Hall of Fame
Natives of Green County, Ky., David and Donna Pierce are the first couple to be inducted into the Campbellsville University Hall of Fame. David Pierce began working for Campbellsville September 1st of 1969 as a service man and 11 years later would become the Director of the Physical Plant until May 14, 2011. He made sure that all the facilities and fields were well-maintained during a time when the university was struggling financially. David would also drive the vans to transport the cheerleaders to their competitions. David ensured that student-athletes were taken care of and he hosted dozens and dozens of meals at their home over the years. He always found a way to make things work with what he and the university had to work with. David, or “Poppa D” as he came to be called, also spent a lot of time supporting the legendary Campbellsville coach Ron Finley. David was a role model and mentor for many CU athletes during his 42-year career. Donna Pierce began her career at CU on August 1, 1989 as the Cheerleading Head Coach for the Tigers. She started with only seven girls and a mascot and turned the team into a championship caliber program by winning two national championships (1995, 1996) and being awarded the first ever Mid-South Conference Cheerleading Coach of the Year (1997). She took the ’94-95 squad to the Mid-West Cheerleaders of America Championships in Columbus, Ohio, where they finished second in Sideline and Cheer. Donna led the Campbellsville cheerleaders to a music competition first place finish for Division II and III. In ’95-96, she took the squad to the first ever Christian College Cheerleading Championship, where they brought home the title and achieved second-place in partner stunt competition. Pierce was one of the first coaches to bring cheerleading to the Mid-South Conference. In the first Conference Championship, she led the Tigers to a second-place finish, while being named Coach of the Year and having the Cheerleader of the Year. In the ’97-98 season, Pierce led the Tigers to a MSC Title by sweeping all the first-place awards. She finished her coaching career after the 2000-01 season. Her career at CU did not end there; she then became the Secretary of Athletics for many years and was known to many of the Tiger Football players as “Momma D” until she retired May 5, 2011.
