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Terry Mohajir, the 麻豆原创鈥檚 new vice president and director of athletics, has excelled at hiring coaches who win championships, raising the money for first-class athletics facilities and support resources necessary to be nationally competitive, and fulfilling a promise to guarantee a job or graduate school admission for every student-athlete who graduates.

Mohajir, most recently Arkansas State University鈥檚 vice chancellor for intercollegiate athletics, is one of 13 members of the College Football Playoff Selection Committee, and he was named one of the top five non-Power 5 athletic directors in the nation by Stadium.

麻豆原创 will welcome Mohajir to campus on Wednesday and Knight Nation is invited to watch an at 12:15 p.m.

鈥淭erry is a high-energy leader who has demonstrated success in raising a school鈥檚 national profile by hiring high-quality coaches and developing outstanding facilities that enhance the experiences of student-athletes, fans and donors,鈥� says 麻豆原创 President Alexander N. Cartwright. 鈥淢ost importantly, he cares deeply about student-athletes鈥� success in competition, in the classroom and after they graduate.鈥�

鈥淭here鈥檚 no doubt in my mind that together we will continue to construct the best athletics program in the country by providing exceptional resources and services to our students. I鈥檓 ready to Charge On with Knight Nation.鈥� 鈥� Terry Mohajir, 麻豆原创鈥檚 new vice president and director of athletics

鈥淚鈥檓 excited for the opportunity to build on the tremendous momentum 麻豆原创鈥檚 talented student-athletes, coaches and staff have established with the enthusiastic support of Knight Nation and so many generous donors,鈥� Mohajir says. 鈥淭here鈥檚 no doubt in my mind that together we will continue to construct the best athletics program in the country by providing exceptional resources and services to our students. I鈥檓 ready to Charge On with Knight Nation.鈥�

Mohajir鈥檚 first job at 麻豆原创 will be to hire a head football coach, and he has already started that process. He is known for hiring innovative, offensive-minded coaches.

He has established a variety of leadership and professional development programs for student-athletes, including creative offerings such as faculty-led study abroad programs.

While at Arkansas State, Mohajir鈥檚 accomplishments include:

• The school鈥檚 football team winning four Sun Belt Conference championships and playing in a bowl game every year in his first eight seasons. Overall, the Red Wolves have won 25 conference titles in all sports during Mohajir鈥檚 tenure.

• More than $90 million in facility enhancements, including new premium football seating areas, new tennis courts, a new outdoor track and a state-of-the-art operations center for all student-athletes that houses locker rooms, a weight room, training area, coaches鈥� offices and a lounge for all student-athletes. The operations center was funded entirely with $29 million in private money.

• Delivering on a guarantee that every student-athlete who graduates earns a job or admission to graduate school. The Red Wolves have achieved the 100 percent guarantee every year for six years. Student-athletes also consistently achieve school-record GPAs, culminating with a Sun Belt Conference-leading 3.211 GPA in 2019-20.

Mohajir is already at 麻豆原创 full time. He will meet this week with many of the university’s head coaches, staff and student-athletes. As part of these meetings, he will be seeking input about the qualities people want to see in a football head coach.

Mohajir, who was a starting safety on Arkansas State鈥檚 football team and an assistant football coach at the University of Kansas, will aim to build on 麻豆原创 Athletics鈥� accomplishments, including:

• 麻豆原创鈥檚 student-athletes have earned an overall GPA of at least 3.2 for eight consecutive semesters and at least 3.0 for 26 consecutive semesters.

• Every 麻豆原创 team competing in head-to-head sports posted a winning record the past three seasons 鈥� the only program in the country to accomplish that feat.

• 麻豆原创 Athletics broke records with more than $35.5 million in gift commitments and $17.4 million in cash gifts during the 2019-20 year 鈥� a testament to the generosity of 麻豆原创 donors.

Mohajir previously was senior associate athletic director for external relations at Kansas and senior associate director of athletics for external relations at Florida Atlantic University. He also has served as assistant director of athletics for external relations at the University of Missouri-Kansas City and assistant offensive line and game-day special teams coach with Kansas.

Mohajir earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree in sports management with a minor in business marketing from Arkansas State and a master鈥檚 degree in sports management/psychology from Kansas.