| Date Of Birth | Apr 1, 1971(1971-04-01) |
| Age | 53 |
| Birthplace | Chapel Hill |
| Country | United States |
| Birth City | Chapel Hill |
| Horoscope | Aries |
John Currie Biography
| Name | John Currie |
| Birthday | Apr 1 |
| Birth Year | 1971 |
| Place Of Birth | Chapel Hill |
| Home Town | Chapel Hill |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Aries |
| Spouse | Mary Lawrence Currie |
John Currie is one of the most popular and richest Athletic Director who was born on April 1, 1971 in Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, United States. John Angus Lauchlin Currie (born April 1, 1971) is a college athletics administrator, currently serving as the director of athletics at Wake Forest University. Prior to his post at Wake Forest, Currie held the position of Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics at the University of Tennessee from February 28, 2017 until December 1, 2017.
However, Currie’s tenure at K-State was not without controversy. One major source of controversy involved the elimination of Women’s Equestrian from K-State’s roster of sports. In October 2014, Currie asked the KSU Athletic Board of Directors to discontinue Women’s Equestrian and replace it with Women’s Soccer to maintain Title IX compliance for the university. He cited a recommendation from the NCAA Committee on Women’s Athletics to discontinue Women’s Equestrian as an NCAA emerging sport—a committee recommendation that had not yet been voted on—as justification for this change. Based on Currie’s recommendation, K-State Athletic Board of Directors approved eliminating Women’s Equestrian and replacing it with Women’s Soccer. However, the NCAA ultimately tabled their committee’s recommendation, making no changes to Women’s Equestrian and its relationship with the NCAA. Currie’s actions were met with great dismay by the student-athletes, their parents, the National Collegiate Equestrian Association, and the equestrian community at large. Currie was criticized for his recommendation to eliminate Women’s Equestrian as well as for a lack of transparency and poor communication throughout the process.
Currie administered K-State Athletics’ projected $71 million budget, managed 165 employees, and maintained relations with 450 student athletes. He had cultivated relationships with alumni and donors, and his department projected a $4.4 million budget increase for the 2016 fiscal year. During Currie’s tenure, the school’s athletics budget has increased by $26 million over its 2010 budget of $44.1 million to $73 million. KSU’s athletics budget has had a surplus for six consecutive years.
Currie took over as athletic director on February 28, 2017. Currie was dismissed on December 1, 2017 after 8 months on the job due to a failed coaching search that included the controversial decision to agree to terms with Ohio State defensive coordinator Greg Schiano. The controversy included not only accusations of Schiano’s knowledge of child abuse by Jerry Sanusky while at Penn State but also because of Schiano’s mediocre coaching record and his toxic reputation while a head coach in the NFL. This reputation led to Schiano being forced out of the league. The Schiano recruitment led to a large protest by fans in part due to Schiano’s alleged failure to report the sexual assault of children by former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky.
After the Kansas State Wildcats won or shared Big 12 Conference championships in football, men’s basketball and baseball in the 2012–13 academic year, Currie was honored as one of four 2013 Under Armour Athletic Directors of the Year by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics.
John Currie Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Athletic Director |
| House | Living in own house. |
John Currie is one of the richest Athletic Director from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, John Currie 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Currie began his professional career at Wake Forest in 1993 as a Deacon Club intern before he was appointed assistant Deacon Club director in 1994 (a position he held until 1997). After a two-year stint as Assistant Athletics Director at Wake Forest, Currie joined the University of Tennessee in 1997 as Executive Director of its Athletic Scholarship Fund. At Tennessee, he was Executive Associate Athletic Director, Senior Associate Athletic Director, Associate Athletic Director for External Operations, Associate Director for Development, Marketing and Tickets, Associate Athletic Director for Development, and Assistant Athletic Director for Development. As Executive Associate Athletic Director, Currie was among Knoxville business’ “40 under 40”.
Currie earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history with a minor in politics from Wake Forest University in 1993 and a Master of Science degree in sport management from the University of Tennessee in 2003.
The university invested $190 million in new and upgraded facilities, including the West Stadium Center at Bill Snyder Family Stadium and a basketball training venue. In May 2015, a new football complex was under construction which was scheduled to open in September. In a letter to supporters dated June 30, 2015, Currie wrote that the KSU athletics department’s first goal was to provide “A World-Class Student-Athlete Experience”.
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Who is John Currie Dating?
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Facts & Trivia
John Ranked on the list of most popular Athletic Director. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. John Currie celebrates birthday on April 1 of every year.
Who is the Wake Forest athletic director?
John Currie Background Currie was named as Wake Forest’s sixth athletics director on March 4, 2019, succeeding his mentor, two-time NACDA Athletics Director of the Year (2002-03; 2007-08) Ron Wellman. The 2021-2022 academic year marks Currie’s 12th as a Power-5 athletics director.
Who is the athletic director at University of Tennessee?
Current position
Title| Athletic director
Team| Tennessee
Conference| SEC
What is the acceptance rate for Wake Forest?
32% (2020)
Who is the Wake Forest men's basketball coach?
Steve Forbes
Where is Danny White athletic director?
Danny White is currently the Vice President Athletic Director for the University of Central Florida. White has been the AD for UCF since 2015.