Career
Hollis graduated from Croswell-Lexington High School in Michigan class of 1980. He earned a BA in communication from Michigan State University in 1985 and an MBA from the University of Colorado in 1992. Hollis was a basketball team manager under former head coach Jud Heathcote throughout his undergraduate education at Michigan State. Between his BA and MBA, Hollis worked for the Western Athletic Conference under Commissioner Joseph Kearney, who had previously been Athletic Director at Michigan State.
Hollis was named athletic director on January 1, 2008 and has been a part of the Michigan State athletic department since 1995.
Hollis was responsible for hiring of Michigan State football head coach Mark Dantonio, women's basketball head coach Suzy Merchant, and former Eastern Michigan University baseball head coach Jake Boss Jr..
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