Col. Bill Kaler* (2014) - UT Martin Athletics Hall of Fame

Col. Bill Kaler*

Induction:
2014

Kaler was a retired military officer and former professor of military science at UT Martin when he joined the athletic department as an academic coordinator for former director of athletics Ray Mears in 1980. A native of Bardwell, Ky., he is currently the assistant athletics director for compliance, providing the education for NCAA and Ohio Valley Conference rules in order to insure the compliance of the coaching staff as well as selected university units. He also monitors overall academic performance so that coaches and student-athletes have a continuous status of their athletic eligibility.