Charles Guthrie (athletic director)
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| birth_place = Albany, New York, U.S.
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| alma_mater =Syracuse University
University at Albany, SUNY
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Charles Guthrie is the athletic director at Fordham University. He previously held the same position at the University of Akron, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, San Francisco State University, and Clark College.
Early life and education
Guthrie grew up in Albany, New York and graduated from Watervliet High School in 1990. He played basketball at Onondaga Community College before transferring and earning a B.A. from Syracuse University and a master’s degree in education administration and policy studies from the University at Albany.
Career
Guthrie began his career in 1998 as an intern at Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. In 2004, he completed the NCAA Fellows Leadership Development Program.{{cite web |title=Charles Guthrie |url=https://lead1association.com/people/larry-williams/ |publisher=Lead1 Association |access-date=3 April 2022}} After stops at Colgate University, Columbia University, Cal State San Marcos, University of California, San Diego and California State University, Los Angeles, he landed his first AD position in 2011 at Clark College in Vancouver, Washington.{{cite news |last1=Calkin |first1=Matt |title=Guthrie named new Clark athletic director |url=https://www.columbian.com/news/2011/aug/15/guthrie-named-new-clark-athletic-director/ |access-date=3 April 2022 |work=The Columbian |date=August 15, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822004048/https://www.columbian.com/news/2011/aug/15/guthrie-named-new-clark-athletic-director/ |archive-date=August 22, 2023 |url-status=bot: unknown }}{{cite news |title=Charles Guthrie named director of athletics at Clark College |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/my-vancouver/2011/08/charles_guthrie_named_director_of_athlet.html |access-date=3 April 2022 |work=oregonlive |date=11 August 2011 |language=en}} Under his leadership, 10 of 11 sports programs at Clark College made post-season appearances in 2013.
He then served as the athletic director of the San Francisco State Gators from 2014 to 2017.{{cite news |title=San Francisco State University names Charles Guthrie as new Athletic Director |url=https://news.sfsu.edu/san-francisco-state-university-names-charles-guthrie-new-athletic-director |access-date=2 April 2022 |work=San Francisco State University |date=May 14, 2014 |archive-date=December 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204051913/https://news.sfsu.edu/san-francisco-state-university-names-charles-guthrie-new-athletic-director |url-status=dead }} Guthrie’s tenure as the head of the Gators athletic department was a short one, but he accomplished a great deal in that time. Annual giving doubled during his tenure and Guthrie was also successful in securing a $2 million gift, the largest one-time individual gift to San Francisco State athletics.
Additionally, the 2016-17 season men’s basketball team finished with a record of 25-6, their best since 1940.
In 2017, Guthrie was named the 9th athletic director at University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, where he was responsible for managing 14 NCAA Division I athletic programs as a member of the Horizon League Conference.{{cite news |title=UW-Green Bay's Guthrie named athletic director at Akron University |url=https://gopresstimes.com/2021/06/09/uwgbs-guthrie-named-athletic-director-at-akron-university/ |access-date=2 April 2022 |work=The Press Times |date=9 June 2021 |location=Green Bay, WI}} He hired men’s basketball coach Will Ryan in 2020.{{cite news |last1=Venci |first1=Scott |title=UWGB athletic director Charles Guthrie expected to take Akron opening |url=https://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/sports/2021/05/03/uwgb-athletic-director-charles-guthrie-expected-take-akron-opening/4930071001/ |access-date=3 April 2022 |work=Green Bay Press-Gazette |date=May 3, 2021}}{{cite news |title=After Guthrie left, UWGB committed itself to the "Division I sustainable sports program" |url=https://evergreenstategazette.com/after-guthrie-left-uwgb-committed-itself-to-the-division-i-sustainable-sports-program/ |access-date=3 April 2022 |work=Evergreen State Gazette |date=5 May 2021}}
In 2021, he was hired by former Green Bay chancellor Gary Miller to lead the Akron Zips.{{cite press release |title=University of Akron names Charles Guthrie as director of athletics |url=https://www.uakron.edu/im/news/university-of-akron-names-charles-guthrie-as-director-of-athletics |access-date=3 April 2022 |work=University of Akron |date=May 4, 2021 |language=en-us}}{{cite news |last1=Thomas |first1=George M. |title=University of Akron selects Charles Guthrie as new director of athletics |url=https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/sports/college/zips/2021/05/04/university-akron-selects-charles-guthrie-its-new-director-athletics/4924415001/ |access-date=3 April 2022 |work=Akron Beacon Journal |date=May 4, 2021}}{{cite news |last1=Kyaw |first1=Arrman |title=Charles Guthrie Appointed Director of Athletics at University of Akron |url=https://www.diverseeducation.com/sports/article/15109164/charles-guthrie-appointed-director-of-athletics-at-university-of-akron |access-date=3 April 2022 |work=Diverse: Issues In Higher Education |date=5 May 2021 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Meyers |first1=Melissa |title=University of Akron Names Charles Guthrie Director of Athletics |url=https://www.wksu.org/sports/2021-05-04/university-of-akron-names-charles-guthrie-director-of-athletics |access-date=3 April 2022 |work=WKSU |date=4 May 2021 |language=en}} During his first year with the Zips, the four teams won MAC Championships, hired Oregon Ducks offensive coordinator Joe Moorhead as the football head coach,{{cite news |last1=Jimenez |first1=James H. |title=Oregon OC Joe Moorhead hired as Akron football head coach |url=https://www.hustlebelt.com/2021/12/4/22812577/oregon-ducks-offensive-coordinator-joe-moorhead-hired-akron-zips-football-head-coach |access-date=3 April 2022 |work=Hustle Belt |date=4 December 2021 |language=en}}{{cite news |title=Akron fires coach Tom Arth after 2-plus seasons, 3-24 record |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2021/11/04/akron-fires-coach-tom-arth-after-2-plus-seasons-3-24-record/119099176/ |access-date=3 April 2022 |work=USA TODAY |agency=AP |date=November 4, 2021}} and the basketball team won the Mid-American Conference Championship to earn a March Madness berth against UCLA.{{cite news |last1=Crane |first1=Andrew |title=SU grad Charles Guthrie becomes 'a rising star' as Akron's athletic director |url=https://dailyorange.com/2022/03/syracuse-university-grad-charles-guthrie-becomes-rising-star-akrons-athletic-director/ |access-date=2 April 2022 |work=The Daily Orange |date=20 March 2022}} His daughters are Michela and Chailoh Guthrie.
References
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External links
- [https://gozips.com/staff-directory/charles-guthrie/450 Biography] at Akron Zips Athletics Website
- [https://lead1association.com/people/larry-williams/ Biography] at Lead1 Association
- [https://dailyorange.com/2022/04/syracuse-alumnus-charles-guthrie-rising-star-athletic-director-akron/ Guthrie on the Daily Orange Podcast in 2022]
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