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1000 Chastain Road
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Kennesaw, GA 30144-5591 |
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Grady Palmer Distinguished Speaker Series |
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Dr.
Grady Palmer was one of the charter faculty members of the Department
of Health, Physical Education, and Sport Science with the opening of
KSU in 1966. He was a valued faculty member for 30 years and retired
in 1996. Dr. Palmer received his bachelor's and Master´s degrees
from Middle Tennessee State University and his doctorate from the University
of Georgia in Health Education. He served as Chair of the Department
of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation from 1980-1984. During
his tenure at KSU, he was involved with the Georgia Association of Health,
Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance. The Dept. of HPS is pleased
to recognize Dr. Palmer for all of his professional accomplishments
by naming this Distinguished Speaker Series in his honor.
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| Dr. Alan Sack, 2002-2003 Distinguished Speaker - Director of the Management of Sports Industries Program, University of New Haven - Topic: "College Athletes for Hire." |
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Dr. James Gavin III, 2003-2004 Distinguished Speaker - President
of Morehouse School of Medicine - Topic: "The Status of
Women's Health: A Look at the Present and Focus on the Future." |
| Dr. James Morow, 2004-2005 Distinguished Speaker - Regents Professor in the Department of Kinesiology, Health Promotion, and Recreation at the University of North Texas and Co-Editor of the Journal of Physical Activity & Health. - Topic: "Are American Children and Youth Fit? It's Time We Learned." |  |
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Dr. Bernard Mullin, 2005-2006 Distinguished Speaker
- President and CEO - Atlanta Spirit LLC. Dr. Mullin is in charge
of guiding all facets of the Spirit's operations, including overseeing
all team and business operations for the National Basketball Association’s
(NBA) Atlanta Hawks and National Hockey League’s (NHL) Atlanta
Thrashers and management of the world-class Philips Arena. Highlights of the Dr. Grady Palmer Distinguished Speaker Series for 2005-2006 |
| Dr. Paul M. Ribisl, 2006-2007 Distinguished Speaker -
Professor and Chair, Department of Health and Exercise Science at Wake Forest University, is an exercise physiologist who was a co-founder of the Cardiac Rehabilitation Program at Wake Forest University, which he directed from 1975-1991. Dr. Ribisl is on the editorial board of health, exercise physiology, and cardiac rehabilitation journals and numerous professional organizations. He is currently co-investigator on a Department of Defense grant and three NIH research trials in the areas of diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular health. Topic: DIABESITY - A Looming Threat to Cardiovascular Health! |
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Dr. Lawrence F. Locke, 2007-2008 Distinguished Speaker - Professor Emeritus at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst where from 1970-1995 he held a joint appointment in the Schools of Education and Physical Education.
His honors include the Clark W. Hetherington
Award from the American Academy of Kinesiology
and Physical Education, the Dudley
Allen Sargent Distinguished Scholar Award
from NAPEHE, the Curriculum and Instruction
Academy Honor Award from NASPE, the
AERA Distinguished Scholar Award from the
Physical Education SIG, a Presidential Citation
from AAHPERD, Presidential Awards
from NASPE, and the COPETE Teacher Education
Honor Award. He also is a member of
the Mitchell College Athletic Hall of Fame. |