Richard Ray

DR. RICHARD RAY Professor of Kinesiology/Provost Emeritus Richard Ray has been a member of the Hope College (Holland, Michigan USA) faculty since 1982. During that time he also has served as the college’s chief academic officer (2010–2016), dean for the social sciences (2008–2010) and chair of the Department of Kinesiology (2003–2008). He was the college's head athletic trainer, and he developed the academic program in athletic training at Hope. He teaches courses in the First-Year Seminar and Senior Seminar programs. His most recent publication is "The Shape of My Heart" - a memoir of his 2016 pilgrimage on Spain's Camino de Santiago. The fifth edition of his popular textbook "Management Strategies in Athletic Training," co-authored with Jeff Konin and published by Human Kinetics, was released in 2018. He and his wife, Carol, have three adult children and five grandchildren.