JOHN LESLIE CROMPTON
UNIVERSITY DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR
REGENTS PROFESSOR
PRESIDENTIAL PROFESSOR FOR TEACHING EXCELLENCE
SENIOR FACULTY FELLOW AGRILIFE RESEARCH
February 2014
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Personal Information
Education
Academic Experience
Professional Field Experience
Professional Certifications
Editorial Board Positions
Professional Honorary Positions
Community Honorary Positions
Honors: External
Honors: Internal, Texas A&M University
University Service
Research Grants and Contracts
Video and Radio Productions
Books and Published Monograms
Book Contributions
Refereed Journal Articles
Professional Publications
Technical Reports
Awards to Guided Students
Chaired Graduate Committees
Competitive Presentations
Invited Presentations
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PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
Marital Status:
Number of Children:
Place of Birth:
Nationality:
July 16, 1944
Married
Two
Liverpool, England
American Citizen
ACADEMIC DEGREES
D.L.C. and Teaching Certificate, Loughborough College of Education, England, 1963-1966
Major: Physical Education, Minors: Geography and Education. In 2009, Loughborough
University conferred a B.S. honoris causa.
M.S., University of Illinois, 1967-1968
Major: Recreation and Park Administration, Minor: Education
M.S., Loughborough University, England, 1969-1970
Major: Business Administration, Minor: Recreation Management
Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 1974-1977
Major: Recreation and Resources Development, Minors: Marketing and Finance
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
University Distinguished Professor, Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences,
Texas A&M University, 2000-present. This appointment is split between the Department of
Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences and the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station.
Professor, Department of Recreation and Parks, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Texas
A&M University, 1985-2000. Interim Department Head, Fall Semester 1985.
Associate Professor, Department of Recreation and Parks, Texas Agricultural Experiment
Station, Texas A&M University, 1981-1985.
Assistant Professor, Department of Recreation and Parks, Texas Agricultural Experiment
Station, Texas A&M University, 1977-1981.
Technician/Lecturer/Research Associate in Department of Recreation and Parks, Texas A&M
University, September 1974-August 1977.
Lecturer, Department of Marketing, Texas A&M University, January 1976-May 1977.
Continued to teach graduate or undergraduate courses in this department through May 1980.
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Teaching in an on-going capacity on a variety of recreation and leisure management and
development courses 1970-1974.
a) M.S. course in Recreation Management at Loughborough University.
b) National Examination Board of Supervisory Studies day-release course in recreation at
Stockport College of Technology.
c) Luton Industrial College courses for industrialists and union leaders.
d) Teaching on the recreation short-course program offered by Loughborough University to
people working in the field at senior or middle management level.
Teacher, Ormonde Drive Secondary School, Maghull, Lancashire 1968-1969; teaching physical
education, and geography in a high school of 700 students.
Teaching Assistant, teaching undergraduate students in the physical education program at the
University of Illinois 1967-1968.
Teacher, Brookfield Comprehensive School, Kirby, Liverpool 1966-1967; teaching physical
education and geography in a high school of 1750 students.
PROFESSIONAL FIELD EXPERIENCE
Recreation Program Co-ordinator for the Urbana Park District, Illinois, Summer 1968.
Loughborough Recreation Planning Consultants, 1970-1974. Joined the company as its General
Manager and first full time employee in 1970. Appointed Managing Director in 1972. By 1974
the company had developed into the largest consultancy firm in the United Kingdom specializing
in recreation and tourism, with a full time staff of 25 which was supplemented by a number of
part-time associate consultants. The company offered a full range of market research, planning,
architectural and management services. In association with the local university, the company
organized and taught a series of ten one-week short courses each year.
Administrative responsibilities at L.R.P.C. extended to full executive authority for successful
operation of the company which included:
Ensuring financial strength of the company—pricing; internal cost control systems;
contract negotiations; budgeting; recruitment, appointment, remuneration and dismissal
of all staff.
Preparation of agenda and reports for Board meetings.
