Vanderbilt Names David Williams To Newly Re-Installed AD Position

Vanderbilt has given David Williams the title of AD, the first time the school has filled that position in nine years. Vanderbilt has not had an AD "since former chancellor Gordon Gee relieved Todd Turner of his duties" in '03, but current chancellor Nicholas Zeppos said that the school's "athletic teams have become so successful that full-time supervision is now needed." Without the AD title, Williams "has handled athletic director duties along with other responsibilities" as Vice Chancellor for University Affairs & Athletics, General Counsel and University Secretary (Nashville TENNESSEAN, 7/13).