If you haven’t been back here for a while, here’s a view from the campus today. We hadmany celebrations in the spring to mark our 150th birthday and more are scheduled forthe fall. The campus looks different because there are huge banners representing eachof the colleges hanging from buildings. From my office, I can see the blue and goldCASA banner: “Happy Anniversary San José State!” Perhaps many of you attendedthe February opening of the exhibit “Where Tradition Meets Tomorrow” in the MartinLuther King Jr. Library, Second Floor. In March, Tommie Smith came back to launchhis new book on campus. In April, the very successful Sesquicentennial Concert washeld at the California Theatre. In May, Bob Gliner’s film “Voices of San José State”was shown on campus and on PBS. On May 4th, the festivities’ highlights were a fac-ulty march in regalia to City Hall to hear proclamations read from the city and the stateand to see a cake cut by President Cassing and by the 8 year old great-great-grand-daughter of the founder of Minns’ Evening normal School, Raven. In the afternoon,Margaret Spellings, US Secretary of Education, delivered a speech, which was followedby a panel discussion on the future of higher education. The previous weekend, the SanJose Mercury news published a 76 page insert all about the university. Throughout allthe months, there have been world-renowned speakers and authors on campus, includ-ing several Nobel Laureates, and we have had our own Kinesiology Speakers’ Series,featuring lectures on stress management, and on Major Taylor, the first AfricanAmerican cyclist of the 19th century. Yes, the place is hopping!

If you’re feeling sorry that you didn’t get to any of these events, don’t worry-- the fun’snot over! Over the summer, there are historical tours of campus, and in the fall, thereare many further items including in October, a lecture on “Spartan Athletics: Then andNow.” For a complete listing of all events, go to http://www.sjsu.edu/150TH/ On thesubject of websites, our own kinesiology website is undergoing re-birth and the newone should be up by July. Check it out then at www.sjsu.edu/kinesiology

In the department, the alumni highlight was the April revival of the Alumni Luncheon,but back for the first time as the Kinesiology Alumni Luncheon. Over 80 alumni, andpast and present faculty and staff and friends, came back to visit. Their years of gradu-ation spanned from 1950 to 2006! See the pictures on later pages for more about thelunch. We’ve got lots of alumni news as a result, so I hope you enjoy this more alumni-oriented newsletter.

Finally, in my welcome at the lunch, I mentioned that our department (first known in1862 as the Department of Physical Culture) will be celebrating our own sesquicenten-nial in 2012. In time, we’ve also been the Department of Physical Training, PhysicalEducation, Physical Education for Women, Physical Education for Men, HumanPerformance, and have given birth to the Departments of Intercollegiate Athletics forMen, Intercollegiate Athletics for Women, Dance, and Recreation. So, whatever isyour ancestry in the now Kinesiology Department, mark your calendars and plan onattending whatever we all come up with for that year. Any ideas to sreekie@kin.sjsu.edu please.

Meanwhile, come back and visit us sometime and if you haven’t given us your emailaddress yet, please send that to me, also. Thanks!

Shirley H.M.Reekie

Chair’s Message...A year to celebrate—come back and visit!

Vol. 18 No. 2June 2007

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FACULTY NEWSI am pleased to announce the appoint-ment of two new tenure track facultymembers for fall 2007:

Dr. Tamar Semerjian, Ph.D.(University of Iowa) comes to us fromCSU Los Angeles. Tamar will beteaching in the areas of sport/physicalactivity psychology and in general edu-cation. She has recently conductedfederally-funded research on the effectsof exercise on people with spinal cordinjuries, and is also interested in exer-cise programs for seniors.

Dr. Jay Johnson, Ph.D. (Universityof Toronto) has been working mostrecently at McMaster University inHamilton, Ontario, Canada, where hisinterests are in bullying/hazing/initia-tions in sport. He will be teaching inthe areas of sport studies and activities.

Dr. Sonja Lilienthal received a smallresearch grant (one of only threeawarded) at the Dean’s Awards recep-tion in May.

