Dawn Rogers is an American college athletics administrator, currently serving as Deputy Athletics Director at Southern Methodist University. She previously served as athletic director for Xavier University from 2004 to 2006.[1][2][3][4] She has also served as a deputy athletic director at Baylor University from 2017 to 2023; as an associate athletic director at Xavier University from 1998 to 2004 and at Arizona State University from 2006 to 2015; and as assistant athletic director at the University of Akron from 1989 to 1998. From 2015 to 2017, Rogers worked as the executive director of a committee organizing the 2017 NCAA men's basketball Final Four, which was held at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.[5][6][7][8][9][10] Rogers graduated from Ithaca College, where she lettered in volleyball and track and field, with a bachelor's degree in 1986, and from the University of Massachusetts Amherst with a master's degree in 1987.[11] Rogers was named Deputy Athletics Director at Baylor University on June 5, 2017.[12] Rogers was named Deputy Athletics Director at Southern Methodist University in January of 2023.[13]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Deputy athletic director |
| Team | SMU |
| Conference | AAC |
| Biographical details | |
| Alma mater | Ithaca College, University of Massachusetts Amherst |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1989–1998 | Akron (Assistant AD) |
| 1998–2004 | Xavier (Associate AD) |
| 2004–2006 | Xavier |
| 2006–2015 | Arizona State (Associate AD) |
| 2017–2023 | Baylor (Deputy AD/SWA) |
| 2023–present | SMU (Deputy AD) |
References
edit- ^ Dow, Dustin (May 21, 2004). "XU picks woman to direct athletics". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
- ^ Dow, Dustin (May 22, 2004). "Keeping Matta happy 1st order of business for new Xavier AD". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
- ^ "Rogers resigns as Xavier athletic director". ESPN. Associated Press. May 15, 2006. Archived from the original on October 20, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
- ^ "A New Dawn". Xavier Magazine. Archived from the original on October 20, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
- ^ Metcalfe, Jeff (October 19, 2015). "Dawn Rogers named 2017 Final Four executive director". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
- ^ Toscano, Justin (February 16, 2017). "For Dawn Rogers, Final Four is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity". Cronkite News. Archived from the original on October 20, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
- ^ "Dawn Rogers named CEO of 2017 Phoenix Final Four". Paradise Valley Independent. October 19, 2015. Archived from the original on October 20, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
- ^ "Dawn Rogers will lead 2017 Phoenix Final Four". azbigmedia.com. October 22, 2015. Archived from the original on October 20, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
- ^ Sackley, Mike (October 19, 2015). "Former ASU athletics administrator chosen as Phoenix Final Four director". KTAR. Archived from the original on October 20, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
- ^ Rhoades, Rebecca L. (February 2016). "Leading the Way". Phoenix Home & Garden. Archived from the original on October 20, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
- ^ Hill, Jerry (October 18, 2017). "Getting to Know: Dawn Rogers". Baylor University. Archived from the original on October 20, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
- ^ "Baylor hires new deputy athletic director". Waco Tribune-Herald. June 5, 2017. Archived from the original on October 20, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
- ^ "Dawn Rogers". Southern Methodist University. Archived from the original on November 11, 2023. Retrieved November 11, 2023.