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James Madison University | Official Athletics Site
JMU’s Dr. Roger Soenksen Honored Among Sun Belt Faculty
8/16/2023 10:59:00 AM | Administration
HARRISONBURG, Va. – James Madison University faculty member Dr. Roger Soenksen was honored among peers from all 14 Sun Belt Conference institutions as the league recognized the 14 nominees for its Faculty Member of the Year award. Soenksen has filled the role as JMU's Faculty Athletics Representative since 2006 and serves as a professor in JMU's School of Media Arts and Design.
The annual Sun Belt awards recognize a faculty member from each Sun Belt institution who has a passion for teaching, engaging and inspiring students, while also separating themselves from their peers outside the classroom by regularly supporting and displaying enthusiasm for student-athletes and the athletics department.
Each of the 14 Sun Belt Conference institutions nominated a Faculty Member of the Year finalist for the 2022-23 academic year. The conference's Faculty Athletics Representatives, Student-Athlete Academic Directors and members of the Sun Belt Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) voted to select the overall recipient. The conference initiated the Sun Belt Faculty Member of the Year Award in 2019.
Each of the finalists will be recognized at the Sun Belt Conference Honors Banquet in conjunction with the Sun Belt Fall Meetings on October 24, 2023 in Atlanta.
Dr. Roger Soenksen has held the role of SMAD professor since 1993. Overall, he has been with JMU since 1980 and has served as the Dukes' Faculty Athletics Representative since 2006. He teaches courses in mass communications law. Soenksen managed all aspects of the James Madison debate team from 1980-1994 and was named to the James Madison University Debate Hall of Fame in 2015. He was Assistant Director in the School of Media Arts and Design from 1998-2008 and has served as advisor to The Breeze, James Madison's student newspaper, on the status of student press law since 1980. Soenksen was James Madison's 1987 Distinguished Teaching Award Winner and has twice received a Presidential Citation for Outstanding Service to College Media Advisers. Soenksen earned his B.S. in Speech from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, his M.S. in Speech from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and his Ph.D. in Communications from Ohio University.
In his role as FAR, Dr. Soenksen pours his heart into the experience of JMU student-athletes and their holistic success at the university. He is a member of the Athletics administrative team and present at all meetings; participates in beginning and end of year meetings with all 18 sport programs and with every senior exit interview for every student-athlete; chairs the Faculty Athletic Committee on behalf of the provost; attends Board of Visitor meetings, coaches meetings, compliance meetings, SAAC meetings and eligibility meetings; appears at all team banquets, department events and Hall of Fame ceremonies; meets with recruits and their families; travels to conference meetings; and can be found at practices and competitions throughout the year for all 18 sport programs.
The annual Sun Belt awards recognize a faculty member from each Sun Belt institution who has a passion for teaching, engaging and inspiring students, while also separating themselves from their peers outside the classroom by regularly supporting and displaying enthusiasm for student-athletes and the athletics department.
Each of the 14 Sun Belt Conference institutions nominated a Faculty Member of the Year finalist for the 2022-23 academic year. The conference's Faculty Athletics Representatives, Student-Athlete Academic Directors and members of the Sun Belt Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) voted to select the overall recipient. The conference initiated the Sun Belt Faculty Member of the Year Award in 2019.
Each of the finalists will be recognized at the Sun Belt Conference Honors Banquet in conjunction with the Sun Belt Fall Meetings on October 24, 2023 in Atlanta.
Dr. Roger Soenksen has held the role of SMAD professor since 1993. Overall, he has been with JMU since 1980 and has served as the Dukes' Faculty Athletics Representative since 2006. He teaches courses in mass communications law. Soenksen managed all aspects of the James Madison debate team from 1980-1994 and was named to the James Madison University Debate Hall of Fame in 2015. He was Assistant Director in the School of Media Arts and Design from 1998-2008 and has served as advisor to The Breeze, James Madison's student newspaper, on the status of student press law since 1980. Soenksen was James Madison's 1987 Distinguished Teaching Award Winner and has twice received a Presidential Citation for Outstanding Service to College Media Advisers. Soenksen earned his B.S. in Speech from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, his M.S. in Speech from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and his Ph.D. in Communications from Ohio University.
In his role as FAR, Dr. Soenksen pours his heart into the experience of JMU student-athletes and their holistic success at the university. He is a member of the Athletics administrative team and present at all meetings; participates in beginning and end of year meetings with all 18 sport programs and with every senior exit interview for every student-athlete; chairs the Faculty Athletic Committee on behalf of the provost; attends Board of Visitor meetings, coaches meetings, compliance meetings, SAAC meetings and eligibility meetings; appears at all team banquets, department events and Hall of Fame ceremonies; meets with recruits and their families; travels to conference meetings; and can be found at practices and competitions throughout the year for all 18 sport programs.
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