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Bob Lowe was named director of communications of the Liberty League in December, 2011.

Lowe has been involved in collegiate athletics for nearly 15 years in various communication and administrative roles. He will handle communications of the 11-member Division III Liberty League beginning January, 1 2012.

"We are excited to add Bob Lowe to our staff," said Liberty League commissioner Tracy King. "Bob is a respected communications professional with strong experience at the Division III level. As national chair of the CoSIDA technology/computer committee, he has proven himself to be an innovator and a leader in the use of new media and technology. Bob will be a tremendous asset to the Liberty League as we seek to enhance the experience of our student-athletes through our communication initiatives.”

Lowe returns to athletic communications and has still has his own firm: RB Lowe Media. The company’s goal is to help organizations succeed by strategically using new media in a competitive marketplace.

Lowe was hired as Greensboro College's sports information director in the fall of 1999 and served through March, 2011. He provided publicity for GC's 18 intercollegiate athletic teams and was promoted to assistant athletic director for communications in 2008.

Lowe was selected to serve on the CoSIDA Board of directors in 2010. A college division representative from the Southeast region, he was one of 16 elected board members who represent the more than 2400 sports information professionals in the USA and Canada.

Lowe was the driving force behind PrideNet/PrideTV, which offers live and archived broadcasts of Greensboro College athletic events. In addition, Lowe's responsible for upgrading the college's athletic website, including the new greensborocollegesports.com launch in August of 2008.

In 2004 and '05, Lowe served as media coordinator for the NCAA Division III men's and women's soccer championships. The championships returned to Greensboro again in the fall of 2008.

Lowe serves on the new media/technology committee, and has had a number of professional articles published in the CoSIDA Digest. In July of 2008 Lowe was selected to the inaugural D3-SIDA Board: an advisory group that represents NCAA Division III SIDs for CoSIDA. He served as chairman of the CoSIDA New Media/Technology committee from 2003 to '10.

In the summer of 2002, Lowe helped form the North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Association (NCCSIA). Since that time, NCCSIA has honored more than 1,200 "All State" student-athletes. Lowe served as both the organization's treasurer and past president.

A native of Whittier, Ca., Lowe received a bachelor's degree in journalism from San Diego State University. He later was the sports information director at Santa Ana (Calif.) College for three years prior to arriving in Greensboro.

"I am honored and excited to be selected as the communications director of the Liberty League," said Lowe. "The membership of the Liberty League represents many of the finest academic and athletic institutions in the nation. I look forward to growing the Liberty League's visibility with the changing media environment."

Lowe and his wife, Kim, have a teenage daughter, Brinley. He is a certified college men's lacrosse official and is a member of the San Diego State University Lacrosse Hall of Fame.