KATIE BRENNY SEEKING PAY-OFF FROM MINNESOTA UNIVERSITY
FROM THE GOLFWEEK WEBSITE
By Beth Ann Baldry
Katie Brenny, who abruptly resigned after only two months as women’s golf coach at the University of Minnesota, is negotiating with the university for a financial payment in lieu of filing a discrimination complaint, her attorney told Golfweek.
Brenny contends that she encountered a hostile work environment after John Harris, Minnesota’s first-year director of golf, found out that she is a lesbian, according to her attorney, Donald Mark junior.
“At this point, we’re in discussions with the University of Minnesota, with hopes that they will lead to a fair resolution for Katie,’’ Mark said.
Mark would not discuss financial terms for Brenny, who was hired at a $44,000 annual salary.
Brenny, 30, alleges that Harris would not allow her to travel with the women's team or instruct players, effectively relegating her to a desk job, once he found out that she is a lesbian, Mark said.
Brenny did not accompany the women’s team to any of its four autumn competitions. The Gophers, ranked No. 42 in the Golfweek/Sagarin College Rankings, were coached instead by Ernie Rose, Harris’s son-in-law and the Gophers’ director of instruction. Rose does not have a college degree, which is required by Minnesota for a head coaching position.
A native of Little Falls, Minnesota, Brenny went to Minnesota after spending time as an assistant club professional at Pinehurst Resort, North Carolina. She played professionally on the Duramed Futures Tour and on the Women’s Canadian Tour. She played at Wake Forest University, where she graduated with a communications degree.
Harris, 58, is a legendary figure in Twin Cities sports. He was a two-time All-American in golf in the early 1970s at Minnesota and starred at hockey.
Harris, the 1993 US Amateur champion, competes on the Champions (Seniors) Tour.
Donald Mark said that Brenny, who since has returned to North Carolina, experienced “emotional distress and humiliation’’ at Minnesota.
“Katie is a very resilient and positive person,’’ Mark said. “She’s obviously disappointed in the way she was treated, particularly in not being able to coach a group of girls she had become very close to in a short period of time.
By Beth Ann Baldry
Katie Brenny, who abruptly resigned after only two months as women’s golf coach at the University of Minnesota, is negotiating with the university for a financial payment in lieu of filing a discrimination complaint, her attorney told Golfweek.
Brenny contends that she encountered a hostile work environment after John Harris, Minnesota’s first-year director of golf, found out that she is a lesbian, according to her attorney, Donald Mark junior.
“At this point, we’re in discussions with the University of Minnesota, with hopes that they will lead to a fair resolution for Katie,’’ Mark said.
Mark would not discuss financial terms for Brenny, who was hired at a $44,000 annual salary.
Brenny, 30, alleges that Harris would not allow her to travel with the women's team or instruct players, effectively relegating her to a desk job, once he found out that she is a lesbian, Mark said.
Brenny did not accompany the women’s team to any of its four autumn competitions. The Gophers, ranked No. 42 in the Golfweek/Sagarin College Rankings, were coached instead by Ernie Rose, Harris’s son-in-law and the Gophers’ director of instruction. Rose does not have a college degree, which is required by Minnesota for a head coaching position.
A native of Little Falls, Minnesota, Brenny went to Minnesota after spending time as an assistant club professional at Pinehurst Resort, North Carolina. She played professionally on the Duramed Futures Tour and on the Women’s Canadian Tour. She played at Wake Forest University, where she graduated with a communications degree.
Harris, 58, is a legendary figure in Twin Cities sports. He was a two-time All-American in golf in the early 1970s at Minnesota and starred at hockey.
Harris, the 1993 US Amateur champion, competes on the Champions (Seniors) Tour.
Donald Mark said that Brenny, who since has returned to North Carolina, experienced “emotional distress and humiliation’’ at Minnesota.
“Katie is a very resilient and positive person,’’ Mark said. “She’s obviously disappointed in the way she was treated, particularly in not being able to coach a group of girls she had become very close to in a short period of time.
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