Lee Evans: Educating the World
The two-time Olympic gold medalist shared coach Bud Winter’s sprinting techniques with athletes worldwide.
Author: Julia Halprin Jackson
The Women of the Olympic Project for Human Rights
It took courage, commitment and focus on a bigger picture to take a stand for civil rights and to demand equal treatment.
Ken Noel: Reframing Possibility
Noel understood that challenging the racial, economic and political status quo under the glow of an international spotlight came with great risk.
The Pursuit of Greatness: SJSU’s Educational Opportunity Program
EOP at San Jose State originated alongside the Olympic Project for Human Rights and the growing Chicano movement.
Mary Noel: Hope for All Students
Through all of the changes she has witnessed over the past 50 years, Noel’s core belief in the power of education remains intact.
Role-Playing it Safe
Speech pathologist Pamela Wiley, ’72 Communication Studies, created the Spectrum Shield training program to pair law enforcement with young men with autism.
Faculty Spotlight: Peter Beyersdorf
Physics and Astronomy Professor Peter Beyersdorf’s research helped detect gravitational waves for the first time in 2015.
One Washington Square: Arena of Influence
Watch a video on the challenges and opportunities facing woman athletes today.
Class Discussion: Creating a Generation of Aspirational Leaders
Marketing Professor Marilyn Easter and Alora Frederick, ’18 Business Administration, founded the G.o.A.L. program to create an inclusive space for Spartans.
Spartan Women in Sport: Stacey Johnson, ’80 Public Relations
Stacey Johnson has made it her mission to “speak actively for women.”
Spartan Women in Sport: Marti Malloy, ’10 BS, ’15 MS Mass Communications
As a professional woman athlete, Malloy confronted—and often defied—common stereotypes about gender and sport.
Spartan Women in Sport: Lynn Vidali Gautschi, ’76 Kinesiology, ’77 Teaching Credential
“Setting kids up to be successful is probably one of the greatest feelings in the world, those adults in your life, those coaches that really go unnoticed in the world, they are the ones who have a lot to do with helping kids.”
Spartan Women in Sport: Dana Dormann, ’90 Finance
“I love being able to have an impact on young people in an area where I feel like I have the most expertise. Sport is a great equalizer.”
Spartan Women in Sport: Gay MacLellan, ’83 MA Kinesiology
“To see women perform at high levels, and to hear those women speak and present themselves, I think changes a lot of people’s opinions and outlook on women,” says Gay MacLellan, ’83 MA Kinesiology. Learn how the former fencing champion and pioneering international referee has applied her athletic prowess to life beyond sport.
Spartan Women in Sport: Tracy Hanson, ’93 Kinesiology
Tracy Hanson, ’93 Kinesiology, LPGA golfer, supports athletes who face significant obstacles, including abuse and performance acceptance, in their pursuit of sport.
Spartan Women in Sport: Thomasina Wallace, ’12 Kinesiology
Record-setting gymnast Thomasina Wallace, ’12 Kinesiology, says that “twenty percent [of the sport] is talent and 80 percent is how mentally prepared are you to perform your routines while others are judging you.” Learn how she overcame injuries and defied stereotypes during her career at SJSU.
Spartan Women in Sport: Carolyn Lewis, ’70 Kinesiology
“Small acts of defiance make change,” says Carolyn Lewis, ’70 Kinesiology, Teaching Credential. The four-sport collegiate athlete became a coach and athletics administrator and helped create SJSU’s Gender Equity Plan.
Throwing Convention: Margaret Jenkins, ’25 Education
Margaret Jenkins, ’25 Education, threw discus in the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam as a member of the first ever women’s track and field team representing the United States. Jenkins belongs to a tradition of Spartan woman athletes who have set records on and off the field.
Running Athletics: New SJSU AD Marie Tuite
Tuite is the first woman to hold a permanent position as SJSU athletics director and one of nine woman athletics directors at 128 NCAA Division I Football Subdivision schools nationwide.
Subway Therapy: Matthew Chavez’s Post-It Movement
Chavez tapped into New York’s communal psyche—using an everyday office supply.
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