Ken Beazer Position: Director of Athletics Institution: Southern Utah University

Ken Beazer was named Southern Utah's Athletic Director on Dec. 21, 2005 and took the reins of the program Jan. 2, 2006.

Beazer came to Southern Utah from Utah State University, where he had served as director of athletic development for the past four-plus years. While at USU, Beazer developed and initiated the largest capital campaign in the history of the school's athletic department, including fund-raising for a planned $25 million renovation of Romney Stadium.

Prior to his time at Utah State, Beazer spent nine years at Snow College, the first three as defensive coordinator on the football coaching staff and the final six - from 1995 to 2001 - as the school's director of athletics. As a coach his teams ranked among the NJCAA's top five defenses two of his three seasons, while as AD at Snow he implemented the college's first Athletic Foundation Board as well as an annual giving program. He also spent two seasons as a graduate assistant football coach at Washington State University.

Beazer is a 1989 graduate of Weber State University with a degree in broadcast communication. He also holds a master of arts degree in communication from Washington State, as well as an associate of arts in the same field from Snow College.

Beazer and his wife, Cidnee, are the parents of four children: Rhett (17), Adrienne (15), Jadon (10) and Harrison (7).