Presentations at public meetings, conferences, etc.
Client negotiations and presentations, public relations.
Marketing of the company's services.
Project responsibilities included direction of all, and personal involvement in many, of the
projects commissioned. In many projects the work moved beyond the recommendations
contained in written reports to implementation. Construction contract value of projects taken
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from conception through to completion by L.R.P.C. ranged up to $6 million.
Typical project case studies, together with descriptions of L.R.P.C.'s services, activities,
personnel, and clientele are included in a company brochure which is available upon request.
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
National Recreation and Parks Association (Certified Park and Recreation Professional)
Texas Recreation and Park Society (Registered Professional # 429)
EDITORIAL BOARD POSITIONS
Member of the Texas A&M University Press Faculty Advisory Committee 2007-2011
Member of the Executive Editorial Board of Managing Leisure: An International Journal 1994present.
Member of the Editorial Board of Leisure Studies 1985-1997 and the Editorial Advisory Board
1998-present.
Member of the Editorial Advisory Board World Leisure Journal 2004-present.
Associate Editor Journal of Park and Recreation Administration 1982-1992, 2000-2006.
Associate Editor Leisure Sciences 1990-1993.
Associate Editor Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research 1996-2000.
PROFESSIONAL HONORARY POSITIONS
Chair of the Cornelius Amory Pugsley Medals Committee appointed by the Academy of Park
and Recreation Administration and the National Park Foundation 2000-2009.
Board of Trustees of the National Recreation Foundation 2006-present.
Member of the Texas State Parks Advisory Committee, appointed by the Texas Parks and
Wildlife Commission 2001-2005.
Chair, NRPA Southwest Regional Council 1999-2000.
Member of the Texas Advisory Committee of The Trust for Public Land, 1997-2005
President, Academy of Leisure Sciences 1999-2000.
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Member of the Board of Trustees of the National Recreation and Park Association elected by
members of the Society of Park and Recreation Educators to be their representative 1990-1993,
and by the Southwest Regional Council to be their representative 1996-2002.
Member of the National Recreation and Park Association Southwest Regional Council 19952001.
President, American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration 1994-1995. Member of
the Board of Directors of the American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration 19861989 and 1993-1996.
President, Texas Recreation and Park Society 1984-1986. Member of Board of Directors 19811987.
President of the Society of Park and Recreation Educators, 1985-1986. Member of the Board of
Directors 1982-1987.
Consultant to Discipline Advisory Committees for Fulbright Scholar Awards appointed by the
Council for International Exchange of Scholars 1993-1997.
Chairman of Texas Chapter of the Travel and Tourism Research Association 1980-1981.
Member of Board of Directors 1979-1984.
Member of The Commission on Goals for American Recreation sponsored by the American
Alliance for Leisure and Recreation 1983-1986.
Member of the Curriculum Committee of the Pacific Revenue Sources Management School
1980-1986.
COMMUNITY HONORARY POSITIONS
Member of the Advisory Board of the Cullinan Park Conservancy 2012-present.
Service to the City of College Station:
City Councilman 2007-2011; Mayor Pro Tem 2010-2011
Executive Board of Directors of the Bryan/College Station Convention and Visitors
Bureau 2009-2010
City Transportation Committee 2008-2009
Board of Directors Brazos Valley Solid Waste Management Agency 2007-2011.
Member of Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee 2006-2007.
Member of the Streetscape Ordinance Revision Committee 2006-2007.
Member of Parks and Recreation Advisory Board 1983-1987, 1996-2001 and 2005-2007.
Appointed “Member Emeritus” by proclamation of the Board in 2002.
Member of the Greenways Advisory Board 1998-2000.
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Member of Capital Improvements Committees 1986 and 1998.
Member of the Parkland Dedication Ordinance Revision Committee 1997-1998 and
2006-2007.
Chair of the Lick Creek Park Advisory Committee 1997-1998.
Member of the Advisory Board of the Houston Park People 2001-2009.
Member of Board of Directors of the Brazos Valley Sports Foundation 1997-1999.