In early March, Dr. Jin Jung andAshley Johnson, one of the undergrad-uate students in the Physical EducationTeacher Education program, gave apresentation entitled “Implementationof Hellison’s TPSR:PedagogicalStrategies and GameActivities forPractitioners” at theCAHPERD confer-ence in Sacramento. The session was abig success with over 100 participants.Ms. Johnson said, “As a future teacher,it was an exciting experience to intro-duce games and activities to realPhysical Education teachers.” In addi-tion to CAHPERD, Dr. Jung attendedthe AAHPERD convention inBaltimore late March. At AAHPERDhe presented his two recent studies:What Stimulates Exceptional Teachers’Reflection in Physical Education andThe World of Others: National PhysicalEducation Curriculum in SouthKorean.

Dr. Gong Chen was interviewed bySingtao Newspaper (A Chinese news-paper in Northern America) to provideadvice on crime prevention and self-defense, to handle the potential campusshooting based on theVirginia Tech case, andto share his researchresults on chances ofsurvival in self-defense. The reportwas on the cover page, April 20, 2007.In March 2007, he presented "Teachingself-defense in schools" (110 partici-pants) and "Design a taichi workout foryour classes" (90 participants) at CAH-PERD. In March, he presented"Research on chances of survival offemale students v. males in self-defensein lab studies" at the 2007 FacultyResearch Forum organized by theCollege of Applied Sciences and Arts.In March 2007, he co-organized theSJSU Badminton Open with Lei Caiand the SJSU badminton club. He alsoinitiated the KIN physical activityseries starting with mini badmintonworkshops for SJSU faculty/staff.

Dr. Ted Butryn, along with colleagueTheresa Walton from Kent StateUniversity, presented a paper entitled,"National identity via (global) localrunners in global (local) contexts," atthe joint meeting of the MidwestSociological Society and the NorthCentral Sociological Association inChicago. Approximately 2,000 schol-ars and graduate students attended theconference.

Payne, V.G., & Geng, P. (Eds.) (2007).An introduction to human motor devel-opment, Beijing, China: People'sEducation Press (Chinese Ministry ofEducation). This willbe the first textbook onhuman motor develop-ment in China, a jointproject of Americanand Chinese Scholars.Individual chapters were written by topUS motor developmentalists (Jane

Clark, Jerry Thomas, Kathy Williams,Jill Whittal, Jacqui Goodway, etc.) Formany chapters, they were paired withcolleagues from China. Two chaptersare prepared expressly by Chinesescholars. The book has been written, isin the process of being translated, andaccording to the People's EducationPress, will be published this November.

Dr. Payne was also selected tobecome a Salzburg Fellow to travel toSalzburg, Austria in July, 2007 fortraining in Globalization of Educationto become a campus resource forenhancing campus worldwide involve-ment in education.

Dr. David Furst has initiated the Dr.David Furst Scholarship for fall 2007.The application deadline is September15. Applications/cover letter and 250word essay guidelines are availablefrom SPX 56. Theaward of $500.00 willbe made at the end ofOctober. Criteria: Kingraduate student withGPA min 3.5 in theMajor courses on the candidacy form –which must be filed (with Plan A) to beeligible.

In Memoriam

Jessica Nixon, Ed.D., aged 101, and facul-ty member here from 1960-1972."Jess" loved what she did and receivedCAHPERD's highest award for her servicesto the profession. She was an authority onelementary school physical education andexcelled in teaching a wide range of activi-ties from dance, to archery, to swimming, toa variety of team sports. She was an avidparticipant in field hockey, golf, and swim-ming, setting a record that stood for over 20years. Her other interests included classicalmusic, theater, gardening, bridge, and dogs.

Sol Horn. Sol taught dance classes for ussince 1995 and, according to his son Eric,“lived for teaching dance and playingbridge.” Sol had indicated his intention toretire at the end of this semester. Severalstudents, and Eric, have talked of the joythat dancing brought to Sol’s life and thejoy he taught to many others, too.

