Celeste Ulrich (August 24, 1924 – August 4, 2011) was an American educator and leader in the field of

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.(7 March 1974)
Health leader to address gathering
''Cape Girardeau Bulletin''

Education

Ulrich was born in

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, in 1924, and attended Forest Park High School. She received a Bachelor of Science from Woman's College, now the

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, in 1946, and continued her education at the

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, receiving a master's degree in 1947. She earned a PhD from the

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in 1956.

Career

Ulrich was a professor at Madison College, now

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, from 1947 to 1956. She then returned to Woman's College and began teaching in the School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation. In 1979, Ulrich took a professorship at the

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, going on to serve as Dean of the College of Human Development and Performance until her retirement in 1990. She also coached women's basketball at Madison College.

Contributions

Ulrich worked extensively to promote physical education and sport. She was involved in a number of professional associations and served on many committees. She was the Vice President of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (AAHPERD), Chairwoman of the Physical Education Division, and later served as president of the organization from 1976 to 1977. She also served a term as President of the National Association for Physical Education of College Women. During her term she established the Amy Morris Homans Lecture and the journal ''Quest''. APPHERD awarded her the Luther Halsey Gulick Award in 1983. Ulrich established an endowment to provide recognition for professional service activities by faculty members of the University of North Carolina Department of Exercise and Sports Science. Ulrich died in August 2011.In Memoriam – Adele Celeste Ulrich
, National Academy of Kinesiology, Retrieved 24 October 2014

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at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro

at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
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