Candice Storey Lee

Candice Storey Lee
Current position
TitleAthletic director
TeamVanderbilt
ConferenceSEC
Biographical details
BornMadison, Alabama
Playing career
1996–2000Vanderbilt
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2020–presentVanderbilt

Candice Storey Lee is the current director of athletics for Vanderbilt University. Lee attended college at Vanderbilt, where she played on the school's women's basketball team, suffering two major injuries.[1] She is a triple alumna of the university, having received a bachelor's degree, a master's degree in counseling, and a doctorate in higher education administration there. Lee began her athletics administration career at Vanderbilt in 2002, serving first as an academic adviser and then compliance director. Working under the late athletic director David Williams, Lee was named the department’s senior woman administrator in 2004, a responsibility she held until 2020. She also assumed the title of deputy athletic director in 2016, overseeing the day-to-day operations of the athletic department and serving as the sport administrator for football and women’s basketball.[2]

Athletics Administrator

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When she was hired as Vanderbilt AD, Lee became the first woman, and first Black woman, to lead a Southeastern Conference Athletic Department.[3]

Playing career

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A team captain, of the Vanderbilt’s women’s basketball team, and was part of the SEC Tournament championship team in her final season (2002). She graduated from Vanderbilt with a bachelor of science degree in human and organizational development in 2000, received her master’s degree in counseling in 2002 and her doctorate in higher education administration in 2012.

Career at Vanderbilt

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During Lee’s time at Vanderbilt Athletics, student-athletes have won six national championships in baseball (two), bowling (three) and women’s tennis. Vanderbilt teams have also won more than 20 conference championships and tournament titles, including baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, bowling, women’s cross country, men’s and women’s golf, women’s lacrosse, women’s soccer and women’s tennis. Additionally, the football team has played in six bowl games since breaking a 26-year bowl drought in 2008.

References

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  1. ^ Young, Shalise Manza (2021-02-22). "First and Black: Vanderbilt AD Candice Lee is forging a path for Black women to lead in the SEC". Yahoo Sports. Archived from the original on 2021-02-23. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  2. ^ "Candice Storey Lee". Vanderbilt University Athletics - Official Athletics Website. 2019-05-04. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
  3. ^ Chiari, Mike. "Candice Lee Hired as Vanderbilt AD; Is SEC's 1st Female, African American AD". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2022-10-13.