ObituaryPeggy A. Richardson
Submitted on Friday, March 29, 2019
Peggy A. Richardson, 79, of Denton, Regents Professor of Kinesiology who taught physical
education at UNT for 32 years, died July 26. She coached the women's softball and
tennis teams, then served as assistant chair for 10 years and interim chair in kinesiology.
She authored more than 40 articles in national and international journals, 10 book
chapters and co-authored two books. She received the League for Professional Women
Annual Award, served on the Women's Sports Foundation Advisory Board, was a certified
consultant in sport psychology, was a fellow in the American Association for Applied
Sport Psychology and was placed in the United States Olympic Committee Sport Psychology
Registry. She retired in 2002 and established the Peggy A. Richardson Scholarship
in Kinesiology. She was a member of the 1890 Society. She earned her bachelor’s degree
from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, master’s degree from Ohio State
University and doctorate from Texas Woman's University.