Professor John Ma's Scientific Conference on Physical Education of University

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Title:
Professor John Ma's Scientific Conference on Physical Education of University
Description:
This two-page document includes a copy of newspaper article and a page containing description and translation of the article done by Carl C. H. Ma on a three-day conference titled "Professor John Ma's Scientific Conference on Physical Education of University." The conference concluded on July 23, 1997. There were awards presented at the conference and those awards were described Also at the conference, Ma Qiwei (the son of John Ma and brother of Carl Ma) was nominated as a recipient for the "Lifetime devotion to the work of University physical education with extraordinary contribution." He is also shown in the photo (left).
Creator:
Ma, Carl C. H.
Date:
July 23, 1997
Format:
Documents
Location:
Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
Collection (local):
College Archives Digital Collections
Series:
International Center > https://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15370coll2/id/20924 > b
Subjects:
Springfield College
Springfield College--International
Springfield College--Alumni and alumnae
Ma, Yuehan, 1883-1966
Ma, Carl C. H.
Ma, Qiwei, 1919-
Awards
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Springfield
Extent:
2 Pages
Link to Item:
http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/20374
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Publisher:
Springfield College
Language:
English
Notes:
John Ma (1883-1966) was a pioneer in physical education and modern Chinese sports. He graduated with his BA from St. John’s University in 1911 and, three years later, began teaching physical education at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China. In 1919, Ma traveled to the United States to earn his BA from Springfield College. He returned to China after graduating the following year and was promoted to director of physical education, a position he held for the next nine years. In 1926, he went on furlough and returned to Springfield College to earn his master’s degree. From 1931 to 1932, Ma was the physical education director at Soochow University, and in 1934 he returned to his old position at Tsinghua College. In 1936, Ma coached the Chinese sports delegation at the 11th Olympic Games. In 1945, he became president of Tsinghua University. Ma taught physical education at Tsinghua University for fifty-two years and once coached their soccer team to victory in the North China Championship. Ma Qiwei (马启伟), the son of Ma Yuehan (John Ma), was awarded his Master's in Education and Physical Education from Springfield College in 1948. At the time of his attendance, beginning in 1946, he was known as Edward Mo. It is mainly through his outreach that Springfield College and Beijing Sport University, then known as the Peking Institute of Physical Culture, signed their first collaboration agreement in 1981. A vice-president there at the time, in 1982 he was named the President. During his career he served as the Vice-Chairman of the China Society of Sports Science, Director of the Society of Sports Psychology, Chairman of the Rule of the Game and Arbitration Committee of the China Volleyball Association, and was active on International committees, including as a member of the American College of Sports Medicine as well as the rule of the Game Committee of the International Volleyball Federation and Asian Volleyball Confederation. On May 13, 1984, Ma Qiwei was given an honorary Doctor of Humanics by Springfield College.
This was sent and attached with the August 15, 1997 letter from Carl C. H. Ma. See item number rg105-04-b-03-05-004 for original letter.
Identifier:
rg105-04-b-03-05-006