Candace L. Roell
Jan. 10, 2002
Candace L. Roell, emerita in health, physical education and
recreation, died Nov. 17, 2001, in Kalamazoo. She was 93.
The Grand Rapids, Mich., native earned degrees from Eastern
Michigan University and the University of Michigan, and was a
state leader in her field.
Roell taught in the Kalamazoo Public Schools and at Eastern
Michigan and Illinois State universities before joining WMU in
1956 as an associate professor in the Department of Physical
Education for Women. In 1959, she became department chairperson,
serving in that position until 1967, when she returned to teaching
full time.
Roell served as president of the Michigan Association of Health,
Physical Education, Recreation and Dance and was honored with
that organization's Distinguished Service Award in 1962. She
also was an officer in a number of national groups.
Two years after her 1973 retirement, the University named
Roell Road, near Lawson Ice Arena and Gabel Natatorium, in her
honor. In 1997 she was recognized by the WMU Athletic Hall of
Fame, and in 2000 she was honored during WMU's observance of
National Girls and Women in Sport Day.
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