INDIANAPOLIS — Butler University announced Grant Leiendecker as its new vice president and director of athletics.
Leiendecker graduated from Butler University in 2011.
In August 2023, he took a role as associate vice president or athletics.
Leiendecker will work with Barry Collier over the next few months before officially taking over the position once Collier retires May 1.
“Since returning to Butler last year, Grant has developed incredibly positive relationships with our student-athletes, coaches, staff, supporters and members of the University administration,” said James Danko, Butler president.
Leiendecker returned to Butler in 2023 after spending the previous four years as assistant vice president, senior associate athletic director for development at Marquette University.
"There is a solid foundation, which includes so many talented student-athletes, coaches and administrators, for us to continue to build upon as we boldly pursue unprecedented heights for Butler Athletics and our university as a whole," Leiendecker said.
Leiendecker was inducted into the Butler Athletics Hall of Fame in 2021 along with his basketball teammates on the 2010 and 2011 teams that each made appearances in the national championship game.
