Alumni Briefs
James Bialek was inducted into the Davis and Elkins College Athletic Hall of Fame, recognizing his accomplishments as a student-athlete, coach and business leader in the Elkins area. Bialek is a nine-year member of the Davis and Elkins College Board of Trustees, a major contributor to the McDonnell Center and was the designer and builder of the Baseball Facility Press Box.
Judith Hayes has received Fellow status from the Aerospace Medical Association, recognizing active members who have made outstanding contributions to aerospace medicine, aeronautics, astronautics, undersea medicine, or environmental health, either in research, in the practical usage of research, or by precept and example.
Peggy Bahnsen was inducted into the Lou Holtz/Upper Ohio Valley Hall of Fame, Class of 2017, at their June ceremony in Wintersville, Ohio.
Bill Treasurer was a full-scholarship athlete on the diving team for four years at WVU. He now leads a top-consulting group that teaches leaders, from the Pirates to NASA, about managing with courage. His newest book, “A Leadership Kick in the Ass,” came out this past January.
Ziya Altug, PETE BS and MS, PT, DPT, MS, CSCS has written “Sustainable Fitness: A Practical Guide to Health, Healing, and Wellness.” He worked at the UCLA Medical Center outpatient rehabilitation department for 12 years and now is a private consultant.
Lindsey Blom, R.C. Hilliard, D.A. Hankemeier and J.E. Bolin, published “Exploring the Relationship Between Athletic Identity and Beliefs About Rehabilitation Over Adherence in College Athletes” in the Journal of Sport Rehabilitation.
Chelsea Butters Wooding, Sean Fitzpatrick, Samantha Monda published “Great Expectations: Career Planning and Training Experiences of Graduate Students in Sport and Exercise Psychology” in the Journal of Applied Sport Psychology by Routledge.
Ashley Coker-Cranney and J.J. Reel have published “Coach Pressure and Disordered Eating in Female Collegiate Athletes: Is the Coach-Athlete Relationship a Mediating Factor?” in the Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology,
Ian Connole, SEP, participated in a TED talk, discussing preparing professional athletes’ mental aspect of the game, how to overcome obstacles and improve the mental performance needed to succeed. According to Connole, a thought stimulates the act to win in life, each day.
Patrick Hairston, PhD, has joined the University of Valley Forge Athletic Department as director of athletic development. Hairston will also serve as the new sports management professor for Valley Forge. Hairston has held athletic administrative roles at the University of Albany, West Virginia University, Delaware State University, Western Athletic Conference, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and the NCAA national office.
Al Kornspan, SEP, was promoted to full professor at the University of Akron.
Justin Vosloo and W. Way have published “Practical Considerations for Self-Disclosure in Applied Sport Psychology in the Journal of Sport Psychology in Action.”
Logan Williams, ACE, was promoted to coach at the highest level with USA football at the International Bowl in late January.