William K. Thierfelder
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Dr. William K. Thierfelder is the 20th (and current) president of Belmont Abbey College. He is a licensed psychologist, a two-time NCAA Division I All-American, a former NCAA Division I coach, and a member of the United States Olympic Committee's Sports Psychology Registry (2000-2004). He was an Olympian, but failed to compete due to injury. He is from Hummelstown, Pennsylvania.
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[edit] Employment
Dr. William K. Thierfelder has served as:
- President of Belmont Abbey College
- President of York Barbell Company
- Executive Director the Player Management Group, LLC.
- National Director of Sport Science - NovaCare, Inc.
- Co-Founder of Joyner Sportsmedicine Institute, Inc.
- Founder and President of ProSportDoc, Inc.
- Diplomat of American Board of Psychological Specialties
- Certified Member - National Strength & Conditioning Assoc.
- Certified Member - American College of Sports Medicine
- Member - American Psychological Association & Division 47
- Member of Sport Psychology Registry - United States Olympic Committee
- Adjunct Assistant Professor of Surgery for Milton S. Hershey College of Medicine at Penn State University
[edit] Education
- Doctor of Sports Psychology and Human Movement was earned at Boston University
[edit] Religious Views
Dr. William K. Thierfelder is an orthodox Catholic with complete allegiance to the Magisterium. His presidency of Belmont Abbey College, though, is the source of much controversy because he took out contraceptives from the medical policy of the college. Yet, he is highly favored among conservatives for his transforming of Belmont Abbey College.
