Dr. Glada C. Munt

Dr. Glada C. Munt

Glada Munt, Ph.D. joined Southwestern University athletic staff in the fall of 1975 as the women's volleyball and tennis coach. What started as an entry-level job blossomed into a lifetime career and association with the University. Munt focused on volleyball as her area of excellence, and she compiled a 554-301 record during a 20-year coaching career. Munt's volleyball teams made nine NAIA National Championship appearances. Her teams finished in the Top Ten seven times including 2nd in the nation in 1981. Her teams won six NAIA District and Bi-District Championships. Munt's players earned 20 NAIA All America and Academic All America honors. Munt was honored with multiple Coach of the Year Awards, as well as an induction into the NAIA Hall of Fame at the 1990 National Championship in Hawaii. She has served as the President of the NAIA Coaches Association and on the USVBA Board of Directors (1984-88 Olympic Quadrennium). In 1986 she was selected for a coaching apprenticeship with the U.S. Olympic team. Dr. Munt earned a B.S. from Trinity University (1974), a M.S. from Baylor University (1975), and a Ph.D. from the University of North Texas (1992). She was appointed Director of Athletics at Southwestern in 1995.