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School of Physical Education alumnaLinda Burdette (B.S. ’71, M.S. ’73)has set goals and achieved them all herlife. One of her achievements has beenmaintaining a sense of tradition andpride in the gymnastics program atWest Virginia University. Her tenure atWVU has led her to become animpressive member of the faculty atthe University and the coaching stafffor the athletic department.

After 30 years of coaching, Burdette’s career atWVU is decorated with a long list of notable awards.Burdette, who serves as faculty member in athleticcoaching education, has been named Coach of the Yearby the East Atlantic Gymnastics League, the Atlantic 10and regional AIAW. Burdette’s career achievementsentered the Mountaineer record books on March 18, 2006when she became WVU’s all-time leader in career wins,passing Dale Ramsburg with her 541th win.

“It is a very big honor to be the all-time leader incareer wins at WVU,” Burdette says. “I am amazed thatI have been able to accomplish that many wins.”

Burdette’s career is a result of hard work anddedication during her time as a student at WVU, whereshe earned a B.S. in physical education and homeeconomics and a master’s degree in physical education.As a student, she was a member of the club gymnasticsteam and Orchesis. Even though she was a physicaleducation major, sports for women at the University werenonexistent.

“When I attended WVU there were nointercollegiate sports for women,” Burdette states. “Iwas very fortunate to have some very good professorswho served as role models – mentors – who empoweredme to believe I could accomplish anything with hardwork.”

She moved into the job as head gymnastics coach atWVU when the first full-time coach left after the 1973season, the first year of the program.

Though Burdette’s career features 546 wins, 219losses, nine conference championships, 28 trips to theregional championships and four trips to the nationalchampionships, her greatest impact has been her abilityto be an exceptional coach.

Senior gymnast Alyssa DeSantis says that Burdetteremains understanding and caring through all thestruggles the team shares. Additionally, Burdette’spassion is what drives the team to do their best in allthey do, adds DeSantis.

Meanwhile, Burdette credits her success in thesport to those who have helped her. “I have beensurrounded by wonderful friends, colleagues, staff, greatathletes and the best community,” she states. “TheUniversity administration and the athletic administrationhave provided me with the support I needed to develop asuccessful program.”

With her list of victories and her accomplishmentsbecoming longer by the season, Coach Burdette showsno sign of stopping any time soon. She says that one ofher main aspirations is to have a team win a nationalchampionship. In her effort to achieve her dreams shesays that she is driven by the gymnasts, consistency andgood ethics. Burdettealso says she nevergives up and nevertakes no for an answer.

Throughout hercareer, Burdette hascoached hundreds ofgymnasts and has beenan inspiration tothousands of fans. Herexcellence in the sportand passion for lifemake a difference inthe lives of thegymnasts, their families,the community andWVU alumni.

Linda Burdette

Coach Burdette and WVU gymnastCheryl Goldenfield

Burdette Tops All-Time Victory Mark at WVU

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Dean’s Message

Dana Brooks

I would like to wish you and yourfamily a very safe, healthy, andenjoyable holiday season. Since thepublication of the School’s lastnewsletter one year ago, there hasbeen much growth and excitementwithin your School of PhysicalEducation. Our progress reflects thecontinued focus on School-widestrategic initiatives.

Faculty/Staff AccomplishmentsUnder the leadership of Nancy Naternicola, the

School’s wellness and fitness class offerings haveexpanded with the establishment of a new personaltrainer minor within the Athletic Coaching EducationProgram. Dr. Andrew Ostrow has guided the School’sInternational Center for Performance Excellence as itcontinues to enhance its publications and servicesworldwide. Meanwhile, Dr. Linda Carson wasreappointed the Ware Distinguished Professor in PhysicalEducation. Dr. Carson has been active nationwide inpromoting children’s wellness and fitness programs.

New faculty hires in fall 2006 include KristenDieffenbach, Athletic Coaching Education; MeredithDotson, Athletic Training; Erin Jordan, Athletic Training;Nathan Kile, Adventure Sports and Julie Jahn, PhysicalEducation Teacher Education.Student Development Activities

The School increased the number of graduatestudents enrolled in web-based distance education degreeprograms in athletic coaching education (65), physicaleducation teacher education (65), and sport management(15). Also, we updated the School’s student recruitmentvideo. The finalized video was completed in October2006. The School hosted the spring 2006 dean’s listreception on September 8, 2006. More than 150 students,parents, family, and friends attended the reception.

The School of Physical Education co-hosted theWVU Minority Doctoral Student Colloquium with theWVU Office of Social Justice. More than 25prospective minority master’s and doctoral degreestudents and faculty attended the two-day programSeptember 24-26, 2006.Strategic Planning Support

During fall 2006, the dean’s office supported theintegration of fundraising and development activities, aswell as alumni relations and communications efforts, withthe creation of a part-time program coordinator position.Kim Cameon was hired to fill this new role. Also, thedean’s office appointed a Name Change Committee,chaired by Dr. Andrew Ostrow (see article on page 15).

The vast majority of the School’s faculty and staffvoted to move the School of Physical Education, in partor in whole, to St. Francis School located off PattesonDrive. The School’s academic programs and staff wererequested to engage in strategic planning focusing onfuture classroom, office, and lab space needs. It becameobvious that anticipated future growth was not possiblewithin the Coliseum. Dr. Lynn Housner was appointedchair of the Transition Committee. Dr. Housner and hiscommittee, consisting of staff, faculty, alumni, andUniversity and provost office representatives, has madea recommendation (fall 2006) to the Office of the Deanand the Office of the Provost (see article on page 15).Visiting Committee Meetings

The School of Physical Education hosted the springmeeting of the School’s Visiting Committee April 20-22,2006, and the fall meeting was held September 28-30,2006. While on campus, the Visiting Committee attendedthe School’s annual faculty, staff, student, and VisitingCommittee awards luncheon on April 21, 2006.Alumni Awards, Reception and Golf Outing

I would like to extend a special thank you to JimBialek and Nationwide Insurance for sponsoring theannual WVU and WVU-Tech faculty and alumni golfouting in Charleston. Also, warm appreciation goes out toDave and Louise Christensen for providing dinner for thegolf participants.

May 14, 2006, was a very special day for theSchool. Dr. Jerry West received an honorary doctoratedegree from WVU. Jerry met with the School’sgraduating students, faculty, staff, and Visiting Committeemembers prior to the University’s Commencementceremony, where he provided an excellent overview ofremarks he would make in his role as the 2006 WVUCommencement Speaker. During the School’s mini-Commencement ceremony, held in the College ofCreative Arts theater immediately following theUniversity’s Commencement ceremony, Coach JohnBeilein delivered a welcome address and greeted each ofthe graduating students.

The School held a retirement reception for KacyWiedebusch at the Erickson Alumni Center on Thursday,April 20, 2006. Many former colleagues, students andfaculty attended the reception to reminisce with Kacyand to wish her well.

The School of Physical Education hosted the WVUprogram titled “A Celebration: Integration of Sports onthe WVU Campus.” The activity took place October 13,2006 in the Mountainlair’s Gluck Theater. Formercoaches and athletes in attendance included JohnMallory, Garrett Ford, Gene Corum, Gale Catlett, andMartha Thorn.


2006-07 School of Physical Education Visiting Committee. First row: Dee Ware, Mary Kay Bell, Jean Irion, LouiseChristensen, Terri Howes, Leslie Meltzer, Ferris Antoon, Peggy Bahnsen, Dale Williams, Dana Brooks. Back row: HoraceBelmear, Al Ware, Gale Catlett, Herman Moses, Robert Rubenstein, Jim Bialek, Judith Hayes, Michelle Hoffman, and PatHairston. Not pictured: Steveda Chepko, Bill Douglas, Jack Frost, George Henshaw, Rod Hundley, Jes Hutson, DianneJones, John Mallory, Tim McNeely, Les Poolman, Milt Richards, Leon Ryan III, John W. Walker, Sr., and Mary Wykle.

The Visiting Committee members gathered for thefall 2006 meeting September 28-30 in Morgantown.Twenty-six of the 32 members attended and met withstudents and faculty who shared program updates andreports. The sub-committees for 2006-2007 includestudent affairs, development, visioning, wellness &fitness, Hall of Fame, and outstanding alumnus.

Since there are some major changes coming to theSchool of Physical Education, including a move from theColiseum, a change in the name of the School, and arestructuring of the employees plus ongoing wellnessissues in the state; several of the committees had very“lively” discussions, and some excellent ideas andsuggestions resulted.

Visiting Committee ReportOn Thursday evening, Christine Spain, director of

research, planning and special projects from thePresident’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, spoketo the group. She provided details about PCPFS,discussed the four behaviors to help make us all healthy,and outlined the President’s Challenge.

Finally, the School of Physical Education inductedSandra J. Elmore and Martha T. Thorn into the Hall ofFame on Friday evening. Additionally, Margaret Ann“Peggy” Bahnsen and Jerry A.West were recognized asOutstanding Alumni. It is always remarkable to me howexceptional and extremely talented our inductees are.- Article submitted by Louise Christensen, Chair

Looking toward the future, West Virginia Universityis actively recruiting and retaining quality graduate andundergraduate students. The University’s goal is toincrease its enrollment to 30,000 students by 2010. Toassist the University in reaching this goal, the School ofPhysical Education has been requested to increase thenumber of its majors and pre-majors by 124. The Schoolis also expected to increase its student credit hourproduction by 82. Similarly, the School’s academicprograms will be requested to increase student retentionrates to 90%. I am seeking your assistance in recruiting

quality students to enroll in the School’s various academicprograms.

I hope you enjoy reading the School’s newsletter.As always, your comments and suggestions are deeplyappreciated.

Submitted by,

Dana D. Brooks, Dean


The West Virginia UniversitySchool of Physical Education honoredfive alumni at its 18 th annual Hall ofFame induction ceremony on October14, 2005.

