UT DALLAS ATHLETICS HALL OF HONORS
DR. DARRELENE RACHAVONG
ADMINISTRATOR
Dr. Darrelene Rachavong, who began her career at UT Dallas in 1983, was the university’s Dean of Students and Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs in the mid-1990’s when UTD first began exploring the possibility of adding an intercollegiate athletic program. She and others were originally trying to initiate a new club sports program for the university, but those discussions eventually evolved into a full intercollegiate athletics program that included membership in the NCAA and the American Southwest Conference.
Dr. Rachavong continued as the supervisor of the athletic program when she was appointed UTD’s Vice President for Student Affairs in 2004. She has always been a strong advocate for the intercollegiate athletic program throughout the university, and in working with the student body in securing the necessary funding for the program. With her help and direction, the department has continued to build and enhance its programming with the addition of new sports, staffing, facilities and equipment throughout the last decade.
Dr. Rachavong joined the UTD administration in 1983 as Assistant to the Executive Director of Student Services, then later was promoted to Director of Student Life. She became Dean of Students and Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs in 1994. A social sciences graduate of West Virginia Institute of Technology, she earned a Master of Arts in reading education from the West Virginia College of Graduate Studies, then an Ed.D. degree from the University of North Texas.
