Dorothy L. Kirkpatrick

 

Dot Kirkpatrick graduated from Winthrop in 1959.  Her leadership skills emerged early as she was elected freshman class president and continued service as a class officer her sophomore year.  Her service to WRA, the student run Winthrop Recreation Association, began as dorm representative and culminated with her service as president her senior year.  She was inducted into Senior Order and received the Hellams Award in 1959.

Dot received her master’s degree from the University of Tennessee. After teaching for more than 10 years, she completed a doctoral degree at the University of Kentucky.  She retired from Eastern Kentucky University after devoting most of her career to teacher education and physical education.  Her professional memberships include the Kentucky  Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation as well as the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education,  Recreation, & Dance.  She has been active with the Kentucky Association of Teacher Educators and the American Association of Teacher Educators.

Numerous honors bestowed upon Dot include the Regents Award from Eastern Kentucky University, distinguished service awards from the EKU College of Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Athletics and from the Kentucky Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, & Dance; and certificates of appreciation from the Kentucky Department of Education and from the American Red Cross. She is a member of Phi Delta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, and the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels.  She has been named to Who’s Who in the South, Who’s Who Among Teachers, Who’s Who in America, and the World One in a Million.

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Harriet “Boots” Bandy

 

Boots Bandy had the nickname of “Coach” while she was a student at Winthrop.  Her basketball experiences started with her seventh grade year and basketball continues to be a big part of her life.  While at Winthrop, Boots was active in a number of sports and was a member of the Dolphin Club.  She was active in Sigma Gamma Nu, served as an officer in the Winthrop Recreation Association, and was editor of the PEM Press.

After her graduation in 1958, Boots taught physical education and coached at North Augusta Junior High School and Paul Knox Junior High School.  Two years later she began her career at Strom Thurmond High School where she built a basketball dynasty with a record of 277 wins, 79 losses and 3 ties.  Her teams won six conference championships and participated in state championships eight years.  They won two state championships and placed second once.

During her tenure at Strom Thurmond High School, she completed a master’s degree in guidance at Clemson University and a specialist’s degree in supervision at the University of South Carolina.  She moved from teaching physical education to the position of school guidance counselor.

Numerous honors include two Principal’s Service Awards at Strom Thurmond High School, the Outstanding Young Educator Award, three additional education awards from the Jaycees, and a number of coaching awards. In 1976, Boots was named National High School Coach of the Year.  In 1998, she was inducted into the South Carolina Coaches Association Hall of Fame.

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Mary Roland Griffin

 

Mary Roland Griffin, better known as “Red” during her Winthrop days, participated on all the sports teams at Winthrop and held a number of class and Sigma Gamma Nu offices.  She was a member of the Winthrop Senate and served as president of the Winthrop Recreation Association (WRA) which was a student run organization. She was a member of Senior Order and received the Hellams award in physical education.

After graduating from Winthrop, she taught in public school and became director and co-owner of a summer camp in Virginia.  She returned to academia and completed both master’s and doctoral degrees at Louisiana State University. She returned to Winthrop in 1966 and taught physical education and served as department chair prior to her retirement.  She was named Professor Emerita and Athletic Director Emerita, a title bestowed upon her as a result of her service as Winthrop’s first athletic director.   The Winthrop men’s sports program was initiated under her leadership as athletic director.

She served in every leadership position at Winthrop including Chair of the Graduate faculty and Faculty Marshal.  She coached women’s basketball and still holds the record for most wins and the architect of Winthrop’s only 20 game winning season.  She served as a member of the founding committee of the South Carolina Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women and served as state president, regional president and a member of the national board. She held leadership positions in the South Carolina Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, & Dance, the Southern Academy for Women in Physical Activity, Sport, & Health, and the Officiating Services Organization.

Honors include recognition by the Governor of South Carolina as a pioneer in women’s sports, the Pathfinder Award from the National Association for Girls and Women’s Sports, and the NAGWS Honor Fellow, the highest award given by that organization.

The Winthrop University Mary Roland Griffin Award in Athletics is given to the female athlete with the highest gpa and the Winthrop University Mary Roland Griffin Award for graduate study in physical education is given to the outstanding graduate student in the Master of Science program in physical education.

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Frances Burns Hogan

 

Frances Burns Hogan, a 1943 graduate of Winthrop, participated on all sports teams as a student.  As a result of her active sports participation, she was inducted as a member of the “W” Club.  She was selected by the Athletic Association as one of the best all-round seniors for her leadership in the sports arena and in other campus activities. She served as president of Sigma Gamma Nu, president of the Secondary Education Club, and was a member of the Student Senate.  She was inducted into Senior Order.

After graduation, Frances became an instructor at Winthrop for a year until she left to complete a master’s degree at the University of Iowa.  She joined the faculty of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and spent her career there until her retirement in 1985. She combined physical education teaching with coaching and coached basketball, field hockey, and tennis – her first love! Later she became the first coordinator of women’s intercollegiate sports at UNC and, finally, Associate Athletic Director. Her tennis teams were consistently ranked nationally and she was a pioneer in the development of competitive tennis for women in the state of North Carolina.  In addition to coaching and directing tournaments, she was a championship player, winning many singles and doubles titles.

Her numerous honors include induction into the North Carolina Tennis Hall of Fame and the Sumter South Carolina Sports Hall of Fame.  She has held leadership positions in AIAW, North Carolina AIAW, and NCAA and was a nationally rated official in field hockey, tennis, volleyball, and basketball.  The North Carolina AIAW tennis trophy was named in her honor in recognition of her contributions to the development of that sport.  She received an Honor Award from the North Carolina Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance for distinguished service.

Upon her retirement, the Athletic Department presented the Carolina Priceless Gem Award to her.  The award recognized her long time service to the athletic program, her contributions to the development of women’s athletics at UNC, her leadership in the development of the women’s tennis program, and her positive influence on the lives of countless students as teacher, coach, administrator, and friend