Born June 26, 1912, Montreal, Quebec. Died September 6, 2002.

As Roxy Atkins, she was a top sprinter-hurdler for Canada in the thirties, placing fourth at the 1934 British Empire Games, forerunner of the present Commonwealth Games. She won the 1934 U.S. indoor hurdles title, defeating future Hall of Famer Evelyne Hall Adams. In 1936, she ran for Canada at the Berlin Olympics. After marrying and moving to California following World War II, she became a U.S. citizen. Anderson pioneered women's and age group track and field programs and her activities were later used as a model for national programs.

By the fifties,she was active in the governance of American track and field. She has served on the women's track and field national committee --- first for the AAU, later TAC --- continuously since 1953. In 1958, Andersen co-chaired the women's track and field committee. She's been a staff member for many national teams, including both the U.S. Olympic team (1956) and Pan American Games teams (1971, 1983). Andersen has authored several articles on the sport. Still an active official, Roxy Andersen received the President's Award for years of meritorious service to athletics in 1982.