Athletic Director
Dr. Eddie Aenchbacher

Dr. Eddie Aenchbacher begins his twelfth full year as the athletic director for Armstrong Atlantic State University.

Dr. Aenchbacher's responsibilities include overseeing the entire athletic department and promoting Armstrong Atlantic State athletics in the community of Savannah.

Dr. Aenchbacher received his bachelor's degree in physical education from Armstrong Atlantic State in 1979, where he was a standout student-athlete for the baseball team as a pitcher. He received his Master's degree and Doctorate of Education from the University of Georgia.

Along with his student-athlete experience at AASU, Dr. Aenchbacher also coached the Pirate cross country teams for five years and started the first AASU men's soccer team, which he coached for seven years.

During Dr. Aenchbacher's tenure as athletic director, AASU's athletic programs have had tremendous success in the classroom and on the playing field. Student-athletes at AASU have excelled in academics with 56 percent earning a 3.0 grade point average or better. The overall grade point average of AASU student-athletes is 2.97, higher than the overall institutional GPA. In 2006-07, the AASU athletic department sent seven of ten teams to the NCAA DII Championships, captured three regular season Peach Belt Conference titles and three Peach Belt Conference tournament titles, while also capturing the Peach Belt Conference Presidential Academic Award for the second straight year.

Dr. Aenchbacher has been married for 15 years to Michele and together they are the proud parents of two children, Jesse and Lainey