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T OM GABBARD S E N I O R A S S O C I A T E A T H L E T I C S D I R E C T O R , F A C I L I T I E S & O P E R A T I O N S M E N ’ S B A S K E T B A L L A DM I N I S T R A T O R Tom Gabbard serves as the senior associate athletics director for facilities and operations at Virginia Tech. He is in charge of new construction and maintenance of Tech’s athletics facilities, and he also supervises Tech’s facilities managers and game operations people. In addition, he serves as the sport administrator for men’s basketball, men’s and women’s tennis and men’s and women’s golf. Gabbard has overseen construction of the south and west side additions to Lane Stadium, the Hahn Hurst Basketball Practice Facility, the renovations to English Field, the building of the hitting facility for the baseball and renovations to Cassell Coliseum. Most recently, he oversaw the construction of the new indoor practice facility. This fall, the Hokies announced major renovations to the baseball stadium and Rector Field House, as well as the construction of a softball batting facility, all under the direction of Gabbard. Gabbard directed the men’s national golf championship held at the Homestead in 2004 and the 2011 NCAA Golf East Regional held at the Pete Dye River Course at Virginia Tech. He also coordinated two NCAA tennis regionals held at Virginia Tech. In addition, he has coordinated several ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships. Gabbard came to Blacksburg after serving six years in the athletics administration at UNLV. He was instrumental in several major facilities projects at UNLV, including the construction of the Lied Athletic Complex, Wilson Baseball Stadium, Fertitta Tennis Complex and the Redd Basketball Offices. Gabbard came into athletics because of his experience with building construction. He had a 20-year real estate career in Florida before UNLV. He is a 1968 graduate of the University of Florida, with a bachelor of science in business administration. Gabbard is a Vietnam veteran (1970-71) who achieved the rank of first lieutenant in the U.S. Army’s artillery branch. A native of Lexington, Ky., Gabbard and his wife, Nancy, live in Blacksburg. They have two children, Eric and Cyndi (Krupa), and four grandchildren. @VT_MBBall @vthokiembb VTMBBALL 134