The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Hall of Honor
- Induction:
- 2018
- Class:
- 2018
Ruth Stiver Dew is the first rower in program history to earn first-team All-America honors by the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA). A four-time letterwinner who began her collegiate career as a walk-on with the novice squad, Dew helped guide Texas' first varsity eight boat to its first two appearances at the NCAA Championship in her junior (2003) and senior (2004) seasons. As a freshman in 2000-01, she rowed in the No. 5 seat on the first novice eight and led her boat to eight first-place finishes. Dew made the jump to varsity in her sophomore season (2001-02) and rowed in the No. 5 seat in the first varsity eight, claiming second-team CRCA All-South Region accolades. In the summer between her sophomore and junior year, she rowed for the New York Athletic Club on the boat that won the 2002 US Rowing National Championship. As a junior in 2002-03, Dew rowed in the No. 5 seat of the first varsity eight which finished 12th nationally in UT's first-ever NCAA Championship appearance. She again claimed second-team CRCA All-South Region honors in 2003. Dew earned a B.S. in Advertising from The University of Texas in 2003 and competed in the USA Under-23 National Camp in New Jersey in the summer of 2003. She returned for her senior season while attending graduate school and led the first varsity eight to a second-consecutive trip to the NCAA Championship, where the boat finished in 15th place. Dew earned first-team CRCA All-South Region honors and went on to claim first-team CRCA All-America honors as a senior. In addition, she was named a CRCA South Region Scholar Athlete and a third-team CoSIDA Academic All-America selection in the women's at-large category. Dew also earned an M.A. in Advertising in 2004. Following the completion of her collegiate career, she went on to compete for Team USA and earned a bronze medal in the women's coxless pair with teammate Jennifer Reck at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Dew currently lives in Austin.
