Whit Babcock Position: Senior Associate Athletics Director-Ext. Opertaions Institution: University of Missouri

Whit Babcock enters his second year as Senior Associate Director of Athletics for the University of Missouri.

A native of Harrisonburg, Va., Babcock came to Mizzou in August of 2007 following a five-year stint as the Assistant Athletics Director and Executive Director of Development for West Virginia University.

During his tenure at WVU, private giving increased by more than 200 percent to a total of $14 million annually. Babcock also led the fundraising efforts associated with a $35 million athletics facility enhancement campaign while serving on the senior staff.

At Missouri, Babcock oversees the External Operations of the department which includes all fund-raising matters related to the Tiger Scholarship Fund, and provides directorial oversight to the Marketing and Promotions Department, Athletics Ticket Office, and Missouri Sports Properties.

During the 2007-08 year, Mizzou recorded all-time highs in football season ticket sales and revenue reached an all-time high of $46.5 million.

Prior to his stint at West Virginia, Babcock spent five years at Auburn, including the final two as Assistant Athletics Director for Development.

During his time in Auburn, he supervised the development staff while serving on the executive planning committee for the Tigers' $80 million capital campaign for athletics.

A former collegiate athlete himself, Babcock lettered four seasons for the James Madison University Baseball program, serving as team captain during his senior campaign. He earned his bachelor's degree in kinesiology and sports studies in 1992 from JMU and later received his master's degree in sport management from West Virginia in 1996.

Whit and his wife Kelly have three sons, Andrew, Brett, and Eli.