PROVO, Utah — BYU Associate Athletic Director of Development Chad Lewis today announced the hiring of Greg Vehar as the new Director of the Cougar Club. He takes over for longtime director Mike Middleton, who recently became the Dean of External Relations at the BYU Law School.
“We are pleased to announce Greg as the Director of the Cougar Club,” said Lewis. “I’ve worked closely with Greg for many years and have been impressed with his ability to serve our club members and help them in their efforts to support BYU student-athletes. I’m confident in his ability to grow the Cougar Club and strengthen the athletic department.”
Originally from Orem, Utah, Vehar attended BYU where he earned a bachelor’s degree in communication with a minor in Spanish in 1993. He joined the Cougar Club staff as the Assistant Director in 2000.
For the past 20 years, Vehar has worked closely with Cougar Club members to solicit and facilitate donations, set up scholarship endowments, coordinate annual renewals and season tickets. He has also been involved in planning and executing several programs that have generated new revenue streams for the athletic department such as the Courtside and Vivint Club programs in basketball and the East Club hospitality program in football. Vehar also serves on the BYU Athletic Hall of Fame committee and coordinates the annual banquet.
“I’m humbled and excited about the opportunity to serve as the Director of the Cougar Club,” said Vehar. “I’m grateful to Tom Holmoe and Chad Lewis for the opportunity to continue working closely with our incredible donors to elevate and strengthen the athletic program at BYU. I have a great love for the university and what it represents.”
In his new responsibilities Vehar will manage and oversee services for the nearly 5,000 members of the Cougar Club, including football and basketball ticketing for club members. He will also be responsible for putting on numerous events each year with a charge to continue to grow the club membership.
Prior to joining the BYU Athletics Department, Vehar worked as a supervisor at the University Press where he oversaw the production of course material for BYU and MTC. In that role, he was involved in hiring, training and supervising employees. Vehar is married to Gayle Eddington. The couple has four children.