Keith Roughton bio
9/14/2010 4:07:00 AM | General
One of the longest tenured members of the Georgia Southern Athletics Department Administration staff, Keith Roughton begins his 18th year as a full-time employee and 19th overall.
In spring 2006, Roughton was promoted to Associate Athletics Director after first becoming an Assistant Athletics Director in 2001. He currently oversees all aspects of NCAA compliance and eligibility issues for the department and consults on game operations for the 15 varsity sports programs.
Roughton is also responsible for scholarship budgeting, the Athletics Department drug testing program, and is the department's liaison to the office of University Housing and Financial Aid. He is the site manager for NCAA drug testing.
During his career, Roughton has worked in a variety of roles. Roughton began his Georgia Southern career as a ticket office student employee in 1990. Upon graduation in 1992, he was named assistant ticket manager. Starting in 1995, Roughton served four years as Assistant Compliance Coordinator.
He was the Student-Athlete Services Assistant Director beginning in the fall of 1998 then was promoted to a Director's role the next year. Roughton also serves as an instructor in the First Year Experience program and was a member of the University's First Year Council for five years. Roughton has earned three degrees from Georgia Southern, beginning with a B.S. in Health Sciences (sport management) in 1992. He added master's degrees in Sport Management in 1995 and in Student Services in 1997.
