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Biographical NoteMary Roby was born in Miami, Arizona in 1926. She was a member of the Chi Omega sorority as an undergraduate student at the University of Arizona where she majored in Physical Education, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in 1948. She attended Smith College where she earned a Master of Science in Physical Education in 1949. Mary Roby graduated from the University of Southern California in 1971 with a Ph.D. in Physical Education with a concentration in sports history and administration. She began her career as a physical education teacher and athletics coach at the University of Texas in 1949. In 1959, she accepted a position as Physical Education Instructor, Director of the Women’s Recreation Association, and athletics coach at the University of Arizona. She was an athletics administrator at the University of Arizona for 30 years, retiring in 1989. During her tenure at the University of Arizona, Mary Roby was named the first Director of Athletics for Women in 1972 and became Associate Athletic Director for men’s and women’s athletic programs in 1982. She was a full professor in the Department of Exercise and Sports Sciences and propelled women’s athletics at the University of Arizona from intramural sports to the Intermountain, Western Collegiate Athletic Association, Pacific-West and Pacific-10 Conferences. She served on many committees at the conference level, including as Chair of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Women’s Committee on Committees from 1985-1986 and Pacific-10 conference Vice President from 1987-1988. As a professor and administrator, Mary Roby published and presented at the national, regional, state and university level. She was married to Fred Roby, a professor emeritus in the Department of Exercise and Sports Sciences at the University of Arizona. Mary Roby received numerous awards and honors in recognition of her leadership role in women’s athletics. She was inducted into the University of Arizona Mortar Board Hall of Fame in 1981, which recognizes outstanding leadership and service. After her retirement, she was inducted into the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics Hall of Fame in 1995. She continued to serve on committees and was an active member of University of Arizona athletics until her death on 30 January 2012. Scope and Content NoteThe Mary Roby Papers document her early life and education, from her undergraduate years spent as a member of the Chi Omega Sorority at the University of Arizona to her professional life as an athletics administrator at the University of Arizona. Mary Roby’s leadership roles within the athletics department at the University are well recorded through photographic evidence and documents generated throughout the course of her career until her retirement in 1989. These records and photographs detail her legacy as an athletic administrator and document the history of women’s athletics. ArrangementThis collection is organized into five seriesSeries I: Biographical Materials,
1948-1989 Series II: University of Arizona Women’s Athletics, 1951-2010 Series III: Photographs, 1927-2003 Series IV: Scrapbooks, 1947-2012 Series V: Awards and Memorabilia, 1975-1997 RestrictionsRestrictionsNone CopyrightIt is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Arizona Board of Regents for the University of Arizona, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright. Related MaterialUniversity of Arizona Women's Athletics and Physical Education Papers, MS 555 Access TermsPersonal Name(s) Roby, Mary (Pavlich), 1926-2012. Corporate Name(s) University of Arizona - Faculty. University of Arizona - Sports. Subject(s) College Sports – Arizona -- Tucson. Physical Education Teachers – Arizona. Physical Education and Training -- Administration. Sports for Women – Arizona – Tucson . Genre Form(s) Articles Photographs Scrapbooks Administrative InformationCredit LineMary Roby Papers (MS 553). Special Collections, University of Arizona Libraries. Processing HistoryProcessed by Vanessa Nava. Container List
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