FERRUM, Va. --- Director of Athletics John Sutyak has announced the hiring of Shelbylynn Adair as Head Volleyball Coach at Ferrum College.

Adair comes to Ferrum from Virginia Tech, where she has served the past year as Associate Director of Sport Specific Giving for the Hokie Club. She served as the Hokie Club Annual Giving Strategist from 2019-21 and Hokie Club Annual Giving Coordinator from 2018-19.

Adair was the Associate Head Volleyball Coach and Recruiting Coordinator at Virginia Tech for eight seasons from 2010-17, and Assistant Volleyball Coach with the Hokies four seasons from 2006-10. Adair currently owns and operates New River Events (NeRVE), which promotes and executes highly competitive and fun youth volleyball tournaments in the New River Valley. She has also been involved with USA Volleyball for the past five years, including serving as Youth Continental Team Head Coach from 2017-19.

"We are very excited to have someone of Shelbylynn's experience join the athletics program at Ferrum," stated Sutyak. "Her connections in southwest Virginia, as well as her experience coaching and fundraising at the collegiate level, will serve our program well as we look to continue moving up the ranks within the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. I am excited for the future of our volleyball program."

Prior to her arrival in Blacksburg, Adair was Assistant Volleyball Coach and Recruiting Coordinator at Towson University. She was also the Assistant Volleyball Coach for one season at University of Maryland Baltimore County from March 2004 to November 2004, then held the Interim Head Volleyball Coach position at UMBC from November 2004 to March 2005.

"I am sincerely grateful for the confidence that John Sutyak and his team are placing in me," said Adair. "I appreciate the incredible privilege and the great responsibility that comes along with serving as your head volleyball coach. There's so much to love about Ferrum. I am looking forward to getting to know the team better, collaborating with the incredible people in the Ferrum Athletic Department, and working to build the program into a top competitor in the competitive ODAC conference. Go Panthers!"

A graduate of George Mason University, Adair earned her Bachelor of Arts degree Cum Laude in Sociology with a minor in Women's Studies in 2003. She went on to earn her Master of Science in Education degree Summa Cum Laude in Health Promotions from Virginia Tech in 2008.