HARTSVILLE, S.C. - Coker College has named Aaron Beebe as its director of student-athlete affairs and event management, Dr. Lynn Griffin, vice president of athletics and athletic facilities announced today. Beebe returns to athletics after spending the last year as the student success coach for Coker College.

"I am glad to welcome Aaron back to the athletics department" said Griffin.  "He has been working with the student success center for the last year and he will now be able to implement some of the same strategies with our student-athletes. He understands the day-to-day operations of the athletics department and will be able to step in and oversee some of the operations".  

In his new position as the director of student-athlete affairs and event management, Beebe will oversee the academic success of Coker's student athletes, manage all Coker athletic events, and lead the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).

"I am looking forward to working with such a talented group of Coker College student-athletes," stated Beebe. "I would like to thank Dr. Griffin for entrusting me with their academic and career progress. I am eager to instill and educate our student-athletes with study habits, time management skills, along with many other qualities that will allow them to be successful at Coker and beyond. It is truly a great day to be a Cobra."

As the student success coach for Coker College, Beebe oversaw all psychology, sociology, social work, and criminology students in Coker's Adult Degree Program, totaling over 150 students. Beebe created academic plans for each incoming student, scheduled classes for all assigned students, and served as a liaison between faculty members and students. Additionally, Beebe was in charge of Coker's "SC GearUp" student base and served as a professor for Coker's "Introduction to Coker College" course.

Before his position as student success coach, Beebe worked in Coker's athletic department as the assistant sports information director from 2015-2017. As the assistant sports information director, Beebe was the primary media contact for men's soccer, men's basketball, softball, men's and women's track and field, and women's golf teams. Beebe executed a variety of duties as the assistant sports information director, such as recording accurate statistics, serving as the play-by-play announcer for athletic events on the Cobra Sports Network, writing press releases, and creating content for the Cobras social media accounts. Furthermore, Beebe went above and beyond in his role by serving as the Southeast Regional Coordinator for the D2SIDA women's basketball poll and NCAA Site Representative at the Division II South/Southeast Men's Golf Regional Championship Tournament.

Beebe graduated with his Bachelor of Arts in Communications from Coker in 2015 and went on to earn his Master of Science in College Athletic Administration from Coker in 2017. As an undergraduate student at Coker, Beebe was a four-year member on the men's golf team.