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Past Speakers


Established in 1986 through the generosity of the Frederick Family Endowment, this lecture series honors the college’s first dean Dennis Keith Stanley in recognition of his contributions to physical education, health education and recreation.

Past speakers of D.K. Stanley Day include:

  • 1986: Michael Pollock, Ph.D.; UF Center for Exercise Science
  • 1987: Barry Portnoy, Ph.D.; National Center Institute
  • 1988: John Lucas, Ph.D.; Penn State University
  • 1989: James J. Carnes; U.S. Olympic Committee
  • 1990: David C. Young, Ph.D.; UF Professor of Classics
  • 1991: Joachim Ruhl, Ph.D.; German Sport University
  • 1992: Melvin Williams, Ph.D.; Old Dominion University
  • 1993: Doris R. Corbett, Ph.D.; Howard University
  • 1994: J. Henry Montes; CDC
  • 1995: John Lombardi, Ph.D.; UF President
  • 1996: Tony A. Mobley, ReD; Indiana University
  • 1997: Steven N. Blair, PED; The Cooper Institute for Aerobics Research
  • 1998: John Seffrin, Ph.D.; American Cancer Society
  • 1999: Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Ph.D.; University of Chicago
  • 2000: Steven L. Wolf, Ph.D.; Emory University
  • 2001: Vicki S. Freimuth, Ph.D.; CDC
  • 2002: Paul L. Doering; UF Department of Pharmacy
  • 2003: Abraham Pizam, Ph.D.; University of Central Florida
  • 2004: James F. Sallis, Ph.D.; San Diego State University
  • 2005: Russell Pate, Ph.D.; University of South Carolina
  • 2006: Alan Berkowitz, Ph.D.; Independent Consultant
  • 2007: Fay Horak, Ph.D.; Oregon Health and Science University
  • 2008: Packianathan Chelladurai, Ph.D.; Ohio State University
  • 2009: Susan Vadaparampil, Ph.D.; Moffitt Cancer Center
  • 2010: Jack Wilmore, Ph.D.; University of Arizona
  • 2011: Rodney Fort, Ph.D.; University of Michigan
  • 2012: Matthew Krueter, Ph.D.; Washington University in St. Louis
  • 2013: Amy J. Bastian, Ph.D.; Kennedy Krieger Institute
  • 2014: Linda L. Caldwell, Ph.D.; Penn State University
  • 2015: James A Levine, MD/Ph.D.; Arizona State University
  • 2016: Delia West, Ph.D.; University of South Carolina
  • 2017: Michael Goodchild, Ph.D.; University of California, Santa Barbara
  • 2018: Jen Welter, Ph.D.; NFL
  • 2019: Keith Humphreys, Ph.D.; Stanford University
  • 2022: Tom Farrey; Aspen Institute
  • 2023: Chynna Clayton; Matriarch Made Development
  • 2024: Daniel M. Wolpert, Ph.D.; Columbia University
  • 2025: Katie Witkiewitz, Ph.D.; University of New Mexico