Leadership
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The department history here is drawn from excerpts from Dr. Shirley Reekie's historical narrative of SJSU and the Kinesiology Department, "From Bean Pods to Bod Pods." Click here to purchase and read about this corner of academic history. |
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The Department of Kinesiology at SJSU has a long history of leadership and service
including chairs, deans and academic senators and other university- and state-wide positions.
Principal Teachers/Directors/Chairs
Physical Culture/Training/Education
1862-1864 Mlle. Adele Parot
1864-1864 Prof. C. J. Robinson
1864-1869 Prof. Ebenezer Knowlton
1888-1896 Nannie C. Gilday
1901-1924 Alice Bassler (Director)
Women’s Physical Education
(to 1927 as a separate division only)
1924-1927 Laura Herron
1927-1936 Maud Knapp (Lombard)
1936-1957 Irene Palmer, Ph.D
1957-1970 June McCann, Ph.D
1970-1972 Betty Prange, Ph.D
1972-1977 Marie Liba , Ph.D.
Men’s Physical Education
(to 1927 as a separate division only)
1924-1927 Ernesto Knollin
1927-1940 Hovey McDonald
1940-1958 Glenn Hartranft
1958-1962 Charles Nagel, Ph.D
1962-1968 Walt McPherson
1970-1977 William Gustafson, Ph.D.
Human Performance
1977-1982 Mary Bowman, Ph.D
1982-1986 Clair Jennett, Ph.D
1998-2000 Carol Christensen, Ph.D
Kinesiology
2006-2014 Shirley Reekie, Ph.D
2019-present Tamar Semerjian, Ph.D
University Positions
Dr. Mary Bowman (Dean)
Dr. Cathy Buell (Director of Secondary Education)
Dr. Gong Chen (Center for International Sport and Human Performance)
Dr. Carol Christensen (Interim Dean)
Dr. Craig Cisar (Institutional Review Board)
Dr. Barbara Conry (Senator, Acting, then Interim Dean)
Dr. David Furst (Associate Dean)
Dr. Bill Gustafson (Dean, and Chair of Academic Senate)
Dr. Clair Jennett (Senator)
Dr. Jay Johnson (Senator)
Dr. Jim Kao (Senator)
Dr. Sonja Lilienthal (Athletics Board)
Dr. Nancy Megginson (University RTP)
Dr. Matt Masucci (BOGS)
Dr. Greg Payne (Associate Dean, and Senator)
Dr. Peggy Plato (BOGS)
Dr. Shirley Reekie (Executive Committee of Senate, University Planning Board)
Dr. Tamar Semerjian (Senator)
Dr. Bethany Shifflett (WASC, Chair of Academic Senate, Statewide Senator)
Dr. Emily Wughalter (Associate Director of First Year Experience/MUSE)
Dr. Matthew Masucci (Interim Associate Dean, CHHS)
Distinguished Alumni
2011 - Len Kravitz, exercise physiologist and fitness leader
2010 - Ariko Iso, first female athletic trainer in the NFL
2009 - Peggy Plato, exercise physiology professor and mentor
2008 - Vic Convertino, senior research physiologist for U.S. Army Institute
2007 - Joan Sarlo, teacher and mentor at West Valley
2006 - Carol Christensen, exercise physiologist, professor, chair and dean
2005 - St. Saffold, NFL player, counselor, associate dean and ombudsman
2004 - Leta Walter, field hockey coach and professor
2003 - Gail Evans, professor, and dean at San Francisco State
2002 - Bill Walsh, 49ers and SJSU football coach
2001 - Julius Menendez, U.S. Olympic soccer and boxing coach, and professor
2000 - Lee Walton, U.S. Olympic water polo coach and professor
1999 - Gene Menges, athlete, coach, and professor
1998 - Gail Prentiss, dean in southern Califiornia
1997 - Alan Meersand, professional athlete agent
1996 - Dan Landers, sport psychologist and professor
1995 - Jack Capon, author on children’s movement; school administrator
Faculty Ameritus
coming soon!
| The department history here is drawn from excerpts from Dr. Shirley Reekie's historical narrative of SJSU and the Kinesiology Department, "From Bean Pods to Bod Pods." Click here to purchase and read about this corner of academic history. |  |