Almost a month after Deputy Athletics Director Ken Brown retired from Ball State University, the search for his replacement has not begun.
Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Tom Collins said he is focusing on other job openings now instead of the deputy athletics director position.
For now, Business Administrator Lori Tomlin from the Miller College of Business is filling in for the position vacated by Brown, Collins said. Tomlin's primary responsibility is helping with paperwork, he said.
Ball State has not posted the job opening for deputy athletics director, Collins said.
"That's why we brought Lori Tomlin over, so we don't have to rush into it," he said.
The two positions Ball State posted job openings for last week were for a new soccer coach and director of athletics compliance and eligibility, Collins said.
Michelle Salmon left the soccer team Jan. 10 to take the head coaching position at the University of Cincinnati.
Assistant coach Abby Richter is filling in as interim head coach until a new coach is hired.
The director of athletics compliance and eligibility position opened up when Kyle Brennan accepted a position at the University of Utah a few weeks ago.
Collins said Ball State has received resumes for the positions and they have all been from people not currently employed by the university.
Ball State is still accepting resumes and will start the process of choosing the replacements approximately Feb. 1, Collins said.
Another position Ball State has yet to fill is associate ticket manager.
Collins said Ball State will wait for other searches to conclude before posting the job opening.
Ticket Manager Rob Richards said Cody Lantz left the ticket office Friday to move closer to his family in the Mishawaka area. Lantz is no long working in the athletics industry, Richards said.
A graduate assistant will temporarily fill the void Lantz left, Richards said.
"Anytime you're a person short in the office it puts a little more workload on the people remaining, but we're getting by," Richards said.
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