- Charles H. "Pete" LeRoy, Jr. ~ Nickkname: "Pete"
Education: B.S.E. (1970) & M.S.E. (1972) - Henderson State University - Physical
Education and Health; Ed.M. (1973) & Ph.D. (1990) - Oregon State University -
Health Education; CHES (Certified Health Education Specialist) 1993 to present.
First academic appointment: Eastern Montana College (now MSU - Billings),
Billings, Montana.
Current position: Tenured Associate Professor of Health Education, New Mexico
Highlands University, Las Vegas, New Mexico.
Previous to my current position, I was Associate Professor, Health, at Capital
University, Columbus, Ohio [2005-2007] and Associate Professor and Program
Coordinator, Health Education, St. Bonaventure University, NY [2003-2005]. In
addition to teaching, I also served as Director, Native Americans for Community
Action, Inc., (NACA) Family Health Center, Flagstaff, Arizona (February - July,
1999), and was Assistant Professor - Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ
(August 1998 - May 1999). (See additional experience.)
- Public School Coaching Highlights:
Number One: in 1982 the Greenwood High School (Arkansas) Lady Bulldog Track
Team won the Arkansas State AAA track championship in Hot Springs at
Lakeside High School. Winning the state title was especially rewarding in that
Greenwood High School (my alma mater) has won 18 state championships during
the course of its existence and the 1982 track girls won the second such title. The
school's first state title came in 1966 when legendary coach Grady Robinson's GHS
baseball team won the championship. Obviously, this was the first ever girls' state
championship for GHS.
As their coach, I feel that I "encouraged" more than "coached." The girls were
fabulous!
Number Two: in 1977 the boys basketball team in Dubois, Wyoming (the Rams)
finished the season with a 22-4 win/loss record and was ranked in the top spot in
Class B for most of 1976-77. An interesting comment on the season: we played
Meeteetse High School three times. The first game (a loss) took 5 overtimes, the
second game (a win) went into one overtime, and the third game (a win), was
played in the regional tournament and took 3 overtimes! These boys were
wonderful young men and, again, I encouraged more than coached.
Number Three: from 1982 through 1986, the junior girls track team at Greenwood
Junior High School was District 4AAA Champions. As coach, I encouraged the
girls to learn about themselves through athletic competition, to improve in their
chosen event, and to have fun. I feel those objectives were met, year after year.
The purpose in life we all construct or discover for ourselves provides us with the
very spice of life. My interest focuses around building and maintaining a
meaningful life for me and family. Happiness is a by-product of engaging in life
and living an authentic existence, one filled with meaning and purpose. By
"following one's bliss," one finds, creates, or discovers personal meaning in life.
Read Joseph Campbell's works on The Power of Myth.
Symptoms of Inner Peace
- A tendency to think and act spontaneously rather than on fears based on
past experience
An unmistakable ability to enjoy the moment
A loss of interest in judging other people
A loss of interest in judging self
A loss of interest in interpreting the actions of others
An inability to worry (this is a very serious symptom!)
Frequent overwhelming episodes of appreciation
Frequent acts of smiling
An increasing tendency to let things happen rather than to make them
happen
An increased susceptibility to the love extended by others as well as the
uncontrollable urge to extend it.
...Anonymous
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