Entering the PE Hall of Famewas inaugural member of theWomen’s Basketball Hall of FameCarol Eckman (posthumously),retired golf professional MichaelKrak, former Middle Tennessee Statevice president Robert C. LaLance,Jr. and well-known aquaticsprofessor Mary O. Wykle. Long-time professor and former dean J.William Douglas, accepted the 2005Outstanding Alumnus award.

“The Class of 2005 inducteesrepresents a nationally recognizedgolf professional, an internationallyrecognized aquatic therapy teacherand scholar, a pioneer inintercollegiate women’s basketballand a university vice president forstudent affairs,” said Dean DanaBrooks. “The School of PhysicalEducation is proud to add the namesof this year’s class to the 86outstanding alumni previouslyinducted into the School’s Hall ofFame.”2005 Hall of Fame

Carol A. Eckman,considered the“mother of thewomen’s collegiatebasketballchampionship,”completed herdoctorate degree inphysical educationfrom WVU in

1983. In 1969, she established thefirst National Invitational Women’sIntercollegiate BasketballTournament, hosting a 16-teamtournament at West Chester StateCollege. The first tournament, won

by her undefeated West ChesterState team, was a forerunner of theAssociation for IntercollegiateAthletics for Women (AIAW) andthe NCAA championships.

Eckman began her coachingcareer at the high school level, thenmoved on to State University ofNew York-New Paltz (1962-67),West Chester State College (1967-72), Indiana University ofPennsylvania (1973) and LockHaven (1973-77). Her West ChesterState squad won that inauguralchampionship and finished second inthe tournament from 1970-72.

In addition to coachingbasketball, Eckman served as anassistant professor, associateprofessor and co-athletic directorand coached field hockey, softballand tennis.

In 1982 she received theAIAW Merit Award for leadership.She is also a member of the Collegeof New Platz Hawk Athletic Hall ofFame and the West ChesterUniversity Hall of Fame.

Eckman passed away as aresult of cancer in 1985. The CarolEckman Award was created in herhonor and is presented annually bythe Women’s Basketball CoachesAssociation.

Nancy Hile accepted theaward on Eckman’s behalf.

Michael Krakreceived his B.S. inPE from WVU in1948. He played golffor four years andserved as captain ofthe team from 1947-1948. Upon

graduation, he moved to Cleveland,Ohio, as assistant professional atCanterbury Golf Course. Afterserving three years (1951-1954) in

the Air Force, he joined the PGATour in 1954. After two seasons, hereturned to Morgantown as headprofessional at Lakeview Golf Club,serving in that capacity until 1962.

After stops as club pro inPurchase, N.Y., Oceanside, N.Y. andDarien, Conn., he was involved in thedevelopment of plans for the PeteDye Golf Course in Bridgeport. In1980, he was named director of golfat National Golf Course in PalmBeach Gardens, Fla., serving as hostprofessional for the 1983 Ryder Cup.Throughout his career as a clubprofessional, he played in five U.S.Opens, nine PGA Championships andone British Open.

“Mike is a good player, a first-rate golf professional and a genuinelynice person who handles himself wellon and off the golf course,” golflegend Jack Nicklaus wrote on hisbehalf. “A devoted family man withwholesome family values, Mike setsa fine example for young players andprofessionals.”

Krak is retired, but still teachesprivate lessons in Palm BeachGardens, where he lives with hiswife, Susan (B.S. ’59).

Robert C.LaLance, Jr., aHuntington native,received a B.S.degree from theSchool of PE in1962, a M.S. fromthe University ofTennessee in 1963

and a Doctor of Arts degree fromMiddle Tennessee State in 1974. Heserved as an administrator at MiddleTennessee State for 35 years, retiringin 1998. For six years (1963-69),LaLance served as an instructor,assistant professor and director ofintramural sports. He served as deanof men from 1969-70 and dean of

Carol Eckman

Michael Krak

Robert LaLance

2005 School of Physical Education Hall of Fame,


students from 1970-75. In 1975, hewas named vice president for studentaffairs, a post he held until hisretirement.

In 1994, he received the JohnJones Award for OutstandingPerformance by a Dean presented bythe National Association of StudentPersonnel Administrators. He alsoserved in a leadership role in severalprofessional organizations.

He currently resides inMurfreesboro, Tenn. with his wife,Martha Lou (WVU, 1962).

Mary O. Wyklegraduated fromWVU with B.S.(’65) and M.S. (’66)degrees in healthand PE, and wenton to complete herPh.D. in educationat St. LouisUniversity. She is

an assistant professor of physicaleducation at Northern VirginiaCommunity College in Alexandria,Va., where she teaches fitness,wellness, weight management,aquatics, yoga and pilates. In addition,she has an aquatic consulting practicethat provides training in all areas ofaquatics, and is licensed as aninstructor/instructor trainer in riskawareness and safetymanagement for aquatictherapy.

Wykle serves as aregular presenter and trainerat national symposiums andregional institutes for theAquatic Therapy andRehabilitation Institute. Shewas Chairman of Healthand Safety Services forEurope and DistrictChairman of Volunteers forthe American Red Cross inEurope and Chairman of the

Red Cross for the Far East. Sheconducted full CPR training forsoldiers, and trained military membersand their families to be swiminstructors and lifeguards throughoutmilitary bases in the Far East.

She has been recognized byWho’s Who in Aquatics, awarded theUnited States Army OutstandingCivilian Service award on fouroccasions, won the American RedCross Clara Barton Honor Award forMeritorious Leadership and receivedthe Dolphin Award from the AquaticTherapy and Rehabilitation Institute.

Wykle presently serves on theSchool’s Visiting Committee. Sheresides in Burke, Va., with herhusband, Lt. Gen. Kenneth R. Wykle.2005 Outstanding Alumnus

J. WilliamDouglas receivedhis B.S. and M.S inphysical educationat WVU, thenbegan his teachingcareer at GlenvilleState College in1962. In 1967, hemoved to Ohio

State, where he earned a Ph.D in1969. He was named chair of theDepartment of Health and PE anddirector of athletics at Kentucky

Wesleyan College in 1969, thenreturned to WVU as professor andchairperson of physical education in1972.

In 1979, Douglas was nameddean of WVU’s School of PhysicalEducation, a position he held until1992, when he returned to the facultyranks as a professor in the sportmanagement program until hisretirement in 2001. Currently heserves as professor emeritus in theSchool of PE.

A 2001 PE Hall of Famer,Douglas served as president of stateand district professional organizationsand as a member of two nationalBoard of Governors. He has receivednumerous service awards and hasbeen active in several communityorganizations including PATCH,Rotary Club, American Red Cross,Vision 2000 and Valley CommunityMental Health Center.

He and his wife Karen, aprofessor emeritus in the WVUDepartment of Community Health,reside in Morgantown and Florida.2005 Dean’s Service Award

The 2005 Dean’s ServiceAward was presented to Stan Farr,for his support of the National YouthSports Program at WVU. Stan has

served on the advisoryboard of NYSP forapproximately 12 years.He has donatedequipment from WestView Tennis Center foruse in the program. Healso provided ideas onhow to proceed with ourprogram once federalfunding was reducedand has assisted infundraising for NYSP.

Bill Douglas

Outstanding Alumnus, and Dean’s Service Award

Mary Wykle

Left to right: Craig Walker, Bill Douglas, Mary Wykle, RobertLaLance, Nancy Hile, Mike Krak, and Dana Brooks


The School of PhysicalEducation inducted two graduatesinto its 2006 Hall of Fame andhonored two others as OutstandingAlumni on September 29 at theErickson Alumni Center.

The 2006 Hall of Fameinductees are: Sandra Elmore, chairof the Department of PhysicalEducation at West Virginia UniversityInstitute of Technology (WVUTech), and retired WVU women’stennis coach Martha Thorn.

Being honored as the School’s2006 Outstanding Alumni are:Margaret Ann “Peggy” Bahnsen,retired U.S. Army lieutenant coloneland former chair of the School’sVisiting Committee, and MemphisGrizzlies CEO and former NBAgreat Jerry West, who recentlyreceived an honorary doctorate fromhis alma mater.

“This year’s Class of 2006inductees, Sandra Elmore andMartha Thorn, represent nationallyrecognized intercollegiate athleticcoaches and administrators,” saidDean Dana Brooks. “The School ofPhysical Education is proud to addthe names of this year’s class ofinductees to its growing list ofoutstanding alumni.” He added,“The two outstanding distinguishedalumni represent outstanding militaryleadership and stellar professionalbasketball talents and administrativeexpertise. We are proud to welcomethem into our elite group.”2006 Hall of FameSandra J. Elmore earned her B.S.degree from Glenville State Collegein 1973. She received both her M.S.(1975) and Ed.D. (1989) in physicaleducation from West VirginiaUniversity. Elmore coachedbasketball, track and tennis teams at

the secondary level at bothRavenswood High School and ClayCounty High School. Elmore becamethe first female in the State of WestVirginia to serve as an athleticdirector in the WVIAC whoadministered football. She has servedstudents in higher education in WestVirginia for more than 28 years as aprofessor, assistant women’sbasketball coach at WVU, headwomen’s basketball coach atPotomac State College, and directorof athletics and chair of theDepartment of Physical Education atWVU Tech.

She established the Sandra J.Elmore Women’s BasketballEndowed Scholarship at PotomacState College of WVU in 1994.Elmore was instrumental indeveloping the Athletic CoachingEducation program at WVU Tech,where it has emerged as one of thelargest and fastest growing programson campus by maintaining a highstandard of quality and academicexcellence.

Additionally, Elmore has servedon many committees and specialassignments, with focus areasincluding Title IX, athletic scholarshipawards, extreme sports, and headcoaching position search committees.She has served on the YWCA andthe West Virginia National Girls andWomen in Sport Association Boardsof Directors and has received variousgrant awards on behalf of WVU

Tech. Elmoreresides in Nitro,West Virginia.

