{"41429":{"#nid":"41429","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Braine to Retire Due to Health Concerns","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDave Braine, Georgia Tech\u0027s Director of Athletics since 1997 who has presided over the unprecedented growth and success of the Yellow Jackets\u0027 overall athletics program, will retire due to health reasons, Institute President Dr. Wayne Clough announced Wednesday.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBraine, 62, has been diagnosed with Crohn\u0027s disease, an intestinal disorder. He will continue to direct the athletics department until a new director takes over. (Please note: More information about Crohn\u0027s disease is available at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ccfa.org\u0022 title=\u0022www.ccfa.org\u0022\u003Ewww.ccfa.org\u003C\/a\u003E)\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Georgia Tech means a great deal to me,\u0022 said Braine. \u0022I have always said that it takes a special person to coach at Georgia Tech and a special student-athlete to go to school here, and because of that I have had the opportunity to work with great people. It starts with Dr. Clough, and it continues through our coaches, our administrators, and most importantly, our student-athletes, who all work so hard to make the Georgia Tech program what it is.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022I had fully intended to complete my contract, which runs through June, 2007, so it is difficult to leave on these terms but there really is no other way,\u0022 Braine continued. \u0022I was diagnosed last summer with Crohn\u0027s disease. My condition is not life-threatening, but it is necessary for me to step down and take care of my health.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Again, I want to thank Dr. Clough for everything he has done for me personally and for Georgia Tech. I want to thank our coaches, administrators and staff, and I especially want to thank all of the student-athletes who have played for Georgia Tech the last nine years.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EA native of Grove City, Pa., Braine was named Director of Athletics on June 3, 1997, following a 10-year stint in the same position at Virginia Tech. His administrative career also includes two years as athletics director at Marshall University (1985-87) as well as stays at Fresno State (assistant\/associate athletics director, 1983-84) and Virginia (assistant athletic director, 1978-83).\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBraine previously spent two years (1974-75) at Georgia Tech as an assistant football coach under Pepper Rodgers, and he also coached at Virginia (1976-77), Richmond (1971-73) and Virginia Military Institute (1967-70). He earned his B.S. and M.A.T. degrees from North Carolina, where he lettered three years in football (1962-64).\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0027s overall athletics program enjoyed unprecedented success during Braine\u0027s tenure, highlighted by the men\u0027s basketball team\u0027s 2004 NCAA runner-up finish and a school-record streak of nine straight bowl games for the football program, as well as continued excellence in sports such as baseball and golf and remarkable growth in women\u0027s athletics. Each of the last two years, Tech has placed 31st in the NACDA Directors\u0027 Cup standings to shatter the Institute\u0027s previous high of No. 45 in 1993-94. Other athletics highlights under Braine include 18 Top 10 national team finishes, No. 1 national rankings in baseball and golf, and 12 ACC team titles in seven different sports.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFacility upgrades include the $75 million renovation and expansion of Bobby Dodd Stadium at Historic Grant Field, the reconstruction of Russ Chandler Baseball Stadium and the new Georgia Tech Aquatic Center, which will host the 2006 NCAA Swimming Championships.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Dave Braine will leave Georgia Tech with a long list of accomplishments and his leadership will be missed,\u0022 said Clough, who hired Braine in 1997. \u0022I know Dave as a colleague and friend, and he has been a steadfast resource to Tech.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Dave will be known for building the strength of our intercollegiate sports programs across the board, and leading us to the highest overall rankings in our history. He will be remembered for his courage in taking on the challenge to both rebuild our baseball stadium and complete a major renovation of our football stadium. His efforts led to the raising of $50 million towards these major improvements.\u0022During his tenure Dave hired talented coaches like Paul Hewitt, Chan Gailey, Bond Shymansky of women\u0027s volleyball, and Bryan Shelton of women\u0027s tennis, who have taken their teams to levels never before reached,\u0022 Clough continued. \u0022He helped us to a football streak of nine consecutive bowl appearances. He will leave big shoes to be filled, and we will miss his good service and friendship.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EClough said that a national search for the new Director of Athletics will begin immediately. He will chair a search committee which will report to the Athletic Association Board of Trustees. The search committee also includes Dan Schrage, Faculty Representative for Athletics; Joe Irwin, President of the Georgia Tech Alumni Association; Chuck Easley, former Tech football standout and current member of the Athletic Board; and David Anderson, President of the Student Government Association.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"Dave Braine, Georgia Tech\u0027s Director of Athletics, will retire due to health reasons.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"He will direct athletics until replacement is found"}],"uid":"15436","created_gmt":"2006-01-11 01:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:02:23","author":"Automator","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2006-01-11T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2006-01-11T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"41430":{"id":"41430","type":"image","title":"David Braine","body":null,"created":"1449174312","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:25:12","changed":"1475894371","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:39:31","alt":"David Braine","file":{"fid":"190061","name":"tqd10610.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tqd10610_3.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tqd10610_3.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1538230,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tqd10610_3.jpg?itok=RAMha5zN"}}},"media_ids":["41430"],"groups":[{"id":"1183","name":"Home"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1625","name":"athletics"},{"id":"3046","name":"Dave Braine"},{"id":"3045","name":"David Braine"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EAllison George\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Tech Sports Information\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:ageorge@at.gtaa.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EContact Allison George\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.894.5445\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["ageorge@at.gtaa.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}