Member of Board of Directors of the Bryan-College Station Sports Foundation 1982-1984,
1995-1996.
Member of Texas Advisory Council to the Junior Statesmen Foundation 1991-1994.
President, Aggie Swim Club 1987-1989, 1992-1993, 1995-1996.
HONORS: EXTERNAL
Elected as a Senior Fellow of the World Leisure Academy. 2012.
Lifetime member of “Friends of Des Moines Parks” in 2011, with a tree planted in Evelyn K.
Davis Park in my honor.
President’s Award in 2009 from the Academy of Park and Recreation Administration “For
exceptional contributions to the Academy and the National Park Foundation as Chair of the
Pugsley Medal Committee for 10 years 2000-2009.”
“The Spirit of Pugsley Grove.” A grove of trees planted in 2009 in John Crompton Park in
College Station by the Academy of Park and Recreation Administration in appreciation for 10
years service as chair of the Pugsley Medal Committee.
The Lillian Jean Clark-Robinson Memorial Lifetime Achievement Award for services to the
Lincoln Center community in College Station, 2008.
The 2007 President’s Award from the Academy of Park and Recreation Administration “For
Exceptional Service in Advancing the Objectives of the Academy.”
National Recreation and Park Association, National Distinguished Professional Award, 2005. “In
recognition of his demonstrated leadership through his inspiration and contributions to the
recreation, park and conservation movement.”
Resolution passed by the College Station City Council naming a new 15.5 acre park, John
Crompton Park, 2004. Park was officially opened in April 2006. A prominently displayed
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plaque at the park states:
This park is dedicated in honor of Dr. John L. Crompton, Ph.D.
Prolific author, humanitarian, devoted athlete, outstanding teacher, mentor, visionary
leader, and Distinguished Professor of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences at Texas
A&M University. His life long passion for excellence and his hard work have resulted in
significant contributions promoting park issues and conservation efforts at the local, state,
national and international levels. For his dedication and service to this community, we
are profoundly grateful.
The 2002 President’s Award from the Academy of Park and Recreation Administration “For
Exceptional Service in Advancing the Objectives of the Academy by resurrecting and nurturing
the Pugsley Medal program.”
Elected an Honorary Fellow by the National Council of the Institute of Leisure and Amenity
Management in the UK in recognition of “distinguished service to the profession of leisure
management,” 2002.
The 2001 Allen V. Sapora Research Award from the University of Illinois “recognizing an
individual who is regarded by his/her peers as making a major and long-standing contribution to
research in leisure.”
The National Recreation and Park Association, Southwest Regional Council 2001 Fellow
Award. This is the Regional Council’s highest award given annually “to recognize outstanding
professional accomplishments.”
The 2000 Texas Recreation and Park Society Fellow Award. This is the Society’s highest award
given annually to recognize outstanding professional accomplishments.
The 1999 Cornelius Pugsley Medal for outstanding contributions to the Parks, Recreation,
Conservation, and Historic and Scenic Preservation movement in the United States at the
national level. Awarded by the National Park Foundation in association with the American
Academy of Park and Recreation Administration (The second academic to receive this award
since it was inaugurated in 1929).
Award for the Best Paper published in 1998 in the Journal of Travel Research, presented by the
Travel and Tourism Research Association.
The 1997 Distinguished Teaching Award given by the Society of Park and Recreation Educators.
The 1995 President’s Award from the Academy of Park and Recreation Administration “For
initiating and implementing the Academy’s initiative in Recreation Programs for At-Risk
Youth.”
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The 1994-95 Lansdowne Visiting Scholar at the University of Victoria School of Business.
Elected a Fellow of the International Academy for the Study of Tourism 1995.
Travel Research Award given by the Travel and Tourism Research Association 1994.
"Presented to an individual or organization responsible for the development of a research
technique or the application of a research method in a particularly creative manner, which offers
significant benefits to the travel/tourism industry."
