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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - Stanley Liponoga IV of Elkhart, is the recipient of the Outstanding Physical Education Major of the Year award from the National Association for Sport and Physical Education. Liponoga is a 2006 graduate from Indiana State University.
The award is given to only one student per university with a physical education program in the United States. It recognizes the student who shows the most competency in teaching and knowledge of physical education.
Liponoga received the award during a ceremony April 27 at Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Liponoga also is a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity; the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD); the Organization for students in Physical Education (OSPE); and the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE).
Liponoga is the son of Stan and Carol Liponoga of Vonore, Tenn.
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Contact: Molly Hare, assistant professor of physical education, (812) 237-2947, mhare@indstate.edu
Writer: Brianna Bullerdick, media relations intern, Indiana State University, (812) 237-3773 or opa@indstate.edu
Indiana State University news: www.indstate.edu/news