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List of Professors

Name Years at Michigansort icon Position

Joan Farrell

1951 - 1986
Associate Professor of Kinesiology

Guy G. Reiff

1960 - 1992
Professor of Movement Science

Kenneth G. Simmons

1960 - 1971
Assistant Professor of Physical Education

Phyllis Ocker

1961 - 1992
Assistant Professor of Sports Management & Communication

Phyllis S. Weikart

1966 - 1994
Associate Professor of Kinesiology

Merle L. Foss

1968 - 2002
Professor of Kinesiology, Physical Education

Joyce I Lindeman

1968 - 2000
Associate Professor of Kinesiology

Brian W. Eisner

1969
Assistant Professor of Physical Education

Glenn E. (Bo) Schembechler

1969 - 1990
Assistant Professor of Kinesiology (Sports Management and Communication)
Director of Intercollegiate Athletics

Lee H. Somers

1969 - 2001
Assistant Professor of Kinesiology
Associate Research Scientist of Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Space Sciences

Michael J. Stevenson

1970
Assistant Professor of Physical Education

Victor L. Katch

1972 - 2015
Professor of Movement Science

Dee W. Edington

1976 - 2013
Professor of Kinesioogy
Research Scientist, School of Public Health
Chair, Department of Physical Education 1977-1990

Katarina Tomljenović Borer

1977 - 2018
Professor of Kinesiology

Patricia VanVolkinburg

1979 - 2016
Clinical Associate Professor

Bruce A Watkins

1980 - 2012
Associate Professor of Kinesiology

Christine M. Brooks

1985 - 2001
Assistant Professor of Kinesiology (Sports Management and Communication)

Charles J. Worringham

1986 - 1997
Associate Professor of Kinesiology

Bernard Patrick Maloy

1986 - 2001
Associate Professor of Kinesiology

David J. Moore

1988 - 2018
Associate Professor of Kinesiology

John R. Vivian

1989 - 1998
Assistant Professor of Kinesiology
Director of Sports Research Laboratory

Clifford Larkins

1991 - 1994
Assistant Professor of Kinesiology (Movement Science)

C. Keith Harrison

1997 - 2004
Assistant Professor of Kinesiology

Paul A. Borsa

1999 - 2003
Assistant Professor of Kinesiology

Beverly D. Ulrich

1999 - 2014
Professor of Kinesiology & Neurosurgery
Research Professor Center for Human Growth & Development
Dean of School of Kinesiology 2000-2008

Dale A. Ulrich

1999 - 2021
Professor of Applied Exercise and Movement Science

Marvin J. Boluyt

2000 - 2007
Assistant Professor of Kinesiology

Richard A. Wolfe

2000 - 2007
Associate Professor of Kinesiology

Daniel P. Ferris

2001 - 2017
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Professor of Kinesiology

Jason Allen Winfree

2003 - 2013
Associate Professor of Kinesiology

Mark L. Palmer

2007 - 2014
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Assistant Professor of Kinesiology

Tammy Bettina Cornwell

2007 - 2010
Professor of Kinesiology

Scott Gregory McLean

2007 - 2015
Assistant Professor

Rodney D. Fort

2007 - 2022
Professor of Kinesiology

Grant Carr Goulet

2009 - 2016
Assistant Research Scientist

Helen Jingi Huang

2012 - 2015
Assistant Research Scientist

Michael P. O'Donnell

2013 - 2016
Clinical Professor of Health Management Research