The 1994 J. B. Nash Scholar Award given by the American Association for Leisure and
Recreation.
The 1993 Distinguished Colleague Award given by the Society of Park and Recreation
Educators Branch of the National Recreation and Park Association.
The Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt Award for Excellence in Recreation and Park Research
1992. The National Recreation and Park Association's highest honor for research awarded
annually “to an individual whose contributions to recreation and park research have significantly
advanced the cause of the recreation movement and whose dedication to the field parallels the
same dedication and zeal towards parks, recreation, and conservation that was exhibited by the
presidents after whom the award is named.”
Charles K. Brightbill Distinguished Alumnus Award given by the Department of Leisure
Studies, University of Illinois 1992.
Honorary Member of the South African Association for Sport Science, Physical Education and
Recreation, awarded "for extraordinary merit" 1990.
The National Literary Award 1984. The National Recreation and Park Association's highest
honor awarded annually to an author or publisher making a significant contribution to a better
understanding and public awareness of parks, recreation and conservation.
Proclamation issued by the Texas Senate in 1984 which concludes in part: "Proclaimed that the
Senate of the State of Texas commend and applaud Mr. John L. Crompton on his achievements
and abilities."
Elected a Fellow of the Academy of Leisure Sciences in 1984.
Honorary Professional Member, Washington Recreation and Park Association 1984.
Elected to the American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration in 1983.
City of Austin Outstanding Contribution Award 1983.
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Speaker's Podium Award, Texas Recreation and Parks Society 1982.
The Wortley Prize awarded to the student with the highest grades in the graduating class,
Loughborough College, 1966.
HONORS: INTERNAL, TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
*All stipends from TAMU Honors were assigned to a student scholarship endowment at
the Texas A&M University Foundation.
Regents Professor Award, 2009. Stipend of $9,000, honorific life time title,
commemorative medallion and certificate. Two Texas A&M University faculty are
selected for this recognition each year. It “recognizes and honors faculty members who
have made exemplarily contributions not only to Texas A&M University, but also to
the community, the state of Texas, and internationally.”
Teaching
United States Department of Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Sciences National
Excellence in Teaching Award 2012. Stipend of $5,000, a plaque, and a “gold apple”.
Authorized by Act of Congress in 1992.One of two awards given annually, selected by
the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities.
Minnie Stevens Piper Professor 2012. Stipend of $5,000, certificate of merit and gold
pin. A program of the Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation. “Nominations for awards are
requested annually from all accredited institutions of higher learning in the state of
Texas. An impartial selection committee from the academic community carefully
reviews each nomination to choose ten professors each year to be honored.”
Presidential Professor for Teaching Excellence 2011. Plaque, medal and stipend of
$25,000. “The President of Texas A&M University bestows in perpetuity the
designation of Presidential Professor for Teaching Excellence for sustained excellence
and fundamental contributions to student advancement in independent thinking,
creative imagination, lifetime learning and knowledge based on discovery…This award
is believed to have the highest monetary value of any teaching award of its type in the
nation.” Two faculty members are recognized with this award each year.
Student Recognition Award for Teaching Excellence (SLATE), 2009 and 2010. (First
and second years of the award). Stipends of $3,000 and &5,000, respectively. This
award is designed to allow students to recognize those teachers who go above and beyond
the typical expectations to deliver a first-rate education.” I did not participate in the
program after the first two years.
Cintron University Professor for Undergraduate Teaching Excellence, 2009-2011.
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Annual stipend of $5000 and $6,250 discretionary funding for a 3 year period. This
award was again conferred from 2012-2015 after a competitive process being nominated
by the COALS Dean, recommended by an ad hoc committee and the dean of faculties,
and endorsed by the Provost. “This award is conferred upon only the University’s most
distinguished teachers of undergraduates; those faculty who have exhibited uncommon
excellence and devotion to the education of undergraduate students of Texas A&M
University…Your appointment is testimony to the esteem in which you are held by your
colleagues for your teaching excellence and dedication.” (Dr. Karan L Watson, TAMU
Provost).
