Catherine Wright
CHARLOTTE, NC – In a season full of accomplishments, Johnson C. Smith University has one more to add to their distinguished list.
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Catherine Wright |
“I was surprised and pleased by receiving the award,” said Wright. “This is a direct testament to the teamwork that has been established in our athletic department and we’re looking forward again to another outstanding year.”
Wright has had a tremendous impact on the University as both an academic administrator and an athletic administrator.
Dr. Wright, a native of Durham, North Carolina, is a 1972 graduate of North Carolina Central with a Bachelor of Science degree in health education and a Master’s degree in health education from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Dr. Wright received her Ph.D in health education from the University of Oregon. While receiving her Post Doctorate degree, she completed her fellowship in Salzburg, Austria.
Dr. Wright became the first female athletic director of JCSU on November 9, 1998. And ever since she was named A.D. she has been instrumental in taking the Golden Bull athletic program into the new millennium.
“Our coaching staff is doing a solid job of recruiting athletes who are not only performing on the playing field, but more importantly in the classroom.”
This season her Golden Bulls rewrote the history books. The men’s basketball team won their first-ever CIAA and South Atlantic Regional Championships; the men’s tennis team won their third consecutive CIAA championship; and the Luv-A-Bulls Cheerleaders won the National Black College Cheerleading Championship.
Dr. Wright continues to promote athletics as an integral part of the educational process and looks forward to promoting the athletic program this upcoming season on their new Sports and Recreation Complex.