Jennifer Riggleman, Ed.D., has been appointed by President Chris A. Wood as D&E’s Athletic Director, effective July 1, 2024. Riggleman is the first female to be appointed Athletic Director at Davis & Elkins College.
Riggleman has been associated with Davis & Elkins College since 2002, fulfilling numerous roles and successfully implementing exceptional service to the College in that time. Her field and higher education experiences have created a path toward such notable achievements as establishing matriculation agreements to secure seats for Davis & Elkins College graduates at Marshall University for the Doctorate in Physical Therapy and at Bridgewater College and Waynesburg University for the Master’s in Athletic Training programs, and being awarded tenure and promoted to Associate Professor at D&E. Also among these notable achievements are the Lois Latham Teaching Excellence Award and the Faculty Mentor of the Year by the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (GMAC).
Riggleman’s educational endeavors began at West Virginia University, where she was pursuant of Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Exercise Science. She would go on to obtain her Doctorate in Education Leadership with emphasis in Higher Education Administration from Marshall University. Riggleman’s clinical background includes the position of Director of Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, which she held for seven years.
Perhaps even more notable than academic achievement has been her service to Davis & Elkins College and the surrounding community. Riggleman has been the Co-Chair for the “Moving the Needle” initiative for Module: The Business of Being a Student since 2022, Faculty Development Committee Co-Chair since 2022, Faculty Mentor since 2020 and Faculty Marshall since 2015. Through the College, Riggleman has also served as: Engaged Learning First Year Seminar and Pathways Committee; Teagle Grant Committee; Mentor Program; Admissions and Academic Standing Committee; Faculty Assembly Secretary; Davis & Elkins College Care Team; Chair of the Faculty Athletic Representative Council, and many other service roles within the College and its various committees.
Outside of D&E, Riggleman remains engaged with the surrounding community, serving as: Member of Board of Directors for Community Care of West Virginia; Member of Family Treatment Court Advisory Committee; WVU School of Pharmacy American Pharmacists Association Health Fair; Fields of Faith; Fellowship of Christian Athletes; Project Life Change; Healthy Living Expos.
Riggleman is married to her husband of 31 years, Phil Riggleman, and celebrates her family of five children and six grandchildren.
