DR. ROBERT C. SCHNEIDER
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE PROFESSOR, SPORT MANAGEMENT
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BROCKPORT

Dr. Robert Schneider holds the title of Distinguished Service Professor at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Brockport. He is the director of the sport management program at Brockport, which is ranked 14th in the United States (2017 College Choice National Ranking Service). In 2010 Dr. Schneider received the highest scholarship award granted from the State University of New York (SUNY) system of higher education: The Chancellor’s Award For Excellence In Scholarship/Creative Activity. His efforts have advanced sport management at universities, and sport-based organizations throughout the world. A frequent invited keynote speaker, Dr. Schneider’s scholarship primarily focuses on the versatility of sport management content and how it can align with, and meet university and sport industry goals. The author of several textbooks, Dr. Schneider’s most recent was published in April of 2021 and is entitled, “Ethics of Sport and Athletics: Theory, Issues, and Application.” No less than, 90 publications and more than 150 presentations in over 30 different countries represent Dr. Schneider’s sport management based contributions to the literature. He also serves on over 20 advisory, editorial or guest editorial boards for international or national peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Schneider continues to accept speaking and consulting invitations where he interacts with university officials and leaders in sport organizations as part of his long-standing efforts to serve in helping institutions develop sport management programs that meet their needs.