This semester, we had ourfive year review. This wasconducted by Dr, SharonGuthrie, Chair of CSU LongBeach in early May. Onceagain, this report (just likethe once in 2002), mentionedthe great faculty, staff andstudents we have, and thedeteriorated nature of thefacilities. We live in hopethat we will soon rise highenough on the CSU list tohave the buildings renovated.

Our student numbers contin-ue to increase. As of spring2007, we had over 500undergraduate majors andaround 60 graduate students.All this, in facilities built at atime when we had consider-ably less than half that num-ber. One consequence is thatwe are bursting out of ourseams! For example, theexercise physiology lab ishoused along with the biome-chanics lab, in a room that isreally a classroom (SPX208). Starting over the sum-mer, we have rented a spacewe will turn into an off cam-pus lab at Race and Alamedain San Jose.

Look out for the grand open-ing of the SJSU KinesiologyResearch Laboratory in thefall. This will house, initial-ly, a biomechanics lab, wheremembers of the public (per-haps you?) will come to havetheir golf swing and otherskills analyzed. This will beconducted by faculty and stu-dents, engaged in collabora-tive research. Not only isfaculty/student collaborativeresearch one of the goals of

the university, but so is work-ing with, and in, the localcommunity. (Call 408-924-3026 to schedule a biome-chanical analysis.)

As you may imagine, newand innovative programminghas its costs. Thanks to avery generous gift fromJames Kerr (BS,’42), wealready have over $5,000raised. Thank you, Jim. Thisis a truly wonderful start!

How can you help?Generous gifts such as this tothe department are alwayswelcome and appreciated! Ifyou would like to support theongoing work of the depart-ment, including initiativeslike the new lab, and you arereading this online, please goto the http://www.sjsu.edu/giving/ page and click on theDonate Now button.PLEASE remember to typein “Kinesiology” as the placeyou want your donation togo. If you don’t do this, itwill go to the university ingeneral and Kinesiology willnot benefit from your gen-erosity directly.

If you are reading the mailedversion of the AlumniNewsletter page, please usethe Department SupportForm on the last two pages ofthis newsletter.

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NEWS BRIEFS

President's Scholars are:Anthony Novello,Timothy Opyd, andYvonne Esquer.

Dean’s Scholars are:Shiren Assaly, Ian Batra,Rick Bautista, KennethBertron, Michael Bitting,Eric Bloom, Gillian Boal-Thowson, BriannaBrown, Kelley Cadungug,Cesar Cardenas, TessieCarranza, LynnetteCastro, Jenhao Chen,David Clewett, DeborahConfer, Jack Cooney,Philip Dao, Thaao DeOrnelas, Kristina Denton,Phillip Dobashi,December Dodson,Tiffany Doelger, DulceGarcia, Emilio Gonzales,Kinji Green, Elke Harms,Louie Hung, DavidJanke, Spencer Joseph,Chris Luera, JessamyMeu, Joshua Mora,Joshua Moreali, AdamMorrella, Korinn Myers,Julie Narciso, SteveRamona, Kathy Reed,Aivaras Sajus, StacySchmidt, ShaunSimmons, Jason Solis,Alex Stowbunenko,Crystal Voss, CaitlinWall, Katherine Wilson

Plan B successesThe following studentssuccessfully completedPlan B this May: MichelleBalagitao, Rosie Cheng,Ryan Cisek, ErinColeman, ChristopherDer, Aaron Dyes, DanielEasley, Christela Fabio,Rhonda Hill, Aaaron

Jacobsen, BryonLamorandier, ScottLandis, Robin Marquez,Erin O’Hare, ToddParker, Angie Pfahnl,Veronica Ramos, ChrisRocha, Michael Steudle,Edgar Tabila

Alice Lobesack was theonly recipient of a grantfrom the Far West AthleticTraining Association thisyear to study FemaleAthletic TrainersPerspectives onChildbearing and Career inthe Collegiate Setting

Brooke Kennedy accepteda position at WhitmanCollege in Washington asan assistant ATC andinstructor.

