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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 9.600000381469727px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">BAYLOR ATHLETIC</span></span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 9.600000381469727px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">S</span></span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 9.600000381469727px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"> COMMUNICATIONS</span></span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 9.600000381469727px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"> </span></span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 9.600000381469727px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">–</span></span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 9.600000381469727px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"> </span></span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 9.600000381469727px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">Nov.
5</span></span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 9.600000381469727px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">, 2018</span></span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> </span></span></p>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s5" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 19.799999237060547px;">Baylor Athletics Welcomes Erica Schilling as Associate
AD and </span></span><span class="s5" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 19.799999237060547px;">Athletics </span></span><span class="s5" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 19.799999237060547px;">Chief
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<span class="s6" style="line-height: 12px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Schilling joins Bears from Kansas State Athletic Development</span></span></p>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 9.600000381469727px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">For more information contact: </span></span><span class="s7" style="line-height: 9.600000381469727px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">David
Kaye, 254-709-5147</span></span><span class="s7" style="line-height: 9.600000381469727px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">, </span></span><a href="mailto:David_Kaye@baylor.edu"><span class="s8" style="line-height: 9.600000381469727px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">David_Kaye@baylor.edu</span></span></a></span></p>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s9" style="line-height: 12px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;">WACO, Texas –</span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;"> Baylor
University Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Mack Rhoades announced </span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;">Monday</span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;"> </span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;">the
addition of Erica Schilling as Associate Athletics Director/</span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;">Athletics </span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;">Chief
of Staff. Schilling will join the Baylor athletics department on Nov. 12 after spending the past year at Kansas State.</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;">“</span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;">We
are incredibly excited Erica </span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;">is </span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;">join</span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;">ing</span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;"> our
team</span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;">,”</span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;">Rhoades said. “</span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;">She
is extremely talented in many ways and </span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;">she and Cody</span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;"> are
a terrific addition to our family. </span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;">I am confident her unique experiences and perspective will help guide us in the fulfillment and execution of
our ongoing efforts to </span></span><span class="s12" style="line-height: 12px; font-style: italic;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;">P</span></span><span class="s12" style="line-height: 12px; font-style: italic;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;">repare </span></span><span class="s12" style="line-height: 12px; font-style: italic;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;">C</span></span><span class="s12" style="line-height: 12px; font-style: italic;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;">hampions
for </span></span><span class="s12" style="line-height: 12px; font-style: italic;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;">L</span></span><span class="s12" style="line-height: 12px; font-style: italic;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;">ife</span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;">.”</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;">Schilling </span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;">will
join the senior administration and assist in strategic planning and decision making </span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;">for the department</span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;">,
while also providing administrative support for the Director of </span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;">Intercollegiate </span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;">Athletics
and senior team. </span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;">She will also </span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;">serve
as the executive </span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;">liaison </span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;">with
department staff, campus groups, Board of Regents, athletics donors and other constituents. </span></span></span></p>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;">Additionally, Schilling will </span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;">oversee</span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;"> human
resources, </span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;">directing</span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;"> </span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;">department</span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;">al </span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;">hiring
and evaluation processes and provid</span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;">e</span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;"> leadership
and communication relating to personnel matters. She will also coordinate the agenda and action plan for the executive, leadership</span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;"> and senior staff
meetings.</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;">“The Baylor family is fantastic, and I am beyond grateful and excited for this opportunity</span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;">,” </span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;">Schilling
said. </span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;">The number of high caliber people at this University and in this community is unbelievable and I cannot say enough about how </span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;">well </span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;">I’ve
been treated throughout this welcoming process. Cody and I have had some incredible influences in our lives, and we are excited for the opportunities and friendships </span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;">that </span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;">this
new experience will provide</span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;">.</span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;">”</span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;"> </span></span></span></p>
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<span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Schilling received a bachelor of business administration from University of South Dakota in 2010. She began her career
as a senior sales representative for Kraft Foods, and she later served as a financial services representative at Principal Financial.</span></span></p>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;">Schilling transition</span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;">ed</span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;"> to
collegiate athletics in December 2014 when she joined the University of South Dakota Foundation as assistant athletic director, where she planned and implemented fundraising strategies in collaboration with the athletic department. </span></span></span></p>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;">Three years later, Schilling </span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;">joined
K-State </span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;">as associate director of</span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;"> the</span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;"> athletic
department</span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;">, where she manage</span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;">d</span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;"> a
large portfolio of major gift</span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;">s</span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;"> and
annual fund prospects. She </span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;">was</span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;"> responsible
for identifying, cultivating and soliciting new and current prospects for gifts toward the Ahearn Fund and K-State Athletics.</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;">A Huron, South Dakota, native, Schilling is married to Mount Mar</span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;">t</span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;">y
College head men’s basketball coach Cody Schilling. Cody was a four-year letterwinner and started 114 games for </span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;">the </span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;">Augustana</span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;"> </span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;">University</span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;"> </span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;">men’s
basketball team </span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;">from </span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="bumpedFont20" style="line-height: 24px;">2008-09 through
2011-12.</span></span></span></p>
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