VITAE
VIRGINIA L. TRUMMER
CONTACTS
Business Contact:Home Contact:
Kinesiology, Health & Nutrition Department310 Rabbit Run
University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas 78260
One U.T.S.A. Circle(210) 497-5773
San Antonio, Texas 78249
(210) 458-5425 Fax: (210) 458-5848
Email:
EDUCATION
M.S., Physical Education, CaliforniaStateUniversity, Fullerton, California, 1979.
B.S., Physical Education, CaliforniaStateUniversity, Fullerton, California, 1976.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Lecturer III: Health and Kinesiology Department, College of Education and Human Development, The University of Texas at San Antonio, 1985 – Present.
Courses Taught:
Lower Division:Physical and Motor Assessment
Rhythmical Activities and Dance
Cultural/Scientific Foundations
Lifetime Sports
Growth and Development
Fitness and Wellness Concepts
Group Exercise Instruction
Upper Division:Tactics
Exercise Prescription
Movement Awareness
Evaluation
Coaching Athletics
Developmental/Adaptive Physical Activity
ECE Content Approaches 3-8 KIN section
IDS Health/Wellness Management
Teaching Elementary Physical Education
Service:
College of Education and Human Development:
Committees: Teacher Education Advisory Committee
EXCET Council
Academy of Teacher Excellence:
Committee:School Partnership Committee
Health and Kinesiology Department:
Area Coordinator: Teacher Certification, Physical Education
Committees:Faculty Advisory Committee, DFAC
Variety of ad hoc committees
Task Force, By-laws
Academic Policy and Curricula Committee
Member several Faculty Search Committees
RSO Advisor:Pre-Occupational Therapy Society
Kinesiology and Health Society
Adjunct Faculty:St. Philip’s College, Alamo Community College District, San Antonio, Texas, 1988 – 2003.
Adjunct Faculty: San Antonio College and Southwest Center, Alamo Community College District, San Antonio, Texas, 1980 – 84.
Teacher, Physical Education: Southwest #2, Southwest Independent School District, San Antonio, Texas, 1979 – 1981.
Instructor, Part-time, University College of Bahrain, Middle East, 1979.
Instructor, Part-time, P.E. Department, California State University at Fullerton, 1976-1979.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Publications
“Using the Selective Curriculum Pattern in Middle School Physical Education”, by George R. Taylor and Virginia L. Meyer, published in the Texas Association HPERD Journal, Spring Issue, May, 1993.
“Management of the Physical Education Class Utilizing Principles of Cooperative Discipline”, by George R. Taylor and Virginia L. Meyer, published in the Louisiana Association HPERD Journal, Fall, 1994.
Grants
Co-created Physical Education for Progress Grant, “Move to Live, Live to Move”, with Dr. Robbi Beyer, and Northside Independent School District, San Antonio, Texas, Summer 2005, Funded, $1.1 Million.
Consultant/Curriculum Writer/Videos
NorthsideIndependentSchool District, San Antonio, Texas. .
Curriculums: Flex Core Training
Fencing
Cardio High Tech
Live to Move Circuit Training
Live to Cycle
Live to Lift
Radical Fitness
Kin-Ball/Omnikin
BOSU Training
Orienteering
Floor Hockey
Elementary Fencing
Elementary BOSU
Videos:Fencing
Flex Core Training
BOSU Training
Live to Cycle
Live to Lift
Radical Fitness
Live to Move Circuit Training
Cardio High Tech
Baptist Health Head Start Grant
Pre-School Physical Activity Lesson Plans
Teacher Training, Spring 2008.
Reviews
Reviewer, Text, Pangrazi, Dynamic Physical Education for Elementary School Children, 14th Edition, Publisher, Pearson-Benjamin Cummings, Summer 2004.
Reviewer, Text, Fahey, Insel, and Roth, Fit & Well, Core Concepts in Physical Fitness and Wellness, 6th Edition, Publisher, McGraw-Hill, Fall, 2004.
Reviewer, Text, Holt/Hale and Parker, Children Moving, 7th Edition, Publisher, McGraw-Hill, Spring, 2007.
