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Athletic Committee

Membership: 6 Faculty, 3 Administrative/Professional staff outside athletics, 2 ex officio (director of athletics and senior woman administrator in athletics), Director of Equal Opportunity and Compliance, 4 students recommended by the Vice President and Director of Athletics, Faculty Athletics Representative.

Description: The committee will regularly review issues associated with the welfare of student athletes participating in intercollegiate athletics in ASUN and NCAA sports to ensure that the University and the Athletics Department maintain the proper balance between participation in athletics and academic achievement. The committee will prepare an annual report and other reports as needed, advising the president and the faculty senate of the athletic department’s performance with respect to its academic and athletic goals and with respect to the welfare of the student-athletes participating in ASUN and NCAA sports. The committee will communicate the concerns of student-athletes participating in intercollegiate athletics to the faculty senate and the university community, including the athletics department, the university administration, academic departments, the faculty as a whole, and other groups as warranted.  

NCAA Division I Manual 6.1.2.1 Composition. Administration and/or faculty staff members shall constitute at least a majority of the board in control of athletics or an athletics advisory board, irrespective of the president or chancellor’s responsibility and authority or whether the athletics department is financed in whole or in part by student fees. If the board has a parliamentary requirement necessitating more than a simple majority in order to transact some or all of its business, then the administrative and faculty members shall be of sufficient number to constitute at least that majority. (Revised: 3/8/06).

(Approver: Vice President and Athletic Director)

2025-2026 Membership

Name Title Department/Area Service Term
William Russell Longhurst Faculty, CoSTEM Physics, Engineering, and Astronomy 2024-2027
Tianyu Li Faculty, CoBHS Psychological Science and Counseling 2025-2028
Barry Gresham Faculty, CoAL Communication 2025-2028
Terri  Clark Faculty, CoE Teaching and Learning 2025-2028
Susan Cockrell Faculty, CoB Accounting, Finance, and Economics 2025-2028
John Schnettler Faculty, CoAL Music 2023-2026
Walt Lord Vice President for Military and Veterans Affairs (Administrative/Professional Staff) Miltary and Veterans Affairs 2025-2026
Lindsey Gilmore Associate Vice President for Campus Engagement (Administrative/Professional Staff) Student Life and Engagement 2025-2026
Lenora Jackson Executive Office Assistant (Administrative/Professional Staff) President's Office 2025-2026
Gerald Harrison Vice President and Director of Athletics Athletics Permanent
ex officio
Niesha Campbell Deputy Director of Athletics/Chief Operating Officer
(Senior Woman Administrator)
Athletic Administration Permanent
ex officio
Sheila Bryant Director of Equal Opportunity and Compliance Affirmative Action Permanent
Isaac Haney Student Athlete Student Affairs 2025-2026
Chris Parsons Student Athlete Student Affairs 2025-2026
Patton Samuels Student Athlete Student Affairs 2025-2026
Ayden Kujawa Student Athlete Student Affairs 2025-2026
Jennifer Thayer, Chair Faculty, CoB
(Faculty Athletic Representative)
Accounting, Finance, and Economics Permanent