This photograph shows Dr. C. Lynn Vendien (second from the right) taking a photograph with three other people. In the photograph, Vendien is holding her ICHPER (International Council for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation) Ainsworth Award with both hands and smiling at the camera. The woman standing on her right is Dr. Fay Biles and the man on her left is Dr. Carl A. Troester. The first man on the left cannot be identified. The photograph was probably taken at AAHPERD meeting in 1984 according to the handwritings on the back. Dr. C. Lynn Vendien was a professor of physical education at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and a leader in international and comparative physical education. Fay Biles (born 1927) is an American academic and college sports coach. She was the first woman to serve in a vice presidency role at an Ohio university. She was inducted into the Ohio Women's Hall of Fame in 1986. Dr. Carl A. Troester is generally regarded as the founder of the intercollegiate athletic program. Troester, who would later hold prominent positions in national and international health and physical education organizations, was instrumental in the formation of the New England Teachers’ College Conference (NETCC). Not all parts of the handwriting on the back of the photograph can be made out clearly. They are "ICHPER/Ainsworth Award Isreal ? 1983" and "Presented? AAHPERD ? ? Apr. 1984."
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