Georgia Southern Director of Athletics Chris Davis announced Saturday the hiring of Terry Harvin as the new Deputy Athletics Director for Development. In his role, Harvin will oversee the Georgia Southern Athletic Foundation, the chief fundraising arm of the department.
"We're thrilled to announce Terry Harvin as the new leader of the Georgia Southern Athletic Foundation," Davis said. "Terry's passion for Georgia Southern runs deep, from his days as a multiple-time national champion on our football team to his recent success with Georgia Southern Sports Properties. His dedication to our student-athletes, our university and Eagle Nation makes him the perfect person to help us build on our momentum and take our fundraising efforts to new heights in this new era of college athletics."
With this move, Harvin continues his long-standing relationship with Georgia Southern as he begins this new role. A Georgia Southern alumnus who has substantial ties to the Eagles and the region, Harvin was appointed general manager for Georgia Southern Sports Properties in April of 2021 by Learfield, the university's athletics multimedia rights holder.
Harvin, a 1991 graduate and former president and executive board member for the Eagle Football Alumni Association, led day-to-day operations for locally based Georgia Southern Sports Properties, which manages the comprehensive rights relationship. Harvin oversaw record growth and development of the Eagles' corporate partner platform and served as the primary Learfield liaison with Director of Athletics Chris Davis and the athletics administration.
Before his role with Learfield, Harvin most recently was vice president of business development for Macon Occupational Medicine. He joined Learfield's local GS team with already a deep affinity to the university and extensive sales, media and marketing experience. He has been the Eagles' radio color analyst for nearly two decades, and he has served as director of development for the Georgia Southern Athletic Foundation/Atlanta Region. Harvin is also the former senior vice president, sales and marketing for Kimco Services, LLC.
"Georgia Southern has been such a meaningful part of my life and my family's life for many years," Harvin said. "I'm honored to step into this role and excited to work alongside our coaches, staff and student-athletes to make a positive impact not just on the field, but in the lives of the people who make Georgia Southern so special. I'm also grateful for my time with Learfield, a great company and partner with Georgia Southern. They allowed me to serve Eagle Nation in a different capacity. I'm excited now to continue that work in this new role with Georgia Southern."
Serving as the color analyst for the Georgia Southern Sports Network since 2006, Harvin was a member of the Eagles' 1986, '89 and '90 national championship teams. The four-year letterman and former punter has served the University as the President of the GS Alumni Association, donor development for the Athletic Foundation and is in a leadership role with the Eagle Football Alumni Association (EFAA).
Professionally, Harvin uses many of the lessons learned from former Eagle great, Coach Erk Russell, with the various donors, businesses and organizations he works with.
Harvin and his wife, the former Lori Driggers (c/o '94), have three daughters: Madelyn (GS c/o '19), Sarah (UGA c/o '22) and Gillian (GS c/o '25).
The hiring is pending a final successful background check.