Winifred Tilden (2006) - Hall of Fame

Winifred Tilden

Winifred Tilden

Administration
Ames, Iowa

At age 23, Tilden was named Directress of Physical Culture at Iowa State in 1904
Brought new traditions to campus, including a May Day Pageant and May Pole Dances in 1911
Introduced girls’ sports – including basketball, hockey, tennis, swimming, archery and golf – on campus in 1915 under what was called the “Girls Athletic Club”
Helped Iowa State open its first on-campus golf course – a four-hole track near the intersection of Lincoln Way and Beach Avenue – in 1914
The recreation unit she started grew from fewer than 100 students at the beginning to several thousand when she retired in 1944