Dr. Botelho is a faculty member at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, a core professor for the Robert E Cook Honors College, and a competitive fencer.

Indiana, PA (PRWEB) December 16, 2006 -- When Indiana University of Pennsylvania History Professor Dr. Lynn Botelho is not teaching a class, participating on numerous committees, or preparing to publish a new essay, she spends her time lunging, attacking, and parrying as a nationally ranked fencer.


A fencing captain and champion in her undergraduate years at the University of Oregon, Botelho later participated on the Cambridge University fencing team while she was pursuing her doctorate. After taking a break from fencing to advance in her career, she jumped back into fencing and now competes at the national level. She noted, "It has always been who I am."

Botelho competes as a veteran, but also in Division I, where younger fencers of equal ability compete. The top four Division I fencers make up the United States Olympic fencing team. In fencing, players are either rated A through E or are unrated. Botelho is ranked C, and can only fence against those players with a C or better ranking. "I am at the bottom of the elite," Botelho explained.

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