Myra Sims is in her second year as Director of Athletics at Emory & Henry College and her 26th year in college athletics. Hired in March of 2010, Sims came to E&H from Emory University in Atlanta, where she served for 24 years as Head Women’s Basketball Coach and later as an Assistant Athletic Director.

As Director of Athletics at E&H, Sims oversees all 13 intercollegiate athletic teams, is responsible for a staff of over 40 coaches, administrators and staff, manages all athletic facilities and facility improvements, coordinates all athletic fundraising in conjunction with the College’s Advancement Office and is responsible for compliance with NCAA and ODAC regulations.

After the 2002-03 basketball season, Sims hung up her whistle and moved into an administrative role in the Emory athletic department. She served as Assistant Director of Athletics for two and a half years before being promoted to Associate AD and Senior Woman Administrator. In January of 2007, Sims was named Senior Associate Director of Athletics, a post she held until coming to Emory & Henry.

While an administrator at the Atlanta, Ga., school, Sims oversaw construction and improvements to many of the Eagles’ athletic facilities, including a $10 million expansion of Emory’s Woodruff P.E. Center. She was also a major player in formulating operating policy for each of the University’s 18 varsity sports, managing the department’s multi-million dollar annual budget and NCAA compliance. Sims even served as Interim Director of Athletics during the summer of 2007.

As a coach, Sims led the Eagles to NCAA Division III Sweet 16 appearances in 1995 and 1997 and compiled 204 wins in 15 seasons as the program’s first-ever coach. Sims also served as the Head Volleyball Coach at Emory for three seasons (1987-89), also creating the program from scratch.

After graduating from UNCA, Sims served as the Head Volleyball and Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach for two seasons (1982-84) and the 1983-84 Bulldog women’s basketball team won the NAIA National Championship.

Sims received her bachelor’s degree in psychology from UNC Asheville in 1981 and completed her master’s degree in recreation administration at Georgia State University in 1997. A native of Hiltons, Virginia, Sims attended Gate City High School. She now resides in Abingdon.