Jean Graham Bingham
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Year
Graduated: 1947
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Inducted: 1983 |
Were Jean Graham Bingham an athlete today and boasting the
same credentials she earned as an undergraduate in the 1940's,
undoubtedly she would be considered one of the top athletes
at Boston University and earning the recognition that the
top female athletes receive today.
A 1947 graduate of Sargent College, Mrs. Bingham participated
in 10 varsity sports at Sargent college and played on a club
field hockey team. Her achievements on the field were duplicated
in the classroom as she was the class valedictorian and president
of the Athletic Association. She was elected to Twiness, the
highest scholastic and leadership honorary society in Sargent
College.
Bingham participated in soccer, basketball, speedball, fistball,
lacrosse, volleyball, softball, archery, and horseback riding.
However, her best sport was field hockey.
She was elected to the Boston field hockey team and to the
Northeast Regional team. Her senior year, Bingham was elected
to an All-American team of the U.S. Field Hockey Association
as a center halfback. It was the first of six straight years
she was named to the national team. In 1948, 1949, and 1950,
Bingham was a member of the U.S. first team and a member of
the U.S. Reserve team the following three years.
Following two years as a teacher at Weeks Junior High School
in Newton, Bingham returned to Sargent College as an instructor
(1949-51) and was the faculty advisor to the Student Government
and on the field hockey staff of the Sargent Camp faculty.
In 1948 and 1950, Bingham was selected to two USFHA teams
which toured abroad. In 1948, she traveled to England, Scotland,
and the Netherlands. In 1950, she traveled to the Union of
South Africa for the International Federation of Women's Hockey
Association and traveled extensively in South Africa and Southern
Rhodesia.
Bingham was also instrumental in the development of field
hockey in Alabama both at the collegiate and scholastic level.
In addition, she was a key force in the Girl Scouts and Mountain
Brook PTA.
