Corrie Reed, Department Head for Kinesiology, Health & Recreation, is a graduate of Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, where she earned the Bachelor of Science degree in animal science with a double minor in criminal justice and range…
Dr. Lindsay Edwards Spindler, is a Professor in the Department of Kinesiology, Health, and Recreation and serves as the graduate program director for the Master’s degree in Kinesiology, Sport and Recreation. She received her Bachelors of Science degree in Exercise…
David Stuckey is currently an Associate Professor and Director of Athletic Training Education at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, TX, where he has been employed since 1986. Originally from Hutchinson, KS, Stuckey has been a certified athletic trainer since 1984 and…
When James B. Simmons contributed to the founding of Hardin-Simmons University, it was his belief that education should be available to all students no matter their race, gender, or social class. Simmons was a Baptist preacher who advocated for abolition before the Civil War and helped found seven colleges for freed slaves after the war because he knew the importance of education as a free citizen.
Dr. Richard Traylor, professor of history, joined the history faculty at Hardin-Simmons University in 2003 to teach Early America. In addition to teaching survey courses on United States history, he teaches upper-division courses on Colonial and Revolutionary America, the Early…