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Alumni

Our department has been educating University of Iowa students for over one hundered years. Our alums have held leadership positions in numerous sport and health-related organizations, making significant contributions to their communities and professions.  They retain a keen interest in the department and have been generous in their support.  The department’s annual scholarship reception provides us an opportunity to recall the achievements of our alumni as we award scholarships to our next generation of alums.


Department of Health and Sport Studies Scholarships Endowed by Alums

  • Mary Monroe "Mo" Bell Scholarship
  • Elizabeth Halsey Scholarship
  • Jean Homewood Scholarship
  • M. Gladys Scott Scholarship
  • C. Pauline Spencer Scholarship
  • Miriam Taylor Scholarship
  • Laura Tuttle Scholarship
  • Katherine Wells Scholarship


Recent Scholarship by UI Health and Sport Studies Alumna

Link to Using Sport History Archives to view Dr. Theresa Walton's video on scholarship in sport history.  This short video is unique in that it highlights the importance and challenges of working with archival materials.  Theresa is a 2005 graduate of the Department of Health and Sport Studies and currently an assistant professor at Kent State University.


100th Anniversary of UI Health and Sport Studies

Link to the "100th Anniversary of UI Health and Sport Studies" an award winning four-part audio series by Julie Englander, WSUI Senior Producer.   This series provides a retrospective on the history and development of the Department of Health and Sport Studies and includes interviews with alums and former faculty on gender and racial equity in education, athletics, and sport.

Part 1.  The department's history including the influence of early chairs such as Drs. Elizabeth Halsey and M. Gladys Scott.

Part 2.  The department's evolution from physical education to a social science and humanities perspective on sport, health, and physical activity. 

Part 3.  Activism and sport including the department's involvement with AIAW and the passage of Title IX.

Part 4.  Interviews with Drs. Christine H.B. Grant, N. Peggy Burke, and Bonnie Slatton on the department's impact on equity for girls and women in high school and collegiate athletics.