Everett Rogers

Everett M. Rogers
BornEverett Mitchell Rogers
(1931-03-06)March 6, 1931
Carroll, Iowa, US
DiedOctober 21, 2004(2004-10-21) (aged 73)
Albuquerque, New Mexico, US
OccupationProfessor, Researcher, Educator, Consultant
LanguageEnglish
EducationIowa State University (BS, MS, PhD)
Alma materIowa State University
SubjectDevelopment Communication, International Communication, Communication Theory
Notable worksDiffusion of Innovations, Communication Technology, A History of Communication Study
SpouseCorinne Shefner-Rogers
Children2

Everett M. "Ev" Rogers (March 6, 1931 – October 21, 2004) was an American communication theorist and sociologist, who originated the diffusion of innovations theory and introduced the term early adopter.[citation needed] He was distinguished professor emeritus in the department of communication and journalism at the University of New Mexico.[1][2]

  1. ^ Everett M. Rogers, The Fourteenth Paw: Growing up on an Iowa Farm in the 1930s, Singapore: Asian Media Information and Communication Center, 2008, pp. xi-xii.
  2. ^ James W. Dearing and Arvind Singhal, "Communication of Innovations: A Journey with Ev Rogers," in Arvind Singhal and James W. Dearing (Eds.), Communication of Innovations: A Journey with Ev Rogers, New Delhi, India: Sage, 2006, p. 21.