Martha T.Thorn earned aB.S. in health,physicaleducation, andgeneral sciencesfrom JamesMadisonUniversity,Harrisonburg, VA,

in 1959. She received a master’sdegree in health and physicaleducation from WVU in 1963.

Thorn was named headwomen’s tennis coach at WVU in1973 and served in this capacity untilNovember 2000. Thorn guided thewomen’s tennis team to an overallrecord of 273-180-1, achieving theTop Five Big East Team award. Shewas one of three original coaches ofwomen’s sports at WVU andcoached the first women’sintercollegiate team to compete forWVU.

She has served on variouscommittees including the Atlantic TenTennis Committee, co-chair of theAtlantic Ten Volleyball andGymnastics Tournament at WVU,Big East Tennis Committee, EasternCollegiate Athletic ConferenceTennis Committee, West VirginiaIntercollegiate Athletic AssociationTennis Policies Committeechairperson, West Virginia StateHigh School Tennis TournamentDirector, and Tennis RulesCommittee. She has also served onnumerous WVU committees, such asOffice of Social Justice, Council forWomen’s Concerns, Take OurDaughters/Sons to Work Day,Women of Color Luncheon, andStudent Discipline Committee, aswell as many WVU School ofPhysical Education committees. Shehas provided volunteer support for

2006 School of Physical Education Hall of Fame,

Sandra Elmore

Martha Thorn


Extension Services, Girl Scouts,YMCA, and Monongalia Riding forthe Handicapped Association.

Thorn has received numerousawards including Coach of the Year-Atlantic Ten Conference andOutstanding Teacher in PhysicalEducation Award. The WVU FallTennis Tournament was renamed“The Martha Thorn InvitationalTournament” in honor of Thorn. Sheresides in Morgantown, WestVirginia.2006 Outstanding Alumni

Margaret Ann“Peggy”Bahnsen earnedher B.S. degree inrecreation fromthe WVU Schoolof PhysicalEducation in 1966.She received a

master’s degree in psychologycounseling from Old DominionUniversity in 1976.

Bahnsen served in the U.S.Army and has received numeroushonors and recognition, including theDefense Meritorious Service Medal,the Army Meritorious Service Medal,and Outstanding Young Woman inAmerica. She has been interviewedon CNN as one of three peopleachieving “firsts,” such as firstwoman regimental tactical officer atWest Point. Throughout most ofBahnsen’s Army career she hasachieved the “first,” “only” or servedas the highest ranking woman on thejob or in the organization.

Bahnsen returned to WVU in1995 where she held the position ofprofessor of military science,lieutenant colonel, U.S. Army. Shewas the first woman graduate in thehistory of West Virginia University tohold this position and was selected

for this duty by a Department of theArmy Board. Bahnsen served in thiscapacity until her retirement fromWVU. Bahnsen is the co-founderand chair of the Lincoln LegacyFoundation, a non-profit organizationdedicated to developing leadershipskills in West Virginia youths. Sheserves as director of Camp Lincoln,a West Virginia Conservative YouthLeadership Camp. She has beenfeatured as keynote speaker at WestVirginia Girls State. Bahnsen alsoserves on the University of HoustonHealth Science Center’s AdvisoryCommittee for Project HealthyOutlook on MammographyExperience. She resides in NewCumberland, West Virginia.

Jerry A. Westreceived his B.S.degree in physicaleducation fromWVU in 1960. In1959, as a junior,West led theWVU men’sbasketball team tothe NCAA finals

and captured the tournament’s MostOutstanding Player Award. In asuperlative senior season, West wasa consensus All-American and ledWVU to its third consecutiveconference championship.

Before entering the NBA, Westserved as co-captain of the goldmedal winning U.S. Olympicbasketball team in Rome in 1960 andwas a member of the victorious U.S.squad in the 1958 Pan AmericanGames.

West was drafted by theLakers and averaged more than 30points per game during a four-yearspan and the Lakers rose from thirdplace in the division to first. West isbetter known as one of the greatest

Outstanding Alumni, and Dean’s Service Award

Peggy Bahnsen

Jerry West

players in NBA history after a 14-year career, all with the Lakers. Hewas selected to the all-NBA firstteam ten times and the all-defensivefirst team four times. He wasselected to play in the All-Star Gamefor 13 consecutive seasons. He waselected to the Basketball Hall ofFame in 1979.

West next achieved the headcoach position with the Lakers. Hebecame general manager of theLakers in 1982 and was named theNBA Executive of the Year for 1995.After a brief retirement, West tookhis talents to the Memphis Grizzliesas president of basketball operationsin 2002.

On November 26, 2005, hisnumber 44 became the firstbasketball number to be retired byWest Virginia University. He alsoreceived an honorary doctoratedegree from WVU and was theCommencement speaker in May2006. Jerry West resides inMemphis, Tennessee.2006 Dean’s Service Award

The West Virginia PublicEmployees Insurance Agency(PEIA) received the 2006 Dean’sService Award for its involvement inthe Dance Dance RevolutionProgram (DDR). Nidia Henderson,wellness coordinator, WV PEIA,accepted the award on behalf ofPEIA. The School of PhysicalEducation, along with PEIA, KonamiDigital Entertainment, MountainState Blue Cross/Blue Shield,Acordia, and the West VirginiaGovernor’s Office have joinedefforts to place DDR video gamesinto all public West Virginia middleand high schools to increase students’physical activity.


Athletic CoachingEducation (ACE)

KristenDieffenbach hasjoined theprogram asassistantprofessor. Shehas a Ph.D. inexercise sciencewith an emphasis

in exercise and sport psychologyfrom the University of NorthCarolina-Greensboro. Kristen’sareas of educational, research, andconsultation concentration includecoaching education, performanceenhancement, talent development,and understanding and preventingunder-recovery. She is anAssociation for the Advancement ofApplied Sport Psychology certifiedconsultant and a member of theUSOC registry of sport psychologyservice providers. Currently sheserves as advisory board memberwith the USA Cycling coachingeducation committee and is thecycling psychology editor for PeakConditioning for Cycling. As a coachshe holds an elite level USA Cyclinglicense and has earned a Level IIendurance specialization from USATrack and Field. She has coachedfor over 10 years at the high school,collegiate, recreational, and elitelevels. Personally, she enjoysendurance and ultra endurancecycling, running, and adventureracing and competed in an eight-dayrace this summer in Utah.

Nancy Naternicola, clinicalinstructor of fitness and wellness,announced that WVU will becomethe first college or university in thestate, and one of only three in thecountry, to offer a personal trainerminor. The program, approved byFaculty Senate this spring, began

School of Physical Education

Nathan Kile

Erin Jordan

Kristen Dieffenbach

Meredith Dotson

Athletic Training (ATTR)Michelle Sandrey, associate

professor and graduate coordinator,presented at the West VirginiaAssociation of School Nurses 2005Fall Conference. She has also hadan article published in the Journal ofAthletic Training.

Jeromy Alt left the School inAugust 2006 to take a position asathletic training clinical coordinatorat the University of Cincinnati. TheSchool of PE faculty and staff wishhim well in his future endeavors.

Meredith Dotsonhas joined the Schoolof PE as a clinicalinstructor. Inaddition to herresponsibilities as anACI, she serves asathletic trainer forthe WVU women’s

basketball team. She received herundergraduate degree from WVU in2003 and earned her master’s degreeat Auburn University in 2005.

Erin Jordan hasjoined the programas interim athletictraining clinicalcoordinator. Sheearned her M.S.degree fromIndiana Universityin 1996 and

graduated from WVU with a B.S.degree in 1995. She is active with theNATA. Erin served in the UnitedStates Army during 2001-2006 andwas the Joyner Sports Medicine,clinical/high school athletic trainer.

Athletic training majorMargeret “Maggie” Miller washonored with the WVU FoundationOutstanding Seniors Award duringthe Weekend of HonorsConvocation. Students wereselected based on achievements inscholarship, leadership and service.Maggie has won numerous awardsand scholarships, from the WVUPresidential Award to the Albert“Whitey” Gwynne Athletic TrainingScholarship, to Who’s Who AmongStudents in American Universitiesand Colleges.

Basic InstructionProgram (BIP)

Nathan Kile isthe school’s newprogramcoordinator inadventure sports.He will beworking todevelop and offera variety of

outdoor adventure opportunitiesthrough both the Basic InstructionProgram and the Lifetime ActivitiesProgram. Nathan most recently livedin Chattanooga, TN and has anundergraduate degree in leisure

offering classes in summer 2006. Itwill prepare students for aprofessional career in designing andconducting comprehensive andindividualized exercise programs.

The program, open to all WVUstudents, is an outgrowth of theWVU Nutrition and WellnessInitiative, a task force initiated in2004 by WVU President David C.Hardesty. Personal trainers will beone of the top 10 health professionsin demand in the near future,Naternicola said. The program alsoprepares students to becomenationally certified as personaltrainers through the AmericanCouncil on Exercise, the only non-profit accredited by the NationalOrganization of Certifying Agencies(NOCA).


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Program, Faculty, and Student Updates

Physical Education TeacherEducation (PETE)

Lynn Housner, professor andasscociate dean, was presented theHonor Award at the West VirginiaAAHPERD Convention held inHuntington, W.Va., October 26-28,2006. Dr. Housner presented twopapers in Chicago and at the National

studies from the University ofTennessee at Chattanooga and aM.Ed. in counselor education fromGeorgia Southern University. He hasover nine years of experience inoutdoor recreation and experientialeducation, and has worked in avariety of different settings. Being alover of anything in the out-of-doors,Nathan can often be found scaling asteep rock face, kayaking down awhitewater river, or backpacking in aremote wilderness area. He oftenparticipates in triathlons and otherraces.Lifetime Activities Program

The School of PhysicalEducation offers “MissionPossible,” an exercise/behaviorchange program designed to helpthose who are obese or morbidlyobese. The program includesindividual exercise programs,membership to Stansbury FitnessCenter, and various individual andgroup counseling and exercise. Thegoal is to provide a safe and non-intimidating environment to learn howto make the lifestyle, physical, andemotional changes necessary forlifelong healthy living. For moreinformation [email protected]“Mission Possible” is an outgrowthof the WVU Nutrition and WellnessInitiative, a task force initiated in2004 by WVU President David C.Hardesty, Jr.

