Southland extends Commissioner Burnett to 2022
Published 9:19 pm Tuesday, July 31, 2018
The Southland Conference extended its contract with Commissioner Tom Burnett through June 2022.
Burnett has served in the role since late 2002 and is now the longest–serving commissioner in Southland history. The conference was founded in 1963.
“The presidents continue to recognize the Southland’s steady growth under his watch, including an unprecedented expansion of television coverage, the recent development of a conference-wide strategic plan, the increased quality of championship events, and improvement in the collective academic standing and well-being of Southland student-athletes,” Southland Board of Directors Chair and Sam Houston State President Dana G. Hoyt said.