RATTLER ON THE MOVE: Courtney Vinson Named Associate Athletic Director for Sport Services and Senior Woman Administrator at the University of Memphis

COURTNEY VINSON
ASSOCIATE AD FOR SPORT SERVICES AND
SENIOR WOMEN'S ADMINISTRATOR
UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS, Tennessee -- Courtney Vinson, who has served as an assistant athletic director at University of Central Florida (UCF) the past four years, has been named the Associate Athletic Director for Sport Services and Senior Woman Administrator at the University of Memphis. U of M Athletic Director Tom Bowen made the announcement Monday.
 
At Memphis, Vinson will oversee the operations of the Athletics Office of Compliance, including certification, scholarships and the scholarship book process. Also among her responsibilities, she will also serve as the sport administrator for several sports.
 
Vinson will also serve as a liaison with academic advising and co-support the operations of the CHAMPS Life Sills program.
 
"We conducted a national search and had an incredible group of qualified candidates for this position," Memphis Director of Athletics Tom Bowen said. "We were pleased that Courtney decided to be a part of the process. She is going to be an outstanding addition to the University of Memphis Athletic Department. "
 
Vinson joined the University of Central Florida staff in July 2011. Over the past four years she has been responsible for overseeing the UCF athletics compliance office.
 
A member of the UCF Athletic Association's senior staff, Vinson created, developed and implemented policies and procedures to ensure institutional rules which aligned with the NCAA and American Athletic Conference regulations. She developed compliance programming for administrators, coaches, student-athletes and boosters.
 
Prior to her tenure at UCF, the Long Island, N.Y., native served as the Director of Compliance at Clemson University (2008-11) where she was responsible for admissions and eligibility. She also oversaw 11 of 16 sports as the Assistant Director of Compliance at the University of Akron (2006-08). Vinson also worked as a compliance intern at Villanova University (2006) and Georgia Institute of Technology (2005).
 
Vinson earned her master's degree in athletic administration from Marshall University in 2006 where she was a compliance graduate assistant.
 
Vinson was a track and field student-athlete as an undergraduate student at Florida A&M University. A four-year letter-winner at FAMU, she earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from the school in December 2003.
 

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