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Inside this
issue...
Message from the Dean . 2
Students Travel Abroad . 2
Smarty Party Recognizes
Student Achievements . 3
RCLS Alumna - Keynote
Speaker . .?
Freedom Wall & Memorial
Walk Dedication . 3
How to Exercise While
You Sit at Your Desk . 3
Military Programs . 4
Tolley Inducted to NC Sports
Hall of Fame . 4
Video Games Help Depression... 4
HHP Advancement Council . 5
Bunting Receives HHP
Distinguished Service Award . 5
The Sports Business
Leadership Lecture Series . 5
Outstanding Alumni/Alumna .... 6
In Memoriam . 6
Faculty Achievements,
Accolades, and Awards . 7
HHP Alumni News... Back Cover
College of Health & Human Performance Alumni and Friends Newsletter Spring 2011
Air Force ROTC Alumni Help HHP Reach New Heights
ECU Air Force ROTC alumni have joined forces to
sponsor an undergraduate scholarship. Vince Smith,
Tom Shubert and his wife Kathy have generously
pledged $20,000 to establish the Chief Master Sergeant
Robert L. Smith Scholarship in honor ofVince’s Either.
The scholarship wall support a junior or senior HHP
student in the Air Force ROTC program.
Vince met Tom when he was assigned to the Air
Force’s Congressional Inquiry Division. Vince recalls
his first conversation with Tom. “So, 1 understand you
are a fellow Pirate and Detachment 600 alum,” said
Tom. The conversation continued and a firm friendship
followed LTG Vince Smith, Cadet Thomas Jennings, CMSgt. Robert
Smith, Dean Glen Gilbert, Got. Tom Shubert
Vince retired from the U.S. Air Force in 2007 with
nearly 23 years of service. He currently serves as Adjudicator for the Physical Disability Board of Review, a Department
of Defense agency charged with reviewing disability claims of all active. Reserve and Guard Military members who
were required to leave the service of the nation due to physical and/or mental issues caused by their service in defense
of the United States of America. Previously he commanded the 620th Expeditionary Air Base Group in Kosovo and
Macedonia and he traveled extensively for the Air Force Legislative Liaison from 2005 to 2007 escorting numerous
members of Congress to Iraq, Afghanistan, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, and Pakistan. A memorable moment ofVince’s
career is being part of the original B-2 Bomber Test Team and being there for the historic first flight in July, 1989.
This was also the expected due date of his daughter, Kindal. She was bom 10 days later.
As a student in the ROTC program, he recalls Lieutenant Colonel James Thomas as his inspiration from the first day
he arrived at ECU and walked into Detachment 600. Some may remember Colonel Thomas as one of our great ECU
athletes who is a member of the ECU Sports Hall of Fame.
Vince graduated from ECU in 1984 with a Bachelor of Science degree in History. A native of La Grange, North
Carolina, Vince also holds a master’s degree in Human Resource Management from Webster University. Vince said, "1
want young people coming after me to realize how valuable a career in the Air Force can be in making you a quality
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Bioenergetics and Exercise Science Doctoral Program
Ranked In Nation’s Top 10
The doctoral program in Bioenergetics and Exercise Science housed in the Department of Kinesiology (fonnerly Exercise
and Sport Science) was ranked 8th in the nation for 2010 by the American Academy ofKinesiology and Physical Education
(AAKPE). The Academy conducted the review based on contributions of faculty in the areas of productivity, funding, and
visibility. Student perfonnance, productivity, employment rates and sites were also included. Faculty associated with the
program ranked 1st in the receipt ot external federal funding for research per faculty member. Dr. Glen Gilbert, Dean of the
College of Health and Human Performance, said "This honor underscores the work of our exceptional faculty and students
and we are extremely proud of this accomplishment.”
A total of 35 academic programs participated in the review, which represents most of the large research universities that
have kinesiology doctoral programs. The report includes data from the years 2005 to 2009. The AAKPE Doctoral Program
Review Committee provided oversight for the review. Statistical consultants, who were contracted to ensure an independent
review of programs, analyzed the data submitted by the academic programs.
Dr. Stacey Altman, Chair of the Department of Exercise and Sport Science said, “We are fortunate that ECU has provided
support for the program such that we have been able to recruit and retain bright and energetic faculty members, students, and
staff and provide them with the needed resources.” In my opinion, the people associated with the program are some of the
best citizens of the campus and community and it is nice to see this aspect of their professional lives recognized.
The doctoral program is interdisciplinary and is contributed to by the Departments of Physiology and Biochemistry.
