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Redmond Named NCAA Faculty Representative


SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE has named Charles J. Redmond ’68, G’71, as its faculty athletic representative to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Appointed by President Richard B. Flynn, Redmond is dean of the College’s School of Health, Physical Educa- tion and Recreation and an internationally renowned athletic training educator.He succeeds Betty Mann G’74, D.P.E.‘84,who recently retired as professor of physical education. As faculty athletic representative, Redmond will represent the


College to the NCAA, the New EnglandWomen’s and Men’s Athletic Conference, the Eastern College Athletic Conference, and other athletic conferences and associations.He will oversee that academic integrity, institutional control of intercollegiate athletics, and enhancement of student-athletes’ experience are College priorities. He will advise the College president, director of athletics, faculty,


students, and other constituencies on intercollegiate athletics. Addi- tionally, he will monitor student-athletes’ eligibility, academic progress and graduation rates, and support their nominations for various awards. Student-athletes may discuss any aspect of their student-athlete experience with him.He also will consult with the NCAA legislative services for interpretations.


Murray Testifies onMcGee Bill


ON OCT. 13,Mimi Murray ’61, G’67, Ph.D., professor of physical education, addressed the Joint Committee on Education of the Massachusetts Legislature regarding the McGee Bill, an act to improve the quality of physical education in Commonwealth schools. “In 1918, Dr. Lawrence Locke Doggett, then president of Spring-


field College, testified…regarding the importance, value, and need for physical education in our schools,”Murray told the committee, which was hearing testimony on S248,“An Act to Improve Quality Physical Education,” sponsored by Senator Thomas McGee (D-Lynn). “Physical inactivity in our country is a public health disaster,”


Murray went on.“The many benefits of physical education (include) reduced risks of coronary heart disease, hypertension, (and) colon cancer,while (it strengthens) our skeletal-muscular system, reducing fat and helping to control weight.” Murray served as president of the American Alliance for Health,


Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance; the International Council for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport, and Dance; and the National Association for Girls andWomen in Sport.


Associate Professor of American Studies Tom Carty, Ph.D., recently traveled to interview Daniel Harris, the U.S. Department of Commerce attaché for the U.S. Embassy in Paris, France. The interview was part of Carty’s research for a book he is writing on U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland Faith Ryan Whittlesey, who was appointed twice by Ronald Reagan in the 1980s. Harris worked in the U.S. Embassy in Bern, Switzerland, during Whittlesey’s second tour.


Regarding the Past, Serving the Future: Poemin Honor of the 125th Anniversary of Springfield College


By Margaret Lloyd, Ph.D., Professor of Humanities, Distinguished Springfield Professor of Humanics


Stirring life onWinchester Square in 1885, Passion listened to its heart and raised the first building, Rang the first song, echoing in the first sixteen rooms, Imagined the move five years later to the lake, Nourished mission-bound young men and later women, Gathering in the classroom, on the green playing fields. Faith and international fame hand in hand. Imagine it. And turn your head slowly around today. Examine the evolution. Buildings are not just buildings, Land is not just land, and the dead are not simply dead— Doggett, Naismith, Gulick and the other figures providential.


Communicating with us down the years and stirring Obligation, eyes of passionate students in old photographs Look at us as we look at them, perhaps asking that we Locate our potential and longing for justice, that we Evolve and seize this day, this hour, this minute. Gathering together in our hearts, the great spirits Endure with us, though everything changes and moves.


Always there is more: triumphs, failures, new games, New buildings, sites, landscapes of the spirit,mind, and body. Nourishing ourselves and others,we teach, learn, Imagine, coach, play, serve, lead.The strong Vein of human striving gathers us together. Empathy and the desire to know what can be known Raises the old song, but makes new music, Stirring the air as in the beginning onWinchester Square, Arriving at this year, 2010, on Lake Massasoit, Regarding the past, serving the future, new students Yearn, dream, and still throng our spacious gates.


New Vice President for Development & Alumni Relations Announced


JOHN A.WHITE has been named the new vice president for development and alumni relations at Springfield College.White,who most recently had been the interim director of development at the College, assumed his new role on Oct. 1, 2009. Since joining Springfield College in 2001,White has served in a number of


key positions. As major gifts officer, he was part of a team that raised $44.5 million for the most successful campaign in the College’s history, a total that was eleven percent over the original goal. In addition,White oversaw the completion of a $1 million fundraising “mini-challenge” to name an outdoor sports complex, and he played a significant role in establishing the College’s major gifts program. “We are pleased to have John accept this position and to have already


benefited from his experience in many areas,” said President Richard B. Flynn. “John played a key role in the success of The Campaign for Springfield College, which has enabled us to provide the best possible learning and living environ- ment for our students. John’s history of accomplishment at the College, his experience in all aspects of fundraising, and his thorough understanding of the College and its mission brings leadership to our alumni relations and development teams.This leadership will help us to build upon our past successes and strengthen connections with our alumni and friends.” White earned his bachelor’s degree in communications from the University


of Massachusetts-Amherst and a master’s in public administration from Framingham State College.


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