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'''Donald H. "Don" Bishop''' (March 29, 1935<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/donald-bishop/e52350198750|title=Donald H. Bishop|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=December 30, 2017}}</ref> &ndash; December 27, 2017), was a [[Christian]] educator, coach, and athletic director who spent the lion's portion of his career at [[Southern Baptist]]-affiliated Campbellsville University in Taylor County in central [[Kentucky]].

'''Donald H. "Don" Bishop''' (March 29, 1935<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/donald-bishop/e52350198750|title=Donald H. Bishop|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=December 30, 2017}}</ref> &ndash; December 27, 2017), was a [[Christian]] educator, coach, and athletic director who spent the lion's portion of his career at [[Southern Baptist]]-affiliated Campbellsville University in Taylor County in central [[Kentucky]].

Bishop graduated in 1953 from Elizabethtown High School in Elizabethtown in Hardin County west of Campbellsville. In 1955, he obtained his two-year degree from the then Campbellsville Junior College; two years later, he received a Bachelor of Science degree from Baptist-affiliated Union University in Jackson, [[Tennessee]]. In 1965, he received the [[Master of Arts]] from Eastern Kentucky University, a public institution in Richmond. He was the CU director of athletics from 1968 until his retirement in 1997. He was also a professor in the physical education department; in 1998, the CU board granted Bishop faculty emeritus status.<ref name=bio/>  

Bishop graduated in 1953 from Elizabethtown High School in Elizabethtown in Hardin County west of Campbellsville. In 1955, he obtained his two-year degree from the then Campbellsville Junior College; two years later, he received a Bachelor of Science degree from Baptist-affiliated Union University in Jackson, [[Tennessee]]. In 1965, he received the [[Master of Arts]] from Eastern Kentucky University, a public institution in Richmond. He was the CU director of athletics from 1968 until his retirement in 1997. He was also a professor in the physical education department; in 1998, the CU board granted Bishop faculty emeritus status.<ref name=bio/>  

Bishop and his wife, the former June Holman (born 1938), have two daughters and sons-in-law, all graduates of Campbellsville University. The former Robyn Bishop (born 1963) is married to Randy Lynn Lawless (born 1962); her sister, Susan (born 1967), is the wife  of Michael E. "Sarge" Pollock (born 1966), a former director of alumni relations at CU.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://campbellsvilletigers.com/news/2017/12/27/general-don-bishop-long-time-athletics-director-passes-away-at-age-of-82.aspx|title=Don Bishop, long-time Athletics Director, passes away at age of 82|publisher=Campbellsvilletigers.com|accessdate=December 29, 2017}}</ref>

Bishop and his wife, the former June Holman (born 1938), have two daughters and sons-in-law, all graduates of Campbellsville University. The former Robyn Bishop (born 1963) is married to Randy Lynn Lawless (born 1962); her sister, Susan (born 1967), is the wife  of Michael E. "Sarge" Pollock (born 1966), a former director of alumni relations at CU.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://campbellsvilletigers.com/news/2017/12/27/general-don-bishop-long-time-athletics-director-passes-away-at-age-of-82.aspx|title=Don Bishop, long-time Athletics Director, passes away at age of 82|publisher=Campbellsvilletigers.com|accessdate=December 29, 2017}}</ref>

 

 

In his nearly three-decade career at CU, Bishop started and reinstated several athletic programs. He launched men's and women's programs for [[soccer]], [[swimming]] and diving, and he oversaw the return of [[football]] to the campus in 1988, after an absence of fifty years. He also brought back cross country competition. He coached award-winning men's [[golf]] teams from 1969 to 1978. He also coached men's and women's tennis, track and field, cross country and was the freshman men's [[basketball]] coach. He worked to establish the CU Athletics Boosters and Big Maroon clubs and spearheaded the efforts to establish the Mid-South Conference in 1996. He led CU into the National Christian College Athletic Association. In 1986, the Bishops established an endowed fund to provide scholarships for students in physical education or CU athletic programs. In 2000, CU honored Bishop as the only inductee that year to the Athletic Hall of Fame.<ref name=bio/>

In his nearly three-decade career at CU, Bishop started and reinstated several athletic programs. He launched men's and women's programs for [[soccer]], [[swimming]] and diving, and he oversaw the return of [[football]] to the campus in 1988, after an absence of fifty years. He also brought back cross country competition. He coached award-winning men's [[golf]] teams from 1969 to 1978. He also coached men's and women's tennis, track and field, cross country and was the freshman men's [[basketball]] coach. He worked to establish the CU Athletics Boosters and Big Maroon clubs and spearheaded the efforts to establish the Mid-South Conference in 1996. He led CU into the National Christian College Athletic Association. In 1986, the Bishops established an endowed fund to provide scholarships for students in physical education or CU athletic programs. In 2000, CU honored Bishop as the only inductee that year to the Athletic Hall of Fame.<ref name=bio/>