Eileen Butts was promoted from the interim to head coach of the Kentucky State men’s and women’s volleyball team in June of 2022.
She served as the interim head coach during the second half of the inaugural men’s season, where she earned her first SIAC win at home in a 3-0 (25-14,25-14,25-19) sweep against Morehouse College (4/9/2022). During this season, she also made history, coaching in the inaugural 2022 SIAC Men’s Volleyball Championship.
Butts has 18 years of coaching experience at the high school and collegiate level, beginning her career as a head coach at Vo-Tec High School in Baltimore. She established the varsity women’s volleyball team at Frankfort High School, serving as the head coach for six years along with coaching premier club volleyball with the Frankfort Elite Volleyball Association.
She played collegiate volleyball at Hiram College in Hiram, Ohio, and holds an MBA from Strayer University and an EDS from the University of Cumberlands.
A native of nearby Versailles, Kentucky, and graduate of Woodford County High School, Coach Butts now resides in Frankfort with her husband Brad and their two children, Trey and Clara.
