Fresno State has hired Tim Collins as its senior associate athletics director for development, the university’s director of athletics Terry Tumey announced on Tuesday.
According to Fresno State athletics Collins has worked in college athletics as a fundraiser and basketball coach. He spent the last five seasons as associate director of athletics for development at the University of Wyoming.
Collins will be responsible for all fundraising activities for Fresno State’s Athletic Department and will report directly to Tumey, according to a report on the department’s website.
“Tim’s contributions to our program will be focused on celebrating current relationships, which have been critically important to the success of our student-athletes in competition and in the classroom, while also broadening our appeal and reach to individuals with the ability to help us elevate and sustain our athletic enterprise at the highest levels,” Tumey said of Collins to the department of athletics.