[Students] 2/4 ATHLETICS: Texas A&M University-Commerce Names Judy Sackf ield Associate AD for Academics

[Daniel Kambel]

Texas A&M University-Commerce athletic director Carlton Cooper announced
today the hiring of Judy Sackfield as the associate athletic director for
academic affairs.
 
Sackfield comes to A&M-Commerce after spending the last nine years as an
associate athletic director for academic services for student-athletes at
UAB. She has handled the development supervision of the an academic support
service program that consists of over 300 student-athletes, seven full-time
academic support staff, five graduate
students and 20-30 part-time tutorial staff. She has also been involved with
the development and implementation of a student development program designed
to meet the needs of the student-athletes at the NCAA Division I
institution.

Also, at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, she has developed a plan
with administrators and compliance staff to ensure that all student-athletes
are meeting the necessary academic criteria in order to remain academically
eligible and graduate. She has also implemented initiatives to assist
student-athletes in maximizing their overall academic potential through
advisors, study tables, tutors and learning specialists. In addition, she
has been responsible for the organization and implementation of a year-round
sports clinic consisting over 600 children from the Birmingham city and
county schools each summer.

Prior to entering athletic administration in 1999, she was the head
volleyball coach at UAB from 1992-1999 and at Georgia Tech from 1985 to
1991. She is an active member of many professional organizations, including
N4A, NACADA and has also served on numerous committees and groups.

"I am very excited to have Judy Sackfield as a part of this athletic
department. She will provide both the knowledge and experience to help lead
us into becoming a national leader in college athletics," said Cooper.

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Texas A&M University-Commerce: Named Judy Sackfield Associate Athletic
Director for Academics