Ryan Callahan was named Interim Director of Intercollegiate Athletics on May 13, 2019. He served as Assistant Athletic Director for Internal Operations for two years after being hired full time in intercollegiate athletics on September 5, 2017.
As Director of Athletics, Callahan is responsible for the oversight of the Warhawks' 22 varsity programs and is a member of the Chancellor's Cabinet.Â
Callahan, no stranger to the UW-Whitewater campus, started working at UW-W in 2007 after several years of playing in the San Francisco Giants organization as a pitcher. Since 2012, Callahan has served as the Director of Continuing Education, where he assisted in the campus-wide effort in identifying, planning and providing non-credit programming that addresses the needs and opportunities among regional constituencies and their communities. His role also included the oversight of all UW-Whitewater Camps and Clinics, where he worked closely with the UW-W Athletic Department.
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A UW-Whitewater graduate, Callahan was a pitcher for the Warhawk baseball team from 2001-04. He was a three-time all-conference selection and part of three Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference regular season championships, two conference tournament titles and three NCAA Tournament appearances, including a 2004 trip to the NCAA Championship round. He was inducted into the UW-Whitewater Athletics Hall of Fame in 2019.
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As Assistant AD for Internal Operations, Callahan was responsible for all financial aspects of the department, including budgeting, financial forecasting and liaison to several campus departments. He also oversaw game management and played a role in NCAA/postseason reporting, capital projects and strategic planning.
