Bowling Green State University Athletics
BGSU Mourns the Passing of BGSU Hall of Famer Dr. Jean Campbell
June 02, 2023 | General, Women's Swimming & Diving
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - Bowling Green State University mourns the passing of former BGSU swimming and diving head coach Dr. Jean Campbell on Monday. A celebration of life for Jean will be held Sat., June 24, 2023 at 2 p.m. at Bright-Holland Funeral Home Chapel in Paris, Texas.
Campbell coached the BGSU swimming & diving team from 1966-77, and also was the Falcons' synchronized swimming coach from 1976-78, while also serving as a full-time faculty member. Under her direction, the Falcons won five Ohio State Championships and two Midwest Championships.
Ten swimmers earned AIAW All-America honors in one or more events, and four of her synchronized swimmers won All-America Honorable Mention. Her teams won 25-straight dual meets from 1969-74, and captured the OAISW Championship in four consecutive years (1974-77)
In 1978, she led the synchronized swimming team to a sixth-place finish at the AIAW Nationals.
Campbell earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Speech from Indiana State in 1946, and earned a Master of Arts in Theatre from BGSU in 1968. She went on to earn a Ph.D. in Theatre at BGSU in 1976.
Campbell was inducted into the BGSU Hall of Fame in 2022.
Campbell coached the BGSU swimming & diving team from 1966-77, and also was the Falcons' synchronized swimming coach from 1976-78, while also serving as a full-time faculty member. Under her direction, the Falcons won five Ohio State Championships and two Midwest Championships.
Ten swimmers earned AIAW All-America honors in one or more events, and four of her synchronized swimmers won All-America Honorable Mention. Her teams won 25-straight dual meets from 1969-74, and captured the OAISW Championship in four consecutive years (1974-77)
In 1978, she led the synchronized swimming team to a sixth-place finish at the AIAW Nationals.
Campbell earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Speech from Indiana State in 1946, and earned a Master of Arts in Theatre from BGSU in 1968. She went on to earn a Ph.D. in Theatre at BGSU in 1976.
Campbell was inducted into the BGSU Hall of Fame in 2022.
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