Hall of Fame
Andrews served as Morehead State’s President from January 2005 until his retirement in June 2017. Andrews twice served as the Chair of the OVC Board of Presidents and was the longtime chair of the OVC’s Finance Committee.
During his tenure Morehead State won 16 OVC Championships and made 11 NCAA Tournament appearances in addition to 21 Universal Cheerleading Association (UCA) National Championships. Academically, 12 MSU student-athletes were named Academic All-Americans, and Morehead State claimed seven OVC Institutional Academic Achievement Awards over an eight-year period. Additionally, over 200 student-athletes earned the OVC Academic Medal of Honor and 15 programs earned OVC Team Sportsmanship Awards.
Andrews was instrumental in helping build the EAGLE (Eagle Athletics Guided Learning and Enhancement Center) Center, one of the finest academic-oriented facilities in the nation. The facility was designed to give MSU student-athletes a place to focus on academic responsibilities and work toward their college degrees and includes computer labs, learning labs and study space.
On campus, Andrews oversaw the university reaccredited in 2011, and the beginning of the doctoral degree program in education in 2010. He was the driving force behind the establishment of The Craft Academy for Excellence in Science and Mathematics, a dual-credit residential high school for academically exceptional Kentucky students on MSU’s main campus. Three state-of-the-art campus building were constructed during his tenure, including the Center for Health, Education and Research, the Equine Health Education Center and the Space Science Center. The university also refreshed six and built two new residence halls.
Prior to becoming President at Morehead State, Andrews spent 17 years at East Tennessee State University. He is a graduate of Fitchburg State University in Massachusetts where he earned a B.S. degree in 1974, and of West Virginia University where he received a master’s in 1976 and a doctorate in 1977.