< PreviousKENTUCKY 26 @UKFootball Mike Stoops, a 35-year collegiate coach- ing veteran who is the brother of head coach Mark Stoops, was named the inside lineback- ers coach in Janurary of 2022. He replaced Jon Sumrall, who was named the head coach at Troy. Mike Stoops most recently was at Florida Atlantic where he spent the 2021 season as the defensive coordinator and safeties coach. Prior to that, he spent two seasons (2019 and 2020) at Alabama as an analyst on Nick Sa- ban’s staff, highlighted by the 2020 national championship. He also was the assistant head coach and defensive coordinator at Oklahoma from 2012-18 and was the head coach at Arizona from 2004-11. He had a first term at Oklahoma from 1999-2003, including the 2000 national championship season. 1987 Graduate Assistant Iowa 1988-91 Volunteer Assistant Iowa 1992-95 Defensive Ends Kansas State 1996 Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Ends Kansas State 1997 Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs Kansas State 1998 Asst. Head Coach/Co-Defensive Coordinator/ Defensive Backs Kansas State 1999-2003 Asst. Head Coach/Co-Def. Coord./Def. Backs Oklahoma 2004-11 Head Coach Arizona 2012-14 Asst. Head Coach/Def. Coord./Defensive Backs Oklahoma 2015-18 Asst. Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/ Outside Linebackers Oklahoma 2019-20 Quality Control Alabama 2021 Defensive Coordinator/Safeties Florida Atlantic 2022-present Inside Linebackers Kentucky MIKE Stoops Inside Linebackers Brad White is in his fifth season at Kentucky as the outside linebackers coach and fourth as the Cats’ defensive coordinator. He was elevated to the DC position by head coach Mark Stoops in February of 2019. White came to Kentucky after spending six years at the outside lineback- ers coach with the Indianapolis Colts. A gradu- ate of Wake Forest, White started at linebacker and finished his playing career with 227 tackles, 19.0 tackles for loss, 4.0 sacks and eight passes defensed, while starting 34-of-35 games played. White was a three-time Academic All-ACC se- lection and was named to the 2004 CoSIDA Academic All-District III team. 2007-08 Defensive Graduate Assistant Wake Forest 2009 Safeties Murray State 2010-11 Inside Linebackers Air Force 2012-13 Defensive Quality Control Indianapolis (NFL) 2014 Assistant Linebackers Indianapolis (NFL) 2015-17 Outside Linebackers Indianapolis (NFL) 2018 Outside Linebackers Kentucky 2019-present Defensive Coordinator/Outside Linebackers Kentucky BRAD White Defensive Coordinator/Outside Linebackers Scott Woodward is in his second season as the wide receivers coach. Before coming to the Bluegrass, Woodward spent two seasons as a quality control coach at Pittsburgh. From 2015-18, he served as the tight ends coach at his alma mater, Massachusetts, and also served as an offensive analyst and worked with the quarterbacks and receivers. Prior to UMass, had coaching stints at Fairleigh Dickinson-Florham (2013-15) and Westfield State (2010-13). Woodward was a four-year letterman at quarterback for Massachusetts and played for the Minutemen’s 2006 team that finished as the Division I-AA National Championship national runner-up. 2010-12 Offensive Graduate Assistant Westfield State 2013-14 Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Fairleigh Dickinson 2015 Graduate Assistant/Wide Receivers Massachusetts 2016 Offensive Analyst/Quarterbacks Massachusetts 2017 Quarterbacks Massachusetts 2018 Tight Ends Massachusetts 2019-20 Offensive Quality Control Pittsburgh 2021-present Wide Receivers Kentucky SCOTT Woodward Wide Receivers Zach Yenser was named the new offensive line coach at Kentucky in February of 2022 after three seasons as the assistant offensive line coach with the San Francisco 49ers. Yenser, originally from Fort Mitchell, Ken- tucky, began his coaching career as a gradu- ate assistant at his alma mater Troy University in 2007, working with special teams and the offensive linemen under former Wildcat and beloved UK assistant coach John Schlarman. As a player at Troy, Yenser earned a starting spot at center from 2003-06. In 2006, as a senior team captain, he helped the Trojans win the Sun Belt Conference and the New Orleans Bowl, and and was named a First-Team All-Sun Belt selection. 2007 Graduate Assistant - Offensive Line/Special Teams Troy 2008 Offensive Line Henderson State 2009 Offensive Line Colquitt County High School 2010-11 Graduate Assistant - Offensive Line Louisiana Tech 2012 Assistant Offensive Line Louisiana Tech 2013-14 Offensive Line California 2015-17 Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator Kansas 2018 Offensive Quality Control Southern Methodist 2019-21 Assistant Offensive Line San Francisco 49ers 2022-present Offensive Line Kentucky ZACH Yenser Offensive Line Coaching Staff n 2022 University of Kentucky464 Chenault Road | Frankfort, KY 40601 | 502-695-4700 membership@kychamber.com| www.kychamber.com MEMBERSHIP MATTERS. 