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Fellow of American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education (member by election; restricted to 125 members nationally)

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Honor Fellow in the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance.

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Distinguished Service Award, The President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports

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National Distinguished Service Award presented by Council on Physical Education for Children.

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Fellow in the North American Society for HPERD

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Commissioned by the State of Arizona to write an activity promotion program. Promoting Lifetime Activity for Youth (PLAY) is currently implemented statewide with over 40,000 children participating.

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Commissioned by the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports to write and develop the Presidential Active Lifestyle Award (PALA). This program has been implemented nationwide and recognizes youth who participate in sport and activity on a regular basis.

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Mesa School - Community Award. Highest award given to citizens who make significant contributions to Mesa Public School District, Mesa Arizona

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Curriculum and textbooks have been used worldwide by the Department of Defense Dependents Schools.

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Author of 51 textbooks and over 90 research/journal articles related to youth fitness and physical education.

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Keynote speaker for 36 state and district conventions and invited speaker at nearly 400 conferences.

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Editor of three journals including the nationally distributed Physical Fitness and Activity Research Digest and The Physical Educator.

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Appointed as the first Director of the Arizona Governor's Council for Physical Fitness and Sport.

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Producer of a series of videos used in teacher preparation courses.

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Fifth grade teacher, elementary school physical education specialist in Pullman, Washington School District � 7 years.

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Professor for 31 years at Arizona State University.

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Currently Consultant for Professional Advisor for Gopher Sport, Owatonna, MN

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