Millie West was a pioneer in the administration of women's athletics. She served on the staff of the athletics department at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, from 1959 to 1991.
Lymphedema is a swelling of the arms and chest area that occurs because, when a woman's lymph nodes are removed during breast cancer surgery, the body is unable to drain fluids that can build up in certain areas. Strength training and weight lifting has been shown to help.
The women promoted to full professor at Georgia College and State University are Beauty Bragg in English, Jennifer Flory in music, Cathy Liu in computer science, Stephanie McClure in sociology, and Dee Sams in marketing.
