| | In 2017, Professor Rogers received the annual Campbellsville College "Challenger Award" for his encouragement of student success.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.campbellsville.edu/about/2017/05/04/cu-honors-students-faculty-awards-day-ceremony/|title=CU honors its students and faculty at awards day ceremony|publisher=Campbellsville.edu|date=May 4, 2017|author=Joshua Williams|accessdate=December 10, 2017}}</ref> | | In 2017, Professor Rogers received the annual Campbellsville College "Challenger Award" for his encouragement of student success.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.campbellsville.edu/about/2017/05/04/cu-honors-students-faculty-awards-day-ceremony/|title=CU honors its students and faculty at awards day ceremony|publisher=Campbellsville.edu|date=May 4, 2017|author=Joshua Williams|accessdate=December 10, 2017}}</ref> |
| − | From his arrival at CU in 1973 until 2006, Rogers was a colleague of Thomas V. "Tom" Jeffries (1940-2006), a chemistry professor with a wide range of interests, who became his close friend over the years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.columbiamagazine.com/index.php?sid=15318|title=Dr. Tom Jeffries, CU retired professor, dies at 66|title=Dr. Tom Jeffries, CU retired professor, dies at 66|author=Joan C. McKinney|date=November 1, 2006|accessdate=December 10, 2017}}</ref> | + | From his arrival at CU in 1973 until 2006, Rogers was a colleague of [[Tom Jeffries|Thomas V. "Tom" Jeffries]], a chemistry professor with a wide range of interests, who became his close friend over the years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.columbiamagazine.com/index.php?sid=15318|title=Dr. Tom Jeffries, CU retired professor, dies at 66|title=Dr. Tom Jeffries, CU retired professor, dies at 66|author=Joan C. McKinney|date=November 1, 2006|accessdate=December 10, 2017}}</ref> |
| | Reflecting on his long tenure at CU, Rogers said, "Teaching at a smaller university like Campbellsville provides an opportunity to become acquainted with your students many of whom eventually become your friends.”<ref name=cunewsrelease/> | | Reflecting on his long tenure at CU, Rogers said, "Teaching at a smaller university like Campbellsville provides an opportunity to become acquainted with your students many of whom eventually become your friends.”<ref name=cunewsrelease/> |