Association for Kinesiology andPhysical Education in HigherEducation. Dr. Housner also hadtwo papers published in China andwill have a featured article in theJournal of Physical Education,Recreation and Dance. Dr. Housnerhas also served as a mentor at theWVSDE Health and PhysicalEducation Leadership Academy. Hehas been a JTPE reviewer andeditorial board member and has beennominated for NASPE president.

Linda Carson, Waredistinguished professor and directorof the WV Motor DevelopmentCenter, was recognized earlier thisyear by the West VirginiaAssociation of Health, PhysicalEducation, Recreation and Dance(WVAHPERD) for service andinspiration to others in the field ofphysical education.

Dr. Carson is also the firstfaculty member in the School toreceive a grant from the ClaudeWorthington Benedum Foundation.The WVU Motor DevelopmentCenter, working with the WestVirginia Public Employees InsuranceAgency, will introduce Dance DanceRevolution, a physically active videogame, to middle schools and highschools throughout West Virginia.The program will engage publicschool students, including those notnormally predisposed to exercise, ina fun physical activity that helpsimprove overall student health at animpressionable age.

Additionally, Dr. Carson washonored for her dedication inteaching and expertise in childhoodmotor development to the Center’sprograms. Dr. Carson was alsoamong four recipients to receive thehighest honor from U.S. Departmentof Health and Human Services(DHHS) (see article on page 16).

Andrew Hawkins, professor,visited an international school inShenyang, China in November 2005and met with the People’s EducationPress and faculty at Beijing SportUniversity. He attended theInternational Association of BehaviorAnalysis Conference in Beijing andpresented papers on behavioranalysis.

Dr. Hawkins also attended theNational Association for Kinesiologyand Physical Education in HigherEducation in San Diego in January asa presenter.

Sean Bulger, assistantprofessor, recently published a book,along with several fellow WVUgraduates, titled Sport EducationSeasons, Champaign, IL: HumanKinetics.

Jack Sager, MS, ATC, PETEdoctoral student, presented aroundtable discussion paper at theAmerican Educational ResearchAssociation convention in SanFrancisco on April 7, 2006.

Kerry McKenzie is theprogram coordinator for the MotorDevelopment Center. This summershe coordinated the Choosy KidsClub.

Julie Jahn hasjoined the programas a visitinglecturer anddoctoral student.She is providingoversight for theundergraduateadapted physical

education courses and serves ascoordinator of the Friday morningadapted PE program. She receivedher undergraduate degree in 2005from the University of Wisconsin –La Crosse in exercise and sport

Julie Jahn


Sport and ExercisePsychology (SEP)Dana Brooks, professor and

dean, served as keynote speaker atthe Celebration of Business 2006 forthe Hagerstown-Washington CountyEconomic Development Commissionand presented the topic “Business ofCollege Athletics: Good, Bad, andUgly” at the April 2006 conferencein Hagerstown, Md. Dean Brooksalso presented “The MinorityExperience at the ResearchUniversity: Building a SharedCommunity” at the University ofIllinois at Urbana-Champaign inMarch 2006. He also presented inMarch at North Carolina StateUniversity, Durham, N.C. with the

topic “African American CollegeAthletes: The Sojourner fromPlantation to Playing Field.” He wasa co-presenter at the NorthAmerican Society for the Sociologyof Sport Conference, in Vancouver,BC, Canada, on November 2006. Healso received the 2006 E.B.Henderson Award from theAAHPERD Ethnic MinoritiesCouncil.

Sam Zizzi, associate professor,took over the reins of the SEPprogram as program coordinatorfrom his mentor and colleague,Professor Andy Ostrow.

Dr. Zizzi and Jack Watson,assistant professor, published“Student Recreation Centers: AComparison of Users and Non-Userson Psychosocial Variables” in theMay 2006 Recreational SportsJournal of the National IntramuralRecreational Sports Association.

Ed Etzel, associate professor,and Dr. Watson (with other authors),published a refereed article,Understanding and promoting collegestudent-athlete health: Essentialissues for student affairsprofessionals, in the NASPE Journal.In addition, Dr. Etzel and Dr.Watson served as co-editors for thespecial edition of Ethics and Behaviorthat focused on sport and exercisepsychology. They authored the “Introduction to the special edition:Sport and Exercise Psychology,Ethics and Behavior.”

Drs. Watson, Zizzi and Etzelpublished “Ethical training in sportpsychology programs: Currenttraining standards, ethics andbehavior” in that special edition.

Drs. Etzel and Watson andother panel members presented atthe Annual Conference of theAssociation for the Advancement ofApplied Sport Psychology in

September in Miami, Fla. Drs.Watson, Zizzi and Etzel alsopresented at the 2005 AnnualConference of the Association forthe Advancement of Applied SportPsychology in Vancouver.

Dr. Etzel co-presented at theNational Association of StudentPersonnel Administrators AnnualConference in Washington, D.C. inSeptember.

On another note, you can listento Dr. Etzel on WWVU, U-92,WVU student radio, during theSunday afternoon blues program“Blind Alley.”

Dr. Watson, along with currentand past students, DamienClement, Brandonn Harris andJennifer Hurst, authored “Teacher-Practitioner Multiple-Role Issues inSport Psychology” in the journalEthics and Behavior.

Dr. Watson is organizing aninternational experience forundergraduate students in Germanyfor summer 2007.

Drs. Ostrow, Watson andZizzi attended the 8th AnnualNational Sport PsychologyConference in Wuhan, China,October 12-21, 2006.Dr. Ostrow provided the keynoteaddress while Dr. Watson and Dr.Zizzi delivered lectures andworkshops in their areas of expertise.

Dr. Ostrow traveled to Qatarand Venezuela to promote theICPE’s international mission.

Damien Clement, MS, ATC,SEP doctoral student, was electedstudent representative for theAssociation for the Advancement ofApplied Sport Psychology and willserve on their executive board for2006-2007. Damien attended theNortheast Atlantic Sport PsychologyConference, March 24-25 at Temple

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science, teaching and recentlycompleted her master’s degree fromthe University of Northern Iowa inphysical education. Julie was a PolarScholar during her master’s program,working closely with Polar Electro,Inc. and teaching with theirtechnology in the Iowa publicschools. A former collegiate hurdlerand sprinter at UW-L, Julie stillenjoys running and lifting weights andalso has been a yoga instructor forthe last two years. Julie has apassion for physical activityadvocacy and plans to pursueresearch in that area.

Dr. Ruth Kershner, visitingassistant professor, received thisyear’s WVAHPERD Ray O.Duncan Award.

Bruce Wilmoth, associateprofessor, received the President’sService Award at the fall 2006WVAHPERD convention. Brucecontinues to serve as director of thesummer National Youth SportsProgram.

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Sport Management (SM)Gonzalo Bravo, assistant

professor, was asked to present twotopics at the 4th regional LatinAmerican Congress of ICHPER-SDat Universidad Iberoamericana inSan Carlos Cojedes, Venezuela,September 20-22, 2006. Dr. Bravoalso presented at the 22nd NorthAmerican Society for SportManagement (NASSM), May 31-June 3, 2006 in Kansas City, Kansas.

University in Philadelphia andpresented an update on the program.

Three SEP faculty membersserved as members of the U.S.Olympic Committee’s SportPsychology Registry, which certifiesthem to work with Olympic athletes.

The SEP program continues togrow. As of spring 2006, there wereapproximately 60 majors, 80 minorsand 18 doctoral students. The minorin sport and exercise psychology hasgrown from fewer than 10 studentsto over 50 from 2003 to 2006. Tworecent doctoral student admissions,Jessica Creasy and Katie Cowan,were awarded the Swiger DoctoralFellowship.

SEP students and faculty wererecognized at the AAASP nationalconference as presenting moreempirical, peer-reviewed researchthan any other program in NorthAmerica. Since 1994, the group hasconducted more than 140presentations at the conference.Four faculty and 14 SEP studentsattended the 2006 AAASPconference in Miami, Fla.,conducting 10 presentations orworkshops.

Amanda Visek, SEP doctoralstudent and graduate teachingassistant, is the 2006-2007 recipientof the WVU Foundation’sDistinguished Doctoral Fellowship.

Dr. Bravo co-presented on aseparate topic at the same NASSMConference. Dr. Bravo co-presentedat the 2006 AAHPERD NationalConvention, April, 27, 2006 in SaltLake City, UT. In addition, hepresented at the Doctoral Colloquiumon Current Research in SportManagement at the Ohio StateUniversity on May 3, 2006. Dr.Bravo has been awarded a teachinggrant by the Faculty Senate of WestVirginia University to write anddevelop the course “Sport in theGlobal World.”

Russ Sharp, part-timeinstructor, was elected to Universityof West Georgia’s Athletic Hall ofFame. Russ serves as WVUassociate athletic director for finance/administration, and was one of fourpeople selected for enshrinement thisNovember in the University of WestGeorgia Athletic Hall of Fame.Sharp’s contributions to West GeorgiaAthletics covers a variety of dutiesduring 14 years of distinguishedservice. For more, visit: http://

www.uwgsports.com/article.asp?articleid=80769

The Sport ManagementProgram developed a corporatepartnership for marketingmanagement services with thePittsburgh Pirates to provide baseballfan and non-marketing analysisthrough the ESPN Sports Pollgraduate course taught exclusively atWVU. Additionally, the program hasproposed contract research servicesto the Knight Commission forIntercollegiate Athletics, NACDAConsulting and the NCAA. Theprogram continues to developinternational opportunities withVenezuela and China. Facultymembers made presentations thispast year in Venezuela and at theSport Marketing Associationconference in Phoenix, AZ and atAAHPERD, NASSM and SMAconferences.

