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Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009
Contact: Dave Wellman, Director of Communications, 304-696-7153
 

Dot Hicks makes gift to create faculty award endowment

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Retired Marshall University professor Dr. Dorothy E. “Dot” Hicks has made a gift to create a faculty award endowment in Marshall’s College of Education and Human Services (COEHS), the college announced today.

The fund will support the renamed Dr. Dorothy “Dot” Hicks Annual Award for Teaching Excellence. Current, full time, tenured faculty in the COEHS are eligible to apply for this yearly recognition and $500 award stipend.

The award originally was established in 2006 by Dr. Rosalyn Templeton, dean of the College of Education and Human Services. Templeton also established awards in the areas of research and service.

Hicks retired as a faculty member from the Division of Exercise Science Sports and Recreation, formerly Health, Physical Education and Recreation (currently School of Kinesiology), after 30 years of service (1969-1999). Her academic service included being a professor of education and coordinator of clinical supervision of teachers.

While at Marshall she also coached women’s golf, tennis, badminton and volleyball. Hicks also served as chairperson of the women’s physical education department. She helped develop the women’s intercollegiate athletic program and served as an associate athletic director. She also was faculty representative for the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women and for the Southern Conference, of which Marshall University is a former member.

Hicks also has received the alumni association’s honorary alumnus award, the university’s Distinguished Service Award and the COEHS Distinguished Education and Human Service Award.  She is a member of the Marshall University Athletic Hall of Fame

Before coming to Marshall University, Hicks taught at DuPont High School, Central Middle School, and East Tennessee State University. She holds B.S. and M.A. degrees from Peabody College and a Doctor of Education from the University of Tennessee, and has done other advanced work at the University of Pittsburgh.

Hicks is recognized as a benefactor to Marshall University as a member of the President’s Circle, the John Marshall Society and the Heritage Society. She established the Dorothy Hicks Physical Education Scholarship, the Dorothy Hicks Athletic Graduate Scholarship and the Dorothy Hicks Lady Herd Athlete of the Year Award.

“Dr. Hicks is definitely a role model for the College, Marshall University, and its faculty,” Templeton said. “Her teaching expertise, commitment to students, and generous giving of her time to help individuals succeed shows that she is truly deserving of the award for teacher excellence to be named in her honor.” 

Anyone wishing to contribute to COEHS endowments, programs and services is encouraged to contact Rick Robinson, Director of Development for the College of Education and Human Services, at 304-696-7081 or via e-mail at robinsor@marshall.edu.

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