Staff Directory

Carlton Rice, Ed.D.
- Title:
- Associate Athletic Director / Student-Athlete Enhancement (Sport Admin: M&W Cross Country, M&W Track & Field)
- Email:
- Phone:
- (813) 974-3994
USF Athletics welcomed Carlton Rice to Tampa as the Assistant Athletics Director for Student-Athlete Enhancement in January of 2022.
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In his position, Rice oversees the day-to-day operations of the Student-Athlete Enhancement unit including staff, programming and execution. He has a special focus on the areas of leadership advancement includingย the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), the Black Student-Athlete Council (BSAC), and the Student-Athlete Leadership Academy. Personal enhancement and department wide events are other areas he works very closelyย with.
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Rice, is pursuing his doctorate of education from Tennessee State University, came to USF after serving eight years as the athletic director at Lawson State Community College (2013-21) in Birmingham, Ala. He also previously served as athletic director at Burke High School (2009-13) in Charleston, S.C., and worked as a physical education instructor and as a graduate assistant in the Alabama A&M athletics department.
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Rice was a football letterman at Mississippi State (2003-06), where he earned his bachelorโs degree in physical education in 2006, and at Alabama A&M, where he was the Defensive MVP and earned his masterโs degree in physical education in 2009.
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In his position, Rice oversees the day-to-day operations of the Student-Athlete Enhancement unit including staff, programming and execution. He has a special focus on the areas of leadership advancement includingย the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), the Black Student-Athlete Council (BSAC), and the Student-Athlete Leadership Academy. Personal enhancement and department wide events are other areas he works very closelyย with.
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Rice, is pursuing his doctorate of education from Tennessee State University, came to USF after serving eight years as the athletic director at Lawson State Community College (2013-21) in Birmingham, Ala. He also previously served as athletic director at Burke High School (2009-13) in Charleston, S.C., and worked as a physical education instructor and as a graduate assistant in the Alabama A&M athletics department.
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Rice was a football letterman at Mississippi State (2003-06), where he earned his bachelorโs degree in physical education in 2006, and at Alabama A&M, where he was the Defensive MVP and earned his masterโs degree in physical education in 2009.
Current accomplishments:ย
- NCAA 2022 Effective Facilitation Workshop
- USF Project Management Certificate - USF Office of Corporate Training and Professional Educationย
- USF Safe Zone Ally Certificate- USF Office of Multicultural Affairsย
- USF Athletics HR Employee Appreciation Green & Gold Awardย
- Member of NACDA, N4A, MOAA
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