{"id":374780,"date":"2026-08-18T16:32:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T16:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/374780\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T16:32:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T16:32:10","slug":"fsu-names-hannah-bazemore-senior-deputy-athletics-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/374780\/","title":{"rendered":"FSU Names Hannah Bazemore Senior Deputy Athletics Director"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TALLAHASSEE\u00a0\u2013 Florida State University Vice President and Director of Athletics <a href=\"https:\/\/seminoles.com\/staff-directory\/michael-alford\/119\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"119\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Alford<\/a> announced today the hiring of Hannah Bazemore as Senior Deputy Athletics Director and Senior Woman Administrator, adding an experienced Division I athletics director to the Seminoles&#8217; executive leadership team.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nBazemore comes to Florida State after serving as Director of Athletics at Campbell University, where she provided leadership and oversight for the university&#8217;s intercollegiate athletics program and helped guide Campbell through a period of significant growth and change in college athletics.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n&#8220;Hannah is an outstanding administrator and a proven leader who will make our department stronger,&#8221; Alford said. &#8220;She understands every part of an athletics operation and has the perspective that comes from leading a Division I department. Just as important, she is a person of high character who builds strong relationships and understands how to bring people together around a common purpose. Hannah is a talented, experienced leader who will positively impact our entire operation. I&#8217;m excited to have her join our leadership team.&#8221;<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nIn her role at Florida State, Bazemore will serve as a member of Alford&#8217;s senior executive team and provide leadership across several areas of the athletics department, including sport administration, departmental operations, and strategic initiatives while also serving in the SWA role.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n&#8220;The opportunity to join Florida State Athletics is incredibly exciting, and I am grateful to President McCullough and <a href=\"https:\/\/seminoles.com\/staff-directory\/michael-alford\/119\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"119\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Alford<\/a> for their confidence in me,&#8221; Bazemore said. &#8220;Florida State has an extraordinary tradition, a passionate fan base and an unwavering commitment to competing at the highest level. Throughout the process, I have been especially impressed by Michael&#8217;s vision for FSU Athletics, the leadership team he has assembled and the alignment across the university around what this program can become. I look forward to contributing to that vision and working alongside our coaches, staff and student-athletes as we continue to position Florida State for success at the highest level. My family and I are excited to become part of the Seminole family and call Tallahassee home.&#8221;<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nBazemore will serve a crucial role in advancing the department&#8217;s strategic and operational priorities as the Seminoles continue to position the department for success in the rapidly evolving landscape of college athletics.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nWith more than two decades in college athletics administration, Bazemore has served as Campbell&#8217;s Director of Athletics since 2022. Prior to becoming AD, she held several senior leadership positions at Campbell, developing extensive experience in internal operations, financial management, sport oversight, and administration.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nHer tenure as athletics director included Campbell&#8217;s transition into the Coastal Athletic Association and continued investment in the student-athlete experience, facilities, and the overall competitiveness of the Fighting Camels&#8217; athletics programs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TALLAHASSEE\u00a0\u2013 Florida State University Vice President and Director of Athletics Michael Alford announced today the hiring of Hannah&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":374781,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[232,234,233],"class_list":["post-374780","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tallahassee","tag-tallahassee","tag-tallahassee-headlines","tag-tallahassee-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/374780","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=374780"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/374780\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/374781"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=374780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=374780"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=374780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}