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Health & Human Performance Department

Alumni & Careers

The career program’s of study in the Health & Human Performance Department at Emory & Henry can prepare you to become a coach, teacher, or a business leader. 

Students also prepare for graduate study in physical therapy and for varied types of work in settings such as municipal recreation departments, retirement communities, fitness centers, resort areas, and hospitals.

Those seeking graduate course work in teaching, counseling, sport management, or administration have continued their studies at East Tennessee State University, Indiana University, Radford University, Ohio University, the University of Tennessee, the University of Virginia, Duke University, and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

A letter from Jared Carter ’15.

“Upon completion of my degree at E&H, I accepted an opportunity as a Strength & Conditioning Summer Intern at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. While at Purdue I assisted the full-time coaches in monitoring and coaching all fourteen Olympic sports teams including; Basketball, Soccer, Track & Field, Swim & Dive, Wrestling, Volleyball, Baseball, Softball, and Tennis. When my internship came to an end, I moved into the role of Strength & Conditioning Graduate Assistant at Shorter University in Rome, Georgia where I had the unique opportunity to design and implement comprehensive programs for eight individual sports teams including; Lacrosse, Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Soccer, and Tennis.  I now serve the role of International Performance Coach through the Chinese Olympic Committee and PLAE Perfom, where I reside in Beijing, China overseeing training for the China Olympic Wrestling and Table Tennis Teams. I undeniably owe every opportunity I’ve been given thus far to The Lord and the people that He has placed in my life as mentors, teachers, and co-workers. Since I obviously can’t pay you back for all that you have done, I promise to pay it forward.” 

Other Alumni include:

Janae Morrisey, ’14, Assistant Softball Coach, Emory & Henry College, Emory, Va.

Fallon Walker Grinstead, ’13, Physical Education Teacher, Chilhowie, Va.

Josh Nelson ’10, Baylor Athletic Performance, Waco, TX.

Korey Townsend, ’07, Sports Administration Program, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN.

Mark Arrington, ’02, Physical Education Teacher And Coach, Charlottesville, Va.

Kelly Smith Housewright, ’02, Teacher And Basketball Coach, Gate City, Va. 

Jamie Harris, ’98, Special Education Teacher, Richmond, Va.

D.C. Cobler, ’95, Athletic Training Program Director, Emory & Henry College, Emory, Va.

Doug Reavis, ’90, Director, Carroll Wellness Center, Hillsville, Va

Danny Carter, ’15, Health & Human Performance Department Assistant, Emory, Va.

Meet Our Alumni

  • <span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/profiles/718-fallon-walker-grindstead"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,975,975/437_unnamed.rev.1502370732.webp 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,975,975/437_unnamed.rev.1502370732.jpg 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,975,975/437_unnamed.rev.1502370732.jpg" alt="" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,975,975/437_unnamed.rev.1502370732.jpg 2x" data-max-w="975" data-max-h="975" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_profiles_headline"><a href="/live/profiles/718-fallon-walker-grindstead"><p> Fallon Walker Grindstead, ’13 leads in Chilhowie </p></a></h4><div class="lw_profiles_description"><p> Fallon Walker Grinstead is a 2013 graduate of Emory & Henry from Chilhowie, Virginia.  Fallon majored in our teacher preparation program in Health & Physical Education.  She is entering her 5<sup>th</sup>year of teaching and her 9<sup>th</sup> year of coaching volleyball at Chilhowie Middle School.  In 2014-2015, she helped create the Health and Physical Education curriculum for Smyth County Schools and last year she was honored as Teacher of the Year for her school.  In  addition, the past two years, the Chilhowie JV Volleyball team has won the Mountain West Conference Championship.  Fallon says  her overall goal is to “help each student  find something active they enjoy.”</p></div><a href="/live/profiles/718-fallon-walker-grindstead" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div>
  • <span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/profiles/716-bronie-reynolds"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/2/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,499,543/412_90cf7237cea9ac9907614e23cf7ab043_f8015.rev.1502111965.webp 1x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/2/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,499,543/412_90cf7237cea9ac9907614e23cf7ab043_f8015.rev.1502111965.jpg 1x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/2/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,499,543/412_90cf7237cea9ac9907614e23cf7ab043_f8015.rev.1502111965.jpg" alt="" width="345" height="225" data-max-w="499" data-max-h="543" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_profiles_headline"><a href="/live/profiles/716-bronie-reynolds"><p> The Other Side of the Striped Shirt</p></a></h4><div class="lw_profiles_description"><p> Bronie Reynolds (E&H ’84, E&H Hall of Fame basketball point guard) laughs with glee as she recalls how Dave Thomas used a dust spray around the edges of the E&H basketball court. “He took such good care of the King Center…and we all knew if you got much beyond the court lines during a game, you’d slide all over the place because he had dusted over there!”</p><p> These days Bronie is looking at basketball from a different vantage point. She is one of a handful of people who evaluate basketball referees. She works for Charlene Curtis – former basketball standout and Hall Of Famer from Radford University who selects and assigns the Women’s Basketball Officials for the ACC, Big South, Southern and Colonial Conferences.  Bronie has known Ms. Curtis for a long time. “Coach Curtis, as I refer to her since I worked under her as her Graduate Assistant Coach at Radford University in 1984, is also responsible for the evaluation of the officials for those conferences.  She has to hire Neutral Observers, like me, to help her fulfill the expectations of each conference to have the best officials on the floor for every game. “</p><p> During the summer, she attends a camp where new officials try to break into conferences like the ACC and current officials try to vie for a better spot on the referee totem pole. Bronie says it’s very competitive. “Every year they’re all evaluated – so they have to be on their best game. They have to stay in shape physically, they must know the rules, and they need to appear invisible on the court. There is always someone trying to get their spot.”</p><p> She has a “day job,” too. She is Business Manager for Blue Spiral Consulting and an Insurance Consultant for Blue Ridge Insurance Services. However, throughout the year she watches tapes of games and attends games, and she gets to watch a lot of her favorite sport. “I get paid to watch basketball! Who can complain about that!?”</p><p>  </p><p> Photo: Bronie Reynolds (right) poses during the ACC summer camp with an old E&H friend, Mike Young (E&H ’86, Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Wofford College).</p></div><a href="/live/profiles/716-bronie-reynolds" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div>