Karmen King begins her fifth year as the Senior Associate AD for Compliance at Grambling State University.
King comes to GSU from Southern University and A&M College where she served as the Associate AD for Student Services and Title IX.
King, who worked at Southern from 2015-2021, helped spearhead an unprecedented academic recovery of Southern Athletics as it relates to the Academic Progress Rate (APR).
Prior to her position at Southern, King, who earned Honorable Mention at the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association of on-site editorial writing, worked at Southeastern Louisiana University from 2014-2015 as Compliance and Title IX.
A member of N4A and NAAC, King, who grew up around athletics as her father is a retired fastpitch softball and basketball coach, graduated from Sam Houston State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Middle East Studies. She received a Master's in Public Administration from the University of Louisiana Monroe and is a proud member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated.