Began at Illinois:

Ryan Squire was named senior associate athletics director - chief integrity officer in May 2016.

Education:

Squire earned his bachelor's degree in political science from The Ohio State University in 1995 and his J.D. at the University of Cincinnati in 1999.

Responsibilities:

In this role, he works with major student-athlete wellness units including Academic Services, Compliance, Nutrition, Sports Medicine, and Strength and Conditioning. He coordinates risk management and integrity initiatives as well as the implementation of education, policies and procedures to facilitate compliance with federal, state and institutional laws and regulations.  He also serves as the liaison to the Office of for Student Conflict Resolution and University Ethics and Compliance Office.

Past Experience:

Before assuming the senior associate athletic director role, Squire served as associate athletics director for compliance at Illinois for seven years overseeing the administration of a comprehensive compliance program. He previously worked as an assistant in the Illinois Compliance Office from 2002 to 2007. Between the two stints with the Fighting Illini, Squire served as the assistant athletic director for compliance and certification at Bowling Green State University, heading up the Falcons' Compliance Office from 2007 to 2009.

Squire began his career in compliance at the University of Cincinnati in the fall of 1998 where he was the associate director of compliance and student services overseeing the day-to-day compliance operations for the Bearcats until 2002 when he came to the University of Illinois as an assistant in the DIA Compliance Office.

Personal:

A Sylvania, Ohio, native, he and his wife, Elizabeth, have two children and reside in Champaign.

Updated September 2020