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Dr. Michael Hamrick

At 2 p.m., commencement will be held for the Fogelman College of Business & Economics, the College of Education, the Herff College of Engineering, the Loewenberg School of Nursing, and the School of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology.

Hamrick has dedicated his entire career to the U of M. After earning his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from then-Memphis State University, he joined the faculty as an instructor in the Department of Health and Sport Sciences 42 years ago. Following completion of his doctorate in health education from the University of Tennessee, Hamrick returned to Memphis to serve as head of the Division of Health and Safety. He taught most of the courses in the health education program, specializing in pedagogy, health content, and assessment and evaluation.

Hamrick received the University’s Distinguished Teaching Award in 1978 and 1990; he has also been honored with the College of Education Earl Crader Award, the University College Advising Award, and the Tennessee Scholar Award in Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.

Hamrick was named chair of the Department of Health and Sport Sciences in 2001 and interim dean of the College of Education in 2007.   His extensive service to the U of M also includes leadership assignments on numerous departmental, college, and University committees, councils, and task forces.

He has published in a number of professional journals and is co-author of the text Wellness: Concepts and Applications, now in its seventh edition. In 2001, Hamrick was named a Fellow of the American Association for Health Education.