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STEPHENVILLE, Texas \u2014 The Texas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance this month bestowed its most prestigious honor \u2014 the David K. Brace Award \u2014 on Tarleton State University\u2019s Dr. Wendell Sadler. Given annually, the award recognizes an individual who exemplifies the best in service, teaching and administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A TAHPERD member for 45 years, Dr. Sadler joined Tarleton\u2019s kinesiology faculty in 1993 as Professor of Motor Behavior. In addition to his long career in higher education, he has taught junior high and high school students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt is exciting to be recognized for such an honor by one\u2019s peers,\u201d he said. \u201cTo receive the Brace award and have your name engraved beside others in Texas is so humbling.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dr. Sadler was the first recipient of the association\u2019s Trailblazer award in 2008, and he received its Honor Award in 1998. He is a past TAHPERD president and vice president and has served on the board of directors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Prior to joining Tarleton, he taught at the University of South Dakota, Temple Junior College and Texas A&M University, and coached tennis at all competitive levels. He received Tarleton\u2019s Barry B. Thompson Service Award and O.A. Grant Teaching Award, and the Distinguished Scholars Series is named in his honor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A colonel in the Texas State Guard, Dr. Sadler was inducted into The Texas A&M University System Chancellor\u2019s Academy of Teacher Educators in 2017, the Texas Tennis Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2000 and the Campbellsville University (Kentucky) Athletic Hall of Fame in 1997.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He holds a doctorate of education in kinesiology\/educational administration from Texas A&M, a master\u2019s in education from Baylor University and a bachelor\u2019s in physical education from Campbellsville University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He has given more than 45 scholarly research presentations and published 20 articles pertaining to health, physical education and sport. He is known to be passionate about teaching and preparing students as educators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs educators, we strive for the ideals that Dr. David Brace championed. To be recognized as a Brace recipient, is the culmination of a career of teaching, service and scholarship,\u201d Dr. Sadler said.<\/p>\n\n\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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