Rick Rigsby

Dr. Rick Rigsby is a professor at Texas A&M University and travels the country as a motivational speaker. He is a former television news reporter at KHSL-TV Channel 12, a CBS affiliate in Chico, California.

As President of Rick Rigsby Communications and founder of Rick Rigsby Ministries, Dr. Rigsby speaks to audiences as diverse as congregations in the remote jungles of Africa, to executives for America’s top corporations. For the last two decades, Dr. Rigsby has served as a college professor — the last 14 years at Texas A&M University — where he continues to serve as chaplain for the Aggies football team. Dr. Rigsby has also held appointments with the Center for Executive Development in the College of Business, and the Program in Presidential Rhetoric, affiliated with the George Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M.

A two-time winner of Texas A&M’s prestigious Distinguished Teaching Award, Dr. Rigsby earned his Master’s degree from California State University, Chico, and his Ph.D. from the University of Oregon. In 2000, his alma mater, California State University, Chico named him as its Distinguished Alumni of the Year.

In 2005, he appeared on a Billy Graham television special. And in March 2006, he returned to his old stomping grounds to be a guest speaker at the Evangelical Free Church in Chico, California, after originally being invited to speak at Chico State University.

Considered among America’s finest speakers, Dr. Rick Rigsby challenges audiences with a compelling message that engages the mind, energizes the will, and encourages the spirit! A master storyteller, Dr. Rigsby weaves a life of triumphs and tragedies with timeless common sense values—to respond to the challenges of our day. Following a successful career as a television news reporter for a CBS affiliate in Northern California, Rick Rigsby began graduate studies, earning a Master’s degree at California State University, Chico, followed by his Doctorate from the University of Oregon. For the last two decades, Dr. Rigsby has served as a college professor—the last 14 years at Texas A&M University—where he continues to serve as chaplain for the Aggies football team. Through his 30 years in broadcasting and academe, Rick Rigsby has received numerous commendations and awards. Consistently ranked a top-rated speaker and audience favorite, Dr. Rigsby now devotes his full attention to empowering people! As president of Rick Rigsby Communications, and founder of Rick Rigsby Ministries, this Champion for Character speaks to audiences as diverse as churches in the jungles of Nigeria, to top corporate executives on Wall Street. He’s a popular motivational speaker among high school students, and a favorite devotional speaker at Christian colleges and chapel services for numerous teams in the National Football League.

From conference centers worldwide, to corporate board rooms, to church pulpits, to national men’s conferences such as Promise Keepers, Iron Sharpens Iron, and Men of Valor, Rick Rigsby is asking the most important questions of our generation:

• Are you maximizing your talents and abilities? • Are you exceeding your potential? • Are you making an impact or just an impression?

Dr. Rigsby resides in Dallas, Texas with his wife Janet and four sons ranging in age from first grade to college graduate!

External links

* [http://www.rickrigsby.com/ Rick Rigsby Communications website]
* [http://www.khsltv.com/ KHSL-TV Channel 12 website]
* [http://www.efcchico.org/sermons/Impacting%20Our%World.mp3 "Impacting Our World" by Dr. Rick Rigsby] (March 2006 Sermon at Evangelical Free Church in Chico)