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You can feel it. It’s that moment when you know you are ready. Ready to move ahead. Ready to take that step. Ready to turn all your promise and potential into reality. It’s your moment. At the University of Kentucky, we know it, too. We are a community that welcomes dreamers and doers. There’s a sense of momentum here. We believe – we know – we can change lives and transform communities. After all, we are doing it – every day. You can, too. Here, you can join a community of scholars and students who will support and challenge you as you pursue your passions. With more than 200 academic programs, you won’t be limited in where you can go and what you can do. And you will it do it in a wildly powerful community – what we call the Big Blue Nation. We will support you for who you are, while challenging you to push yourself just a bit further. Because we know it, too. It’s your moment.D r. Eli Capilouto became the 12th Presi- dent of the University of Kentucky on July 1, 2011. Under his leadership, the Commonwealth's flagship and land grant re- search university has grown from $2.7 billion to $5.6 billion in total operations and has gained significant momentum in advancing Kentucky – the institution’s singular yet mul- tifaceted mission. President Capilouto has led a more than $3 billion transformation of the campus, aimed at enriching the living-learning experi- ence of UK's students, ensuring their success; strengthening the university's research infra- structure dedicated to solving Kentucky's most intractable health and economic challenges; and expanding UK HealthCare's capacity to teach, heal and serve. Through partnerships with the private sector, increased philanthro- py and effective financial management, UK is self-financing much of this aggressive in- frastructure development with the purpose of equipping the next generation of leaders who will impact our world for the better. Under his leadership, the priorities out- lined in the strategic plan and the innovation of the campus has resulted in historic student success; improved care of our people; unri- valed ingenuity; greater trust, transparency and accountability; and a more inclusive community. The progress on campus is re- sulting in a high-quality workforce, greater diversity and improved well-being for the Commonwealth UK has served for more than 150 years—all essential to advancing Kentucky. A native of Montgomery, Alabama, Dr. Capilouto previously served as provost of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and dean of the UAB School of Public Health -- a period of remarkable growth and trans- formation at one of the leading academic and health sciences institutions in the South. Dr. Capilouto holds several undergraduate and graduate degrees from schools within the University of Alabama system, a Doc- torate of Dental Medicine from UAB and a Doctorate in Health Policy and Management from Harvard University. He and his wife, Dr. Mary Lynne Capilouto (D.M.D.) a former Dean of the UAB School of Dentistry, have one daughter. Eli Capilouto n President of the University of Kentucky KENTUCKY 32 @UKFootballWinn Williams ’71 has been a Life Member since 1993 and was destined to be a Wildcat since birth. “As a fourth-generation alumnus, I am proud to carry on the UK tradition and thankful to be part of the Wildcat family.” - Winn Williams ’71 FAMILY IS EVERYTHING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, TRADITION RUNS DEEP. AND Family watches out for family. When you become a Life or Active Member of the UK Alumni Association, you help open doors of opportunity to transform the lives of students, serve alumni and improve the Commonwealth of Kentucky and beyond! www.ukalumni.net/membershipW ith Mitch Barnhart completing his 20th year as Director of Athletics at the University of Kentucky, it’s fitting that milestone achievements accompany a mile- stone year as leader of the Wildcats. Sparked by a national championship in rifle, an NCAA runner-up slot by men’s tennis, and third-place national finishes by women’s indoor and outdoor track and field, UK Athletics posted the highest rank- ing in school history – ninth place – in the 2021-22 NACDA Directors’ Cup all-sports standings. In addition to the Wildcat success in the arenas of competition, 2022 also has been a year