Michigan: new Hall of Fame honors professionals.Thirteen individuals will enjoy never-ending recognition, as they are the first to be inducted into the Michigan Recreation and Park Association Hall of Fame. During a gala celebration at the Summit on the Park community center in Canton, Mich., in October 2005, the professionals were recognized for their extraordinary contributions to the field of parks and recreation. The 2005 inductees were: Dr. James Bristor, Retired Professor, Michigan State University Michigan State University, at East Lansing; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1855. It opened in 1857 as Michigan Agricultural College, the first state agricultural college. Harry Burns Harry V. Burns (November 11, 1922-2000) was a civil rights leader from San Antonio, Texas. Born November 11, 1922, Harry Victory Burns was named by his mother for the pre-Veterans Day, which was Victory Day. During the 1940s and 1950s, Mr. , Retired Recreation Director, Grand Rapids Grand Rapids, city (1990 pop. 189,126), seat of Kent co., SW central Mich., on the Grand River; inc. 1850. The second largest city in the state, it is a distribution, wholesale, and industrial center for an area that yields fruit, dairy products, farm produce, Parks and Recreation R. Eric Reickel, Retired Director, Lansing Parks and Recreation and Oakland County Parks and Recreation David Laidlaw, Retired Director, Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority Arch Flannery, City of Battle Creek Battle Creek, city (1990 pop. 53,540), Calhoun co., S Mich., at the confluence of the Kalamazoo and Battle Creek rivers; settled 1831, inc. as a city 1859. It is an agricultural trade center known for its cereals. Herbert Jennings, President, Jennings, Inc. Hubert Johnson, City of Detroit Lawence "Pete" Moser, Recreation Director, City of Kalamazoo Virginia Munger, Coordinator, Specialized Services Unit, Detroit Recreation Karla V. Parker, Public Recreation Board of Grand Rapids Jesse Rutherford, Director, Ypsilanti Parks and Recreation Joseph Seavey, Chief, Recreation Services Division, Michigan DNR See dynamic noise reduction and domain name resolver. Benjamin F. Yack, Recreation Director, Wynadotte Parks and Recreation |
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