William K. Thierfelder
Encyclopedia
Dr. William K. Thierfelder is the 20th (and current) president of Belmont Abbey College
, in Belmont, North Carolina
. He is a licensed psychologist
, a two-time NCAA Division I All-American, a former NCAA Division I coach, and a member of the United States Olympic Committee
's Sports Psychology Registry (2000–2004). He was an Olympian, but failed to compete due to injury. He was born in Manhattan and he was raised in the Bronx where his father, William P. Thierfelder, was Vice President of the New York Yankees. He and his wife Mary and their ten children live outside of Charlotte, NC.
Catholic
. He further proclaims himself as one with complete allegiance to the Magisterium
. His presidency of Belmont Abbey College is the source of much controversy because he chose to remove contraceptives from the medical policy of the college, in accordance with Catholic moral law. He is highly favored among some Catholics for his transformation of Belmont Abbey College.
Belmont Abbey College
Belmont Abbey College is a private liberal-arts Catholic college located in Belmont, North Carolina, USA west of Uptown Charlotte. It was founded in 1876 by the Benedictine monks of Belmont Abbey...
, in Belmont, North Carolina
Belmont, North Carolina
Belmont is a small suburban city in Gaston County, North Carolina, United States, located about west of uptown Charlotte, North Carolina and east of Gastonia. The population was 8,705 at the 2000 census. Once known as Garibaldi, the city named in honor of August Belmont, a prominent New York banker...
. He is a licensed psychologist
Psychologist
Psychologist is a professional or academic title used by individuals who are either:* Clinical professionals who work with patients in a variety of therapeutic contexts .* Scientists conducting psychological research or teaching psychology in a college...
, a two-time NCAA Division I All-American, a former NCAA Division I coach, and a member of the United States Olympic Committee
United States Olympic Committee
The United States Olympic Committee is a non-profit organization that serves as the National Olympic Committee and National Paralympic Committee for the United States and coordinates the relationship between the United States Anti-Doping Agency and the World Anti-Doping Agency and various...
's Sports Psychology Registry (2000–2004). He was an Olympian, but failed to compete due to injury. He was born in Manhattan and he was raised in the Bronx where his father, William P. Thierfelder, was Vice President of the New York Yankees. He and his wife Mary and their ten children live outside of Charlotte, NC.
Employment
Dr. William K. Thierfelder has served as:- President of Belmont Abbey College
- President of York Barbell Company
- Executive Director the Player Management Group, LLC.
- National Director of Sport Science - NovaCare, Inc.
- Co-Founder of Joyner Sportsmedicine Institute, Inc.
- Founder and President of ProSportDoc, Inc.
- Diplomat of American Board of Psychological Specialties
- Certified Member - National Strength & Conditioning Assoc.
- Certified Member - American College of Sports Medicine
- Member - American Psychological Association & Division 47
- Member of Sport Psychology Registry - United States Olympic Committee
- Adjunct Assistant Professor of Surgery for Milton S. HersheyMilton S. HersheyMilton Snavely Hershey was an American confectioner, philanthropist, and founder of The Hershey Chocolate Company and the "company town" of Hershey, Pennsylvania....
College of Medicine at Penn State University
Religious Views
Dr. William K. Thierfelder is a self-proclaimed orthodoxOrthodoxy
The word orthodox, from Greek orthos + doxa , is generally used to mean the adherence to accepted norms, more specifically to creeds, especially in religion...
Catholic
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
. He further proclaims himself as one with complete allegiance to the Magisterium
Magisterium
In the Catholic Church the Magisterium is the teaching authority of the Church. This authority is understood to be embodied in the episcopacy, which is the aggregation of the current bishops of the Church in union with the Pope, led by the Bishop of Rome , who has authority over the bishops,...
. His presidency of Belmont Abbey College is the source of much controversy because he chose to remove contraceptives from the medical policy of the college, in accordance with Catholic moral law. He is highly favored among some Catholics for his transformation of Belmont Abbey College.