Chancellor Michael Amiridis has named Garrett Klassy the University of Illinois at Chicago’s Director of Athletics designate, pending final approval by the University of Illinois Board of Trustees. Klassy has more than 21 years of intercollegiate athletics experience, including recent leadership positions at George Washington University, the University of Oregon, the University of Alabama and Tulane University.

Klassy begins at UIC on August 15th. He will succeed Jim Schmidt, who has served as Director of Athletics for more than 22 years, and will retire August 1st.

“Garrett is the...