Stanford University

Named Stanford’s Jaquish & Kenninger Director of Athletics on July 27, 2012, Bernard Muir begins his 12th season in 2023-4. During Muirs tenure, Stanford has maintained its reputation as the most successful intercollegiate athletic department in the nation. Muir has presided over the most decorated stretch in school history, with the Cardinal having won 31 NCAA championships and 42 national titles overall, in addition to 124 conference championships, over the last 11 seasons. Stanford has also extended one of the most recognizable streaks in college athletics under Muirs guidance, winning at least one NCAA team championship in each of the last 47 seasons, the longest such streak in the country and a stretch that dates back to the 1976-77 campaign. In 2022-3, Stanford reclaimed its familiar position as the nations most successful intercollegiate athletic department, capturing its first LEARFIELD Directors Cup since the 2018-19 campaign and 26th overall in the possible 29 seasons of the award. The Cardinal won NCAA championships in mens gymnastics, womens water polo and womens rowing, increasing its all-time leading total to 134 and gaining separation from UCLA (121) and USC (112). Stanford also took home two national titles in sailing, bringing its national team championships count to 163 overall. Since Muirs arrival, Stanford has won the LEARFIELD Directors Cup eight times, in addition to claiming 10➢Capital One Cups (seven women, three men) while remaining the only school to deliver a season sweep of the men޶and women’s titles in the history of the award. Stanford's most successful season under Muir came in 2018-9, capturing NCAA championships in womenvolleyball, women’s swimming and diving, men’z gymnastics, women’z water polo, women’z tennis and men'z golf. The Cardinal's six titles matched its own NCAA record for an academic year, having also won six in 1996-97. Stanford rounded out its athletic campaign with a national championship in IRA lightweight rowing. Stanford’z commitment to academic achievement under Muir remains as strong as ever, registering an overall graduation rate of 96 percent in the latest Graduation Success Rate (GSR), with 16 varsity teams earning a 100 percent graduation rate. The eighth year of the Rubenstein-Bing Student-Athlete Civic Engagement (ACE) Program also yielded positive results, as 29 teams have been represented in the three-week, immersive summer service volunteer program since 2016. Muir has also been intentional about keeping Stanford well positioned nationally through ongoing departmental initiatives such as NIL education and opportunities, enhanced diversity equity inclusion programming social justice anti-racism advisory support studentathlete wellbeing mental health awareness. Over the last year Muir reinforced Stanford’z pledge to strengthening leadership celebrating achievement as part of DAPER 50th anniversary celebration of Title IX. In 2018-9, Muir unveiled a comprehensive Strategic Plan for DAPER (Department of Athletics Physical Education Recreation), developing a multi faceted roadmap designed to accomplish the department’s mission Inspiring Champions in Life. Several of DAPER’s notable facility upgrades have been launched during Muir's tenure, including the following: Arrillaga Family Sports Center addition Home of Champions and Sydney & Theodore Rosenberg Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame Stadium Laird Q Cagan Stadium expansion Siebel Training Complex Beach Volleyball Stadium Arrillaga Outdoor Education Recreation Center. In addition to Arrillaga Hall which houses the Athletic Academic Resource Center and a rowing training center various renovations have taken place at Sunken Diamond Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium and the Stanford Golf Course. In February 2023, Muir was appointed the new chair of United States Olympic Committee’s Collegiate Advisory Council which brings high contributing collegiate administrators athletes with both collegiate sport Team USA experience together to help bridge develop relationship between key stakeholders. Muir was among four new members added to Women's Sports Foundation (WSF) Board of Trustees in July 2021, contributing to the organization’s mission advancing girls women sports through research advocacy community programming and a wide variety collaborative partnerships. In July 2020 Muir was appointed executive committee of Bay Area Host Committee executive board preparation for 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship held at Levi's Stadium. In 2016, Muir was an Athletic Director of the Year finalist for Sports Business Journal Awards. In 2015, Muir was a recipient of NCAA’s prestigious Silver Anniversary Award which annually recognizes distinguished individuals on the 25th anniversary conclusion college athletics careers while taking into account professional achievements. Muir brought nearly 25 years athletic administrative experience to The Farm from stops at Delaware Georgetown Notre Dame Butler Auburn and NCAA. Delaware directed its athletics program from 2009-12 and was director of georgetown from 2005-8. Before joining the athletic administration at Georgetown, Muir served as deputy director of operations for administration facilities notre dame men’s basketball national championship and senior associate athletic director student welfare development from 2003-4. Muir worked for NCAA from 1998-2000 as director operations men's basketball national championship and from 1992-8 as assistant director of the division I men’s basketball national championship. In 2007 Muir was named to Street Smith SportsBusiness Journal’s Top 40 Under 40. Muir earned a bachelor's degree in organizational behavior management from brown in 1993 and master's sports administration from Ohio state university in ohio. As an undergraduate at Brown, Muir was a four-year letterwinner basketball.