Robinson: New FAMU AD must be versed in fundraising, finances

LARRY ROBINSON
 

TALLAHASSEE, Florida  -- Whenever FAMU finds its next permanent athletic director, that person will have a solid background in fundraising and dealing with finances.

Finding someone familiar with money matters is an absolute must, Larry Robinson, interim president at FAMU, said Wednesday after he fired Derek Horne. Horne is on administrative leave until his current $200,000 a year contract expires on Sept. 7.

Robinson, speaking to the Democrat by telephone from Los Angeles, where he is attending a business meeting, said he couldn’t discuss the specifics that led to terminating Horne. But he said resolving a deficit of more than $7 million that has plagued the athletic department for several years is a priority.

“One of the major challenges that we have in the program obviously is the on-going deficit,” Robinson said. “We’ve got to fix that year in, year out.”

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