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Morristown Magazine 35 subjected to discrimination under any edu- cation program or activity receiving Fede- ral financial assistance.” It was Title IX, which prohibits institu- tions that receive federal funding from ex- cluding students from participating in edu- cational and athletic programs on the basis of sex. It was the first time Alexander – who spent her professional career in women’s sports – had ever seen the actual document. “It was very meaningful,” she said, “es- pecially after this past year with the 50th anniversary celebration of Title IX. I can’t even explain how many interviews I’ve gi- ven. I started replaying when I used to come to D.C. and go to the congressional offices to lobby for the bill. It just brought back a lot of memories.” Alexander’s people were from Morris- town, but her dad thought she’d have more opportunities in the north and raised her in Dayton, Ohio. After attending a high school that did not offer girls sports, she was a four-sport athlete at the College of Wooster – volleyball, lacrosse, tennis and basketball – where she earned her degree in physical Alexander’s Career in Wo- men’s Sports has taken her across the country and around the globe