Rick Dickson

{{Short description|College athletics director (born 1954)}}

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| alma_mater = University of Tulsa

| player_years1 = 1972–1976

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| admin_years1 = 1990–1994

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| admin_years2 = 1994–2000

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| admin_years3 = 2000–2015

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| admin_years4 = 2020–2024

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Rick Dickson (born June 14, 1954) is an American former sports administrator and current interim president of the University of Tulsa.https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/article_bfa0058e-8d24-413e-a5b9-aabb2cdc66dc.html#tracking-source=home-top-story He previously served as the athletic director at University of Tulsa, and at Tulane University from 2000 through 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/news/2015/9/25/Tulane_Athletic_Director_Rick_Dickson_announces_Retirement.aspx?path=general |title=Tulane Athletic Director Rick Dickson announces Retirement |date=September 25, 2015 |accessdate=2016-08-22}}{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VzkcAAAAIBAJ&pg=6977,2368628 |title=Tulane keeps football program |publisher=The Victoria Advocate |date=June 11, 2003 |accessdate=2010-11-20}} After taking over in 2000, Tulane teams have since won nine Conference USA Championships. They have advanced to NCAA postseason play 15 times (counting three NCAA Tournament appearances each by the Green Wave women's basketball and men's tennis teams). Tulane advanced to the College World Series in 2001 and 2005. During his administration the Tulane Green Wave became a member of the American Athletic Conference, leaving Conference USA.{{cite web |url=http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/news/2014/7/1/Proud_to_be_in_the_American_Tulane_Begins_a_New_Era_in_the_American_Athletic_Conference.aspx?path=general |title=Tulane Athletic Director Rick Dickson announces Retirement

|date=July 1, 2014 |accessdate=2016-08-22}}

Dickson is a graduate of Bishop Kelley High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma{{Cite web|url=https://tulsaworld.com/sports/college/tu/bill-haisten-50-50-possibility-at-tu-another-year-of-fund-raising-champion-rick-dickson/article_d1aed6b6-e015-11eb-a741-1bda02922545.html|title = Bill Haisten: '50-50' possibility at TU – another year of fund-raising champion Rick Dickson| date=July 9, 2021 }} and the University of Tulsa. Prior to Tulane, he was athletic director for six years at Washington State University in Pullman.{{cite web|url=http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/genrel/dickson_rick00.html |title=Tulane Official Athletic Site: Rick Dickson profile |publisher=Tulanegreenwave.com |date= |accessdate=2010-11-20}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lC4gAAAAIBAJ&pg=1628%2C1706101 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |last=Blanchette |first=John |title=Cougars putting their money on Dickson |date=March 3, 1994 |page=C1}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DKhfAAAAIBAJ&pg=3194%2C578978 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho) |last=Sahlberg |first=Bert |title=Dickson era ushered in |date=March 3, 1994 |page=1B}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ybwjAAAAIBAJ&pg=6042%2C120725 |work=Moscow-Pullman Daily News |location=(Idaho-Washington) |last=Miedema |first=Laurence |title=New man on campus |date=March 2, 1994 |page=1A}} The Cougars played in their first Rose Bowl in 67 years in January 1998.

Dickson announced his retirement in April 2024.{{cite web | url=https://tulsaworld.com/sports/college/tu/tulsa-university-ad-retirement/article_474836bc-fe75-11ee-8b43-6793e28811c7.html | title=Tulsa athletic director Rick Dickson announces retirement | date=April 19, 2024 }} On June 18, 2025, it was announced that Dickson would be the University of Tulsa's interim president.https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/article_bfa0058e-8d24-413e-a5b9-aabb2cdc66dc.html#tracking-source=home-top-story