OSU names Williams associate AD for compliance

Friday, October 27, 2006

Scott Williams, assistant athletic director for compliance in the Oklahoma State University Athletic Department since 2005, was named associate athletic director for compliance at Friday's OSU Board of Regents meeting.  

The appointment is effective Nov. 1 and follows a national search. Williams has been serving in an interim capacity since August.

“Compliance is critical to the health and success of our men’s and women’s athletic programs, and we are pleased Scott will be leading our efforts,” said OSU System CEO and President David Schmidly.  

“We work extremely hard to comply with all NCAA rules and we are pleased with our record in the area of compliance. Scott has a strong working relationship with our athletic department, and I am confident our compliance program will continue to operate at the highest level.”    

The OSU compliance officer and staff report to Schmidly.

Before joining OSU athletics in February 2005, he served seven years as the assistant athletic director for compliance at Oral Roberts University.    

An OSU alumnus, he received a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting in 1995 and his juris doctorate from the University of Oklahoma in 1998. He is an active member of the Oklahoma Bar Association. Williams and his wife, Tammy, have one son, James Ray (J.R.).