Alicia Jessop, associate professor of sport administration at Seaver College, has been named faculty athletics representative at Pepperdine University. Appointed by President Jim Gash (JD ’93), Jessop began serving in this role on August 1, 2021. As the faculty athletics representative, Jessop will serve as a liaison between University leadership, faculty, Pepperdine University Athletics, and the NCAA to ensure the academic integrity of the University and its student-athletes while advocating for and promoting the well-being of student-athletes to ensure they can fully engage with their educational endeavors. She will also continue her full-time professorship, teaching courses on sport law, marketing, sponsorship, and sales. Jessop received a BS in economics from the Colorado School of Mines and became the second female student body president in the university’s history. She graduated cum laude from the Chapman University School of Law, where she served as the senior symposium editor of the Chapman Law Review.
Alicia Jessop Named Pepperdine University’s Faculty Athletics Representative to the NCAA