Brianna Brown wasawarded the Dean'sScholarship forKinesiology at the Dean'sAwards Reception

AT grad student RyanCisek has accepted a posi-tion with the SF 49ers andAT grad student DanielEasley has accepted a posi-tion with the AtlantaBraves.

Crystal Miles-Threat(graduate student) obtainedthe only grant awarded thisyear by FWATA for herthesis work on Pre-SeasonPhysical ExaminationConsistency amongCalifornia High SchoolAthletes.

What’s new in KIN?

Please check out ourwebsite to see what we

are currently doing. Go to:

http://www.sjsu.edu/kinesiology/

Student News

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FEATURE

Alumni attending the AlumniLuncheon were:

Judy Adams MahoneyBarbara J. Anderson

Rick AningPatti BarrettJudy Basich

Carol BerendsenCarolyn Buszdieker

Chrissy ChangCarol Christensen

Dolores (Owens) CoberJim Colvin

Tillie ConwayMary Fahey

Walter FaheyAngie Fischinger

Joy FlynnSusan Garcia Tinkley

Patricia Gardiner KellerCrista Koch

Donald (Don) G. LaclergueMark LandefeldCarolyn LewisMarilyn Mason

Christina M. MorrisMarilou Moschetti

Caryn MurrayRamin Naderi

Patra Rae Nesseth-SteffesChris PetersPeggy PlatoCarol Portal

Ronald PortalJerra Rowland

Genevieve RollinsDavid WallLeta WalterLee Walton

Susan WaltonClaudine H. SimpsonEllen Yeaw Stillman

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FEATURE

Faculty and staff attending the luncheon were:

James BoscoMary BowmanJames Bryant

Stan ButlerGong ChenJanet ClairGail Evans

Amy FreitagWilliam Gustafson

Mo HanLorraine LindquistAnnette McDonald

Hugh MumbyPatricia NietoShirley Reekie

Bethany ShifflettCarol Sullivan

Genevieve TorresolaJoyce Vodegel

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ALUMNI NEWSFrom the 1950s…

Jack Albiani (BA, ’56) recentlyretired after 40 years of teaching,30 of them at Modesto JuniorCollege. He enjoys going tolocal football and basketballgames, and track meets.

Don Laclergue (BS, ’51) taughtand coached boys’ basketball,football, and wrestling, and girls’softball, volleyball and bad-minton for 36 years atCapuchino HS in San Bruno. Herecently lost his wife, Jean,whom he met and married oncampus. He lives in Millbraenear the airport and provides acar baby-sitting service and taxiservice to the airport!

Joan Sarlo (BA ’52, MA ’61)retired from West Valley Collegein May 2005 after 41 years ofwhat she described as a “fabu-lous teaching career.” Joan is theDepartment of Kinesiology’sDistinguished Alumna for 2007.

Lee Walton recently coached the55+ masters’ water polo teamUS National Chamions. Alumnion the team include DennisBelli, Steve Hamman, BruceWatson, and Mike Monsees.Steve was named MVP of thetournament

From the 1960, 1970s,1980ss…where are you? We’dlove to hear from you!

From the 1990s…

Crista Koch (BS, ’97) will beteaching (volleyball) part time inthe Kinesiology Department inthe fall.

Marilou Moschetti (BS, ’94)kindly donated her father’s jer-sey from “the old days” at SanJose State to go towards ourdepartment’s historical displayfor our 150th.

Seeing that, Jim Bosco (retiredfaculty) donated the matching

shorts, and a a pair of Indianclubs. Thanks to both. Jim con-tinues to be very active in play-ing masters’ age group bad-minton at international level.

Chrissy Chang (BS, ‘96) is an8th grade PE Specialist at TheHarker School in San Jose, andwill become the K-8 PEDepartment chair. She will beentering her 5th year teaching aswell as coaching Middle Schoolsports. She is still very activeplaying basketball, soccer andrunning half marathons. Also inthe beginning planning stages toattend the 2008 BeijingOlympics!!

