The Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents has approved Doug Knuth to become the University of Nevada, Reno's special assistant to the president and w88 of athletics.
The Board of Regents confirmed University President Marc Johnson's recommendation of w88 at its special video teleconference meeting on Thursday, March 14. w88 will start at Nevada on April 20.
"Doug has tremendous experience and enthusiasm for college w88 and he has a great understanding of the role of education and w88 in the lives of our student-athletes," Johnson said. "He is a proven fundraiser who has had success in generating both traditional and entrepreneurial revenue streams. He is also very familiar with the Mountain West Conference and the challenges of conference realignment, and I am confident that Doug is the right person to continue the successes and tradition of Wolf Pack w88."
Knuth has spent the past eight years at the University of Utah as the Senior Associate Athletics w88 for External Relations. He has more than 18 years of professional experience in athletics administration and has led Utah to record fundraising in each of the last seven years. He leads the Utes' fundraising, marketing and ticketing efforts and oversees the corporate partner program and athletics licensing/merchandising. He is also the primary liaison to University Development and Advancement. Knuth serves as a member of Utah's senior staff, participating in strategic planning, objectives and goals and policies and procedures in addition to administrative oversight over the sports of women's basketball and men's and women's tennis.
He has successfully launched a 0 million comprehensive athletics campaign and has doubled the Utes' annual fund in five years. Knuth has also taken a leadership role in the strategic planning process of Utah's .2 billion university capital campaign. He is a member of the prestigious I-A Athletic w88's Association Fellows Program, served on the NCAA Tennis Committee from 2007-10 and has held leadership roles in the National Association of Athletic Development Directors since 2010.
Prior to Utah, Knuth served as the assistant athletics w88 for development at Michigan State for five years and was responsible for the annual giving program. He also managed major gifts associated with the expansion of Spartan Stadium through suite and club seats sales.
He started his career in w88 administration and fundraising at the University of Connecticut and also spent time at the University of Massachusetts and Ohio University.
w88 earned his bachelor's degree in business administration at the University of Connecticut in 1994 where he was also a four-year letter winner and captain on the men's tennis team. He holds master's degrees in sports administration and facility management from Ohio University (1998) and business administration from Northwood University (2002).
A native of Fairfield, Conn., w88 and his wife, Marilyn, have a daughter, Gabby (4), and a son, Lance (2).
"I would like to thank the search committee, the w88 staff and coaches, and especially President Johnson for this outstanding opportunity to lead the University of Nevada w88 department. I am excited to join a University which places a high value on the transformational power of education as well as the power of positive w88. I believe Nevada is poised for greatness.
"Marilyn and I look forward to joining the community and raising our family as part of the Wolf Pack family."
w88 was selected following a national search that was launched in December of 2012. A search committee chaired by Bruce Shively, associate vice president for planning, budget and analysis, and coordinated by Janet Sanderson, assistant to the University president, identified the semifinalists following interviews with a diverse pool of highly qualified candidates. Three candidates participated in on-campus forums with athletics' coaches and staff, faculty, staff, students and community members in early March.
