Sally Jones, SOU Women's Athletics 1974-1998 | April 15, 2019
Channel: Stories of Southern Oregon
Date: 2020-02-27

Sally Jones (now Sally Jones Rushing) coached and was later Assistant Athletic Director during her years of service at Southern Oregon University. Her gracious yet determined manner was a big reason why women's athletics were advanced in the years following Title IX and Jones' work on campus influenced curriculum and institutional policies as well. 

In 2010, Jones was inducted into the SOU Raiders Hall of Fame. Here is the text from the Raider's website: 

Sally Jones served SOU in numerous capacities from 1974-98. During that stretch, Jones coached numerous women’s sports and held administrative positions and was known for her unwavering dedication to supporting and improving the opportunities for the school’s female student-athletes. From 1974-89, Jones was either head coach or assistant coach in volleyball, tennis, field hockey, basketball, cross country and track and field. Jones also returned to coach the SOU women’s tennis team from 1996-98. Jones served as the Women’s Athletic Director from 1975-80 and as Associate Athletic Director from 1980-89. Jones will also be honored next April of 2011 by her alma mater, the University of Oregon, as one of the women pioneers in sports for the Ducks. She will receive an Oregon “varsity letter” at a ceremony at the new Knight Arena. 

Sally Jones' oral history was possible thanks to the support of Southern Oregon University and is part of the Stories of Southern Oregon at Southern Oregon University collection. For more information on the project visit https://www.StoriesofSouthernOregon.com and the Southern Oregon Digital Archives at https://soda.sou.edu

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