Program, Faculty and Student Updates

Left to right: Andrew Ostrow, Rosa López de D’Amico, Floyd Jones, andAlessandro D’Amico in Venezuela


General Earl E. Anderson,USMC (retired) (B.S.’40), of Vienna,Va., is the 2006 recipient of theWVU Alumni Association’s DavidW. Jacobs Lifetime Service Award,in recognition of his many years ofservice to the Alumni Association andto WVU.

Sam Mandich (B.S.’41), ofParkersburg, W.Va., was inductedinto the 16th class of the WVUSports Hall of Fame on February 19,2006. Sam played both football andbasketball at WVU. He was part ofthe 1938 football team that defeatedTexas Tech in the Sun bowl, and wascaptain of the 1940-41 basketballteam. Sam went on to coach basket-ball at Parkersburg High, becomingone of the most distinguished highschool coaches in the state, with awinning percentage of 70% and threestate championships. Sam retired in1984. He and his wife, Anne, haveone daughter, Mary Beth, and fourgrandchildren, Ben, Scott, Sam, andHeather.

The late Clyde "Hard Times"Green (B.S.’49), of Morgantown,W.Va., was inducted into the WVUSports Hall of Fame on February 19,2006. Clyde was a WVU basketballteam member from 1946-49. Duringhis four years the team had a 78-12record and a 43-game home winningstreak. He later coached boys' andgirls' basketball at Romney HighSchool and Morgantown HighSchool. Clyde passed away in 2002.

Al (B.S. ’50) and Dee (B.S.’52) Ware, of Nokomis, Fla., havedonated land at the corner ofBeechurst and University Avenues inMorgantown to be used as a gatewayto WVU’s downtown campus.Preparations for the gateway are inthe early planning stages. Retiredchairman of Amherst FiberOptics-Amherst International, Inc., Al is a

former member of the WVUFoundation’s Building GreatnessNational Campaign Committee andthe WVU Alumni Association’sBoard of Directors. Dee chairs theBlaney House Visiting Committeeand has been both a leader andbenefactor in the development ofWVU’s Stansbury Hall Fitness/Wellness Center. They have servedon the School’s Visiting Committee.

Mary Ann (Pietro) Morris(B.S.’58), of Missouri City, Texas, isretired. She and her husband carefor her mother. Mary Ann visitedwith Dean Brooks in fall 2006 whilein Morgantown for the WVU-Maryland football game.

Ferris Antoon (B.S.’60), ofWest Long Beach, N.J., founder ofthe Monmouth County IntermediateSoccer League, was honored inspring 2006 for his dedication tosoccer when the league’s executivecommittee named the league afterhim before the start of the fourthseason. Antoon was inducted intothe School’s Hall of Fame in 2003and is a current Visiting Committeemember.

Jerry West (B.S.’60), ofMemphis, Tenn., the WVU and NBAbasketball legend, received anhonorary doctor of letters degree

from WVU President DavidHardesty at the WVU's Class of2006 Commencement on May 14.Jerry delivered the address atWVU's 137th Commencement,which is available online at

http://www.nis.wvu.edu/2006/west_speech.htm.

Jerry is currently president ofbasketball operations for the Mem-phis Grizzlies. His son, Jonnie, is aWVU freshman and member of themen’s basketball team.

Mary Wykle (B.S.’65), ofBurke, Va., received the AquaticTherapy Practitioner of the Yearaward as announced by the AquaticTherapy and Rehabilitation Institute(ARTI) at their international confer-ence in Sanibel, Fla. Mary co-authored Safety Standards forTherapy Pools and Safety Standardsfor Aquatic Therapy Practitioners.At the request of ATRI, Mary alsodeveloped Risk Awareness andSafety Training. She is an adjunctprofessor of physical education atNorthern Virginia Community Collegeand works with the Walter ReedMedical Center therapy departmentto schedule workshops so theirtherapists can learn to use aquatictherapy to help our men and womencoming home from the war. Thisyear she also presented a WhiteHouse briefing about aquatic therapy.

Garrett W. Ford, Sr. (B.S.’70), of Morgantown, W.Va., re-ceived the Neil S. Bucklew Awardfor Social Justice during the WVUWeekend of Honors on April 21,2006, in recognition of his work withstudent athletes. Garrett is currentlyWVU assistant athletic director andcounselor of student athletes. Hehad a stellar career as a Mountaineerrunning back, the University's first totop both 2,000 career rushing yards

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Al and Dee Ware


and 1,000 yards in a single season.He played two seasons in the NFLfor the Denver Broncos, then re-turned to WVU as the University'sfirst African-American assistantcoach. Garrett was inducted into theSchool’s Hall of Fame in 2004.

George Henshaw (B.S.’70),of Metairie, La., was inducted intothe 16th class of the WVU SportsHall of Fame on February 19, 2006.A Mountaineer football player from1967-69, George was a first team all-southern conference defensive tacklein 1967 and Associated Press honor-able mention All-American in 1968.He was co-captain in 1969, when theMountaineers were 10-1 and won thePeach Bowl. George went on tocoach college football at WVU,Tulsa, Florida State and Alabama,then professional football for theDenver Broncos, New York Giantsand Tennessee Titans. He is cur-rently senior assistant and runningbacks coach for the New OrleansSaints.

Regis Turocy (B.S.’70), ofBethel Park, Pa., received hisdoctoral degree in health care ethicsfrom Duquesne University in 2000.He is currently assistant professor atSlippery Rock University's GraduateSchool of Physical Therapy.

C. Steven Yates (B.S.’71), ofBrunswick, Ga., is senior athletictrainer/instructor for the Departmentof Homeland Security.

Maribeth ("Mimi") CialliSmith (B.S.’74), of Houston, Texas,teaches parenting and childbirthclasses at the Woman's Hospital ofTexas, Houston, and is a certifiedlactation consultant. She and herhusband, Larry Smith (B.S. 74, WVUChemical Engineering), have threechildren and two grandchildren.

Bill Reger-Nash (Ed.D.’84),

of Morgantown, W.Va., is the recipi-ent of WVU's premier serviceaward, the Ethel and Gerry HeebinkAward for Distinguished StateService, for his role in addressingunhealthy lifestyles throughout thestate. Bill is currently a professor inthe WVU Department of CommunityMedicine. His previous honorsinclude the Dean's Award for Excel-lence in Community Service, theHealth Advocate Award and theNational Health Information Award.He was also named one of the "10Best Minds" by US News and WorldReport in 2003.

Scott A. Collins (B.S.’91), ofClearfield, Pa., was inducted into the16th class of the WVU Sports Hall ofFame on February 19, 2006. Scottwas the first WVU wrestler to win anational championship, and he led his1991 team to finish 6th in the NCAAchampionship. Scott teaches physicaleducation at his alma mater,Clearfield High. He and his wife,former WVU gymnast ElizabethFoltz, have a daughter, Ellen.

Steve Bennett (B.S.’95), ofEllicott City, Md., is director of venuemanagement and competitions forSpecial Olympics Maryland. Stevehas been in management with SpecialOlympics since 1998, in Raleigh, NC;Anchorage, AK; and Salt Lake City,UT. He previously was manager ofthe national tour for USA Gymnas-tics.

Eric Michael James (B.S.’95), of Cameron, W.Va., is in histenth year of teaching health andphysical education at Cameron HighSchool. Eric is the head baseballcoach, assistant football coach,assistant girls' basketball coach, andstrength and conditioning coach. Herecently obtained funding, with thehelp of Marshall County Schools andDelegate Scott Varner, to construct

and design a new weight training andconditioning facility at the highschool. Eric is also involved with theCameron Grade School flag footballand pee wee wrestling programs andis president of the Cameron LittleLeague Baseball Association. Heand his wife, Courtney, have beenmarried for eight years. They havetwo daughters, Jensen (8) and Avery(3), and one son, Lander (6).

Christopher Dudley (M.S.96), of High Point, N.C., is assistantvice president for community rela-tions at High Point University.

Mark Landers (B.S.’97), ofDeltona, Fla., is a national accountmanager with Verizon Wireless.While at WVU he played baseballunder Coach Dale Ramsburg, setting16 school records and four Atlantic10 records, and was drafted by theToronto Blue Jays in 1994. Mark hasbeen married 10 years and has a 3year-old son, Davin.

Nakia Cooper (B.S.’98), ofVirginia Beach, Va., is a lieutenant inthe U.S. Navy. He has served asnavigator of the USS Carter Hall,foreign liaison officer in the N2L

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organization, and operations officerof the USS Ashland, which cameunder attack in Jordan during Opera-tion Enduring Freedom. At the timeof this writing, Lt. Cooper waspreparing to take command of PCCrew Juliet in October 2006, whichis deployed to the 5th fleet area ofresponsibility on USS Whirlwind. Heand his wife, Stephanie, reside inVirginia Beach with their three year-old son, Tyler. At the time of thiswriting they were expecting twins inSeptember 2006.

Peter Hudecki (B.S. ’99), ofBuffalo, N.Y., teaches physicaleducation and health and coachesfootball and girls' basketball at EastHigh School in Buffalo. He alsocoaches lacrosse at St. Joseph'sCollegiate Institute, a boys' highschool in Buffalo.

