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