Janet Seeley (June 2, 1905 – December 20, 1987) was an American college professor. She was a member of the faculty at William Smith College from 1932 to 1971, and was director of the school's physical education department and dance program. A gymnasium on campus, and two scholarships, are named for Seeley.
After college, Seeley coached field hockey at Bryn Mawr.[11] She joined the faculty of William Smith College in 1932, and remained there until she retired in 1971. She taught dance courses, directed and choreographed shows for the school's dance club[9][12][13] and chaired the physical education department.[10] She experimented with playing recorded music during exercise and sports, as when she played waltz music during badminton practice.[14]
Personal life and legacy
Seeley lived with her colleague Marcia Winn.[15] Seeley died in 1987, at the age of 82. The Winn-Seeley Gymnasium at Hobart and William Smith Colleges was named for the pair in 1970.[16][17] In 1975, she and two of her siblings inherited the estate of their cousin, Elizabeth Sterling Seeley.[18] In 1997 both Winn and Seeley were inducted posthumously into the Hobart and William Smith Colleges Athletics Hall of Fame.[10] The college also awards a Janet Seeley Performing Arts Scholarship "for performance and/or choreography".[19] The college's Winn-Seeley Award is presented to the outstanding senior woman athlete.[20]
^Winn was listed as Seeley's "partner" in the 1950 federal census; 1950 United States Federal Census returns for Geneva, Ontario County, New York; via Ancestry
