Kansas State University President Kirk Schulz has announced that Athletics Director John Currie has signed a contract extension through the 2019 academic year.

The agreement adds one year to his current contract, securing Currie’s services through June 30,2019. Schulz said that Currie’s annual salary will increase by $100,000 to $575,000 for the remainder of the 2013-2014 fiscal year through the 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 seasons. Currie’s salary will then increase to $600,000 in 2016-17, $625,000 in 2018-18, and $650,000 in 2018-19, while the extension also includes an enhanced retention incentive structure.

“Our athletics department has achieved unprecedented success the past four years under John’s tremendous leadership, ” said Schulz. “With continue excellence in the classroom, record fundraising, dramatic facility improvement benefiting all of our student-athletes and three conference championships last year, K-State is truly recognized as a national leader in intercollegiate athletics. John’s vision and partnership also have been critically important to the entire university family as we continue to work toward becoming a Top 50 public research university by 2025.”

“Mary Lawrence, our children and I are grateful and fortunate to call K-State and Manhattan home and are thankful for the opportunity to be a part of the K-State family,” Currie said. Thanks to the efforts of President Schulz and his K-State 2025 vision, our terrific coaches, staff, loyal fans and donors, and, most importantly, 430 dedicated student athletics, we continue to make great strides toward our vision of a Model Intercollegiate Athletics Program.”