Rogers continued to teach through his illness this spring despite protestations by his students and co-workers.
“He didn’t have to be there, but he wanted to,” said Kyle A. Gilman ’02, a student in this spring’s introductory studio course.
In addition to his teaching, and organization at the center, Rogers was a distinguished filmmaker in his own right.
Rogers worked independently, and his works have debuted at the New York Film Festival and on PBS.
Rogers’ works include, Moving Pictures, a documentary on Polish animator Jan Lenica, Elephants, a look at his own personal family history and Siena, Chronicles of a Medieval Commune.
But, Chu said Rogers was not the type to brag.
“He was very accomplished, but was generally reluctant to show us his work,” Chu said. “He was very invested in the student work.”
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