GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — North Carolina A&T State University athletic director Earl M. Hilton III is stepping down this summer as his contract comes to a close.
NC A&T says it will immediately launch a national search for a new athletic director and Hilton will remain in place until a successor is in place.
Hilton has served as the AD for the Aggies since 2011 and has overseen the football program’s four Black college football national championships, as well as leading the athletic department through two conference changes.
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He was named the Under Armour Athletics Director of the Year for NCAA Football Championship Subdivision institutions in 2019.
“North Carolina A&T is tremendously grateful for the outstanding leadership Earl has provided for our student athletes over the past 15 years,” said Chancellor James R. Martin II. “He created an environment in which more than 300 student athletes each year never lose sight of the fact that they are students first and that success in the classroom comes before competition on the playing field. We have especially appreciated his steady hand in a time of unprecedented change throughout the NCAA.”…