Roberts Named SID at Tarleton
Tarleton State University Vice President for
Institutional Advancement Dr. Koy Floyd has announced the appointment of
Joseph Roberts as sports information director at the university.
Roberts has been serving in a similar capacity at Southwest Baptist University in
Bolivar, Missouri where he was in charge of the sports information and
public and media relations for 16 sports.
“I am very excited to have the opportunity to work with Joey,” said Dr.
Floyd. “He has served the last three years in a competitive conference and
has excelled in the sports information and media relations areas.”
Roberts replaced Stan Wagnon who accepted the position of media relations director
for the Lone Star Conference.
Originally from Olney, Texas, Roberts earned the Bachelors and Masters
degrees from Abilene Christian University. He worked with ACU alongside
the sports information director and served as yearbook sports editor and
marketing director.
Tarleton Athletic Director Lonn Reisman said “I am very impressed with
Roberts’ work ethic. He will be an exceptional sports information director
and a tremendous asset to Tarleton.”
Roberts began work at Tarleton on Monday, August 11.