SUNY Cortland Athletics

Dolores A. "Dee" Bogard, a member of the SUNY Cortland Physical Education Department faculty since 1970, has been a steady influence on the New York State women's intercollegiate athletic scene for nearly three decades. The associate director of athletics at Cortland since 1987, Bogard served in a variety of roles at the state, regional and national levels with the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) during the 1970's.

In the 1980's, the New York State Women's Collegiate Athletic Association (NYSWCAA) tapped Bogard's administrative talents. In 1985, she was named the organization's president and, from 1989-93, served as the NYSWCAA executive director. For her efforts, she received the NYSWCAA Service Award in 1988.

Since the early 1980's when the NCAA first sponsored competition for women, Bogard has served as the Cortland women's liaison with that organization. In 1991, she was named to a four-year term on the prestigious NCAA Council and has served on its Nominating, Interpretations, Postgraduate Scholarship, and Minority Opportunities and Interests Committees.

Soon after the Women's Division of the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) was created in the early 1980's, Bogard was elected as its chair. She served from 1984-87 and then took over as SUNYAC president in 1987. She has been a member of the SUNYAC Constitution Committee since 1990. In recognition of her many contributions, the SUNYAC renamed its Female Scholar Award in 1994 as the Dr. Dolores Bogard Scholar-Athlete Award.

A native of Marshalltown, Iowa, Bogard graduated from Marshalltown High School. She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Northern Iowa, a master's degree from the University of Iowa, and a Ph.D. from the University of Southern California. She worked in Iowa as a psychologist at the Woodward State Hospital and also in the Wapello County Schools.

In addition to teaching at SUNY Cortland, Bogard has served as acting associate dean, coordinator of women's athletics, coordinator of sports studies, and coordinator of sport management. She developed and taught courses in motor development, anatomical kinesiology and the social psychological aspects of physical activity.

In 1993, Bogard served on the New York State Commission for a Healthy New York's Task Force on Women and Tobacco. Four years later, she participated in the New York State Department of Health's "Eat Well, Play Hard" Program. Recently she helped SUNY Cortland obtain an NCAA Life Skills Program grant. Over the years, she has been an active member of the Cortland C-Club.