Tournament series ends with naming kinesiology lab

  • NSU’s School of Kinesiology announced the naming of The Roper Biomechanics and Movement Analysis Lab April 24. From left are Terry Wilson and Cristy Bernard with Alumni Affairs, School of Kinesiology faculty Dr. Haley Blount, Dr. Lauren Mitchell and Dr. Tara Tietjen-Smith, director; Rick and Mary Roper, Cindy Loudenslager, NSU President James Genovese and Jill Bankston, Alumni Affairs.
    NSU’s School of Kinesiology announced the naming of The Roper Biomechanics and Movement Analysis Lab April 24. From left are Terry Wilson and Cristy Bernard with Alumni Affairs, School of Kinesiology faculty Dr. Haley Blount, Dr. Lauren Mitchell and Dr. Tara Tietjen-Smith, director; Rick and Mary Roper, Cindy Loudenslager, NSU President James Genovese and Jill Bankston, Alumni Affairs.

    Since 1983, Rick and Mary Roper have been the driving force behind the annual Chris Roper Memorial Golf Tournament that has raised thousands of dollars in scholarships for Northwestern State University students.

    This year’s 44th annual tournament brought the series to a conclusion, but not before NSU’s School of Kinesiology, formerly the Department of Health and Human Performance, could publicly th…