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10/27/2008 - TRANSACTIONS
Ericson Named Associate AD, SWA At Upstate
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Spartanburg, S.C.- Louise Ericson has been promoted to Associate Athletics Director for Academics and has been named Senior Woman Administrator for the USC Upstate Athletics Department, announced the department Monday.
Ericson was promoted to her current position as Associate Athletic Director for Academics and Senior Woman Administrator Monday after serving for two years as the athletics academic coordinator at Upstate. She worked in the role while serving the Upstate campus as Director of the Center for Student Success at Upstate since 2003.
Ericson has built a successful 12-year career in academic support and coaching at both the Division I and II levels. Prior to coming to USC Upstate, she served as an athletic academic counselor at Vanderbilt University from 2002-03. She was an athletic academic advisor and life skills coordinator at UNC Charlotte from 2000-02.
Ericson is no stranger to Spartanburg, serving as the NCAA compliance coordinator and assistant volleyball and basketball coach at Converse College from 1997-2000. She got her start in academic support while attending graduate school at the University of Tennessee. She served as a grad assistant in the women's athletic department-academic advising and student life from 1995-97.
Ericson is active in many professional organizations, including the National Academic Advising Association, the National College Learning Center Association, and the National Association of Academic Advisors for Athletics.
Ericson graduated with honors from Belmont University with a bachelor's degree in physical education in 1994. While at Belmont, she played basketball from 1991-92 and volleyball from 1993-94, serving as team captain. She received her master’s degree in sport administration from Tennessee in 1997 with a perfect 4.0 GPA.
