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For
Immediate Release: March 6, 2001 UTPA
Athletics Announces the Hiring of Charolette Hunt as Athletic Compliance
Coordinator
Hunt, a
1998 graduate of Arkansas State University, served for the last year as
the Compliance Coordinator for Northwestern University of the Big Ten
Conference. While at the school, she was responsible for the
certification of over 450 student-athletes.
Northwestern had the top student-athletes graduation rate in the
country for NCAA Division I schools at 98 percent. Prior to
her time at Northwestern, Hunt worked at the University of Michigan, in
Ann Arbor, Mich., as the Eligibility Coordinator.
She was responsible for the certification of over 715
student-athletes. She
worked directly with the Student-Athlete Advisory Council and was the
Athletic Department liaison to the Deans of the respective schools at
the University. Hunt also
served as the Compliance Assistant at the Big East Conference Office in
Providence, R.I. While
there she assisted the Associate Commissioner for Compliance with all
aspects of the Big East Compliance Operation.
She handled the monitoring of National Letters of Intents for the
15-school conference, maintained records regarding violations,
interpretations, waivers and appeals and acted as the liaison between
the Conference’s Student-Athlete Committee and the NCAA. “I am
very excited to be a part of a program that is dedicated to enhancing
the entire well-being of student-athletes,” said Hunt.
Bill (Weidner) and I share a vision of a department that
competes, graduates student-athletes and succeeds within the rules. The single most important factor that made my decision an
easy one was the environment. The
environment of the department, the university and the community sold me
from my first hello. Several
people (in compliance) questioned my decision, but I had to tell them
that this program will be one of the most respected in the country in a
couple of years. I can
honestly say that the direction that UTPA is going in is one that other
universities should model. I
look forward to becoming an integral part of a winning system in this
thriving department.” Hunt
received a Bachelors of Science degree from Arkansas State, with a major
emphasis in Sports Promotion. She
also minored in journalism. She
was named to Who’s Who Among American Colleges and Universities and
held various leadership positions in organizations such as Student
Government, Athletic Ambassadors, Minority Mentor Group, Presidential
Ambassadors and Student Activities. “I am
very pleased to announce the addition of Charolette Hunt to our staff as
our Athletic Compliance Coordinator and Senior Woman’s
Administrator,” said UTPA Athletic Director William Weidner.
“Charolette is one of the top young athletic administrators in
our profession. Her
experience and background will serve her well at UTPA.
Of special significance is her most recent tenure at Northwestern
University. As Northwestern’s Athletic Compliance Coordinator,
Charolette oversaw a compliance driven athletic program that had the
number one student-athlete graduation rate in the nation (98%). In addition, she has also served with distinction at the
University of Michigan and with the Big East Conference.
On behalf of our entire athletic program, we enthusiastically
welcome Charolette as the newest member of the Bronc and Lady Bronc
family.” Hunt is a member of several professional organizations, including: The National Association of Collegiate Women Athletic Administrators, The National Association of Compliance Coordinators and The Black Coaches Association. Hunt will begin her duties as Athletic Compliance Coordinator and Senior Woman’s Administrator immediately. She replaces Dr. Marc Evans, who took a similar position at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth after two years with UTPA. |
EDINBURG
– The University of Texas-Pan American Athletic Department announced
on Tuesday the hiring of Charolette Hunt as the school’s Athletic Compliance
Coordinator and Senior Woman’s Administrator.