Curt C. Laird (M.S. ’99), ofRock Hill, S.C., has been selected asprogram coordinator of athleticadministration for the University ofCharleston in Charleston, WV. Hewill begin his duties there in fall 2006.Curt will return to West Virginia fromWinthrop University in Rock Hill,where he has been assistant profes-sor of sport management since 2003.

Keiba L. Shaw (Ed.D. ’01),of Tampa, Fla., is an assistantprofessor in the School of PhysicalTherapy at the University of SouthFlorida. Keiba served as a panelmember at the WVU MinorityDoctoral Student Colloquium inSeptember, 2006.

Tamara D. Holmes (M.S.’02), of Fayetteville, N.C., is anartist and CEO of At First Hand,Inc. You can view her originalartwork on specialty items at herweb site: http://www.atfirsthand.com.

Mike Yurcho (B.S. ’03), ofLa Jolla, Ca., received his M.S.degree from the University ofTennessee in 2005. He currentlyworks for PRG Financial Re-sources, Inc. in San Diego and isassistant track and field coach at LaJolla High School.

Jonathan Hammond (M.S.’04), of Aberdeen, Scotland, hasbeen named head rifle coach atWVU. Jon was a member of theWVU rifle team from 2002-03 andhas competed internationally as amember of the Great Britain andScottish national teams at world,

European, and Commonwealthchampionships.

Daniel E. Della-Giustina, ofMorgantown, W.Va., former chairand professor in the School ofPhysical Edcuation’s Safety Depart-ment and currently professor ofsafety management in the College ofEngineering and Mineral Resources’Department of Industrial and Man-agement Systems Engineering, hasbeen appointed to the Board ofHazard Control Management, anational certification board for hazardcontrol managers.

Mary Kathryne “Kacy”Wiedebusch, of Morgantown,W.Va., retired associate professor ofdance, is the 2006 recipient of thePaul B. “Buck” Martin Award, givenannually by the WVU Alumni Asso-ciation to one who has worked topreserve, maintain and promote thetraditions of the university.Wiedebusch, who earned bothbachelor’s and master’s degreesfrom WVU with professional study inNew York City throughout her career,retired from WVU in 2006 after morethan 50 years of service.

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Name: Maiden Name:Address:City: State: ZIP:Phone (H): (W)E-mail:Address Change?: (Y)___ (N)__ Degree: B.S.___M.S.___Ed.D. ___ Year(s)Notes about current employment, family, awards, other events:

Please mail to: WVU School of Physical Education, Attn: Kim Cameon, PO Box 6116,Morgantown WV 26506-6116.


In the fall 2005 semester thefaculty and staff of the School ofPhysical Education votedoverwhelmingly (86%) to relocatefrom the Coliseum either partially orcompletely to the St. Francis facilityacquired by West Virginia University.This decision was precipitated by theexpansion of programs and theaccompanying need for additionalspace within the School of PhysicalEducation and with the Departmentof Intercollegiate Athletics.Extended Learning and ROTCprograms were also identified asprograms in need of space and wereincluded as potential units to considerin the transition process.

On April 13, 2006 a transitionteam appointed by Dr. Brooks, deanof the School of Physical Education,was convened to discuss the possiblestrategies for occupying St. Francis.The committee included the followingSchool of Physical Education

personnel: Lynn Housner, associatedean, co-chair; Louise Christiansen,visiting committee chair; DallasBranch, program coordinator, SportManagement Program; LindaCarson, director, Motor DevelopmentCenter; Andrew Ostrow, director,International Center for PerformanceExcellence; Vince Stilger, programcoordinator, Athletic TrainingProgram; Jack Watson, assistantprofessor, Sport and ExercisePpsychology Program; TracyWheeler, Business Office; BruceWilmoth, director, Lifetime ActivitiesProgram; and Dan Ziatz, programcoordinator, Athletic CoachingEducation Program. The committeealso includes the following WVUpersonnel: Russ Dean, associateprovost, co-chair; Sue Day-Peroots,dean, Extended Learning; and RobMoyer, interim director of FacilitiesPlanning.

After much deliberation thetransition committee submitted thefollowing three options to the provostfor consideration.

Option 1: Physical Educationwould use the existing St. Francisschool adn annex building, relocatingonly Physical Education space fromthe Coliseum.

Option 2: Using the existing St.Francis school and annex space, asecond floor would be built above thegym area. The ROTC programs,Extended Learning, and part ofPhysical Education would be housedin the facility.

Option 3: A new building wouldbe constructed to house ROTC,Extended Learning, and all ofPhysical Education, both from theColiseum and Stansbury Hall.

Option 3 was the preferredoption followed by Option 1. Option2 was the least preferred option.

We are currently awaiting theprovost’s decision.

Possible Move for the School of Physical Education

Beginning in January 2006, theOffice of the Dean, WVU School ofPhysical Education established aName Change Task Force. Thecharge given to the Task Force wasto propose by July 1, 2006 a newname for the School of PhysicalEducation that reflected the diversityof academic disciplines within thecurrent School. Members of theTask Force reviewed severalhundred names of colleges andschools within the United States thathoused one or more of the currentacademic programs found in theSchool.

The Task Force identified keywords (e.g., sport, performance,physical activity) that members feltmight be of value for inclusion in aproposed title. The Task Force thendetermined that the final name

Name Change Task Force Recommends New Nameselected must best meet thefollowing five evaluative criteria:anticipate growth opportunities;encompass existing programs; avoidoverlapping across campus;communicate effectively; andprovide marketing appeal.

The Task Force prepared awritten justification for inclusion ofthe word “College” rather than“School” in the title. Based on thefive criteria above, the Task Forcethen identified five names that wereincluded in a survey format: Collegeof Allied Sport and PerformanceSciences; College of PerformanceExcellence; College of PhysicalActivity and Performance Sciences;College of Physical Activity andSport Sciences; and College ofPhysical Activity Sciences.

A survey was created by thetask force and administered to a totalof 250 undergraduate and graduatestudents and 25 faculty membersacross the five academic programs inthe School. The survey was alsoadministered to selected school staffand members of the VisitingCommittee. The results of the surveyindicated that 100% of theconstituency groups identified aboveranked one name as their first(88.24%) or second (11.76%)choice. Based on these data, theName Change Task Forcerecommended to the Office of theDean that the School of PhysicalEducation be renamed the Collegeof Physical Activity and SportSciences.


Professor Claims National Award for Efforts to CombatChildhood Obesity

Dr. Linda Carson, the WareDistinguished Professor in the WVUSchool of Physical Education whohas devoted her career to fightingchildhood obesity, is among fourrecipients of the highest honor fromthe U.S. Department of Health andHuman Services. Linda Carson,director of the West Virginia MotorDevelopment Center, was part of anational childhood obesity-preventionteam presented with theAdministration for Children andFamilies (ACF) AssistantSecretary’s 2006 Partnering forHHS Excellence Award.

Carson and other members ofthe team accepted their award fromDr. Wade Horn, assistant secretaryof the ACF, during an Octoberceremony in Washington, D.C. Theaward recognizes the work ofpartnerships to advance the goalsand mission of the Department ofHealth and Human Services andACF.

The group was recognized foran obesity-prevention program it

ICPE Announces New PublicationsFitness Information Technology

(FIT) Publishing, part of theInternational Center forPerformance Excellence (ICPE),published a book about JohnWooden, entitled You Haven’tTaught Until they Have Learned:John Wooden’s Teaching Principlesand Practices. It is co-authored bySwen Nater, former UCLAbasketball player, and RonaldGallimore, well known for his originalresearch on Wooden. To access thebook visit:

http://www.fitinfotech.com/Detail.tpl?SKU=1885693664

ICPE announces thepublication of six new book titles.

Also, an agreement has beenestablished by the ICPE with theInternational Society of SportPsychology and the ChinaAssociation of Sport Psychology toinclude an online China ResearchManuscript section to theInternational Journal of Sport andExercise Psychology that is alsopublished by the ICPE.

The ICPE has supportedfaculty initiatives with UniversidadIberoamericana del Deporte, SanCarlos, Venezuela, ASPIRE SportsAcademy, Doha, Qatar, SchillerEuropean student exchange program,faculty professional travel to China,

Australia, Venezuela and Ireland andthe Beijing Institute of Sport.

Finally, ICPE sponsorships andpartnerships include the InternationalChinese Society for Physical Activityand Health, AAHPERD-NASPE,Association for the Advancement ofApplied Sport Psychology, SportMarketing Association and theInternational Society for ComparativePhysical Education and Sport.

developed for Head Start, thenation’s child development programfor preschoolers from low-incomefamilies. The initiative – known as “IAm Moving, I Am Learning” –focuses on physical activity andhealthy nutrition choices. The teamworked with Head Start teachers to

integrate health into the curriculum.The program has been successfullylaunched in six mid-Atlantic States,including West Virginia.

Left to right: Dr. Carson, Amy Requa, Region III Head Start HealthContent Specialist; and Dr Wade F. Horn, assistant secretary forchildren and families (ACF), DHHR.


Integration of Sports at WVUThe School of Physical

Education commemorated integrationof sports on campus by hosting “ACelebration: Integration of Sports onthe WVU Campus” on Friday,October 13, at the MountainlairGluck Theater. The program honoredpioneer African American athletes,coaches, faculty and staff.Don Nehlen Lecture Series

Jerry West, the basketball greatwhose solid consistency as a WVUMountaineer and L.A. Laker earnedhim the nickname, “Mr. Clutch,” wasthe featured speaker for theSeptember 6, 2006 Don NehlenLecture Series. West spoke at theErickson Alumni Center. The 1960graduate was awarded an honorarydoctorate from his alma mater inMay after delivering the keynoteaddress at the 2006 Commencement.The lecture series was establishedafter Nehlen’s retirement as headfootball coach in 2001. The School ofPhysical Education and United Banksponsored the event.

