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Bethany Martin 44430 North Holland Syivania Road Apt. 3310 Toledo, OH 43623 May 17,2016 Promotion and Tenure Committee Gardner-Webb University 110 South Main Street Boiling Springs, NC 28017 Dear GWU Promotion and Tenure Committee: Lam writing to support Dr. Jeff Hartman in his application for promotion, T have known Dr. Hartman for ten years, both asa student, and most recently, a colleague. As the former assistant volleyball coach at Gardner-Webb University (2011-16), | oversaw our recruiting efforts and was in charge of setting up all of our on-campus visits. It was important to our staff to include the opportunity to attend a class and personally meet with professor in the prospective student athlete's desired major during her visit to campus. ‘With the growing interest in the Exercise Science field, I sent.a lot of recruits to meet with Dr. Hartman and attend his classes. If particular prospect was not sure what she wanted to major in, I still would send her to his class, as | know that the atmosphere in his classroom is one that is positive, fun, and educational, Dr. Hartman always agreed to meet with our prospective student athletes, whether the visit occurred during regular office hours or not. I could always count on him. From a personal standpoint, can also speak to Dr. Hartman's passion for health, fitness, and building community within the GWU family. Within my first year as an employee at Gardner-Webb, | joined the GWU Purposeful Runners group, which was started and is led by Dr, Hartman, The Purposeful Runners not only raise money for the Dr. Hunt Scholarship, but the group also provides an opportunity for GWU employees to improve their fitness among supportive and welcoming friends. Some of my fondest memories of my time at GWU occurred at am on Saturday mornings during our group runs, an event I looked forward to each week. The group truly helped me grow physically, emotionally, and spiritually and I am thankful that I got to be a part of such a wonderful community. I cannot say enough about Dr. Hartman's commitment to his students (several of my former players were studying Exercise Science), his enthusiasm when working with our Prospective student athletes, his passion for health and fitness, and his contribution to the GWU family by founding the GWU Purposeful Rumners group. Gardner-Webb University will always be very near and dear to my heart, and itis people like Dr. Jeff Hartman who helped it have such an impact on my life. Sincerely, Bethany Martin Assistant Women‘ University of Toledo /lleyball Coach

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