People.AWARDS Teri Hendy, Subcommittee Chair of F15.09 on Home Playground Equipment and a Task Group Chair in Subcommittee F15.29 on Public Playground Equipment, received the F15 Outstanding Achievement Award at the recent F15.29 February 2001 meeting. Hendy was recognized for her exemplary technical contributions as well as her strong leadership in all playground safety initiatives. She joined ASTM and Committee F15 in 1985. APPOINTMENTS Ron Kidd, CPRP CPRP cardiopulmonary cerebroresuscitation. , has recently been named the new director of parks and recreation for Talbot County, Maryland Talbot County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is bordered by Queen Anne's County to the north, Caroline County to the east, Dorchester County to the south, and the Chesapeake Bay to the west. As of 2000, the population was 33,812. . Kidd is a seasoned practitioner and member of NRPA for over 30 years and has served in administration positions with the cities of Tupelo, Mississippi, Richlands, Virginia, Charleston, West Virginia Not to be confused with Charles Town, West Virginia. Charleston is the capital of the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is located at the confluence of the Elk and Kanawha Rivers in Kanawha County. As of the 2000 census, it has a population of 53,421. , Washington County, Maryland Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. In 2006, its population was 143,748. It was the first county in the United States to be named for the Revolutionary War general (and later President) George Washington. Its county seat is Hagerstown. , and Harrison County, West Virginia Harrison County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The county seat is Clarksburg. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,079 km² (417 mi²). 1,078 km² (416 mi²) of it is land and 1 km² (1 mi²) of it (0. . He has served as a past president of the West Virginia Recreation and Park Association. The City of Clovis, New Mexico Clovis, New Mexico is a city in Curry County, New Mexico, United States, with a population of approximately 33,258 (2006 census). It is the county seat of Curry County.GR6 Clovis is located in the Llano Estacado and eastern New Mexico regions. , has named Robert P. Carter, Jr. its new director of parks and recreation. Mr. Carter will be responsible for overseeing a department that includes several developed parks, 12 ball fields, three football fields, a zoo, a 9-hole golf course, pools, and a recreation center. Carter comes to Clovis after serving four years with the Ocean Pines Association in Ocean Pines, Maryland as the director of recreation and parks. He is a native of Bethesda, Maryland and a graduate of George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. Michael W. Klitzing, CPRP, has been named recreation center manager for the City of Rolla, Missouri. He is responsible for the total operations of the new Rolla Health and Recreation Center, currently under construction, and SplashZone Water Park. Klitzing was previously employed as the marketing manager for Lafayette (IN) Parks and Recreation and served on the Board of Directors for the Indiana Park and Recreation Association. He has a Master's degree in Recreation Administration from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and a Bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Early years: 1867-1880 The Morrill Act of 1862 granted each state in the United States a portion of land on which to establish a major public state university, one which could teach agriculture, mechanic arts, and military training, "without excluding other scientific . RETIREMENTS Dr. Larry Gahan, alumni distinguished professor at Clemson University, retired in December 2000 after more than 33 years of service to the profession and to the Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism at Clemson University, South Carolina. During his term at Clemson, he served as president of the CBM Branch of NRPA, as president of the South Carolina Recreation & Parks Association, and as president of the Carolina's Chapter of Meeting Planners International. He also served two terms on the NRPA Board of Trustees board of trustees Politics The posse of thugs who oversee an institution's administration. See Board of directors. . While at Clemson, he taught hundreds of students in a variety of courses, and coordinated the undergraduate field experiences. His dedication to both the department and profession will be missed. |
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