Magdi El Shahawy
Magdi El Shahawy, senior associate athletic director at the University of Southern California, has been named deputy athletic director for academics and student development at the University of Georgia.
A four-year varsity football letterman at Florida State University from 1986-1989, El Shahawy has served in his current position at USC since 2000. During his tenure, he held administrative oversight of student-athlete academic services, student-athlete personal development programs and the Athlete Career Transition Program.
He also served as sport administrator for baseball from 2015-2018, men’s and women’s track and field (2011-2018) and men’s volleyball from 2007-2015.
Prior to USC, El Shahawy held positions as senior associate director of student-athlete support services at Michigan State (1999-2000), academic counselor and eligibility coordinator at Florida State University (1994-1999) and a graduate assistant in athletic compliance at Florida State (1993-1994).
He received three degrees from Florida State: a bachelor’s in economics and political science (1991), a master’s in athletic administration (1993) and doctorate in athletic administration (1999).