Jean Nichols

Assistant Coach 1963 - 1965

Gymkana Member 1959 - 1963

Secretary 1961 - 1962

Best Trouper Award 1962 & 1963

Jean Nichols, a UMD class of 1963 physical education major, has the honorable distinction of being the first female coach of Gymkana and the only trouper to ever win the Best Trouper Award more than once. The criteria for the award was subsequently changed to make winners ineligible to win again.