In conjunction with the NCAA and the Ohio Valley Conference, SIUE Athletics is recognizing the 50th anniversary of Title IX, which was signed into law June 23, 1972.
The University has a special connection to the law itself, as former SIUE educator, coach and administrator Rosemarie Archangel was intimately involved in the formulation of the legislation.
In 1968 while pursuing her doctorate at Iowa, Archangel was selected to join 13 other women in Washington, D.C. to prepare draft guidelines for the implementation of Title IX. Those guidelines were subsequently adopted by Congress. She also provided testimony before the Civil Rights Commission of the Justice Department and before various committees of the Illinois Legislature regarding the status of women in athletics at the university level.
During her tenure at SIUE, Archangel hired the first coaches for women's athletics programs and established the first university title of "coach" at the institution. Today SIUE athletics employs 21 women in a variety of positions including head coaches and administrators. Archangel was a member of SIUE Athletics' inaugural Hall of Fame class in 2005.
Over the course of the next year, SIUE Athletics will celebrate Title IX and its impacts on SIUE Cougar women's sports and the department as a whole, through social media posts, videos and in-person events.
"The importance of Title IX and its impact on women's sports is profound," SIUE Director of Athletics Tim Hall said. "We look forward to celebrating the legislation and women in sports throughout the coming year."
More detailed information on the in-person events and other initiatives will be coming throughout the year.
Source: https://siuecougars.com/news/2022/6/23/general-siue-celebrates-50th-anniversary-of-title-ix.aspx
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