Roger D. Lathan
'54
At Rochester:
- Played with the soccer team before graduating with an Economics degree in 1954
Post-Graduate:
- Served in the U.S. Army, 1954-56
- Joined the insurance industry upon discharge
- Returned to his alma mater as Assistant Director of the University of Rochester Fund in 1960
- Named Associate Director of the University Development Office in 1963, promoted to Director in 1966
- Campaign Director of $102 Million Campaign for Rochester in 1975
- Named Assistant Vice President for University Relations in 1975
- Named Vice President for University Relations in 1981, responsible for University Development, Alumni, and Public Relations
- Named Vice President and General Secretary for the University in 1987, responsible for Trustees Relations and Major Fundraising Efforts
- Retired from the University on November 1, 1997
- Served as Vice President Emeritus and Special Assistant to the President until his passing in 2002
