Denise Kwok will serve as USC’s interim athletic director, university president Carol Folt announced in an email to the Trojan athletic department.
The announcement comes six days after former USC athletic director Mike Bohn’s stunning resignation from the position.
Kwok has served in the USC athletic department since 2004, most recently as the executive senior associate athletic director for student-athlete development. The role encompasses athletic admissions, academic advising and diversity, equity and inclusion programming.
Former Penn State and Cal athletic director Sandy Barbour, former Duke deputy athletic director Mitch Moser and former Big 12 commissioner Kevin Weiberg will serve as part of an interim leadership team for the athletic department, Folt announced, along with several members of her administration, including incoming USC provost Andrew Guzman.
“This team brings depth, experience, and great expertise in championship-level Division I intercollegiate athletics, including NIL, recruiting and facilities management, operations, marketing, finance, and Big Ten conference processes and procedures,” Folt said in the email. “They will augment the leadership and staff in our department and provide a broad national perspective on changes taking place nationally.”
