Scott McDonald
Scott McDonald assumed the role as the ULM Director of Athletics on June 12. McDonald joined the university in June 2018 as Chief Administrative Officer and soon took on the role of Interim Director of Athletics.
McDonald was a four-year letterman as an outfielder for Lou St. Amant, from 1980-83. During his senior season, ULM won the 1983 Southland Conference Tournament Championship and became the first team in program history to advance to an NCAA Regional (Austin, Texas).
As Director of Athletics, McDonald will supervise ULM’s 17 intercollegiate teams that compete in NCAA Division I and the Sun Belt Conference and manage the operating budget.
McDonald is a 1983 graduate of ULM with a Bachelor of Business Administration Marketing. He completed post-graduate studies at both ULM and the University of Indianapolis. McDonald is a 2010 graduate of the LSU Graduate School of Banking. Most of his career has been in banking. From 2006 to June 2018, McDonald was Executive Vice President and Chief Retail Officer with Ouachita Independent Bank, now Bancorp South. McDonald has also held executive management positions with Student Loan Finance Corp., AmSouth Bank and USA Group (Sallie Mae).
An active alumnus, McDonald is past chairman of the ULM Facilities Corporation and continues to serve on the board. He also has served on the boards of trustees for the ULM Athletic Foundation and ULM Foundation. He previously spent 14 seasons on the ULM football radio broadcast team, including five years as color analyst. McDonald is past president of the L Club and recipient of the Slim Scogin Award from the Athletic Foundation.
His community and professional activities include past president of the Monroe Chamber of Commerce and past member of the Red Cross of Northeast Louisiana Board of Directors. McDonald has served on the OIB Financial Services Board of Directors and Bankers Mortgage Board of Directors. He is a past member of the school boards of St. Frederick High School and Quest School. He also served on the Parent Advisory Council for Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama.
McDonald and his wife Leazel have two children: Tucker and McKenzie.
