Delta State University Athletics

Langston Rogers, a member of the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and one of the most decorated public relations professionals in collegiate athletics, spent 17 years at Delta State as the school's publicity officer, while handling general news and sports information. His work with the Statesmen and Lady Statesmen created a legacy for sports information directors to follow for years to come after leaving for the University of Mississippi in 1981. 
 
In 1980, at age 36, Rogers became the youngest president in history of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) and served 11 years on its Board of Directors.  He was honored for 25 years of service to CoSIDA in 1991, and in 2001 received the Arch Ward Award, presented annually to a CoSIDA member who has made outstanding contributions to the field of college sports information and is the highest award presented to a member of that national organization. 
 
In July of 2008, Rogers received the Trailblazer Award from CoSIDA, presented annually to an individual who is a pioneer in the field of sports information and who has mentored and helped improve the level of ethnic and gender diversity within CoSIDA.  In 2010, he was also honored by CoSIDA with its Lifetime Achievement Award and that year the organization with the naming of the Langston Rogers Postgraduate Scholarship, a $5,000 annual scholarship presented to a minority or female athletics public relations professional.
 
Rogers is a member of six Halls of Fame, including the College Sports Information Directors of America Hall of Fame in 1990, the Mississippi Sports Writers Association Hall of Fame in 1997, the Delta State University Alumni Hall of Fame in 2008, the East Mississippi Community College Sports Hall of Fame in 2010, the Ole Miss Athletics Hall of Fame in 2012 and the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in 2013.  He also received the Distinguished Statesman Award from Delta State in 1998 and the Elmore (Scoop) Hudgins Sports Information Directors Award from the All-American Football Foundation in 1999.  In October of 2011, Rogers was honored by East Mississippi Community College as its Alumnus of the Year. 
 
Rogers is currently serving as a member of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame District 3 Screening Committee, is a member of the Media Coordination Committee for the NCAA Women's Final Four Basketball Championship, is an honorary member of the University of Mississippi M-Club Alumni Chapter, is a member of the University of Mississippi Alumni Association and is a lifetime member of the Delta State University Alumni Association.
 
He is also a past president of the Southeastern Conference sports information directors (1989-90, 1990-91) and was one of the United States Olympic Committee's press liaison officers at the 1982 National Sports Festival.