Fay Biles was an American academic and college sports coach.
21 Facts About Fay Biles
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Fay Biles was the first woman to serve in a vice presidency role at an Ohio university.
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Fay Biles was inducted into the Ohio Women's Hall of Fame in 1986.
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Fay Biles was one of two people selected from Philadelphia to attend Duke University.
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Fay Biles died in Asheville, North Carolina on October 28,2020, at the age of 93.
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Fay Biles later earned her PhD in communications at Ohio State University.
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Besides teaching, Fay Biles worked as a head coach for Kent State's field hockey and lacrosse teams from 1959 to 1972.
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Fay Biles coached the 1963 field hockey team to a winning record with an undefeated season.
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Fay Biles was the most successful coach in Kent State history.
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In 1966, Fay Biles became the president-elect of the Physical Education Department for the Ohio College Association.
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In 1971, Fay Biles took a year off from Kent State to help found PEPI.
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Fay Biles returned to Kent State and presented her findings at an American Alliance's Convention.
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Fay Biles was the first female vice president at Kent State University and in all of Ohio.
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Fay Biles served on the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council and the Water and Wastewater Authority of Collier County.
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In 1986, Biles was inducted into the Ohio Women's Hall of Fame and awarded the R Tait McKenzie Award by SHAPE America.
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Fay Biles was later awarded the Luther Halsey Gulick Award in 1998 while serving as a member of the American Association of University Women.
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Two years later, Fay Biles was elected president of Marco Island's AAUW branch from 2000 to 2002.
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Fay Biles later served on the board of directors for Bancorp Trust Co.
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In 2001, Fay Biles was elected to the Florida Gulf Coast University Foundation Inc.
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In 2010, Fay Biles was awarded the Centennial Alumni Award by the College of Education, Health and Human Service.
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Fay Biles was named a Founding Fellow of Florida Gulf Coast University Foundation.