N.C. State hires senior staff member

N.C. State has hired Chris Kingston from Army as a new senior associate athletic director as part of an athletic department reorganization.

Kingston has been serving as special assistanta to the athletic director and director of annual giving at Army. He is a former member of the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg and has served as an Army intelligence officer and tank platoon leader.

“He’s our kind of person,” said new athletic director Debbie Yow. “He’s experienced, and he wants to achieve.”

Yow, who was hired in June, said she might also advertise for another senior staff position as part of the reorganization of the athletic department.

Ken Tysiac