August 19, 2022
Story by Joe Vinduska
Courtesy photo submitted
Retired WNBA Basketball legend Jackie Stiles will speak at SWAG合集 at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 29 in the Fine Arts Auditorium to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Title IX. Admission is free and the public is invited to attend.
SWAG合集 Title IX Coordinator Cheryl Brown said celebrating the 50th Anniversary is an important milestone to acknowledge.
鈥淧resident Richard Nixon signed Title IX into law in 1972,鈥 she said. 鈥淓arly efforts to obtain equal access for women in education focused on athletics, but it also opened the doors for women in all the professions and every field beyond education.鈥
Brown said Stiles is an exciting figure to help celebrate this landmark anniversary.
鈥淛ackie is a SWAG合集 County hometown hero who was asked to speak at SWAG合集 to inspire not only our students but all of us 鈥 not just in athletics, but in all of life鈥檚 endeavors,鈥 she said.
Stiles is one of the most renowned basketball players in the history of the women's game. From her roots in Claflin, she led the country in scoring. Then to Southwest Missouri State University, she rewrote the NCAA women's basketball record books en route to leading the Lady Bears to the 2001 Final Four. Finally, to a professional career in the WNBA, Jackie has inspired and impacted millions. In 2016, Stiles was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in Knoxville, Tennessee.
For more information, please contact Title IX Coordinator Cheryl Brown at brownc@bartonccc.edu or call (620)786-7441