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Bill Pardue returns for his second season with the Hawk basketball program as team chaplain and head of the Character Development Program. The development program, originated in 2008, meets several times a month to discuss a variety of issues ranging from faith to manners and character traits. Pardue is a former prep and collegiate football standout who signed a scholarship to play at NCAA Division II Carson-Newman. After suffering a broken collarbone, Pardue left Carson-Newman to finish his academic career at the University of Georgia and later, Berry College. Pardue joined the staff at First Presbyterian Church in 2000 where he works as the Director of Senior and Junior High Ministries. He is now an ordained minister in the Evangelical Presbyterian Church. Pardue and his wife, Shana, have two children, Lizzy and Samuel. Coach Warner on Pardue: "If we truly do want to build championship basketball teams, we must first do our part in building championship men. No one person is more important to that process than Bill. We are so grateful of the time and energy he pours into our character development program. He is able to clearly communicate the Christ driven leadership principles that we would hope to impart to all of our athletes. He clearly exemplifies the warrior's spirit and the Christ centered heart." |
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