Bob Rollins, a retired faculty member in the accounting and management information systems programs from 1969-2007, will volunteer his services as a coach for the Red Raider football team in 2010. He originally spent 14 years as a defensive line coach for Shippensburg from 1969-1982.
Rollins was the defensive coordinator at Shippensburg from 1979-82, instructing several talented players including three-time All-PSAC defensive end Ed Brown, an SU Hall of Famer who holds the all-time sacks record. In 1981, the Red Raiders won the PSAC Championship and the Lambert Cup, a distinction that honors the best Division II football program on the East Coast.
A four year letterman at Appalachian State University, Rollins graduated in 1964, and soon began his coaching tenure as the head football coach at Jonesville High School in North Carolina. Rollins guided the squad to a 24-6-1 record through three seasons at the helm, winning two conference titles and earning Yadkin County Coach of the Year honors in 1965 and 1966. He doubled as the wrestling coach while at Jonesville.
Rollins served as a graduate assistant coach at the University of Tennessee for two years, assisting with scouting and recruiting. He graduated from Tennessee in 1969 with a master’s degree in accounting and management information systems, coming to Shippensburg later that year. In 1980 he earned his Doctor’s degree from The Pennsylvania State University.
For 38 years, Rollins was a professor of management information systems at Shippensburg, beginning in 1969 and serving until his retirement in 2007. He held numerous responsibilities during his tenure, including roles as the director of the MBA program and the director of the Frehn Center of Management. Rollins was the Business Education/Office Administration department chairperson from 1984-1987 and the College of Business internship director from 2004 until his retirement.
Rollins, the 2002-03 recipient of the Jack and Mildred Prince Squires Teaching award and the 1995-96 recipient of the Howard C. Landis Teaching Excellence award, served as Shippensburg’s faculty athletics representative from 1997-2000.
Rollins resides in Carlisle.
