Auteur: Tom Collingwood

John Poteet, Ed.D. is an educator with 49 years of teaching experience. He was born in 1929 in West, Texas, and attended Baylor University where he earned both a BS and MS in Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (HPER). His educational was interrupted for nearly four years while he served in the U.S. Coast Guard. After receiving his MS, he worked as an instructor in the HPER Department at Baylor, after which he accepted a position as the coordinator of physical education, PE teacher, and swim coach in the San Angelo Independent School District in Texas. He then joined the faculty in the HPER Department at the University of Texas at El Paso. He has received the Honor Award for exemplary service from the Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, and has served as president of the Association. In 1977 he received his Ed.D. degree in Exercise Physiology and Educational Psychology from the University of North Texas in Denton. In 1982 he became Associate Director of Continuing Education at The Cooper Institute for Aerobics Research during which time he trained hundreds of fitness leaders throughout the United States before retiring in 2004. At the age of 92, John is still teaching by example as he continues to participate in a program of sensible, purposeful physical activity designed to enhance longevity, functionality, general health, and joy.