University of Connecticut Athletics
Debbie Corum Accepts Position At Southern Utah
4/13/2016 12:00:00 AM | General
STORRS, Conn. - The Southern Utah University Department of Athletics and Director of Athletics Jason Butikofer has announced the addition of Debbie Corum to the SUU family.
Corum will join the staff as SUU's Senior Associate Athletic Director - Senior Woman Administrator. Corum will provide leadership and direction for all programs and functions of the Athletics Department with respect to academic services, Title IX liaison, student-athlete welfare, community relations, sport supervision, and as a member of the executive leadership team.
Corum is coming to Southern Utah from UConn, where she was most recently the Senior Associate Athletic Director - Senior Woman Administrator. Her responsibilities at UConn included monitoring institutional commitment to Title IX compliance in athletics, serving as a member of the senior management team and representing the University at all governing organizations including the NCAA, American Athletics Conference and other regional events.
Corum was the Chair of the American Athletic Conference SWA Committee, and was a member of several other high profile boards including the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Committee, the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators (NACWAA) Board of Directors, the AAC Strategic Planning Task Force and the AAC Athletics Director's Executive Committee. She also assisted with the design of a $38 million men's and women's basketball facility, as well as the design and implementation of a new logo for the University.
"I had a wonderful experience and UConn and I would like to thank everyone in Husky Nation," said Corum. "We won a lot of championships and had great success during my time at UConn, but really the best part was the people. I worked with amazing student-athletes and coaches and with a great administrative team. I know that there is a great future ahead for all the Huskies.
"I am very excited to join the athletic family at Southern Utah. I am impressed with the incredible progress this University has made over time and look forward to working with the student-athletes, coaches and administration. I can't wait to move to this beautiful area of the country and be closer to some of my family members."
"The ability to have Debbie join our staff is a phenomenal opportunity for Southern Utah Athletics," Director of Athletics Jason Butikofer said, "We are blessed to have one of most seasoned athletic administrators in America join our team. There is no doubt that Debbie will immediately impact our ability to achieve academic and athletic excellence."
Before taking a position at UConn, Corum spent time at the Southeastern Conference (2000-2012) as the Associate Commissioner of Sports Administration. Corum was familiar with the Southeastern Conference, after spending time there from 1989-1994 as a Director of Championships, as well as an Assistant Director of Championships. She also spent four years at Louisiana State University (1996-2000) as an Associate/Assistant Athletic Director for their Olympic Sports after spending two years at Stanford University (1994-1996) as an Assistant Athletic Director of Intercollegiate Sports.
Corum has spoken at several high profile events including a Boston College Law Symposium, an NCAA Gender Equity and Issues Forum was a panelist at the 2014 US Coast Guard LeadHERship Symposium.
She graduated from Vanderbilt with a Bachelors of Science in Psychology and Education and is currently pursuing a Master's degree in Educational Psychology at UConn.
