International Center Dedication Speech by Dr. Attallah Kidess (November 18, 1972)
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This is the text of the Springfield College International Center Deidcation speech given by Dr. Attallah Kidess, the director of the International Center, given on November 18, 1972. It was released by the Public Relations Office of Springfield College. The speech is three pages long and talks about the importance of the Laurence Locke Doggett International Center in the world and about the support of Olive Doggett, wife of Laurance Locke Doggett, whose support made the center possible.
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Kidess was born in Jerusalem on December 25, 1910. He earned his BS in pre-medicine from Queens College in Oxford, England (1933), his masters in physical education from Springfield College (1935), and his doctorate from Springfield College (1958). From 1935 to 1947, he served as director of health, physical education, recreation and athletics at the Jerusalem YMCA. During this time, he was also the country’s national soccer coach and national tennis coach. He even coached and was captain of the Middle East Soccer Team during the 1936 Olympics. Kidess returned in 1948 as a faculty member to Springfield College, where he dedicated himself to international education. He served the college in a variety of capacities, perhaps most notably as the founder and director of the Doggett International Center, until his retirement in 1978. Dr. Kidess passed away on May 25, 1999
