▁Sport ▁Phys i ology ▁and ▁Performance . ▁This ▁program , ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁its ▁kind ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁focus es ▁on ▁sports ▁science ▁and ▁phys i ology ▁in ▁athlet ics . ▁It ▁features ▁concentr ations ▁in ▁sport ▁phys i ology ▁and ▁sport ▁performance ▁and ▁started ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁Pres idents ▁ ▁Sid ney ▁G . ▁Gil bre ath , ▁ 1 9 1 1 – 1 9 2 5 ▁Charles ▁C . ▁Sher rod , ▁ 1 9 2 5 – 1 9 4 9 ▁Burg in ▁E . ▁D os sett , ▁Sr ., ▁ 1 9 4 9 – 1 9 6 8 ▁D . P . ▁C ulp , ▁ 1 9 6 8 – 1 9 7 7 ▁Arthur ▁H . ▁De R os ier , ▁Jr ., ▁ 1 9 7 7 – 1 9 8 0 ▁Ron ald ▁E . ▁B eller , ▁ 1 9 8 0 – 1 9 9 1 ▁Bert ▁C . ▁Bach ▁( inter im ), ▁ 1 9 9 1 – 1 9 9 2 ▁Roy ▁S . ▁N icks , ▁ 1 9 9 2 – 1 9 9 6 ▁Paul ▁E . ▁St anton , ▁Jr ., ▁ 1 9 9 7 – 2 0 1 2 ▁Brian ▁N ol and , ▁ 2 0 1 2 – present ▁ ▁Research ▁The ▁research ▁mission ▁of ▁E TS U ▁adv ances ▁scholar ly ▁and ▁cre ative ▁activity ▁that ▁enh ances ▁the ▁teaching ▁and