The NCAA Women’s Basketball Rules Committee has appointed Debbie Primeaux Williamson as secretary-rules editor.

Williamson, currently a lecturer in the physical education department at North Carolina State University, brings more than 25 years of experience in collegiate athletics as a student-athlete, coach, administrator, official and instructor. As secretary-rules editor, Williamson will be the national rules interpreter for women’s basketball and serve as co-editor of the Men’s and Women’s Basketball Rules and Interpretations book.

"Debbie has a passion and vision for women’s basketball that will be valuable in shaping the future of our game and its rules," said Ronda Seagraves, committee chair and associate athletics director at Southwestern University (Texas).

A student-athlete at Louisiana Tech University in the early 1980s in both basketball and softball, Williamson helped lead the Lady Techsters to four Women’s Final Four appearances and was co-captain of the 1984 team. Louisiana Tech won the first NCAA women’s basketball national championship in 1982.

"The committee could not have selected a better person," said Leon Barmore, Williamson’s head coach at Louisiana Tech. "She is very bright and dedicated. When Debbie is given an assignment, I can guarantee her work will be thorough, on time and with everyone’s well-being in mind.

"She is so good working with people. I have no doubts that people will respect her and her work," he said.

Williamson’s coaching career includes having been the head women’s volleyball coach at Louisiana Tech (1985-86), assistant women’s basketball coach at Southeastern Louisiana University (1986-87), and assistant basketball coach at Georgia Southern University (1987-91).

From 1995 to 1998, Williamson was an instructor for health and kinesiology at North Harris Montgomery County Community College. In 2001, she joined the staff at Campbell University as an instructor in exercise science. She remained at Campbell until 2004, when she left for North Carolina State.

Williamson has served on the officiating staffs for several conferences, including the Big South, Peach Belt, Colonial Athletic Association, South Athletic, Carolinas-Virginia Athletic, USA South and Old Dominion Athletic. She was recently add to the Conference USA and Southern Conference staffs. She has worked in numerous NCAA tournament games, including three regionals at the NCAA Division II level.

An author of several publications and research abstracts in sports management, Williamson earned a Bachelor of Science degree in health and physical education from Louisiana Tech in 1985 and a Master of Science degree in health and physical education in 1986, also from Louisiana Tech. Williamson received a Doctorate of Education degree in 2000 from the University of Houston.