Kim Thornton
Assistant Professor and Activity Course Coordinator
Mayborn College of Health Sciences
kthornton@umhb.edu
Mayborn 2300
Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Box 8010
(254) 295-4163
Kim Thornton joined the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Exercise and Sport Science faculty on April 1, 2012. In addition to her faculty responsibilities in EXSS, Kirkpatrick-Thornton serves as the EXSS Activities Courses Coordinator.
Kim taught and coached in public schools for 19 years before coming to Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ. She made stops at Weatherford, Hillsboro, Robinson, Midway and Lorena before coming to Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ as the Head Women’s basketball coach where she served from 2005-2012.She guided the Cru women to six American Southwest Conference Championship Tournaments advancing to the ASC Championship Game in her inaugural season and leading the Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ women to the only ASC West Division title in the program’s history during the 2009-10 season. Kim’s husband, Philip works at Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ in the Physical Plant as a Building Access Controller Technician.