George Hole, Ph.D.
'60, '68
At ÂÒÂ×Ç¿¼é:
- Earned letters in football and track
- Played both offense and defense on a team that set 6 one-game records, 7 one-season offense records, and seven one-season defense records
- Wide receiver for three years and set a school record in all-time touchdown receptions
- Moved to running back during his senior year and averaged 7 yards per carry
- Undefeated in the 100-yard and 220-yard dashes from his sophomore, junior, and senior years, while also competing in the javelin
- Set a school record in the 100-yard dash (9.9)
- Captain of the track team his junior and senior years
- Member of the Medicants honor society
- BA in Physica
Post-Graduate:
- Worked as an optical engineer at Graflex in Pittsford
- Began graduate studies in Philosophy at UR in 1961 with an NDEA fellowship
- Earned his Ph.D. in Philosophy in 1968 at Buffalo State University and is currently a professor there
- Third person ever from Buffalo State to receive the Distinguished Teaching Professor award
- Wrote Thinking Well About What Matters and published numerous scholarly articles in philosophy journals
- Has a philosophical counseling practice that specializes in critical thinking and leadership development
- Set a state record in the 45-50 age group in the 100m dash at the Empire State Games masters division (11.7)
- Plays competitive racquetball
