IX at 50: The Lady Vols Experience
IX at 50: The Lady Vols Experience is an oral history that celebrates the work of legendary UT Coach Pat Summitt and the UT Women’s Athletics family in working towards greater equality for all women and girls, no matter where they were born.Each episode, co-hosted by Dr. Sarah J. Hillyer, founder of the Center for Sport, Peace, and Society, and Olympian LaVonna Martin Floreal (Class of 1989), will unpack how this UT story is also a global one, thanks to the careers and experiences of Lady Vol athletes, coaches, and administrators, and what the present-day implications are of UT’s unique role in Title IX’s global effect.
IX at 50: The Lady Vols Experience
Origin Story: Joan Cronan
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The Center for Sport, Peace & Society
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Season 1
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Episode 1
This chapter is about origin stories, as Dr. Sarah and LaVonna welcome legendary UT Women’s Athletic Director Joan Cronan. A former tennis player and multi-sport coach, Joan transitioned to sports administration and from 1983 through 2012 blazed a path at UT, helping women’s sports grow in countless ways, including winning 10 NCAA Championships during her tenure.