Eastern Washington University Athletics

The 2001-2002 school year was his 35th at Eastern. From 1979-90 he served as athletic director, and from 1990-2002 he was an assistant A.D. He came to Eastern in 1967 seeking a master's degree, which he received in 1968. He served as a graduate assistant for the men's basketball team and then was a full-time assistant under head coach Jerry Krause for more than a decade. He also served as interim baseball coach in 1970, and was men's tennis coach from 1974-82. His 1976 tennis squad won the NAIA District 1 championship and he was selected as Coach of the Year. In 1979 he succeeded Jerry Martin as athletic director as Eastern launched its drive toward NCAA membership. Eastern moved through the ranks of NCAA Division II to NCAA Division I, and eventually was granted membership in the Big Sky Conference beginning in the 1987-88 school year. Said former Eastern President H. George Frederickson regarding Eastern's rise to Division I, "There is simply no doubt that without the leadership of Ronald Raver this would never have happened. Ronald Raver made that road possible." Raver passed away on March 1, 2002 at the age of 63.