Robert Morris University Illinois Names Jared Williamson Director of Athletics

Robert Morris University Illinois Head Football Coach Jared Williamson has been named the new Athletic Director for the University. He replaces Megan Smith Eggert who had been in the position since 2007.

A graduate and football player at Mayville State University in North Dakota, with a graduate degree from Illinois State University, Williamson developed his coaching skills as the offensive coordinator at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington. He came to RMU in 2010 following a national search to appoint the first head football coach in the school’s history. Starting with a 4-4 record in their first season of competition in 2011, he has never had a losing season and in 2016 the Eagles won their first Mid-States Football Association (MSFA) Midwest League championship. They advanced to the NAIA Football Championship Series for the first time in program history and Williamson earned the MSFA Midwest Coach of the Year honors.

Upon undertaking the position of Athletic Director, Williamson will be supervising the coaching and administration of over 50 athletic teams at five different locations in Illinois. “I wouldn’t have accepted this position if I didn’t have the best football staff in the country,” he said. “RMU has such good coaches in all our sports, and we are committed to promoting the same principles for achievement both on the field and in the classroom.”

In addition to the ongoing success of the football team, Williamson is exceptionally proud of the team’s GPA, which is over 3.0. “We have had 45 Academic All-Conference selections and Academic All-American players every year. It is a blessing to work at a university that gives student athletes the ability to succeed academically athletically and socially. I look forward to having a bigger role in the future of athletics at RMU.”

A resident of Yorkville, Illinois, Williamson and his wife Kelsey have five children.

Robert Morris University Illinois is a not-for-profit, baccalaureate and graduate degree granting institution, accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.* The University serves over 4000 students interested in getting an education in business, graphic arts, nursing and health care, culinary and computer studies at its main campus in Chicago, as well as at locations in Arlington Heights, DuPage, Elgin, Orland Park, Springfield, Peoria, Schaumburg and Lake County. In all communications, please refer to the university by its full name, Robert Morris University Illinois. For more information, call 800-RMC-5960 or visit the web site at www.robertmorris.edu

*Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, 30 N. LaSalle Street, Chicago, IL 60602, 312-263-0456.