Susan Hartmann to be Athletic Representative

SUSAN HARTMANN TO BE OHIO STATE FACULTY ATHLETIC REPRESENTATIVE

     COLUMBUS -- Susan M. Hartmann, professor of history and
women's studies at The Ohio State University, will be the
university's next faculty athletic representative to the Big Ten
conference and the NCAA.  David Williams II, vice president for
student affairs, announced Thursday (2/9) that President E.
Gordon Gee will appoint Hartmann to the post.  She will replace
Carol Kennedy, professor of nursing, when Kennedy's second three-
year term expires on July 1.

     Williams said Hartmann's appointment was recommended by Ohio
State's Athletic Council, a group of faculty, alumni and students
who oversee athletic policy at the university.

     The university's faculty representative is a member of the
governing boards of the Big 10 Conference and the NCAA and votes
on behalf of the university in the deliberations of these bodies.

     "It is a very important position," Williams said.  "The Ohio
State University, the Big 10 Conference and the NCAA all have a
strong history of faculty governance of athletics.  Faculty
representative ensure that the academic aspects of collegiate
athletics are kept in the forefront of discussions, decisions and
reform."

     Hartmann was director of Ohio State's Center for Women's
Studies from 1986 to 1992.  She came to the university from the
University of Missouri-St. Louis, where she was a member of the
history faculty and coordinator of women's studies.
A graduate of Washington University in St. Louis where she played
intercollegiate tennis, Hartmann earned her master's and doctoral
degrees from the University of Missouri.

     Her research and teaching specialization is in the World War
II and post war era, including the Truman administration and
women's history.  She has written several books on these topics,
published extensively in scholarly journals and lectured across
America and in Europe and Australia.

     "Dr. Hartmann will be an excellent representative of Ohio
State," Williams said.  "She has a strong sense of the crucial
role of faculty governance in intercollegiate athletics as well
as the background and interpersonal skills to be an effective
advocate."

     He added: "The president, the Athletic Council, the Athletic
Department and the university community extend their thanks to
Carol Kennedy for her tremendous service over the past six years.
Dr. Kennedy has fulfilled her duties with distinction and
dedication.  We are confident that Dr. Hartmann will continue the
tradition."

     Faculty representatives are not paid for their service,
though they are reimbursed for travel and other expenses.  They
continue to teach and to fulfill their faculty obligations at
Ohio State.

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Contacts:  David Williams, (614) 292-9334;
           Susan Hartmann, (614) 292-1871.


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