HIGH POINT, N.C., Dec. 2, 2009 ? Dr. Martie Bell, associate professor of physical education, was recently elected to serve as a board member on the Executive Committee for the North Carolina College Conference of Professional Preparation in Physical Education and Health Education.
Bell will serve as a board member for a three-year term on the committee, which is composed of all health and physical education faculty in all universities and colleges throughout North Carolina.
Bell says the committee is in charge of numerous tasks, including being responsible for organizing the yearly conference, choosing timely topics to be presented and more.
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