In Memory of Joy DeSensi

On April 1, 2017, Joy T. DeSensi, Chancellor’s Professor and longtime scholar and practitioner in the field of sport management passed away. Joy lost a fierce battle with cancer—her third round with the disease. She committed her life to the ideals of diversity, inclusion, social change, and the empowerment of women in and through sports. Joy was also an Olympic-level shooter on the 1968 rifle team, a concert pianist, a devout member of John XXIII, and a trained airplane pilot. Her legacy will live on in the lives of the hundreds of students she touched in her 40-year career.

The college would love to hear from the many students, alumni, colleagues, and friends on whom Joy had an impact. Please share your memories of her below.