Guest Lecture Series: WVU-ITAs part of the WVU School of

Physical Education Guest LectureSeries, former WVU head women’sbasketball coach Kittie Blakemorespoke to the WVU Institute ofTechnology campus and localcommunity on April 19, 2006.Blakemore served as the first headwomen’s basketball coach at WVUfrom 1973-1992 and won 301 gamesand guided three postseason teams,two of which qualified for the NCAAtournament. Four of Blakemore’steams won 20 or more games in aseason, and she helped developWVU’s first and only Kodak All-American, Rosemary Kosiorek. In2003, Blakemore was named to theWVU Hall of Fame.Distinguished Lecture Series

The School hosted twodistinguished lecture series events,beginning in October 2005.

The Sport ManagementProgram presented Dr. PackianathanChelladuria from The Ohio StateUniversity as the 2005 DistinguishedLecturer, on October 28, 2005 in the

School of Physical Education Hosts Presentations, LecturesJerry West Lounge. Dr. Chelladuriais a recognized scholar ofmanagement science, specializing inorganizational theory andorganizational behavior in the contextof sport. His contributions to sportmanagement have been recognizedworldwide and he has spokeninternationally in numerous countries.

Dr. Ketra Armstrong, professor,Long Beach State University, spokeat the School of Physical EducationSpring 2006 Distinguished LectureSeries event on April 7 in the JerryWest Lounge.

Dr. Armstrong shared withfaculty and students the implicationsof her scholarship relative to themanagement of sport. Dr.Armstrong’s career includesresearch at The Ohio StateUniversity and has publishednumerous data based on sportbehaviors of ethnic minorityconsumers and has begun toinvestigate the behaviors ofconsumers of Hispanic and Asiandescent and their influence onAmerican sport business.

(l-r): Floyd Jones, Packianathan Chelladuria, Dallas Branch, andGonzalo Bravo

PE Alumni Sought forDatabase Update

The School of Physical Education isasking graduates of the School to contactus with current contact informationincluding e-mail address, as we do not havee-mail addresses for the vast majoirty ofalumni. In this digital age, we would like tohave the option of contacting alumni by e-mail when appropriate. In particular, ACEalumni are currently being sought by theprogram to participate in an Internet survey.

Please send an e-mail message [email protected] with yourname, graduation year, degree, and currentcontact information. Thanks in advance!


ScholarshipsIshonté Cherrile Johnson-Peters - Roger AlfordScholarshipAshley N. Howley - Ferris & Deanna Antoon TextbookScholarshipErica L. Freeman - Fred M. Coombs ScholarshipJennifer L. Boyles - Doris Dorinzi Memorial ScholarshipByron J. Towner - Dr. Patricia K. Fehl Graduate StudentScholarshipAndrea B. Wamsley - Eleanor Lantz ScholarshipJeremy Slider - John Semon ScholarshipMeghan Sternart - C. Peter Yost Memorial ScholarshipAndrea B/ Wamsley and Ashley N. Howley - Albert C.“Whitey” Gwynne Athletic Training ScholarshipsErica L. Freeman - John C. Spiker Athletic TrainingScholarshipErica L. Freeman - K. Douglas Bowers Athletic TrainingScholarshipEric Thorne - Jimmy Leard Memorial Athletic TrainingScholarshipAmy Lancaster - Erica Lynn Cadran Memorial AthleticTraining ScholarshipDirk A. Kelley and Anne K. Tierney - SportManagement ScholarshipsCherai Frazier and Andrew Rhoden - Jerry P. WilkinsScholarship for Leaders AwardsCherai Frazier and Andrew Rhoden - Jerry P. WilkinsBook Scholarships

Outstanding Student AwardsJoshua Garner (undergraduate) and Karrie Teschy-Schiebel (graduate), Athletic Coaching EducationMaggie Miller (undergraduate) and Timothy Kulpa(graduate), Athletic TrainingAllison Cole (undergraduate) and Jack Sager(graduate), Physical Education Teacher Education

Faculty, Staff, and Student Awards 2005-06Sean Fitzpatrick (undergraduate) and Damien Clement,Sport & Exercise PsychologyBethany Swaton (undergraduate) and Brett Befus(graduate) Sport Management

Special Student AwardsSean Fitzpatrick, NASPE Outstanding Senior AwardNatalie Gimbel and Amanda Young (spring 2006), andJessica Breaud and Rebecca Adams (fall 2005), WVMotor Development Center Commitment to ChildrenAward in Honor of Ken McPherson

Faculty AwardsJeromy Alt, Andrew Hawkins, Jack Watson, BruceWilmoth, and Sam Zizzi - Outstanding TeacherAwardsDallas Branch, Linda Carson, Jack Watson, and BruceWilmoth - Outstanding Service AwardsLinda Carson, Outstanding Grantsperson AwardAndrew Ostrow, Jack Watson, and Sam Zizzi -Research/Creativity Awards

Staff AwardsDebra Hardesty, Carol Straight, and Li Yang - ShiningStar AwardNick Reseter, Perfect Attendance AwardSherri Daniel, Doug Satterfield, Betsy Sharley, CarolStraight, and Tracy Wheeler - Excellent AttendanceAwards

Years of Service AwardsMichelle Sandrey, Jack Watson, and Sam Zizzi - 5YearsSherry Binion and Doug Satterfield - 10 YearsDan Oliver, 15 YearsSharon Sisler, 35 Years

Crystal Service Award - Jim Bialek

2006-07 School of PE faculty. Front row, l-r: Lynn Housner, Linda Carson, Carl Bahneman, Kristen Dieffenbach, Sam Zizzi,Vince Stilger, Melinda Eskridge, Nancy Naternicola, Kerry McKenzie, Allison Hetrick, and Dana Brooks. Middle row, l-rGonzalo Bravo, Floyd Jones, Dallas Branch, Michelle Sandrey, Dan Ziatz, Nathan Kile, Julie Jahn, Erin Foreman, MeredithDotson, and Andy Ostrow. Back row, l-r: Sean Bulger, Jack Watson, Ed Etzel, Bruce Wilmoth, Andy Hawkins, Bob Wiegand,and Randy Meador.


Support the School with Planned Giving“I would not bewhere I amtoday as itpertains to mycareer if it hadnot been for myWVU years ofexperience andoverall

education,” says Richard F. Mull(’67, ’68.)

Thinking back over his 35-yearcareer in education, Rich remembershis years at WVU as formative ones:“Morgantown and West Virginia arevery close to my heart.”

“My time at WVU was when itall began for me,” says Rich. Hereceived a two-year scholarship forrunning on the cross-country team,set the mile record in intramuralsports that still stands, was presidentof his campus fraternity (Sigma Nu),worked as a graduate assistant, andwas the director of WVU’sintramural sports program for fouryears. “All that made it possible forme to come to Indiana University.”

At Indiana, he is an assistantprofessor in the Department ofRecreation and Parks Administrationwithin the School of Health, PhysicalEducation and Recreation and is thedirector of the Center for StudentLeadership Development and anumber of campus sports facilities.For 19 years, he served as thedirector of all campus recreationalsports. He also holds two patents onproducts that help golfers putt better.Rich was as a member of the WVUSchool of Physical Education’svisiting committee for six years, andhis professional expertise made hima valuable member of that group. Hewas inducted into the School’s Hallof Fame in 1994.

Through his estate plans, Richdecided to extend his specialcommitment to WVU. “I’ve foundthat you can make a realcommitment in your will, but it’s notetched in stone. At the time of mydeath, I can do something for myfamily and for theSchool without the

School of Physical EducationAnnual Fund Raising Campaign

Name _________________________________________________________________ Graduation Year _________Address ______________________________________________________________________________________City, State, ZIP _________________________________________________________________________________E-mail: _______________________________________________________________________________________My enclosed personal gift is $ _____________.__ For the School where the needs are greatest For division or program (specify) _____________________________ My company: ___________________________________ will match my gift in the amount of $ _______________ Contact me about a major gift.The School of Physical Education and West Virginia University appreciate your commitment. Please make your check payableto WVU Foundation, Inc. – Physical Education and mail to: School of Physical Education Business Office, West VirginiaUniversity, PO Box 6116, Morgantown WV 26506-6116.

government taking it. This gives youan option to do more.”

Including a gift provision in awill is easy. Have your attorney usethe wording “to the West VirginiaUniversity Foundation, Inc. for thebenefit of the School of PhysicalEducation” to make sure that yourgift does what you want.

Rich is proud that he hasplanned well. “I can guide some ofmy career earnings to a school thatis making a difference, as it did forme.”

Submitted by,

Deborah J. Miller, J.D.Director of Planned GivingWVU Foundation

For additional information, call 1-800-847-3856 or [email protected]

Rich Mull


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Perspective: School ofPhysical EducationNewsletter

A publication of the Dean’sOffice, School of PhysicalEducation, PO Box 6116,Morgantown, WV, 26506-6116, (304) 293-3295.

