Commerce, Texas – A&M-Commerce has announced the hiring of Ray Garvin as the Associate Director of Development for Athletics as released by the university Thursday.
 
Garvin will handle development for Lion Athletics, which includes finding new sources of funding for Lion Athletics and maintaining relations with current donors and sponsors.
 
Prior to his arrival in Commerce, Garvin spent two seasons at Abilene Christian as the Assistant Director of Athletics for Compliance.
 
Before arriving at ACU, Garvin was the Compliance and Championships intern for the Western Athletic Conference. He also interned for several months within the St. John's University athletic department while pursuing an LL.M. in international and comparative sports law, which he received in June 2013.
 
Garvin's athletics career started with a five-month internship at Houston Baptist. After graduating with a B.A. in psychology from Texas Southern in 2009, he enrolled at the Thurgood Marshall School of Law and aided the Harris County District Attorney's office. One year later, Garvin moved into the private sector, serving as an administrative legal assistant for the Law Office of T.J. Davis and The Robinson Law Group.
 
Garvin earned his Doctor of Jurisprudence from the Thurgood Marshall School of Law in May of 2012 and soon afterward went to work for the St. John's General Counsel Office. This job overlapped with his responsibilities for St. John's athletics.
 
Garvin is no stranger to the other side of collegiate sports either. He played two years of football for Chadron State (NE) in 2004 & 2005.