Valdosta State University’s Dr. Eugene Asola and Renee Califf were recently elected to the Executive Board for the Georgia Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance Inc. (GAHPERD). GAHPERD is a nonprofit organization for professionals and students in related fields of health, physical education, recreation, and dance.

Califf, an adjunct professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education at VSU, was elected as GAHPERD’s southeast member at large. She will serve a one-year term that began in October 2017. Asola, an associate professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education at VSU, was elected as GAHPERD’s vice present elect, general division. He will serve as vice president elect for one year and then as vice president the following year. His term began in October 2017.

“Both Dr. Asola and Mrs. Califf are remarkable teachers,” said Dr. Sonya Sanderson, interim head of VSU’s Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education. “They will serve our state professional association to the best of their abilities. GAHPERD needs more young professionals like them to serve. This is totally a volunteer service to assist other health, physical education, recreation, and dance teachers in the state. Those who sign up to represent GAHPERD do it for the love of the profession.”

Source: John Stephens, Office of Communication, Valdosta State University

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