Seward Park Campus

Dr. Jane Katz Recognized for Excellence in Physical Education

Retrieved on: 
Monday, October 25, 2021

She later embarked upon her career as a high school health and physical education teacher at Seward Park High School from 1963 to 1964.

Key Points: 
  • She later embarked upon her career as a high school health and physical education teacher at Seward Park High School from 1963 to 1964.
  • In 1964, she began her tenure as a professor of physical education at Bronx Community College, a role she would hold until 1989.
  • Dr. Katz was subsequently appointed as a professor of health and physical education at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in 1989, remaining in this post until her retirement in 2019.
  • Furthermore, Dr. Katz has been recognized with several eponymous honors, including the Dr. Jane Katz Cross-Training Award from the United States Water Fitness Association in 2005 and the Dr. Jane Katz Fitness Swimming Award in 1991.