The Greater Whitewater Committee is Set to Host Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, Ryan Callahan, as a Guest Speaker at the August Meeting.
The Greater Whitewater Committee (GWC) is set to host UW-Whitewater Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, Ryan Callahan, at the upcoming August meeting. Callahan will be presenting on the state of athletics at the university.
Ryan Callahan was named Interim Director of Intercollegiate Athletics in May, 2019, and assumed the position on a permanent basis in July of 2021.
As the Director of Athletics, Ryan Callahan is responsible for the oversight of the Warhawks’ 22 varsity programs and is a member of the Chancellor’s Cabinet. Callahan started working at UW-W in 2007, including a period as Director of Continuing Education, after several years of playing for the San Francisco Giants as a pitcher.
Ryan Callahan is a UW-Whitewater graduate. He was a pitcher for the Warhawk baseball team from 2001-04. He was a three-time all-conference selection and part of three Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference regular season championships, two conference tournament titles, and three NCAA Tournament appearances, including a 2004 trip to the NCAA Championship round. He was inducted into the UW-Whitewater Athletics Hall of Fame in 2019.
The GWC’s upcoming monthly meeting is scheduled to take place on Thursday, August 8th at 7 a.m. at 841 Brewhouse: 841 E Milwaukee St, Whitewater, WI 53190. The public is more than welcome to attend this meeting to hear more about UW-W intercollegiate athletics. If interested in attending, you must RSVP. To reserve your spot, contact Jeff Knight at jpk@knightpublicaffairs.com or 920.728.0662 by Wednesday, August 7.
“We are very excited to have Ryan Callahan speak at our upcoming GWC meeting,” said GWC President, Jeffery Knight, “ We are interested to learn more about the state of the UW-Whitewater athletic program.”
About the GWC
The GWC is an action-oriented group committed to working with citizens, elected officials, and policymakers to identify, craft, and implement a pro-business agenda. The agenda advances the economic, education, and social policies required to energize and secure the Whitewater area’s economic future, as well as protect Whitewater’s quality of life.
