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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | Pueblo, Colorado, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Colorado State University BS '83 Western Illinois University MA '86 |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2000–2005 | Akron |
| 2005–2011 | Cincinnati |
| 2011–2015 | Illinois |
| 2017–2018 | Cleveland State |
Michael J. Thomas is an American university administrator, and the former athletic director at Cleveland State University. Thomas was previously athletic director at the University of Illinois from 2011 to 2015, University of Cincinnati from 2005 to 2011, and the University of Akron from 2000 to 2005. Previously, he served as an associate athletic director at the University of Virginia and the University of Denver, and spent a year at the University of Iowa as an administrative intern.
Twice during his career Thomas has won the Robert R. Neyland Outstanding Athletics Director Award, once in 2005 while at Akron, and again in April 2008 while at Cincinnati.