Ann E. Nolte
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| Born | April 6th, 1929 Georgia |
| Died | March 10th, 2009 |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin-Madison, Ohio State University |
| Occupation | Public health professional, health education professor |
Ann E. Nolte was born on April 6th, 1929 in Macon, Georgia, and she was raised in Washington D.C.[1][2] She died on March 10th, 2009 in Bloomington, Illinois.[3]
Education
After her time at Washington Lee, Nolte obtained her master's degree at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She was a teaching assistant and taught physical education in the activity program. For her master's thesis, she studied fourth and seventh grade girls to understand their social development and relationship to physical education.[3]
Later on, Nolte attended Ohio State University to pursue a doctorate. She wrote her dissertation under the guidance of Delbert Oberteuffer on the history of the Joint Committee on Health Problems in Education of the American Medical Association and the National Education Association. After completing her degree, she stayed at Ohio State for three more years, teaching undergraduate and graduate level courses. She also worked with Dr. Mari Solleder and Dr. Mary Beyrer to publish a health education book.[3]
Career
Nolte began her career teaching in the public schools of Arlington, Virginia, specifically Washington Lee High School, now known as Washington Liberty High School. There, she taught both health education and physical education, and who worked with administration to incorporate sex education into the curriculum. This decision sparked much controversy, and eventually led to the state of Virginia banning sex education in schools.[3] After her master's program, Nolte returned to Arlington to teach in a brand new school where she helped develop and expand their health department.[3]
In the fall of 1963, Nolte was selected as part of a team to develop a new K-12 health education curriculum. After working on this for three years, Dr. Sliepcevich offered her the position of associate director of the Health Education Study Project.[3] She served in this role in Falls Church, Virginia from 1966-1970. During this time, she worked extensively with the Public Health Service and the Department of Education, known at that time as the Office of Education. In 1971, she was a consultant for President Nixon's Committee on Health Education.[4]
Nolte also taught undergraduate and graduate courses at the State University of New York for three years, during which time she was asked to go to Illinois State University and assist with their health education curriculum. After one year of this, she was asked to stay on as as permanent faculty member, which she agreed to and began developing graduate level heath courses. At this time, Nolte was the only faculty member with professional health education experience. She developed the program for the Department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, which, after much deliberation, was introduced to the university as the Department of Health Sciences in 1979. In 1987, she was appointed Distinguished Professor.[5] Nolte stayed at Illinois State from 1973 until her retirement in 1990.[3]
Retirement
Despite formally retiring in 1990, Nolte continued working in public health until her death. In Bloomington, Illinois she worked with the McLean County Health Department on a project called McCATCH, which collected information about people's health habits via phone interviews. She also contributed to the Philosophical Foundations of Health Education and continued her research on psychoneuroimmunology.[2][3]
References
- ↑ "Fund honors late Distinguished Professor Ann Nolte - News - Illinois State". 2009-03-30. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Mar 14, 2009, page 33 - The Pantagraph at Newspapers.com - Newspapers.com". www.newspapers.com. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 "Collection: Ann Nolte Papers". Dr. Jo Ann Rayfield Finding Aid, Illinois State University. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
- ↑ "Oct 01, 1985, page 6 - The Pantagraph at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
- ↑ "Apr 07, 1989, page 27 - The Pantagraph at Newspapers.com - Newspapers.com". www.newspapers.com. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
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