During the recent Ottumwa Trading Card Ceremonies, Roger Jones was among an elite group of video game luminaries who were honored on trading cards for their important contributions to the global gaming culture. Presented by Billy MItchell and Walter Day, the trading card was unveiled -- along with an AWARD CERTIFICATE shown herein -- on Saturday, November 11, 2017, during the Ottumwa Old School Arcade Galaxies of Gaming Festival, at the Quincy Place Mall, in Ottumwa, Iowa. To see the other trading cards unveiled during this ceremony -- or to see the long chronological history of the TRADING CARDS AWARDS TRADITION, go to this link: Chronological History of the Trading Card Awards Ceremonies
Roger Jones is President of the RDJ Group -- a Topeka, Kansas-based publishing company that specializes in e-books and offers editing and publishing services for both content and errata, including physical copies for distribution to libraries and bookstores and full scale marketing of literary products. A graduate of George Washington University Law School and St. Lawrence University, Roger turned his law degree into a career as an International Economic Development Consultant. But, most dear to his heart is his role as legal counsel for the International Video Game Hall of Fame (IVGHOF), based in Ottumwa, Iowa. As a pioneering member of the Board of Directors for the IVGHOF, Roger is a strong promoter of Ottumwa’s legacy as the “Video Game Capital of the World” and works diligently to establish the City of Ottumwa as an international tourist destination.