Ken Beazer was appointed as the permanent Executive Director of Intercollegiate Athletics at Utah Tech University on March 30, 2022, after serving as interim athletics director for more than two months. Beazer, who has worked at the University since 2015, transitions into his new role after serving as the Executive Director of Development in the Advancement Office since 2015.
Prior to his time at UT, Beazer was the Director of Intercollegiate Athletics at Southern Utah University from 2006-15. While at SUU, he led the university’s move to the Big Sky Conference in 2012, and oversaw the addition of three sports (women’s golf, women’s volleyball and men’s tennis). During Beazer’s tenure, SUU won a Big Sky women’s basketball title in 2013-14, while its football program made its first-ever NCAA D-I FCS playoff appearance in 2013.
Beazer, who was president of the FCS Athletic Directors Association in 2014-15, also served as director of athletic development at Utah State (2001-05), and was the athletic director at Snow College for six years (1995-2001).Â
Beazer graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Communication at Weber State in 1989, and earned a Master’s degree in Communication at Washington State in 1991. He and his wife, Cidnee, are the parents of four children - Rhett, Adrienne, Jadon and Harrison, and two grandchildren.
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