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Jeff Burns
Associate AD / Director of Development for Athletics
804.752.7367 / jburns@rmc.edu

Randolph-Macon College Director of Athletics Denis Kanach and Vice President for Development Diane Lowder have announced the promotion of Jeff Burns to Associate Athletic Director and the Director of Development for Athletics.

“Jeff is a perfect fit for the future of athletic fundraising at R-MC,” said Kanach. “He is a former student athlete, and member of our Hall of Fame. He has coached both men’s and women’s programs to ODAC championships and in NCAA tournament play. He has an institutional memory and sense of mission that will be critical to our ability to get our fundraising to the next level.”

A 2005 inductee to the Randolph-Macon College Athletic Hall of Fame, Burns came to R-MC as a student in 1983, and went on to earn a bachelor's degree in political science in 1987. He played soccer and tennis, and was coached in both sports by Helmut Werner, another 2005 Hall of Fame inductee. During Burns' career as a student-athlete, the men's soccer team won two Virginia state titles, and he lost just two matches in three years of tennis. He was an all-region selection in soccer as a senior in 1986, and was also a two-year team captain.

“I’m excited about Jeff’s appointment to lead the Yellow Jacket Club,” said Lowder. “Jeff’s passion for Randolph Macon is evident, and I’m certain that under his leadership the Yellow Jacket Club will reach new heights towards its mission to advance R-MC athletics. “

Following his graduation, Burns went on to become assistant men's soccer coach and head men's tennis coach from 1987 to 1995. In addition, from 1988 to 1995, he was the head women's soccer coach. In that role, Burns was named the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Coach of the Year four times, leading his team to seven ODAC championships, two NCAA tournament appearances and a 114-23-13 (80.3%) overall record. From 1995 to 2002, he was the associate head men's soccer coach. Now, Burns is the head golf coach, a position he has held since 2002. In May 2005, Randolph-Macon won its first-ever ODAC championship in golf, and Burns was named the conference Coach of the Year in that sport.

Burns has served as an assistant athletic director since 1997. He served as the school's acting director of athletics from summer 2003 through spring 2004. In addition, he was director of the Yellow Jacket Club from May 2000 to August 2001, and was assistant director of that fund-raising organization from 1995 to 2000.

In addition to his Randolph-Macon education, Burns received a master's degree in recreation, parks and tourism from the SportsCenter program at Virginia Commonwealth University in 2002. He has been a soccer coach with the Richmond Strikers Premiere team and a coach with the Virginia Youth Soccer Association Olympic Development Program.

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