Don Ardell, PhD

DON ARDELL, Ph.D.
Wellness Center Director

Don's first book in 1977 helped spark the wellness movement and perhaps you have heard of it -- High Level Wellness: An Alternative to Doctors, Drugs, and Disease, printed by Rodale Press, Bantam Books and Ten Speed Press. Don has written a lot of other books on self management for lifestyle artistry since High Level Wellness (15 to be exact), including Die Healthy, 14 Days To Wellness and The Book of Wellness: A Secular Approach to Spirituality, Meaning and Purpose. Since 1984, Don has written and produced over 60 editions of a provocative quarterly newsletter called the Ardell Wellness Report. If that were not enough, he also writes a weekly electronic self- management newsletter; both publications are now a part of the Wellness Center. Don has degrees from George Washington University, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Stanford University and The Union Institute in Ohio. He is also a high school graduate! A member of the board of trustees of the National Wellness Institute for over eight years, Don is also one of ten Americans given the Healthy America Fitness Leaders Award in 1991 by the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, Allstate Insurance Company and the U.S. Jaycees.

Early in 2004, Don was named USA Triathlon's Male Grandmaster Duathlete of the Year. This incredible distinction is a testament to the hard work and dedication that he commits to the sport. This honor came on the heels of his being named one of Inside Triathlon's 2003 All-Americans. Earning an All-American ranking for 2003 meant you had to show up, and race well, at the top events in the sport. For duathlon, these events included the ITU Duathlon World Championships in Switzerland, the USAT duathlon national championships in Georgia, and Powerman Zofingen.