Dr. Rogers comes to the HBCU from the University of Rhode Island, where he was the Alfred J. Verrecchia-Hasbro Inc. Leadership Chair in Business and dean of the College of Business. Before his career in academia, he worked in finance, industrial engineering, and marketing at several airlines and transportation companies, including US Airways, American West Airlines, ATA Airlines, AirTran Airways, and UPS. He is a U.S. Army combat veteran and currently serves in the U.S. Air Force Reserve as a Medical Service Corps officer.
Dr. Rogers is an alumnus of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in aviation business and his MBA. He holds a master’s degree in human resource development from the University of Illinois, a master’s degree in law from Wake Forest University in North Carolina, a master’s degree in healthcare leadership from Brown University in Rhode Island, and a Ph.D. in industrial relations and human resources from Rutgers University in New Jersey.
