Kyle Smith, a 2003 graduate of Butler, joined the athletics staff as Assistant Director of the Bulldog Club in August of 2009. Before moving to the athletic department, Smith spent four years in the university development office as Assistant Director of Development in annual giving.

While working for university development, Smith was part of a group that raised $3.4 million in unrestricted gifts during the 2007 and 2008 fiscal years. He also managed the university's gift matching program and oversaw the senior challenge program, helping the 2007 and 2008 classes raise funds for gifts such as the four-dial presidential clock at the corner of Lake Road and Sunset Avenue and the Bulldog seal at the front desk of the Health and Recreation Center.

Smith was also active in event planning with donors and also advised the Young Alumni Board and the Parent Council.

Prior to joining university development, Smith worked in the communications department at the Horizon League office in downtown Indianapolis. While there, he served as the primary media contact for men's soccer, men's and women's swimming and diving, men's and women's golf and women's softball.

A native of Nashville, Ind., Smith earned his degree in Telecommunications Arts with a minor in Journalism in 2003. Smith and his wife, Amanda, reside in Carmel with their daughter Ella Marie.