Eastern Michigan President James M. Smith announced today that Eastern Michigan’s 14th Athletic Director would be Scott Wetherbee. Mr. Wetherbee, 41, comes to Eastern Michigan from Mississippi State University where he was serving as Senior Associate Athletic Director for External Affairs and Deputy Director of Athletics. He is a native of Kalamazoo, Michigan but he played baseball for Ball State University where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Sports Administration.
He started as a Ticket Office Intern at Western Michigan in 1997 and has had stints at Ball State, Fresno State, San Diego State and East Carolina. He comes in as a highly regarded up and coming Athletic Director.