Update: A Celebration of Life will be held for Dr. McGee Feb. 24 at 10 a.m., Alumni House, Virginia Dare Room. Learn more and RSVP here.
Dr. Rosemary McGee died Dec. 31. When she joined Woman’s College/UNCG in 1954, McGee was the youngest faculty member with a doctorate at the department of Health and Physical Education, according to her obituary. She taught for 34 years, focusing on theoretical areas of evaluation and statistics, and oversaw 33 doctoral dissertations and over 60 master’s theses. From 1966-68 she served as Dean of Women, and from 1979-80 as interim dean of the School of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance. But, she was a teacher at heart and working with students remained her primary focus through her career. McGee co-authored “A Practical Approach to Measurement in Physical Education” and received honors including Golden Chain, The Alumni Teaching Excellence Award, and the Gladys Strawn Bullard Leadership Award.
Her full obituary, from which this information was drawn, can be read here.