Editors: Sharon Sisler andKimberly CameonTechnician: Sherry Binion

Mr. & Mrs. Conley Wallace JrCarolyn J WalshClint C. WaronskyMr. & Mrs. George WarrenMr. & Mrs. Donald WeaverCharles F. Welty Jr.Sue WilliamsTheresa M. WilliamsTimothy E. WilsonRobert A. WojcikMr. & Mrs. W. H. Wood Jr.David A. WoolleyGregory A. WozneakFred E. WrightCem YucesoyMr. & Mrs. Samuel YokumMichael J. YurchoMr. & Mrs. Jeffrey ZigrayJoseph E. ZimmermanMr. & Mrs. Louis ZimmermanMr. & Mrs. Rudiger Zimmerman

Jimmy Leard MemorialScholarship

Shawn D. FeltonMr. & Mrs. Randall Meador

IMO Sam Pinion

Susan S. BarryMr. & Mrs. Herman MosesGail C. VanVoorhis

John C. Spiker Scholarship

Alice J. McLaine

Century Club ($100-$999.99 donation)

DiscretionaryPatricia S. AndersonKelly E. AndrewsMichael A. BarnesMary Ann BaughmanPhilip N. BarkinsThomas S. BaurSidney S. BennettMary L. BentzelDrs. William & Carol BiddingtonMaryLou BillingsKittie BlakemoreRussell K. BoltonDana D. BrooksTheodorine J. BrownMr. & Mrs. Charles ByrnsideJames R. Carpenter Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Frank ChianosVirginia M. ComerMr. & Mrs. Scott Cook

Col. & Mrs. Thomas CookSally B. CraigMr. & Mrs. Richard DeHartMr. & Mrs. John W. DeitzDublin Developers LLCDebra DunbarTaylor M. DuncanDr. & Mrs. Daniel C. DunlapP. Kevin ElkoJohn E. EllisPatricia L. EspositoDale M. EvansDonald R. FerdaDavid W. FlemingLisa FransonDeborah C. GoldenPhilip H. GoldsteinJean G. GotolskiMr. & Mrs. Donald HardingBetty J HarperWalter F HausdorfMr. & Mrs. James HealDeborah A. HedderichOlana Hedrick-SheafferJames D. HigginbothamHillside FloristMr. & Mrs. Thomas HobsonMichele L. HoffmanMr. & Mrs. David JacobsJennifer A. JonesRuth JulienMr. & Mrs. Lawrence KrutkoMr. & Mrs. Thomas KucerRichard E. LalanceMary LewandowskiMary K. LipkovichChristine R. LottesJames G. LoweRebecca M. MacInnesSandra L. MarshallWilliam R. McCluskeyRobert H. McCoyMary Margaret MillerMr. & Mrs. Jerry MillikenMountain People’s MarketMr. & Mrs. Richard MullDeborah L. MullanWallace B. NeelDianne M. NolanPerry Drug StoreMr. & Mrs. Peter PetroffJeffrey PovellMartin H. & Ann B. PushkinMilton E. RichardsDr. & Mrs. John RobertsJoni L. RohRobin L. RoscoeMr. & Mrs. Thomas Ryan

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Patricia K. Fehl Scholarship

Christine R. Tipps


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Visiting Committee

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Discretionary

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Patricia K. Fehl Scholarship

Margaret A. Roxby


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Motor Development Center

Med Express PhysiciansThe Shoe Story LLC-1

Don Nehlen DistinguishedLecturer Series

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Jennifer A. McIntosh

Office Equipment

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Gold Club($10,000 – $99,999.99donation)Dr. Sara Cree CharitableRemainer

Platinum Club($100,000 and over)The Ware Family Foundation


Nomination Form for School of Physical Education Hall of FameUse additional pages as needed

Personal Data:Name AddressCity State ZIP Phone

Educational Background Location Degree & Date

Public School UndergraduateGraduate GraduatePresent PositionVocational/Professional Experience (Most recent first)

Record of Service to:CommunityProfessional OrganizationsBusinessGovernmentVoluntary OrganizationsOther Appointments or Elected PositionsPublications/SpeechesHonors and RecognitionSpecial achievements not previously mentioned

Statement by Nominator:

Every fall, up to three outstanding individuals areinducted into the School of Physical Education’s Hall ofFame. A vote is taken by the Hall of Fame SelectionCommittee during the Visiting Committee’s Spring weekendin Morgantown. Nominations are accepted year round. Youare encouraged to recognize alumni that meet the followingcriteria by completing the nomination form and mailing to:WVU School of Physical Education, Hall of Fame SelectionCommittee, PO Box 6116, Morgantown, WV 26506-6116. Thenomination form is also available on the School’s web site:http://www.wvu.edu/~physed/nomination.htm.Hall of Fame Criteria:1) Hold a degree awarded by the School of Physical

Education or a certification in Athletic Training prior to1997; have been a faculty or staff member with the School;and have made significant contributions to the School,their profession, and/or society.2) Those presently employed by the School of PhysicalEducation are not eligible.Outstanding Alumna/Alumnus Criteria:

From the list of previously inducted Hall of Famemembers, one individual will be selected as theOutstanding Alumnus/Alumna for that year.A. Must have received the Hall of Fame AwardB. Must hold at least one degree from the School.C. Must be an alumnus/alumna for more than 5 years.

Nominations to School of Physical Education’s Hall of Fame and Outstanding Alumni


Mary Belle King Ryan (B.S.’35), of Morgantown, WV, passed inFebruary 2004. She taught inKanawha County, WV, from 1935-1943 and served on the MorgantownCity Council from 1970-1972. Shewas an active volunteer as a RedCross Grey Lady and with theMonongalia General HospitalAuxiliary. She also was a member ofAAUW and the Morgantown LionsClub. She is survived by one son anddaughter-in-law, Walter H. and Dr.Patricia Ryan, with whom she madeher home; her faithful companion andfriend, Erica the dog; one sister, twosisters-in-law, and several niecesand nephews. She was preceded indeath by her husband, Dr. RalphWaldo Ryan, in 1999.

Samuel M. Pinion (B.S. ’40),of Morgantown, WV, died onOctober 4, 2005. He lettered infootball at WVU from 1937 through1939, helping the Mountaineersdefeat Texas Tech in the 1938 SunBowl. He was a WWII U.S. AirForce veteran and was a foundingmember of the MorgantownTouchdown Club and Pines CountryClub. He joined Wilson SportingGoods in 1949 and worked there for29 years. He began building andoperating Pinion Realty Co. in the1960s, continuing there after hisretirement from Wilson. Sam waspreceded in death by his wife of 52years, Mary, and is survived by hisson, Michael, daughter-in-lawSuzanne, and four grandsons,Samuel, Maxwell, Liam and Dominic.Memorial contributions can be madeto the Mountaineer Athletic Club, POBox 877, Morgantown WV 26507-0877, or to the WVU School ofPhysical Education, c/o DanaBrooks, PO Box 6116, MorgantownWV 26506-6116.

Margaret “Peggy” BradyCline, (B.S. ’55), of Summersville,WV, passed away Feb. 6, 2006. Shewas an honor graduate and activemember of Kappa Kappa Gammasorority. After graduation, Peggy wasan Air Force wife, mother, teacher,and bought and sold real estate. She

In Memoriamwas a loyal Mountaineer fan,member of the WV Golf Association,past president of the Women’s WVGolf Association, and past chairmanof the WV Golf Association ratingcommittee. She was also involved inmany social and civic organizations,including Girl Scout leader, theMountain Azalea Garden Club,Bridge Club. Peggy was a memberof Summersville PresbyterianChurch. Surviving are her husbandof 50 years, Jack Cline; sons, RobertL. Cline and wife, Pam, and Dr. JohnM. Cline, all of Summersville;daughters, Dr. Carolyn A.Cline andher husband, Dr. Marcus Gordon ofBoston, MA, and Mary Cline Vestand her husband, Brian, of NorthMyrtle Beach, SC; 12 grandchildren,a sister, and a brother.

Word has been received thatAnthony C. “Tony” Allevato (B.S.’61, M.S. ’65), of Pataskala, OH, haspassed away.

Maribeth Mallory (B.S. ’71),of Whitehouse Station, NJ, died July2, 2006. She grew up in Morgantown,WV, and relocated to New Jersey,where she married John Mallory(B.S. 68), raised their two children,and taught and coached hockey andcheerleading in primary andsecondary schools. She was amember of the WVU School ofEducation Visiting Committee andwas an avid Mountaineer fan. Inaddition to her husband, she issurvived by her daughter, Aimee andtwo grandchildren, MaddysonAngelina and John William Mallory.Memorial contributions may be madeto WVU Foundation-MaribethMallory Fund P.O. Box 1650,Morgantown, WV 26507, or Kelly'sDream, P.O. Box 711, Somerville,New Jersey.

David S. Hypes (B.S. ’85), ofSummersville, WV, lost his battlewith ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) inApril 2005. He was a member ofWVU’s wrestling team while incollege, and after graduation returnedto Summersville to teach, coach, andserve as principal at his alma mater,Nicholas County High School. He is

survived by his wife, KathyAnderson Hypes; his parents, Johnand Lola Hypes; and his sister,Carolyn Connell; all of Summersville.

James H. Roberts ofElizabeth, WV, died June 19, 2006.He was a graduate of Wirt CountyHigh School where he was anoutstanding athlete. He received afootball scholarship to The OhioState University where he graduatedwith a B.S. in 1948. He received hisM.A. degree from the University ofMichigan in 1949 and returned toElizabeth where he owned andoperated Roberts Store for manyyears. He was also active with theRepublican Committee, serving as amember of the West VirginiaExecutive Committee for 20 years.He received the Distinguished WestVirginian award. He was a U.S.Navy veteran of World War II andserved in the south Pacific. He wasan active golfer with many awards.He was a member of various civicorganizations, including the PhiEpsilon Kappa National PhysicalEducation Honorary and the WVUSchool of Physical Education VisitingCommittee. He was an inductee ofthe Mid-Ohio Valley Sports Hall ofFame, WVU Mountaineer AthleticClub and WVU Gold Club member.He is survived by his wife of 53years, Patricia Higgins Roberts; threedaughters, Sara Dorothy Roberts ofMarietta, Ohio, Charlotte and CarlPerham and daughter, Grace, ofFairfax, Va., and Christy Roberts ofKitty Hawk, N.C.; and a sister,Elizabeth Roberts Bare of Hinton.

Martha Baker, ofMorgantown, WV, passed awayunexpectedly on March 28, 2006,from a sudden illness. At the time ofher death Martha was an active part-time faculty member in the WVUSchool of Physical Education,teaching physical education forspecial populations as well as thePETE Friday Program. She hadretired from the Monongalia CountyBoard of Education and was a leaderin Special Olympics. She is missedby the School’s faculty and staff.


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