Butler University Vice President/Director of Athletics Barry Collier has agreed to a five-year contract extension that will keep the Butler alum in charge of the University's Athletics Department through 2024. Butler President James M. Danko announced the extension Wednesday, April 3.

Earlier this year, the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) selected Collier as a recipient of the 2018-19 Under Armour AD of the Year Award.
  
"Barry has been an exceptional leader of Butler Athletics. During his tenure, our athletic programs have experienced unprecedented growth and achievement," Danko says. "I am very pleased that Barry will remain on our leadership team for the foreseeable future as his positive impact and influence extends well beyond Athletics to the greater good of the university itself."

Collier, who led Butler's men's basketball team to prominence as head coach, has served at the helm of the Butler Athletic Department since August 2006. Collier has focused the department's efforts on exceptional student-athlete experiences, competitive excellence, serving as a source of pride and unity, and fiscal sustainability. 

"I appreciate the confidence that President Danko, the board of trustees and the University's senior leadership group have shown in my leadership of Butler Athletics," Collier says. "I love Butler and I am excited for the days ahead. What has been accomplished during my time in this role is the collective achievement of an exceptional team of student-athletes, coaches and administrators who are supported by a passionate Bulldog Nation."

Over the course of his 13 seasons leading Butler Athletics, the Bulldogs made back-to-back appearances in the NCAA men's basketball national championship game, accepted an invitation to join the BIG EAST Conference, is in the midst of the second renovation of Hinkle Fieldhouse, and have seen corporate partnerships, ticket sales, and donations grow to all-time highs. Many of his accomplishments are chronicled here.

Under Collier's leadership, Butler's women's cross country, men's cross country, volleyball, men's soccer, women's soccer, softball, men's indoor and outdoor track and field, women's indoor and outdoor track and field, men's basketball, men's tennis, and women's golf teams or individuals have participated in NCAA championship play. Since joining the BIG EAST prior to the 2013-14 season, Butler's women's soccer, softball, men's soccer, and men's tennis programs have captured BIG EAST championships.

About Butler Athletics
Butler University, located in Indianapolis, Ind., participates in intercollegiate athletics at the NCAA Division I level. Nineteen of Butler's 20 teams compete in the BIG EAST, while the football program is a member of the Pioneer Football League. The Bulldogs have a long history of athletic success, including back-to-back trips to the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball National Championship Game in 2010 and 2011, and the University is home to one of the nation's great intercollegiate basketball facilities, Hinkle Fieldhouse. For more information about Butler athletics, visit www.ButlerSports.com.