Bernie Waxman Position: Associate Athletics Director for Facility Planning, Operations and Event Management

In his 36^th year at Florida State and his 19^th with the athletics department, Bernie Waxman continues to help mold the athletic campus that over the last 15 years as emerged as one of the finest in the nation. During this 15-year period the department has built a new soccer and softball complex, renovated Dick Howser Stadium, built the FSU Basketball Training Center and cooperatively with other university departments have completed the University Center, the Dave Middleton Golf Building at the Don Veller Golf Course, the Don Loucks Tennis Courts at the Scott Speicher Tennis Center, the band practice field (The Manley Whitcomb Band Complex and Bill Harkins Field) and most recently the Morcum Aquatics Center and the McIntosh Track Building.

The athletics department has also invested in a number of renovations inside all of its facilities including in Tully Gymnasium. There have been a number of small projects addressing safety as well as aesthetics. These renovations have improved the lighting, stairwell, locker room accommodations and sound system. The latest renovation was the building of the Mary Ann Stiles and Barry Smith Soccer/Softball Team Building. The renovation/addition was completed in August of 2009.

As the athletics master plans nears completion, Waxman and his staff are focusing on the construction of an indoor practice facility for tennis, a softball batting cage and are moving forward with plans for an indoor football practice facility.

In addition to his current responsibilities Waxman has picked up oversight responsibilities for men's and women's golf, cross country, indoor and outdoor track and field and women's softball.

A 1971 graduate of Florida State University, Waxman earned three letters as a member of the FSU track and field team and captained the 1972 squad. He also earned his Master's Degree from Florida State in 1972.

After nearly 18 years with the intramural program, Waxman moved over to the athletic department in 1991. During his tenure at intramurals, Waxman served as a master official for track and field and as the head statistician for all Florida State basketball and football games.

He and his wife, Lisa, a professor in interior design at Florida State University, have a daughter, Gabrielle, who is a junior at Florida State University.