JCHS AD Randy Rogers Inducted into the NIAAA

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The National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA) is pleased to announce that Randy Rogers, Assistant Principal/Athletic Director at Jefferson County High School, has been recognized by this association as a Certified Athletic Administrator.

To earn this distinction, Rogers has demonstrated the highest level of knowledge and expertise in the field of interscholastic athletic administration. The voluntary certification process included a thorough evaluation of the candidate’s educational background, experience and professional contributions, as well as a rigorous, comprehensive written examination.

Randy Rogers is one of an elite group of interscholastic athletic administrators nationwide to attain this level of professionalism.

The NIAAA is a national professional organization consisting of all 50 state athletic administrator associations and more than 10,000 individual members.  It is dedicated to promoting the professional growth of high school athletic administrators and preserving the educational nature of interscholastic athletics and the place of these programs in the secondary school curriculum.

Rogers, who was named the Tennessee Interscholastic Athletic Administration Association’s Athletic Director of the Year for 2015, was recently added to the Board of Directors for the organization.  He now represents Region 1 for the State of Tennessee, which covers East Tennessee from Kingsport to Pigeon Forge. He replaces Terry Daniels from Dobyns-Bennet, who retired last year.

Also, the 2016 NIAAA National Conference will be held in Nashville at the Opryland Hotel in December.  Rogers, as a member of the board for the TIAAA will be helping host the event.  “It provides me with an opportunity to network with other athletic directors from across the nation” Rogers stated in a recent interview, “we can bounce ideas off each other, and ways to improve our departments.  It is humbling to be recognized by my peers.  I am excited by the opportunity to be able to serve in this organization.”

To become a member both the TIAAA and the NIAAA, Rogers had to go through many classes, and take an extensive exam, that he compared to having to take the SAT or the ACT.  To earn a national certification means that he is even more equipped to guide coaches and student athletes.