Illinois State University Athletics

A team member for four seasons in basketball, volleyball, fencing, field hockey, golf and track in the women's athletic program from 1963-68 ... served as Vice President of the Women's Physical Education Club for the 1965-66 school year ... won the ISU Golf Invitational in 1965 ... played AAU basketball with the Raytown (Mo.) Pepperettes and Allentown (Pa.) Crestettes ... member of the United States basketball team that won a silver medal at Pan American Games team in 1967 ... all-state twice in the Illinois AAU Women's Basketball Tournament ... coached basketball, volleyball, and field hockey at Easton High School (Pa.) ... was a collegiate head women’s basketball at Lehigh, Northwestern, and  Rhode Island ... Former Director of Coaching Education, Special Olympics, Inc. (SOI) and Senior Manager for Coaching Excellence and Sport Education for Special Olympics North America (SONA) ... named Special Olympics North America Annette K. Lynch Lifetime Achievement Award for Coaching ... US Center for Coaching Excellence (USCCE) Hall of Fame Legacy Award inductee ... currently serves as Founder and CEO of AKL Connection, LLC.