Guthrie, Luell Weed, 1910-1987

Guthrie taught physical education at Stanford University from 1936 until her retirement in 1972, when she was appointed professor emerita.

Luell Weed Guthrie, a leader in women's intercollegiate tennis, taught physical education classes at Stanford University from 1936 until her retirement in 1972 and served as director of the Women's Physical Education Department from 1956 to 1968. She received her a.b. in physical education from the University of Washington in 1931 and her M.A. from the Teachers College, Columbia University, in 1936. During World War II, she took a year's leave of absence from Stanford to assist the director of personnel for the American Red Cross.

Biographical/Historical Sketch

Luell Weed Guthrie, a leader in women's intercollegiate tennis, taught physical education classes at Stanford University from 1936 until her retirement in 1972 and served as director of the Women's Physical Education Department from 1956 to 1968. She received her a.b. in physical education from the University of Washington in 1931 and her M.A. from the Teachers College, Columbia University, in 1936. During World War II, she took a year's leave of absence from Stanford to assist the director of personnel for the American Red Cross.

Biographical/Historical Sketch

Guthrie taught physical education at Stanford University from 1936 until her retirement in 1972, when she was appointed professor emerita.