Chris Peters (MA, ’99) has beenpersonal training since 1997. Hestarted private practice as a fit-ness trainer in 2001 in SantaClara. Chris calls his service UPLifting and now works (sinceJan. 2007) at the new location indowntown Mountain View. Hisclientele has varied over theyears from 10-year old youthathletes to mature individualsfrom all walks of life, the eldestof whom was 86 years old. Heprides his work in being holisticin nature, teaching physical exer-cises and how the movementsand muscles associated with eachexercise harmonize with variousaspects of consciousness, beingand spirit. For example, pushupsmay be prescribed for an individ-ual wishing to strengthen herawareness and experience of pas-sion (felt and expressed at theheart chakra- chest- and support-ed by stability at the lowerchakras- abdominals). Chris, hiswife Elisa and son Alex, 2, livein Mountain View. Check outwww.UPLiftingGym.com

From the 2000s…

Ryan Andrews (MA, ’06) wasrecently promoted from theWellness Center Director to theExecutive Director of the Officeof P.E., Recreation & Sports atUCSC. He writes that this is a

very big job for him and shoulddefinitely keep him busy. Inother news, he and his wife havebeen using the business plan thathe wrote for his masters’ projectto move ahead with TheInvisible Gym. You can check itout at:www.theinvisiblegym.com

Steve Tam (BA, ’02) is active inracing mountain bikes. In 2006he placed 2nd at the firstNORBA (National Off RoadBicycle Association) National.At the USA National MountainBike Championships he placed3rd and also 5th in two differentraces. In the overall NorbaNational standings he finished7th place overall. He made theUSA World Championship Teamand finished in 11th place atWorlds and was 3rd placedAmerican. Racing will be takinga backseat soon as he and hiswife are expecting a new editionto the family but check out hislink at http://www.visenka.com

Whitney Vasu (BS, ‘04), hasbeen accepted to PT school at theArizona School of HealthSciences in Mesa.

Rebecca Maxfield (BS, ‘06),has been accepted to graduateschool and received a graduateassistant athletic training posi-tion at Baylor University inWaco, TX.

Shana Kudo (MA, ‘06) was justhired at the College of SanMateo to teach APE full time.Her Adapted Sports class wasjust approved (it ad been the sub-ject of her grad project), and shewill start teaching the course thissummer. She is also hopingCSM might adopt an adaptedhorseback riding class.

Hisashi Imura (BS, ‘06) is anATEP alum (also a former Majorof the Year for our department)and was an intern with theOakland Raiders during the 2006season. He has accepted a GA

athletic training position at UC-Berkeley for the upcoming aca-demic year and was recentlyinducted into the Skyline CollegeTransfer Hall of Fame.Congratulations, “Sash”!

Janet Yiu (BS, ‘06) has beenaccepted to and will attend PTschool at USC this fall.

Abi Liu (BS, ‘05) was recentlyat the Olympic Training Centerin Colorado Springs, teaching adiversity camp with PabloMorales. Her assistant coachwas Matt Weiss, who will bejoining us in Kinesiology in thefall. Abi is the aquatic directorfor Stanford Campus RecreationAssociation (SCRA), head coachfor their summer team, and oneof the age group directors forPalo Alto Stanford Aquaticswhich, she says, is the best teamin Pacific Swimming!

Luc Nguyen (BS, ’03) and EricBloom (BS, ‘06) returned tocampus recently as guests of thePre-PT Club as part of a panel,talking about their experiencesand tips on getting into PTschool. Eric is currently at DukeUniversity and Luc now has hisDPT and is employed at OPTMSports and Physical Therapy inLos Gatos.

Nicole Baker (MA, ‘04) wasaccepted to the University ofVirginia for a Doctorate in AT.

Josh Kemp (BS, ‘07) is nowmarried and has two childrenages 5 and 8 months and hasbeen working at a private fitnessstudio in Campbell for the pastsix months. He recently movedto Los Gatos Athletic Club as apersonal trainer .

Robert Standley (BS, ‘07) hasaccepted a position in the accred-ited post-certification GraduateAthletic Training EducationProgram at Western MichiganUniversity starting in the 2007fall semester.

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