American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration: a mind is a terrible thing to waste: utilizing the Parks and Recreation brain trust.Organizations are often at odds as to what to do with outstanding volunteer leaders when their term of service is up. In many cases, these folks are the foundation on which the organization stands. "There is a fine line between the importance of encouraging young blood and new leadership, and benefiting from the knowledge and wisdom from our past," said T. Destry Jarvis JARVIS Just A Rather Very Intelligent System (Iron Man Film) , NRPA NRPA National Recreation and Park Association NRPA Natural Resources Protective Association (Staten Island, NY) NRPA Niagara Regional Police Association (Canada) NRPA National Rifle and Pistol Association executive director. "Through the Academy we have found a way to not only utilize the knowledge of these great leaders, but also help them mentor Mentor, in Greek mythology Mentor (mĕn`tər, –tôr'), in Greek mythology, friend of Odysseus and tutor of Telemachus. and support our current and future leadership." Although the Academy is totally dependent on dues and donations for its operations, it has enjoyed outstanding success in furthering its mission because it has functioned as a wellspring well·spring n. 1. The source of a stream or spring. 2. A source: a wellspring of ideas. wellspring Noun of ideas and initiatives. The process is simple: once the foundation for a program or service is in place, the Academy turns it over to partners to carry on. For example, agency accreditation accreditation, n a process of formal recognition of a school or institution attesting to the required ability and performance in an area of education, training, or practice. was an Academy initiative that NRPA now administers and whose momentum is rapidly building. The Academy also developed NRPA's professional certification Professional certification, trade certification, or professional designation, often called simply certification or qualification, is a designation earned by a person to assure that he/she is qualified to perform a job or task. program. Some other prominent examples include: EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS * The Journal of Park and Recreation Administration, now in its 19th year, is the preeminent pre·em·i·nent or pre-em·i·nent adj. Superior to or notable above all others; outstanding. See Synonyms at dominant, noted. [Middle English, from Latin prae source and repository (1) A database of information about applications software that includes author, data elements, inputs, processes, outputs and interrelationships. A repository is used in a CASE or application development system in order to identify objects and business rules for reuse. of scientific and applied research in our field. The Journal has been financially self-sustaining since 1986 and has recently gone totally to electronic publication. * The Academy maintains a file of videotaped interviews with outstanding leaders in our field. The "Legends" series currently has about 80 interviews completed, all in a format suited to use in college classes. * Working jointly with NRPA, the Academy has developed the "Park, Recreation, Open Space and Greenways Greenways is a set of three short atmospheric piano works composed by John Ireland in 1937; entitled The Cherry Tree, Cypress and The Palm and May. Guidelines guidelines, n.pl a set of standards, criteria, or specifications to be used or followed in the performance of certain tasks. ," which are periodically updated and reissued. * The National Symposium symposium In ancient Greece, an aristocratic banquet at which men met to discuss philosophical and political issues and recite poetry. It began as a warrior feast. Rooms were designed specifically for the proceedings. Series is another initiative of the Academy, now administered by its own committee, that provides opportunities for professionals to meet informally for in-depth discussions of timely issues. * The Academy sponsors numerous seminars in cooperation with NRPA state associations, both nationally and internationally. Examples include: International Symposium on Sports for Everyone (1984), Parks and Recreation '90 (1985), National Curriculum Conference (1997), Youth at Risk colloquiums (1996), Recreation as Prevention Forum (1997), Governor's Forum on Parks and Recreation in Illinois Illinois, river, United States