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Dr. James Currens

Dr. James Currens

  • Class Year:
    1957
  • Induction Year:
    1978
  • Sport(s):
    Football

Dr. James Currens '57 graduated from BW in 1957 and was inducted into the Alumni Athletic Association Hall of Fame in 1978.

He was known for being both an outstanding athlete before graduation and an outstanding teacher and administrator afterward. Dr. James Currens's contributions to Baldwin-Wallace were only equaled by the number honors that have preceded his induction to the Baldwin-Wallace Lettermen's Hall of Fame.

A fleet halfback during the fall, Jim was a Methodist All-America and the Lettermen's Outstanding Football Player of 1956. In the spring, he was an All-Ohio sprint champion, as well as a broad jumper and pole vaulter. For these accomplishments and others he was named the Outstanding Athlete of the Class in 1957.

His prowess in athletics was also matched in the classroom. Jim was elected to Omicron Delta Kappa honorary as well as Sigma Delta Psi, and the health and physical education honor society.

After graduation, Jim began teaching and coaching in the Medina City School system while also working on his masters degree from Kent State University, that he would earn in 1963. He continued as a teacher and coach in both the Berea and Strongsville school districts until 1969 where he took his current position at Baldwin-Wallace as a assistant professor and coordinator.

He is currently the vice-president of the Baldwin-Wallace Lettermen's Association and president of the Ohio Wrestling Coaches Association. He is also a member and past chairman of the Baldwin-Wallace Athletic Council and campus advisor for the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity.

Jim was named an Outstanding Educator of America in 1974, and he was awarded his doctoral degree in teacher education/administration from The Ohio State University.