Rod Haywood

Mr. Haywood currently serves The University of Miami’s Herbert School of Business, Department of Business Law, as a Lecturer in Miami, Florida.

He has received the following faculty awards for high quality institutional instruction:

• Kelley School 2002 Trustee Award Winner (Lecturer Category)

• 2002 Panschar Award Co-Winner-Excellent Teaching-Lecturer

• Kelley School 2004 Trustee Award Winner (Lecturer Category)

• John Deere “Faculty Champion of Diversity” Award, spring 2004

• Schuyler F. Otteson Award for Teaching Excellence, spring 2004

A Fort Wayne, Indiana native, Rod was selected as a second team Indiana all-state basketball, and first team (Top 33) football standout at Paul Harding High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He chose Butler University to pursue his collegiate academic goals. As an undergraduate communications major, Mr. Haywood served as a radio news anchor and co-captain of the Butler Men’s Basketball team.

During his playing career, he was twice selected to the Midwestern Collegiate Conference (now known as the Horizon League) All-Academic team and was selected Tony D. Hinkle Most Valuable Player, by his teammates, during his senior season.

After graduation and an internship in sports administration, Rod was hired as Coordinator of Multicultural recruitment at Butler University. He led the institution’s efforts to integrate diversity into its recruiting practices by creating college access programs for local youth and the school’s first Multicultural Student Recruitment Group.

Rod also led restructuring of the school’s minority scholarship program to prevent attack from affirmative action lawsuits, in great anticipation of the dismantling of such concepts which have been held by courts currently. This restructuring took place before the first wave of cases challenging these scholarships, as illegal affirmative action, hit the courts system around the United States. He has in addition, authored written work in the Journal of College Admission’s Open Forum during this period.

During his law school experience, Rod was elected vice-president of the Black Law Student Association, and twice elected as a Student Bar Association Senator while publishing several articles in his law school’s weekly newspaper. During his final year, Rod was recognized as the Best Student in the Study of Trial Advocacy, receiving a West Law Publishing Award, highest-class mark for his efforts.

Professor Haywood continues to work to provide opportunities for our nation’s youth. He often addresses community organizations and groups around the U.S. to inspire others to create programs, and businesses, for students and families, which will help them to explore life-changing experiences through educational and entrepreneurial improvement.

Mr. Haywood is also President of Rod Haywood Enterprises, Inc., a high impact provider of Classroom Instructional, Not for Profit Business Consulting, Educational Tutoring & Study Skills Training, and Mentoring Services. Mr. Haywood also serves as Co-President/CEO of The Indianapolis Center for Educational Enrichment, Inc., a not-for-profit organization. Mr. Haywood formerly served as chief executive officer for several not-for-profit youth serving organizations and possesses a great interest in social entrepreneurship due to this experience.