Rose-Hulman Names First Full-time Athletic Director

Ayanna Tweedy was named Rose-Hulman's first ever fulltime athletic director. (photo courtesy: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology)

The associate athletic director of Wabash College has been named the first full-time athletic director at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Ayanna Tweedy begins new role in January.

Retired Rose-Hulman head baseball coach Jeff Jenkins served in a dual role as athletic director. In this role, Tweedy will have full-time administrative responsibilities to support the growing athletic department.

The school says she will also oversee compliance to federal government, NCAA and conference regulations and policies.

The Fightin’ Engineers are a member of the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference. The STEM-focused institution offers 20 intercollegiate sports teams.

“The increasing administrative responsibilities of having an athletic department with 20 intercollegiate sports teams along with their coaches, support staff and student-athletes made it a necessity for us to have a full-time athletic director,” said Rose-Hulman President Robert Coons.

Tweedy was a three-year women’s track and field student-athlete at Bowie State University in Bowie, Maryland, receiving numerous all-conference awards and serving two years as team captain.