Observer Time: September 21, 2024
Marshall University, and the Marshall University Alumni Association are pleased to announce that Dorothy “Dot” Hicks will serve as the university’s 2024 Dean of Academic Affairs from September 30 – October 5.
So today here at Observer Time we will discuss and observe the news of a Marshall University.
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“We are proud to recognize Dot Hicks a leader, a leader, and a legend as this year’s CEO,” said Matt James, vice president of public relations Alumni.
“His hard work and contributions to our campus have made a huge impact, and we are honored to celebrate his work throughout Homecoming Week.
It’s been a historic year for women’s sports, so there’s no better time to celebrate our very own Herd sports icon. Honoring the role of the leader, Hicks leads the homecoming parade every year at 18.00 Friday the fourth of October.
The parade is set to march down Fourth Street in Huntington, part of a full week of homecoming activities this Budd year, as Marshall hosts several sporting events from a range of various programs that provide unity and the importance of sports.
A former Marshall administrator, coach, and professor was named “Pioneer of the Women’s Sports Program at Marshall” in 1990. Hicks also has a legacy of philanthropy at the university with numerous scholarships in his name.
In March 2008, Marshall opened Dot Hicks Field, the university’s softball stadium.
“Being elected chief was one of the best things that ever happened to me,” Hicks said. It’s wonderful to think about, and I’ve thought about it a lot.
Hicks, from Old Hickory, Tennessee, just outside of Nashville, graduated from Peabody College with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in biology and special education.
He received his doctorate from the University of Tennessee in higher education and administration and came to Huntington in 1969 after teaching at East Tennessee State University for 14 years.
Hicks founded the women’s athletic program at Marshall.
He served as assistant athletic director in the 1970s, as well as professor of health, physical education, and recreation, and chair of the physical education department.
He coached several sports at Marshall, including tennis, golf, and volleyball. She served as the athletic director for women’s sports and as a liaison to the Intercollegiate Athletic Association for Women. “That’s good to know,” Hicks said.
“I wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I wanted to make sure the athletes got what they needed. Teaching was my first love, and I believed that women should have the same rights as men.”
In 1974, Hicks awarded the first two athletic scholarships in women’s sports to basketball player Nancy Bunton.
There was a time in her life when she thought the Kiwanis club was impossible.
He felt differently in Nashville, and with their help, Hicks received a scholarship to attend college.
“I promised them I would set up a scholarship as soon as I was able to afford it, and I have,” said Hicks, who has set up scholarships at the Marshall University Foundation and the Big Green Scholarship Foundation.
Hicks retired from Marshall in 1999 and moved to The Woodlands Retirement Community in Huntington in 2000. Although he still has family in Nashville, Hicks said Huntington has become his home.
“It’s amazing to see the students and what they’ve done in their lives,” Hicks said. In my opinion, Marshall is the best school in the country because of the teachers, students, and administration. “With today’s government, we will be known throughout the country and even the world.”
In addition to the homecoming parade, Hicks will also participate in other major events on campus and around campus leading up to the home football game against the University of Appalachian State on Saturday, October 5.
Other highlights of Homecoming Weekend for alumni include the Unity Walk. Monday, September 30; Marshall University Black Alumni Hall of Fame and Alumni Association’s 25th and 50th Class Reunion’s Class Reunions Friday, April 4 October.
The Marshall University Alumni Tailgate was presented by The Woodlands Athletic Community in October. 5.
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