Abilene Christian University Athletics

Compliance Staff
Barry Pupella
Assistant Athletics Director/Compliance
Office: (325) 674-2330
Fax:  (325) 674-6831
pupellab@acu.edu
Nate Davis
Assistant Athletics Director/Operations
nld08a@acu.edu
Ann Varner
Director of Student Athlete Academic Services
Office: (325) 674-2279
varnera@acu.edu
Jared Mosley
Athletics Director, Abilene Christian University
jbm97a@acu.edu
Dr. Dave Merrell
Faculty Athletics Representative
merrelld@acu.edu
Lance Fleming
Director of Athletics Media Relations
flemingl@acu.edu


Athletic Compliance Board Members
Primary Focuses of the Athletics Compliance Board
• Bring together a network of faculty and administrators within ACU to discuss and further enhance the University’s Athletic Compliance with NCAA Regulations and better serve the student athlete.
• Serve as the hearing board for actions related to scholarship reductions/revocations, transfer reviews and student-athlete discipline (In the case of a hearing, five members would hear the appeal, one would be the FAR, the other four would come from the committee but would be employed outside the athletic department)
• Board will meet 4 times per year (September, November, February, April)

Current Members of ACU’s Athletic Compliance Board
• Admissions – Mark Lavender
• Financial Aid – Michael Lewis
• Registrar’s Office – Bart Herridge
• Academic Support – Dion Botha or Rachel Phillips-Buck or Designee
• Office of Academic Advising – Charles Mattis or Eric Gumm
• Faculty Athletic Representative – Dr. Dave Merrell
• Information Technology – Jim Trietsch
• Residential Life – John Delony
• Risk Management – Lawrence Rugar
• Director of Alumni Relations – Larry Musick

Members of the Athletics department:
• Director of Athletics – Jared Mosley
• Asst. AD/Compliance Coordinator – Barry Pupella
• Director of Athletic Academic Services/SWA – Ann Varner