of personal recognition for Barnhart. In August, he was inducted into the (state of) Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame. In December he will receive the John L. Toner Award for excellence in athletics administration from the National Football Foundation and Col- lege Hall of Fame. Those honors add to a growing list of ac- colades for Barnhart, who was selected the 2019 AD of the Year by the SportsBusiness Journal . In 2015, he was one of four Divi- sion I ADs of the Year as chosen by NACDA. Currently, he is a member of the College Football Playoff Selection Committee and in 2020-21 was Chair of the Men’s Basketball Tournament Committee, one of only four men who have served in both roles. In the arenas of competition, UK has earned six NCAA championship rings during Barnhart’s term, including men’s bas- ketball in 2012, volleyball in ’20 and rifle in 2011, ’18, ’21 and ‘22. UK also has totaled 49 regular-season and tournament confer- ence championships under his leadership, including first-time titles in baseball, wom- en’s tennis, men’s golf and women’s swim- ming and diving. The accomplishments are a result of Barnhart’s work since his arrival in the sum- mer of 2002. He has steadily invested in the growth of all UK teams while maintaining a steadfast commitment to the development of Wildcat student-athletes. At the heart of everything are the core values Barnhart has instilled in the department he leads: char- acter, integrity, knowledge, stewardship and competitiveness. In addition to athletic success, a depart- ment-wide 3.0 grade-point average among student-athletes and increased community service have been long-standing goals for Barnhart. The GPA benchmark was first met in the spring semester of 2010 and has now reached a streak of 20 consecutive semes- ters. UK athletes also have set records for graduation rates. Community service has risen to more than 4,000 hours annually and includes out- reach to the Lexington area, the Common- wealth of Kentucky and as far away as Ethi- opia, the Dominican Republic and Panama. During the last year, when natural disasters devastated western and eastern Kentucky, a pair of telethons sponsored by UK Athletics raised more than $8 million and numerous student-athletes and staff have taken part in other fundraising projects, supply assis- tance, cleanup and the rebuilding process. While UK athletes have achieved re- markable success, Barnhart is always seek- ing improvement. One recent example is UK’s Student-Athlete Experience Division. Through the division’s work – known as “The Kentucky Road” -- UK has further enhanced its commitment in the areas of academic support, personal branding, internship/work opportunities and life-skills development. Even with the department’s growth and the increasingly competitive nature of col- lege sports, UK Athletics has remained fi- nancially self-sufficient under Barnhart’s management, operating with a balanced budget and with the help of no state or Uni- versity funds. Seeing pressing facility needs on campus as well, Barnhart is fulfilling a $65 million commitment for athletics to fund nearly two-thirds of the Don & Cathy Jacobs Science Building on campus. He also directs an annual $1.7-million contribution to the University’s (non-athletic) scholarship program. Barnhart’s legacy at UK includes helping develop seven people who have gone on to become athletics directors at Division I uni- versities, including Greg Byrne of Alabama, Mark Coyle at Minnesota, Rob Mullens at Oregon, Scott Stricklin at Florida, John Co- hen at Mississippi State, Kevin Saal at Wich- ita State and DeWayne Peevy at DePaul. Barnhart is a native of Kansas City, Kan- sas. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Ottawa University (Kansas) in 1981 and a master’s in sports administration from Ohio University. Prior to UK, he was director of athletics at Oregon State and also has served in administrative posts at Tennessee, South- ern Methodist, Oregon and San Diego State. Barnhart and his wife, Connie, have three children, Kirby Willoughby, Blaire Jan- sen and Scott; Kirby’s husband, McKenzie, and their sons Cooper, Reece and Gunner; Blaire’s husband, Andrew; and Scott’s wife, Cassie, and their daughter Rylee. The Barn- harts have been active in community service on both the local and national levels. The family’s dedication to the campus, the com- monwealth of Kentucky and the Big Blue Nation led University leaders to name the stadium area of baseball/soccer/softball as the Barnhart Family Complex in 2020. Mitch Barnhart n Athletics Director of the University of Kentucky KENTUCKY 34 @UKFootballNext >