teach health and physical education while leading the women's athletics program to greatness. In 1953, Bennett relocated her teaching career when her husband, William Bennett, took a job as the head football coach at Virginia State University. There she became a professor of health and physical education while working to create the Officiating Board and Women's Officials at Virginia State University. Later in the decade, Bennett polished her board and created guidelines that incorporated women's athletics in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA). It took another ten years for Bennett to coach a women's team, though in 1968 the day had come. Bennett signed on to coach the first competitive women's basketball team at Virginia State University. The following years are accomplishments that stemmed from her success at VSU. In 1975, Bennett directed the first CIAA tournament for women's basketball located at Virginia State. In 1977, Bennett was chosen to represent VSU on the board for the Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation. In the same year, Bennett was chosen to be the sole coordinator at VSU for women's sports. 1989 brought Bennett a great honor of being inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame, and only a mere three years later she retired from VSU in 1992. Personal Achievements Katherine Howard Bennet's was a pioneer women's athletics and a college basketball coach. During her tenure as a coach, Katherine managed to integrate women's basketball into the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA). she chaired the department as a pioneer. Her works focused majorly on advocacy for female black college students. As a graduate with her B.A degree, in English health and physical education master's and doctorate in physical education, Bennett taught physical education at Rosenwald School. At the same time, she also added up as a physical education professor at Hampton Institute. Other than teaching, she also coordinated women's athletics program at Virginia State University (VSU). At VSU, Dr. H. Bennet also created a regulatory institution like the Officiating Board and Women's Officials. She was also a pioneer first woman in her capacity as first women to coach a competitive basket-ball team. She went on to become the first women to coordinate women's sports within the State of Virginia. Her success culminated in her being inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame. In an effort to promote sports related activities in the black community, Bennett worked as