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Early Life
Lola Lennox Lohse was born on September 23, 1916 in Deming, New Mexico. She moved to Indianapolis, Indiana early in her life.

Lohse graduated from Shortridge High School in June of 1934. She was a runner in high school, but had no opportunity to compete as it was considered inappropriate at the time for women to be runners.

Family
Lola Lohse married Henry Lohse. The couple had two children: David Lohse, born April 5, 1942, and Catherine Lohse, born November 13, 1945.

Education
Lohse came from three generations of schoolteachers. After graduating from Shortridge High School, Lohse went on to earn a B.S. in Education from Indiana University in 1939. She would later earn her M.S. in Health Education, also from Indiana University, in 1955.

Career
Lohse began teaching in 1939 for the Indianapolis Public School System. After taking some time off after the birth of her son David, Lohse became a part time instructor for Indiana University in 1943. At this time, she was also teaching part time at Marian College, which she would later leave in 1948, to begin work as a part time Physical Education teacher at St. Mary’s Academy.

Lohse became a full time instructor at the Normal College of the American Gymnastic Union, at the time part of Indiana University, in 1955 after receiving her M.S. in Health Education. In 1963, Lohse was promoted as the Director of Normal College and Assistant Professor.

On September 20, 1971, Lohse was appointed from director to dean of Normal College of the American Gymnastic Union of Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis. She was only one of three women at that point in campus history to be appointed dean. She was the first female dean of the Normal College, what is now the School of Physical Education and Tourism Management.

Lohse was an essential part in the creation of a Physical Education degree from Indiana University – Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI). By assisting in the formation of junior and senior courses, Lohse helped make it so that a complete degree in Physical Education could be earned from IUPUI. Enrollment at Normal College went up forty percent in 1971, with 182 students enrolled.

Lohse retired in June of 1977 after serving as dean for six years.

Membership Positions
Lohse held various membership and leadership positions in both alumni organizations and those pertaining to health and education.

She was a member of the American Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation, where she served as the Section Chairman of Division for both Elementary Health Education and Community Health. She was a delegate to the Representative Assembly on more than one occasion.

She was the Vice President for Health in the Midwest Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation. She was also the Chairman of the Secondary Health Section and a member of the Publicity and Editorial Committees. She presented programs for Physical Education and Dance at various conventions.

She was the Vice President for Health for the Indiana Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation. She was the editor of the state IAHPER Bulletin for eight years.

Lohse was President of Delta Psi Kappa, a Professional Physical Education Fraternity. She continued to hold office positions in the Alumni Chapter for many years, receiving the very first Outstanding Alumni Award offered by Delta Psi Kappa.

Public Service
Lohse strived to bring health education and physical education to everyone. She assisted in developing a program of Physical Education in Parochial schools, and for twelve years volunteered regularly to work with mentally challenged children in the field of physical education.

Lohse directed various workshops and lectures for teachers of health and physical education.