Illinois, river, 273 mi (439 km) long, formed by the confluence of the Des Plaines and Kankakee rivers, NE Ill., and flowing SW to the Mississippi at Grafton, Ill. It is an important commercial and recreational waterway. (1997), and National Forum on Resort and Fee Parks (1996). RECOGNITION * The Academy encourages scholarly research by annually recognizing outstanding dissertations, student papers and practitioner articles. * The Academy selects recipients of the Pugsley Award, named in honor As a verb, to accept a bill of exchange, or to pay a note, check, or accepted bill, at maturity. To pay or to accept and pay, or, where a credit so engages, to purchase or discount a draft complying with the terms of the draft. of Cornelius Amory Pugsley Cornelius Amory Pugsley (July 17, 1850 – September 10, 1936) was the Democrat Congressman from New York's 16th congressional district from 1901 to 1903. He was also the President New York State Bankers Association in 1913. He created the Pugsley Medal in 1928. , an early park activist and civic leader. * The "Recreation and Park Hall of Fame" is a joint project of the Academy and NRPA. The Academy assists the Lee Library Board in selecting inductees to the Hall of Fame. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. * The Academy's Externship externship holding the position of an extern. externship Acting internship, see there Program enables Academy members to establish relationships with and encourage outstanding young professionals. * A professional services program offers the expertise of Academy members to agencies in need of such services. * The Academy publishes books and other instructional materials. These include Developing Community Support for Parks and Recreation, The Winning Team: An Analysis of Attitudes, Opinions and Behaviors of Management Personnel in Leisure Service Organizations, Tourism and Recreation: A Growing Partnership, and Voter VOTER. One entitled to a vote; an elector. Support for Municipal Parks and Recreation Bond Issues. * The Academy has established a Foundation to fund worthy initiatives suggested by members and others. In addition to these examples, the American Academy The American Academy in Berlin is a non-partisan academic institution in Berlin. It was founded in September 1994 by a group of prominent Americans and Germans, among them Richard Holbrooke, Henry Kissinger, Richard von Weizsäcker, Fritz Stern and Otto Graf Lambsdorff and opened in for Park and Recreation Administration has sponsored many schools, workshops and conferences to examine pressing issues. Few people in the parks and recreation field have not been educated, recognized, rewarded, encouraged or in some other way been positively touched by the Academy. The Academy owes its success to the foresight (graphics, tool) Foresight - A software product from Nu Thena providing graphical modelling tools for high level system design and simulation. of its founders, the quality of its distinguished membership and its ability to respond quickly and effectively to the needs of the park and recreation profession. THE BEST OF THE BEST A distinguished group of professionals has been selected for membership in the American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration over the years. No more than 20% at any time can be educators. This select membership has included Robert Crawford Robert Crawford (born 4th July 1886, died ca. 1950) was a footballer who played for Liverpool Football Club during the early part of the 20th century. Life and playing career , William Penn Mott, Jr., Conrad Wirth, and Ralph C. Wilson. To be considered for the Academy, one must have served as a high-level administrator in a park and recreation agency for not less than 15 years, or be a recognized educator for a similar period. Those elected to the Academy have demonstrated an outstanding ability in administration, management or education, and have displayed a broad interest and a reflective Refers to light hitting an opaque surface such as a printed page or mirror and bouncing back. See reflective media and reflective LCD. nature that allows them to interpret their experience for others. These leaders have demonstrated a keen desire to contribute to the advancement of parks and recreation. The Academy looks for people who have broad administrative experiences and have been active in promoting the professionalism professionalism the upholding by individuals of