Mike Hermann is in his first year as the Director of Athletics at the University of Illinois Springfield. Hermann came to Springfield from the University of the Pacific, an NCAA Division I program in Stockton, California where he was the Senior Associate Director of Athletics for External Operations.
Hermann brought over 18 years of athletics senior leadership experience to the role at UIS, including serving as the athletic director at two NCAA institutions, Niagara University and Towson University. He also served as director of athletics at Kansas Wesleyan University, a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) program, where in 2019 he was named the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics Under Armour Athletic Director of the Year.
Hermann has enhanced athletics programs throughout his career, executing key coaching hires and building supportive cultures for coaches and student-athletes. Most importantly, he values the student-athlete experience with a focus on student achievement both in competition and the classroom.
At Kansas Wesleyan, Hermann helped complete a $7.5 million fundraising campaign for an outdoor sports complex, grew attendance at competitions, increased corporate partnership revenue by 50 percent and saw impressive athletics success, including 26 conference championships.
Hermann earned his bachelor’s degree at John Carroll University in Cleveland and has a master’s degree from Kent State University. He also earned a certificate in diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace from the University of Southern Florida.
