Andrew Gavin was introduced in February 2023 and officially began his tenure as the ninth Director of Athletics at SIUE in April 2023. He was elevated to Vice Chancellor / Director of Athletics on July 1, 2025.
Gavin served as the Director of Athletics at University of Wisconsin-Parkside since 2017, leading the University's athletics department and its 15 varsity sport programs. As a member of the Chancellor's Cabinet, Gavin oversaw intramurals and recreation, the operations of the Sports & Activity Center, and other athletics facilities.
In his role at University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Gavin has overseen the department's transition into the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, hired more than 30 new employees including seven head coaches, launched the Parkside Athletics Corporate Partners Program and the Ranger Impact Fund, and negotiated a new sports medicine partnership with Advocate Aurora Health.
Gavin also launched and executed the RangerVision 2020 facility and fundraising campaign which included the creation and major renovations of athletic facilities. He was named NACDA Division II Athletics Director of the Year for the 2021-22 athletic season.
In the community, Gavin is a member of the Board of Directors of the Kenosha YMCA. He was named a Milwaukee Business Journal 40 Under 40 award winner in 2020. In 2019, he was named by YLink as a recipient of the Future 5 Young Professional Award.
Previously, Gavin's career in college sports has included tenures at Centre College, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, University of Central Florida and University of South Carolina Aiken.
Gavin is a 2006 graduate of Centre College where he earned a bachelor's in economics and government. He later went on to earn his master's degree from Concordia University-Irvine in coaching and athletic administration in 2016.
A Madison, Ind. native, Gavin and his wife Ashley have four children, Peyton, Wyatt, Quinn and Miles.
