Now in his 26th season as head coach of the Albany State University Lady Rams, Robert Skinner has built one of the most successful college women's volleyball programs in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) and the South Region.
A man of many talents, Skinner has coached the ASU Lady Rams volleyball team to great success. He has led the Lady Rams to 10 SIAC championships in 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. Under his guidance, Albany State has made nine NCAA Division II tournament appearances (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009). He has accumulated an overall record of 414-271 at Albany State.
Skinner is a 1979 graduate of Murray State University in Murray, Ky. Prior to joining the Albany State University family in 1991, he was head coach women's volleyball and basketball coach at Paine College in Augusta, Ga.