Doug Knuth
Athletic Director | Southern Utah University
Cedar City, UT, UNITED STATES
Talent identifier, recruiter, and program builder with nearly 30 years in higher ed, including nine as a Division I athletic director.
Biography
Doug Knuth serves at the athletic director for Southern Utah University.
Knuth has nearly 30 years of intercollegiate athletics experience, including nine years as a Division I director of athletics, and two decades of successful fundraising with a focus on long- term growth. Previously he served as the director of athletics at the University of Nevada where he managed 400 student-athletes, 16 athletic programs, and 150 staff and coaches.
Prior to his time at the University of Nevada, Knuth served as the senior associate athletic director for the University of Utah. During his time there he successfully led a team to launch a comprehensive athletics campaign and doubled the Utes’ annual fund in five years. Knuth also took a leadership role in the strategic planning process of Utah’s $1.2 billion university capital campaign.
Knuth holds a master’s degree in business administration from Northwood University, a master’s degree in sport administration and facility management from Ohio University, and a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Connecticut.
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Areas of Expertise (8)
Campaign and Annual Fundraising
Athletic Conference Relations
Collegiate Athletics
Sports Administration
Division I Athletics
Coach Education and Coaching Supervision
Student-Athletes
Strategic and Operational Planning
Education (3)
Northwood University: Master's degree, Business Administration
University of Connecticut: Bachelor of Science, Business Administration
Ohio University: Sport Administration and Facility Management, Master's degree
Affiliations (4)
- National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
- National Athletic Directors Association
- Mountain West Conference
- National Association of Athletic Development Directors
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Media Appearances (4)
Former Nevada Athletic Director Doug Knuth Lands Another Division I AD Job
Nevada Sports Network online
2022-12-14
Knuth was announced as the Thunderbirds' athletic director during a press conference Wednesday afternoon. Southern Utah moved from the Big Sky to the WAC this season and sponsors six men's sports and nine women's sports. He will begin his tenure in January.
Southern Utah University Names New Athletic Director
ABC 4 online
2022-12-14
Southern Utah University announced on Wednesday, Dec. 14, that Doug Knuth will be the Thunderbirds‘ new athletic director starting next January. He will replace Debbie Corum, who decided to retire last June after nearly 50 years of work in athletics.
Record Donation to Nevada Athletics Paves Way for Big Projects
KOLO online
2022-02-23
Nevada Athletic Director Doug Knuth called the latest donations to Wolf Pack Athletics ‘transformational.’ The donations, which totaled $8 million, came in two donations of $2 million by anonymous donors, and a $4 million gift - the largest in the history of Nevada Athletics - by Eric and Linda Lannes.
Nevada's Doug Knuth Earns Accolade as One of Group of 5's Best ADs
Nevada Sports Network online
2020-06-26
Stadium's Jeff Goodman and Brett McMurphy ranked the 12 best athletic directors in the Group of 5 based solely on their football and men's basketball hirings, and Nevada's Doug Knuth made the list.
Articles (1)
ADiR: Nevada's Knuth on Hiring Coaches, the Future of Technology & Reading Habits
Athletic Director UDoug Knuth
2022-02-10
You’ve hired a number of highly successful coaches in a relatively short period of time. If you had to teach a young administrator three critical things to remember during a coach search, what would they be and why? Equally, what are your keys when trying to retain a head coach who may have another offer on the table?
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