Rickerby named IU’s assistant director for compliance

Ian Rickerby has been named IU’s new assistant athletics director for compliance.
The announcement comes two days after the IU Athletic Department announced former Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance Chad Hawley would retain his position with the Big Ten Conference.
“Ian’s combination of coaching experience, front-line support in the compliance office including serving as the liaison to the new men’s basketball staff as they successfully fulfill NCAA sanctions, and knowledge of IU will serve him well as he transitions into this leadership capacity,” Associate Athletic Director and Grace Calhoun said Tuesday in a statement.
Hawley dismissed possibilities of problems within the compliance department as the cause for his choice to retain his position within the Big Ten in a statement on Sunday.
“With respect to my decision not to go to IU, suffice it to say that I was really looking forward to working with (IU Director of Athletics) Rick Greenspan,” Hawley said. “After his resignation, I re-evaluated the situation and decided it was best to stay in my current position. My decision had nothing to do with the failure-to-monitor allegation.”
Rickerby was named director of compliance on March 1, 2007, after spending five years as an assistant coach for IU’s women’s soccer team.
“I am thoroughly committed to moving the IU Athletic Department Compliance Office forward as we adapt to the ever-increasing demands placed upon us and our profession,” Rickerby said in a statement. “I am thrilled that the University has shown the confidence in me to continue my work with the coaching staff and administration here in Athletics as we focus on ensuring the best possible academic and athletic experiences for our student-athletes.”
Rickerby’s duties as director of compliance included acting as the primary contact for rules interpretations, overseeing the monitoring of rules compliance and assisting with rules education, according to a press release. A national search is taking place to fill his vacated position.
“When Chad decided to remain at the Big Ten office as the chief compliance official, I immediately consulted him to discuss staffing strategies,” Calhoun said in a statement. “He felt very comfortable that we had a solid solution internally in Ian, and fully endorsed Ian’s promotion into the Assistant AD for Compliance role.”