Mary Dinkins, a native of Plymouth, N.C., and 1972 graduate of Duke University, began her affiliation with the athletic department nearly five decades ago as an undergraduate work study student. Hired by then head coach Mike McGee, she enjoyed a 22-year stint in the Blue Devil football office before transitioning into the role of Director of the Varsity Club in 1994, where she served as the liaison for all former Duke student-athletes and parents before retiring in April of 2016. In addition to her service to Duke, Dinkins has been the school's representative on the executive board and a past president of the Bill Dooley Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame.