Home / People / Jeffrey Merrill Jeffrey Merrill Assistant Athletics Director for Compliance Jeffrey Merrill is assistant athletic director for Compliance and previously served as the deputy director of Athletics and director of Compliance at Lees-McRae College in Banner Elk, N.C. He was responsible for all aspects of NCAA Compliance, in addition to academic support for athletes, sport supervision and game day operations. He also worked as an adjunct professor in the sport management and coaching minor programs. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Sport Management from Belmont Abbey College in Belmont, N.C., and a Master of Science in College Athletic Administration from Coker College in Hartsville, S.C. He enjoys golf, classic cars, gaming and spending time with family and friends.