Reviewer, Text, Kovar, Combs, Campbell, Napper-Owen, and Worrell, Elementary Classroom Teachers as Movement Educators, 2nd Edition, McGraw-Hill, Spring 2007.
Presentations
“Flexibility Needs for the Adolescent”, T.A.H.P.E.R.D. Youth Fitness Conference, San Antonio, Summer, 1985.
“Flexibility and Body Composition”, San Antonio Independent School District Inservice, Spring, 1986.
“Flexibility Training”, Region XX Satellite Television Presentation, Spring, 1986.
“Fencing for Fun and Fitness”, T.A.H.P.E.R.D. Region XX Workshop, San Antonio, spring, 1990.
“Fencing for the Elementary School”, NorthsideIndependentSchool District Workshop, Summer, 1990.
“Bench Aerobics”, T.A.H.P.E.R.D. Region XX Workshop, San Antonio, Spring, 1991.
“Fencing for Fun and Fitness”, T.A.H.P.E.R.D. Convention, Corpus Christi, Fall, 1991.
“Bench Aerobics”, Alamo Area Chapter, T.A.H.P.E.R.D. Winter Workshop, San Antonio, Fall, 1992.
“A Micro-analytic Approach to the Assessment of Self-Efficacy in Exercise”, by Zenong Yin and Virginia L. Meyer, Poster Presentations, Southern District American Alliance HPERD Convention, February, 1993.
“Validity of “The Expectancy x Value Framework” in Prediction of Exercise Behavior”, by Zenong Yin, Janelle O’Connell, and Virginia L. Meyer. Paper presented at NASPSPA Annual Conference, June, 1993.
“Antecedents and Consequent Effects of Exercise Self-Efficacy of University Students:, by Jim Clark, Virginia L. Meyer, Janelle O’Connell, and Zenong Yin. Paper presented at T.A.H.P.E.R.D. Convention, December, 1993.
“Hatha Yoga, Body, Mind, and Spirit Connection”, College Division, T.A.H.P.E.R.D. Convention, Austin, Texas, Fall, 1994.
KMOL Living T.V. Show, Fitness Segment Presenter, 3 shows in April and May, 1997.
Presenter, Northside Independent School District Teacher Inservice, Middle and High School Physical Educators, “Yoga, Pilates, and Body Bar Training”, August, 2001.
Presenter, Northside Independent School District Teacher Inservice, “Flex Core Training”, June, 2002.
Presenter, Northside Independent School District Teacher Inservice, “FitnessGram”, August, 2004.
Presenter, Northside Independent School District Teacher Training Workshops, Fall 2005 – Present.
HONORS AND AWARDS
Teaching Awards
Dean’s Outstanding Teaching Award, Non Tenure Track, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas at San Antonio, 1991.
President’s Distinguished Achievement Award, Teaching Excellence, Non-Tenure Track, University of Texas at San Antonio, 1992.
NISOD Excellence Award, National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development, presented at NISOD International Conference on Teaching Excellence, Austin, Tx. May 1995.
Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, 1996, 1998, 2006.
Distinguished Achievement Award, Teaching Excellence, Non Tenure Track Faculty, College of Education and Human Development, University of Texas at San Antonio, 2008.
Athletic Awards
First Team All American Women’s Fencing, 1973, 1975, 1976.
Member Team, National Collegiate Fencing Champions, 1974.
Member U.S. Fencing Team, World Championships, 1974, and 1975.
Member U.S. National Squad, Fencing, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1981.
First Place, 35-39 Age Group, AlamoCityMarathon, 1986.
Seventh Place, Energy Plus Aerobics Team, A.A.U. Aerobic Dance Team Nationals,
1990.
MEMBERSHIPS
Texas Association Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, T.A.H.P.E.R.D.
1986-Present
Chair-Elect, Chair, and Past Chair, Division of Girl’s and Women’s Sports, T.A.H.P.,E.R.D. 1994-1996.
Board of Directors and Region XX Representative, T.A.H.P.E.R.D. 1987-1991.
Director, Region XX Workshops, U.T.S.A. 1990 and 1991.
President, Alamo Area Chapter, T.A.H.P.E.R.D., 1987.
Vice President, Associated Students, California State University at Fullerton, 1976-77.