Grace College Athletics

First Female Coach in the history of Grace College

Coached:

• Women’s Basketball: 22 years
• Track & Field: 16 years
• Volleyball: 8 years
• Softball: 8 Years
• Tennis:

Women’s Athletic Director: 22 years

Head of the physical education department for 10 years
Asst. professor at Ball State University
Associate Professor at Wintrop University from 1987-1996
Associate Professor at Azusa Pacific from 1996-2003

Family: Husband, Dick; Children, Michael Richard Messner, Merilyn Messner Stule, and Marlene Messner Shickley