Mack "Herm" Olsen
Kinesiology and Health Science
Outside Instructor
Educational Background
-Started Utah State in the Winter Quarter of 1971, having just completed 2 years of service on the Navajo Reservation.
-Graduated in Political Science in 1973.
-Entered Law School at the U of U (having happily declined an invitation to attend BYU Law School)
-Finished JD Degree in Law at the end of 1975; Have been admitted to the Utah Bar since Spring of 1976.
Expertise
-Worked as an attorney for the Navajo Tribe in 1976.
-Became Chief Legislative Counsel to Rep. Gunn McKay in Washington D.C. in 1977 and worked for the Interior Appropriations Committee for the U.S. House of Representatives.
-Returned to Logan in 1980 where I have been a partner in the Law Firm Of Hillyard, Anderson and Olsen.
Biography
I learned handball in 1980 at USU, and have been playing the perfect game, the Game for Life, ever since. I began teaching the Handball Class in about 1990, and have accompanied the USU Handball team to the National Collegiate Finals throughout venues in the U.S.
USU has produced 12 National Champions and finished as high as second place as a team.
Handball reaches one ambidexterity, eye-hand coordination, and a love of both competition and classmates. It’s a game one can play competitively into your 80’s and beyond!
Come play with us! I am married to Norma Lee Kidd and we have 7 children.