the principles, laws, ethics and conventions of their profession. of parks and recreation through publications and presentations. Charter Members--1981 Joseph Bannon William Bird Ralph C. Cryder John H. Davis Theodore Deppe Pauline des Granges William C. Forrey Robert Frazer Clifton E. French Mary E. Grogan Charles Hartsoe John P. Hewitt Arthur Janura David O. Laidlaw Betty J. Lloyd Tony A. Mobley Charles Odegaard James A. Peterson Kenneth J. Smithee Robert F. Toalson Richard Trudeau Louis F. Twardzik Roger Warren Nathaniel Washington Elected 1982 D. James Brademas Roger K. Brown Donald Henkel Ira J. Hutchison Leslie M. Reid James D. Ruth John H. Schultz James L. Stevens David G. Talbot James J. Truncer Elected 1983 John L. Crompton Joseph E. Curtis Patricia A. Delaney B. Dan Kamp Michael S. Pope Maxwell D. Ramsey G. Randolph Worls Elected 1984 Joseph P. Downs Samuel LaBeach H. Douglas Sessoms David G. Wright Elected 1985 Joseph M. Caverly Ronald W. Chase Donald K. Cochran James A. Colley Ray L. Kisiah Elected 1986 Ronald H. Dodd David L. Fisher Robert J. Hall John P. Harden Vern J. Hartenburg Don M. Jolley Barry D. Mangum R. Eric Reickel Robert L. Reid Theodore J. Wirth Elected 1987 Joseph Abrahams Christopher K. Jarvi Edward J. Koenemann William McKinney Daniel R. Sharpless Betty van der Smissen Elected 1988 Theodore Flickinger William Walters Elected 1989 Jane Hipps Adams Delores Mitchell Andy Ken Winslade Elected 1990 Katherine Bradshaw Chappelear Douglas J. Gaynor Geoffrey C. Godbey Patrick J. O'Brien John C. Potts Graham M. Skea John F. Weber III Elected 1991 Lori J. Daniel J. Bill Enlow Eddie C. Hueston Richard C. Johns Charles H. Lewis Ernest W. Nance Joseph P. O'Neill Darrell G. Winslow Genie E. Zakrzewski Elected 1992 Jane Boubel Robert Espeseth Michael Judd Fran Mainella Leon Younger Elected 1993 Marvin Billups David Clark Terry Dopson Christopher Edginton Walter Johnson Phillip Rea Robert Stanton Terry Trueblood Elected 1994 Robert Arnold Monty Christiansen Boyd Lee, Jr. Kathleen Merner Richard Stevenson R. Dean Tice Sandra Whitmore Peter A. Witt Eugene Young Elected 1995 Steven Messerli John Reynolds Mark Searle Chuck Wilt Richard Zavala. Elected 1996 Lawrence Allen Jack Frauson Dennis Howard Dale Larsen Nancy MacCartney Joel Meier Ellen O'Sullivan Bob Rossman William Scalzo Elected 1997 Richard Ash, Jr. Harvey Faust Karla A. Henderson Ken S. Kutska Elected 1998 Ernest Burkeen, Jr. William Clevenger James Hall Phil Hester David Hobson Melvin Miller Steven Neu Constance Newport Daniel Newport Elected 1999 Marco Cisneros Chuck Connington John Ehrler Jane Hodgkinson Linda Kotowski Malcolm Matthews Ron Olson Michelle Park Randy Vessell Jesse Washington Elected 2000 Needham Cheely III John Comerio Mark Eynatten Sara Hensley Kevin Kendrigan Andy Kimmel Doug Knapp Jonathan Korfhage John McGovern William Mitchell James Niskanen William Palmer Joseph Wynns Elected 2001 Lowell M. Caneday Robert Dunsmuir James Garges William G. Nelson Rodger E. Schmitt Jody L. Stowers American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration Goals Service to Parks and Recreation Since the time of the parks and recreation mergers in 1965, there had been discussion on how to coordinate and nurture NURTURE. The act of taking care of children and educating them: the right to the nurture of children generally belongs to the father till the child shall arrive at the age of fourteen years, and not longer. Till then, he is guardian by nurture. Co. Litt. 38 b. the services and vision of long-time leaders. The idea was to form an organization that would allow distinguished professionals and other leaders in parks and recreation to continue their contributions after serving in leadership roles in various state and national organizations. The American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration was founded at the NRPA Congress in Phoenix in 1980. The purposes of the Academy are threefold: 1. To advance knowledge related to the administration of recreation and parks 2. To encourage scholarly efforts both by practitioners and educators to enhance the practice of park and recreation administration, and to promote broader public understanding of the importance of parks and recreation to the public good 3. To conduct research, publish scholarly papers and sponsor seminars related to the advancement of park and recreation administration |
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