Eric Buskirk enters his fourth season as the associate athletics director for external affairs at Louisiana Tech University. Buskirk directs fundraising, corporate sponsorships, ticket sales, community relations, licensing, branding, marketing, promotions, video board productions and the Learfield Sports partnership for Louisiana Tech athletics. Buskirk is a member of the NACMA Board of Directors, and is also an adjunct professor in the College of Business for an advanced level sports management course. Buskirk came to Louisiana Tech after working at University of Texas San Antonio (UTSA) as the assistant athletics director for external affairs. Buskirk oversaw the external affairs areas of fundraising, marketing, corporate sponsorships, ticket sales, merchandising, trademark licensing, branding, website revenue generation, courtesy car program, promotions and spirit squad, along with being the assistant tournament manager for NCAA Championships including the NCAA Final Four. During his time at UTSA, Buskirk was recognized as one of the "Top 40 under 40" Rising Stars by the San Antonio Business Journal. Buskirk was heavily involved in the direction of the NCAA Championships hosted by the city of San Antonio. He was the assistant tournament manager and directed marketing efforts for the 2006 NCAA Volleyball Championship, 2006 NCAA Women's Basketball San Antonio Regional, and the 2007 NCAA Men's Basketball South Regional. Buskirk was also a key committee member for the 2008 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Final Four hosted by UTSA. Prior to his time at UTSA, Buskirk served as the athletics marketing director at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida, where he also served as an adjunct professor in the College of Business and Management. Buskirk earned his bachelor's degree in sports management from Ohio State and an MBA in sport management from Florida Atlantic University. During his time at Ohio State, he also worked as a coach for men's and women's tennis at Columbus West High School and as assistant men's basketball coach at St. Charles Prep in Columbus. Buskirk is a native to Columbus, Ohio and lettered in football, basketball, tennis and golf at West High School. Buskirk is an avid golfer and enjoys reading books on leadership and motivation. Eric's wife, Audrey, is the coordinator of marketing and healthy woman advisor for the Northern Louisiana Medical Center. |
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