In Memoriam:
Dr. Jack H. Wilmore
This past fall, the Department of Health and Kinesiology lost a visionary in our field. Former department head Jack Wilmore passed away in November after a long and courageous fight with heart disease. Jack received his bachelor’s and master’s degree in physical education at the University of California, Santa Barbara and his doctorate in physical education from the University of Oregon. In addition to serving as department head for HLKN from 1997-2000 (and distinguished professor from 2000-2003), Jack was the head of the physical education department at the University of Arizona and the head of the kinesiology and health education department at the University of Texas at Austin.
chief of Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews from 1972-1975. Jack was also respected and acknowledged by his peers. He served as the president of the American College of Sports Medicine from 1978 to 1979, later being honored by that organization as the recipient of the ACSM Citation Award in 1984 and the ACSM Honor Award in 2006. He was also selected as the Margie Gurley Seay Centennial Professor Emeritus for the University of Texas at Austin in 2005. Dr. Wilmore’s legacy lives on in our department in the Sydney and J.L. Huffines Institute for Sports Medicine and Human Performance, which he established during his time as department head. More than anything, Jack Wilmore was a husband, father and friend. The family expresses their thanks to all who have sent their love, concern and prayers to Jack.
From current department head Dr. Richard Kreider, He was also an associate professor at Ithaca College, “On behalf of our department, I want to express the University of California, Berkeley and the our heartfelt sympathies and say we are thankful for University of California, Davis. Jack’s leadership, mentorship, and friendship. We were certainly blessed to count him as a friend and Professionally, Dr. Wilmore was second to none. colleague. Rest in peace.” During his career, he published over 300 articles, 55 book chapters and 15 books. He was also editor-in- Pictures courtesy of the American College of Sports Medicine
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