Bill > SR31

This resolution recognizes Coach Van Compton for her significant accomplishments and impact throughout her fifty-one-year coaching career, congratulating her on her retirement and induction into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame. The resolution highlights her foundational role in establishing women's sports programs at Lyon College following the passage of Title IX, a landmark federal law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in any school or activity that receives federal funding. It further details her extensive success as the women's volleyball coach at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, where she achieved numerous championships, conference honors, and NCAA tournament appearances, including leading the team to its first-ever NCAA Second Round appearance and a perfect regular season in the Sun Belt Conference. Beyond her collegiate coaching, the resolution acknowledges her dedication to developing young athletes through the founding of the Little Rock Juniors Volleyball Club, a nonprofit organization that has been a cornerstone of youth volleyball in Arkansas for nearly three decades, and her commitment to providing opportunities for student-athletes from diverse backgrounds, including those from war-torn regions.