Dr. Jack Wilmore to present lectures

Posted June 17, 1998


98-06-08-PE
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

Dr. Jack Wilmore, Department Head and Professor in the Department
of Health and Kinesiology at Texas A & M University, will be giving
two guest lectures at the University of Saskatchewan.

The first lecture, to take place on Wednesday, June 24, 1998 at 10:30
a.m. in Room 315, Williams building, is titled, "The role of physical
activity in health promotion: Focus on the prevention of overweight
and obesity."

The second lecture called, "The Female-Athlete Triad: Disordered
Eating, Menstrual Dysfunction, and Bone Mineral Disorders." will take
place on Thursday, June 25, 1998 at 10:00 a.m. in the Thorvaldson
Building, Room 110.

Dr. Wilmore has published 52 chapters, over 190 peer-reviewed
papers, and 14 books including: Training for Sport and Activity;
Health and Fitness Through Physical Activity; Exercise in Health and
Disease; and Eating, Body Weight, and Performance in Athletes:
Disorders of Modern Society.

He has served as a Consultant for several professional sport teams
including: the Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Rams, Los
Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Kings, San Francisco 49'ers. He has
also served as a Consultant for the California Highway Patrol, the
President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sport, NASA, and the
U.S. Air Force.

The lectures are open to faculty, students, and interested members of
the public, free of charge. His lectures are supported by the Visiting
Lecturer's Fund from Research Services and the Dean's office,
College of Physical Education.


For more information, contact:

Professor Bob Mirwald
College of Physical Education
University of Saskatchewan
(306) 966-6524