Spring Break
Chuck Burch makes a difference
Jared Smith
Issue date: 10/28/03 Section: Sports
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As the clock strikes 5:45 a.m.in Boiling Springs and the sun has barely started to rise, Athletic Director Chuck Burch is already preparing for a busy day of events.
He sits down for breakfast and a quiet time with God. Minutes after breakfast, his three children come scampering around the house trying to round up all they need for the school day. Burch and his wife, Frankie, help the children prepare for school as much as possible and then leave for work.
For Burch, being involved in his children's' lives is important.
Born in Greensboro, then raised in Charlotte and Roanoke, Va., Burch was one of six children. With parents that like to be involved in their children's lives, Burch's dad was his scout master, and his mother made sure he was active in the church.
"I give them the credit for what I have today," said Burch. "As a parent now, I want to be involved with my children's lives without smothering and to take interest in them as much as I can."
After the routine morning at home, Burch walks into his office at GWU around 8 a.m. with expectations of what he wants to accomplish during the day.
"There's a variety of things we have to deal with," said Burch. "There are issues with the football stadium renovations, and we work on scheduling for future years and keeping up on NCAA regulations."
A former Gardner-Webb student from 1975 to the fall semester of 1980, Burch majored in Social Science, while concentrating in Political Science. His involvement with athletics was through the football team, where he served as the Bulldogs' center.
Upon graduating, Burch enrolled in the athletic administration program at Eastern Kentucky. Through the knowledge he acquired there, he received a position at Liberty University to work in the athletic department, and then moved to GWU for a similar position.
On Wednesdays and Sundays, Burch involves himself in the Shelby Baptist Church activities. While serving as a youth leader for over five years, Burch feels he reaps what he sows.
He sits down for breakfast and a quiet time with God. Minutes after breakfast, his three children come scampering around the house trying to round up all they need for the school day. Burch and his wife, Frankie, help the children prepare for school as much as possible and then leave for work.
For Burch, being involved in his children's' lives is important.
Born in Greensboro, then raised in Charlotte and Roanoke, Va., Burch was one of six children. With parents that like to be involved in their children's lives, Burch's dad was his scout master, and his mother made sure he was active in the church.
"I give them the credit for what I have today," said Burch. "As a parent now, I want to be involved with my children's lives without smothering and to take interest in them as much as I can."
After the routine morning at home, Burch walks into his office at GWU around 8 a.m. with expectations of what he wants to accomplish during the day.
"There's a variety of things we have to deal with," said Burch. "There are issues with the football stadium renovations, and we work on scheduling for future years and keeping up on NCAA regulations."
A former Gardner-Webb student from 1975 to the fall semester of 1980, Burch majored in Social Science, while concentrating in Political Science. His involvement with athletics was through the football team, where he served as the Bulldogs' center.
Upon graduating, Burch enrolled in the athletic administration program at Eastern Kentucky. Through the knowledge he acquired there, he received a position at Liberty University to work in the athletic department, and then moved to GWU for a similar position.
On Wednesdays and Sundays, Burch involves himself in the Shelby Baptist Church activities. While serving as a youth leader for over five years, Burch feels he reaps what he sows.