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DR. EDwaRD T. “TED” DuNN G’47, physical educator and head football coach at Springfield College for 18 seasons, celebrated his 90th birthday on January 15. “The same date as Martin Luther King Jr.,” the nonagenarian says. To help the Springfield College legend celebrate, Dunn’s former student-athletes undertook a campaign to deliver as many birthday greetings as possible to the coach, resulting in baskets and baskets full of cards and good wishes. Said a very thankful Dunn, “They brought joy to my heart as well as many chuckles. A card came from pretty much every state, including Hawaii.” To these graduates Dunn says, “You are to be congratulated for spreading the name of Springfield


College far and wide and, I feel sure, you are doing it well.” Although retired, Dunn remains involved in the community. In addition to other activities, he mentors


school children three afternoons a week through the Greater Springfield Boys and Girls Club, and continues the work he began 25 years ago as a volunteer on behalf of the mentally ill of western Massachusetts.


Murray Delivers 2010 Karpovich Lectures at AApherD, College


MiMi MuRRaY, Ph.D., ’61, G’67, professor of physical education and the 2007-08 Distinguished Springfield Professor of Humanics, presented the 2010 Karpovich Lecture twice in March, at the American Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (AAHPERD) Annual Conference in Indianapolis, Ind., and to the Springfield College community. Both Springfield College and AAHPERD celebrated 125th anniversaries this year. Murray’s lecture celebrated 125 years of science, focusing on


the many worldwide contributions of the College’s early lead- ers—the scientists of Springfield College—in the allied professions and disciplines of physical education, all of whom were visionary, unique, driven, seekers of truth through scientific research, professional, and physical educators. Murray is a past president of AAHPERD; the International Coun-


cil for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport, and Dance; and the National Association for Girls and Women in Sport; and has been named a pioneer in women’s athletics by The Women’s Sports Foundation.


president’s higher education Community Service honor roll Cites Springfield College


iN MaRCh 2010, Springfield College was named to the 2009 Presi- dent’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, the highest federal recognition a college or university can receive for its commit- ment to volunteering, service-learning, and civic engagement. This marks the second consecutive year that the College has received the award. The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) select-


ed awardees on the basis of the scope and innovation of their service projects, percentage of student participation in service, incentives for service, and the extent of academic service-learning courses. Among the examples that Springfield College cited were that 3,281 of its 5,000 students performed community service, contributing almost 150,300 service hours during the year.


Thomas Daccord, educational Technology Author, Speaks at Springfield College


ThoMaS DaCCoRD, author of “Teaching with Technology: A Practical Guide for Teachers by Teachers,” presented the annual Susan McCarthy-Miller Leadership in Education Lecture in April. The address, “Not Another Paper! Alternative Projects and Social Media,” was open to the public free of charge. Daccord is co-director of the Center for Teaching History with Tech-


So, in this 125th anniversary year of the founding of the


College, a new campus union has opened, renovations to our oldest building will be completed in the fall, and our most revered “great ideas” inventor has taken “center court” on Naismith Green. These and so many other improvements are a reflection of our goal to provide the best educational experi- ence for our students, so that they, like so many of our alums, use their spirit, mind, and body in leadership in service to others and may achieve great accomplishment in their futures.


Yours in spirit,


Richard B. Flynn, Ed.D. President


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nology, an organization dedicated to helping history and social studies teachers in grades K through 12 incorporate technology effectively into their courses. He instructed in a wireless laptop environment for seven years, and has been featured in the “Boston Globe” for his contribu- tions to teaching with technology.


Springfield College Student Su Zheng receives Grinspoon Foundation entrepreneurship Award


STuDENT Su ZhENG, of Springfield, Mass., received an Entrepreneur- ship Spirit Award from the Harold Grinspoon Charitable Foundation’s Entrepreneurship Initiative at the organization’s annual banquet in April. The foundation presents the awards annually to students who have acted upon their desire to own their own businesses. The awards acknowledge students’ actions to date, and encourage them to contin- ue to pursue their entrepreneurial dreams. Zheng, a senior, has created the company Pink ’n Wild, which sells fashionable and modern cloth- ing to girls and women aged 15 to 22.


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