Loren Ferré is an American university sports administrator, currently serving as athletic director at

Washburn University Washburn University (WU) is a public university in Topeka, Kansas, United States. It offers undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as professional programs in law and business. Washburn has 550 faculty members, who teach more than 6,100 u ...

. Ferré has served at

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, an

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sports program, since February 1996.

Early career

Ferré graduated from

Texas Christian University Texas Christian University (TCU) is a private research university in Fort Worth, Texas. It was established in 1873 by brothers Addison and Randolph Clark as the Add-Ran Male & Female College. It is affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples ...

in 1971 and completed his master's degree from

North Texas State University The University of North Texas (UNT) is a public research university in Denton, Texas. It was founded as a nonsectarian, coeducational, private teachers college in 1890 and was formally adopted by the state 11 years later."Denton Normal School," ...

in 1982. After graduating from North Texas State, Ferré began his athletic career at the

North Texas State The University of North Texas (UNT) is a public research university in Denton, Texas. It was founded as a nonsectarian, coeducational, private teachers college in 1890 and was formally adopted by the state 11 years later."Denton Normal School," ...

as an event coordinator, a post he held from 1978 to 1980. In 1980, he was promoted to associate athletic director, a position he served until 1990. In 1990, Ferré moved to

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to become the athletic director for the

Black Hills State Yellow Jackets The Black Hills State Yellow Jackets are the athletic sports teams for Black Hills State University. They are currently a member of the NCAA Division II and participates in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC). BHSU Rodeo teams are memb ...

. While at Black Hills State, Ferré also served as the Donald E. Young Sports Fitness Center director. Ferré was named athletic director at

in December 1995.

Washburn University

On December 20, 1995, Washburn University announced that Ferré as the next athletic director. During his time at Washburn, Ferré has increased the number of scholarships and departmental fundraising, making those two things his top priority. Since 1996, Ferré has led Washburn sports programs to 28 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association conference championships and 58 NCAA Division II appearances. Ferré was named the 2005 Central Region Athletic Director of the Year.

Personal life

Ferré is married to his wife, Sarah, and has two daughters.

References

External links

Washburn profile
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