Virginia State University Athletics

Virginia State University Department of Athletics welcomed Felicia Johnson to the Trojan Family August 2021 as the Senior Associate Athletic Director for Compliance and Senior Woman Administrator (SWA).

Prior to her arrival to VSU, Johnson was at the helm of the department serving as Director of Athletics at Virginia Union University as the first female Athletic Director in VUU History. She joined the VUU staff in July 2007 as Director of Compliance and gained additional responsibilities and titles such as Senior Woman Administrator (SWA) and Associate Athletic Director along the way.
               
Under her umbrella of SWA and Associate Athletic Director at VUU, Johnson served as part of the senior management team and assisted the Director of Athletics in the decision-making process. As the Associate Athletic Director for Compliance at VUU, Johnson was responsible for coordinating the certification of all student-athletes. She was also responsible for developing, implementing, education and monitoring, for the compliance systems for the NCAA, CIAA, and Virginia Union University. Johnson also served as VUU sport administrator for softball, tennis, volleyball, track and field and bowling. She also was the overseer of VUU medical staff. 

Johnson was awarded the CIAA Senior Woman Administrator of the Year 2008-2009 and 2017-2018. She is a graduate of NCAA/NACWAA Institute for Administrative Advancement (2011). Currently, she is a member of the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators (NACWAA), the former President of the CIAA-Senior Woman Administrator’s Association, a former member of the NCAA Division II Nominating Committee, member of NCAA Division II Management Council, and Northern Vice President of the CIAA Management Council.

The Mappsville, Va. native is a 2003 honors graduate of Virginia Union University, where she earned her Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems. During her undergraduate tenure at VUU, Johnson lettered in volleyball, softball and bowling; alongside earned All-CIAA honors in softball.

In 2007 Johnson earned her Master of Science Degree from Virginia Commonwealth University in Sports Leadership. She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated.