HPLS announces spring 2014 recipients of the Aloysius and Lillian Kluka International Leadership Fellowship

The School of Human Performance and Leisure Sciences is pleased to announce the spring 2014 recipients of the Aloysius and Lillian Kluka International Leadership Fellowship. Founded in 2012, the Kluka fellowship is awarded twice annually to applicants from HPLS who display leadership at the international level by serving in governance capacities for international organizations, are presenting at international conferences, conducting educational seminars/conferences, formulating collaborative research, or other related opportunities consistent with the HPLS five-year strategic plan.

The fellowship helps students, faculty, and staff defray the cost of international trips by fully or partially funding the travel costs, based on project budget, for professional development at international conferences.

The fellowship was named in honor of Aloysius and Lillian Kluka, parents of HPLS Dean Dr. Darlene Kluka.

The Spring 2014 recipients are:

Alison Fitzgerald, Assistant Athletic Director, to travel to the International Working Group: World Congress on Women and Sport in Helsinki, Finland, June 12^th-15^th preparing her as a Local Organizing Committee subcommittee chair for the 2017 International Association of Sport and Physical Education for Girls and Women World Congress to be held at Barry University.

Sandra Acevedo, Assistant to the Deans of HPLS, to travel to the International Working Group: World Congress on Women and Sport in Helsinki, Finland, June 12^th-15^th preparing her as a Local Organizing Committee member for the 2017 International Association of Sport and Physical Education for Girls and Women World Congress to be held at Barry University.

Dr. Kathy Ludwig, Chair of the Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences, to travel to the International Working Group: World Congress on Women and Sport in Helsinki, Finland, June 12^th-15^th preparing her as a Local Organizing Committee Co-Chair for the 2017 International Association of Sport and Physical Education for Girls and Women World Congress to be held at Barry University.

Dr. Bridget Lyons, Senior Associate Director of Athletics/SWA, to travel to the International Working Group: World Congress on Women and Sport in Helsinki, Finland, June 12^th-15^th preparing her as a Local Organizing Committee Co-Chair for the 2017 International Association of Sport and Physical Education for Girls and Women World Congress to be held at Barry University.