Warde Manuel ’86, Athletic Director at the University of Connecticut, returned to New Orleans this week for the Women’s Final Four. The Lady Huskies will face Notre Dame in the National Semi-finals on Saturday.
Warde, a Golden Crusader and football letterman, has served as AD at UConn for just over a year after a six-year stint as the athletic director at the University of Buffalo.
Warde was a Parade All-American defensive tackle at Brother Martin as he helped lead the Crusaders to a semifinal appearance in the 1985 Class 4A playoffs before signing with the University of Michigan.
As AD at UConn, Warde is in charge of one of the largest athletic budgets in college athletics that is highlighted by great basketball programs in men’s and women’s hoops.
Warde served as Assistant Athletic Director at the University of Michigan prior to moving to Buffalo. At the University of Buffalo, he turned around a struggling program and was recognized around the country for his work.
