Tim Johnson

YEAR: Fourth in athletic department, 11th overall in 2024-25
PREVIOUS COLLEGE: Vermont '96, Nevada Reno '01

AT ASHLAND UNIVERSITY

Johnson is in his fourth year as Ashland University's Assistant Athletic Director/Compliance Director/Business Manager, beginning in late August of 2022.
He monitors eligibility, progress towards degree, medical hardships, financial aid and CARA hours for more than 750 student-athletes in 24 varsity sports. He ensures proper recruiting and playing-season requirements for all coaches and administrative staff, records all pertinent information for official and unofficial visits of prospective student-athletes, and conducts weekly coaches' education sessions on NCAA bylaws.
Johnson is responsible for all communication between the university and the conference office with regard to compliance issues, and provides interpretations and rulings for staff and students using LSDBi, RSRO, Compliance Assistant and the Eligibility Center.
In addition, he is responsible for fiscal management of overall athletic budget, is the single-source site administrator for NCAA applications, and reports EADA, Sports Demographic and fiscal-year reports to the NCAA.
Prior to coming over to athletics, Johnson spent more than seven years on campus as the Assistant Director and Manager of Data for the financial aid office.

BEFORE ASHLAND UNIVERSITY

Johnson spent more than eight years working for the Washoe Affordable Housing Corporation, first as a contract administrator, then as a consultant.
He also worked for the Nevada Microenterprise Initiative as a program manager.

PERSONAL

Johnson graduated from the University of Vermont with a Music degree in 1996, and earned his MBA at the University of Nevada, Reno, in 2001.