Kinesiology M.Ed. student and Women’s Sports Foundation Board of Trustee member Angela Ruggiero was recently elected to the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Athletes’ Commission. Ruggeiro, who was elected by her peers, will serve an eight-year term representing Olympic athletes to the IOC. Commission members also take part in evaluating cities competing to host the Olympic Games, reviewing sports programs for the Games, and anti-doping efforts.
Ruggiero, a star player on the U.S. Olympic women’s hockey team, recently participated in her fourth Winter Olympic Games.