Julie Davis served as Wheaton's Director of Athletics from 2011-2022, and prior to that she was an Assistant Athletics Director for the Thunder from 2003-2011. Upon her appointment as Athletics Director in September of 2011, she became just the fifth person to serve in that position at Wheaton, and she was the first female Athletics Director for the school.
"Serving as the Athletics Director was one of the most significant blessings and honors of my life," states Davis, "I love Wheaton, love working at the College and desire to continue supporting its mission. My work as the AD was so rich for me personally and professionally."
Wheaton appeared in NCAA Division III Championship events in 17 different sports in Davis' 11 years as Athletics Director. Wheaton produced 46 CCIW Championship teams in that timeframe, across 12 different sports. Thunder athletes earned more than 110 All-America honors, with 49 CoSIDA Academic All-America selections.
During Davis' tenure as Athletics Director, Wheaton finished in the top-50 of the Division III Learfield Directors' Cup standings six times. In 2018-19, Wheaton had its highest placement in the standings since 2003-04, finishing in 22nd in Division III – the largest NCAA Division with more than 430 members.
Davis earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Wheaton in 1991. She was a member of the women's basketball team for three seasons and is among Wheaton's all-time leaders in points per game and assists. She and her husband Don reside in Wheaton, and these days she works at Wheaton in the Advancement Division.
