Melvin Hines
The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) has removed Melvin Hines from his duties as athletics director. According to a university release, he has been terminated from his position.
Hines served as UAPB athletics director for slightly over a year. He officially joined the university on Sept. 10, 2018.
Before accepting the athletics director position at UAPB, Hines was the athletics director at Alabama State University. He also held position at Alabama A&M University and Ole Miss.
“As with all faculty and staff, Mr. Hines participated in an annual evaluation, which revealed that it was time to move in a new direction. We thank Mr. Hines for his service to UAPB athletics, and we wish him well in his future endeavors,” UAPB Chancellor Laurence Alexander said in a statement.
Keith McCluney has been appointed as the acting director for the UAPB athletics department. McCluney joined UAPB as the university’s Executive Senior Associate Athletic Director for External Operations in Spring 2019. He previously served as as Associate Athletic Director for Development at Florida Athletic Universityfor one year.
Alexander says the university is beginning a search for a permanent athletics director “immediately.”
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