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Kathleen Cordes

By jennodell
  • Graduation

    Graduation

    Cordes graduated from Indiana University in 1972
  • First Female Varsity Coach

    First Female Varsity Coach

    beat out about 200 other applicants in 1976 to become the first female varsity coach at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, where she coached tennis.
  • Department Chair

    Department Chair

    In 1979 she was lured to Whittier College, where she was department chair of physical education and recreation.
  • Author

    Author

    Wrote “Outdoor Recreation: Enrichment for a Lifetime.” with Hilmi Ibrahim
    First published in 1992, the book has been repeatedly reprinted and is used in about 80 schools.
  • Lifetime Achievement

    Lifetime Achievement

    She received the lifetime achievement award from a presidential commission for her work as an author and educator.