School of Kinesiology alumnus Luke Carlson was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science degree from Solent University on Tuesday, July 9. 

Carlson completed his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science with the University of Minnesota, and studied Executive Leadership, Strategy and Innovation at Stanford University. He is an American College of Sports Medicine Certified Exercise Physiologist and Cancer Exercise Specialist, and is the founder and CEO of Discover Strength. 

“My time at the School of Kinesiology was foundational to stimulating my passion for the field of exercise science, Carlson said. “I can vividly recall sitting in a class in Cooke hall thinking to myself, I love learning of all of this; motor units, muscle fibers, all of it.”