SIUE

With a program that had to start from scratch, one without a full-time home, Jack Whitted stepped in. He started the varsity track and field program at SIUE, leading the Cougars from 1970 to 1978. A professor in the Health, Recreation and Physical Education Department, Whitted served as a supervisor of student teachers and as the president of the Southwestern Health, Recreation and Physical Education District. Whitted embodies the essence of the McDonald Distinguished Service award through his work on and off the field and his commitment to SIUE Athletics.