Flanagan is HHP’s flag-bearer for graduation

The College of Health and Human Performance is pleased to announce Dr. Katie Flanagan will serve as our college’s flag-bearer May 3 at 10 a.m. inside Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium for the campus-wide ceremony when nearly 4,000 Pirates will be celebrated as East Carolina University Spring 2024 graduates.

Dr. Katie Flanagan was selected as HHP’s flag-bearer for graduation.

Commencement is an important event that indicates the fulfillment of expectations and celebrates the many achievements of our students. It is also a time for us to reflect on the contributions faculty and staff have made to the programs and processes that help to facilitate student achievements. Each semester, we honor a member of the College of Health and Human Performance family who has evidenced a strong commitment to student success or other aspects of the HHP mission, by selecting them to serve as the college flag-bearer at the ECU Commencement Ceremony.

Our College of Health and Human Performance Flag/Standard represents a group of individuals committed to ECU’s values of integrity, respect, rational inquiry and personal excellence, and that is focused on fostering health and well-being at all levels of society. Flanagan will do a great job in continuing this HHP tradition.

Flanagan served as the Director of the B.S. in Athletic Training for many years and as a Co-Director of the M.S. in Athletic Training. She remained current in theory and skills as a practitioner volunteering with ECU Athletics and serving as an athletic trainer at the invitation of organizations such as a professional soccer team and United States Soccer. Her research relates to policy and safety. She has authored/co-authored several National Athletic Training Association position statements, which have significant influence nationally and internationally. This flag-bearer honor recognizes the decades of mentoring and service Flanagan has provided to students and colleagues on ECU’s campus and beyond.

Recent HHP flag-bearers

Fall 2023 – Jacquelyn Mallette

Spring 2023 – Kelli Russell

Fall 2022 – Dave Kemble

Spring 2022 – Worth Carter

Fall 2021 – Kelli Russell

Spring 2021 – n/a (COVID)

Fall 2020 – n/a (COVID)

Spring 2020 – n/a (COVID)

Fall 2019 – Mark Moore