SUNY Old Westbury Director of Athletics Lenore Walsh was among collegiate athletic leaders from around the nation who took part recently in a series of panel discussions celebrating the 50th anniversary of Title IX, the landmark federal civil rights legislation that prohibits sex discrimination in education.
The virtual panel discussions took place on Tuesday, May 17, in a program organized by Farmingdale State College.
The 1972 landmark Title IX legislation changed the landscape of sports and society for the benefit of millions of individuals, especially girls and women. The panels featured whaet organizers described as sports and equity leaders to share their expert perspective on how things have changed over the years, where we are today, and how improvement can continue to ensure the original goals set out 50 years ago are achieved.
Along with Walsh, the presenters during the sessions included:
- Val Ackerman - Commissioner, Big East Conference
- Sarah Axelson - Vice President, Advocacy, Women's Sports Foundation (WSF)
- Dr. Richard Lapchick - Director, Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport, President, The Institute for Sport and Social Justice, University of Central Florida
- Dr. Donna A. Lopiano, Ph.D. - President, Sports Management Resources
- Benita Fitzgerald Mosley, OLY - Vice President, Community & Impact and President, FundPlay LeagueApps
- Dr. Katherine Conway-Turner - President, SUNY Buffalo State College
- Celine Cannizzaro - SUNY student-athlete, Farmingdale State College, Class of 2020
- Debbie DeJong - Senior Associate Athletic Director for Compliance/Senior Woman Administrator/Deputy Title IX Coordinator, Stony Brook University
- Dani Drews - Associate Athletic Director, SUNY Brockport
- Sarbjit "Sab" Singh - Associate Professor/Chairperson – Sport Management, Farmingdale State College
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