American football player and college athletics administrator
Warde Manuel
Current position
Title
Athletic director
Team
Michigan
Conference
Big Ten
Biographical details
Born
(1968-05-22) May 22, 1968 (age 55) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Alma mater
University of Michigan (BGS, MSW, MBA)
Playing career
1986–1989
Michigan
Position(s)
Defensive tackle
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2005–2012
Buffalo
2012–2016
Connecticut
2016–present
Michigan
Warde Joseph Manuel[1] (born May 22, 1968[2]) is an American college athletics administrator and former American football player. He has served as the 12th director of athletics at his alma mater, the University of Michigan, since January 2016.[3]
He was the director of athletics at the University of Connecticut from 2012 to 2016 and at the State University of New York at Buffalo from 2005 to 2012.[4][5] He served as associate athletic director at the University of Michigan from 2000 to 2005.[6]
^"Warde Manuel - Donald R. Shepherd Director of Athletics - Staff Directory". University of Michigan Athletics.
^"Warde J. Manuel | Office of the President". University of Michigan Office of the President. Archived from the original on 2022-10-30. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
^Viera, Mark (February 13, 2012). "Tests for New Athletic Director at UConn". The New York Times. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
^"Warde Manuel Named Director of Athletics". uconnhuskies.com. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
^"Warde Manuel - Donald R. Shepherd Director of Athletics - Staff Directory". University of Michigan Athletics. Archived from the original on 2022-10-30. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
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