Alicia Crew. Alicia Crew, Director of Campus Recreation 644-0553 Alicia came back to FSU in 1977 from the faculty ranks of Newcomb College of Tulane University to serve as FSU's first Aquatics Director. She had previously served as a graduate assistant at FSU before going to work in New Orleans. Alicia was named Associate Director of Campus Recreation in 1989 just before the Leach Center was completed and opened. In 2003, Alicia took over the top spot as Director upon the retirement of longtime Director Paul Dirks. Alicia works with many areas of Campus Recreation and teasingly explains she "did whatever Paul didn't want to do!" during her 14-year term as Associate Director. She worked with Paul to plan and design the Leach Center and has done private consulting in aquatics liability and facility design. Currently she also teaches as an adjunct professor in the FSU Department of Recreation and Leisure Services Administration. While in aquatics Alicia coached and taught age-group and collegiate swimming and coached synchronized swimming for over 20 years. She served multiple terms as president of the National Institute for Creative Aquatics, has been a lifelong member of AAHPERD, and member of NIRSA for over ten years. Alicia has participated in the NIRSA School of Recreation Sport Management and the Executive Institute. She has B.S. and M.S. degrees in Physical Education and Movement Science from FSU.

John Blihar. John Blihar, Associate Director of Campus Recreation 644-0552 John returned to FSU from the faculty ranks of Shepherd College in West Virginia. From 1990 until 1995, John served as the Assistant Director and later Director of Intramural Sports at FSU. He left FSU to work at Penn State where he served as an Assistant Director of Campus Recreation and later in facility management within the Penn State Athletic Department. In his current position, John is responsible for overseeing all department operations. He has been a member of NIRSA for 15 years as well as a member of AAHPERD. John has a B.A. in History from Wilkes University, a B.S. in Physical Education from the University of Delaware, and an M.S. in Physical Education from Syracuse University. John is happy to be back at FSU and jokingly says... "No more shoveling four feet of snow and negative wind chills, just the occasional tropical storm or hurricane!"

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