Selected as the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences 2006 nominee
for the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges
Excellence in College and University Teaching Award. Plaque: “Your nomination is
an honor that denotes the high esteem that your colleagues have for your teaching
expertise…Your credentials attesting to your teaching excellence and dedication were
outstanding” (Dr. Ian Maw, V.P., NASULGC).
One of four finalists for Presidential Professor for Teaching Excellence Award,
2006, recognizing “extraordinary service to students.” Stipend of $10,000. “Your
extraordinary service to students is admired by those you have taught as well as your
colleagues in the university…You have set a standard for others to follow at this
university.” (Dr. Robert Gates, TAMU President).
The Association of Former Students Distinguished Achievement Award in
Teaching, 2006. Plaque, commemorative watch and stipend of $4,000. “In recognition
and appreciation of distinguished dedication and enthusiasm for teaching. This award is
presented to individuals whose command of their respective discipline, teaching
methodologies, pervasive caring, communication skills, and commitment to the learning
process exemplify the meaning of `teacher’ in its highest sense. This award is designed
to distinguish those who maintain high expectations of their students and ensure
academic rigor in their courses.” (TAMU Association of Former Students).
Vice Chancellor for Agriculture Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching, 1995.
Plaque and stipend of $2,500. “This award is the highest given to faculty by the Texas
A&M Agricultural Program…Dr. Crompton has received many external awards for his
outstanding contributions as a researcher and scholar, but he is probably most highly
regarded among his peers for the excellent job he does preparing graduate students.”
(Dr. Ed Hiler, TAMU Vice Chancellor of Agriculture and Life Sciences).
Research
Designated a Senior Faculty Fellow of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station,
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2005. Plaque and stipend of $4,000. “In recognition of continued significant scholarly
accomplishments and meaningful contributions to science through exceptional research,
leadership and grantsmanship…Dr. Crompton is recognized as the most published
scholar in the history of both the tourism and the parks and recreation fields.” (Dr. Elsa
Murano, TAMU Vice Chancellor of Agriculture and Life Sciences).
The Association of Former Students’ Distinguished Achievement Award in
Research, 2002. Plaque, commemorative watch and stipend of $4,000. “In recognition
and appreciation of distinguished achievement in research…Dr. Crompton has been a key
researcher in two relatively unique fields of research: tourism marketing and public park
and resource management. Many consider him to be the single most influential
researcher in both of these fields…Not only has he published extensively, but his work
has substantially changed both research theory and professional practice…The name
Crompton has become synonymous with the term marketing around tourism and park
scholars and policy-makers worldwide.” (TAMU Association of Former Students).
Designated a Faculty Fellow of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, 2000.
Plaque and stipend of $4,000. “In recognition of significant scholarly accomplishments
and meaningful contributions to science through exceptional research, leadership and
grantsmanship...This award recognizes outstanding and productive faculty who have
contributed to the scholarly creation and dissemination of new knowledge through
exceptional research leadership and grantsmanship.” (Dr. Edward Hiler, TAMU ViceChancellor for Agriculture and Life Sciences).
Service
Texas A&M University Bush Excellence Award for Faculty in Public Service, 2004:
Presented by President George H.W. Bush. Plaque and stipend of $2,500. “In recognition
of a history of exemplary public service and outreach programs at Texas A&M. The
award recognizes Dr. Crompton’s outstanding contributions to public service through
sustained, long-term application of disciplinary expertise to the public and non-profit
sectors in local, statewide, national and international arenas.” (President George H.W.
Bush).
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
2011-present Appointed as Advocate for the Texas A&M University Institue for Advanced
Study (TIAS)
2010 - 2011 Co-chair of the Provost Search Advisory Committee
2008 - 2009 Co-chair of the Texas A&M Academic Master Plan Accelerating Excellence
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Engagement Roadmap Committee.
Member of the Association of Former Students Awards Committee
Distinguished Professors Executive Committee
Member of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station’s Fellow Recognition
Committee
2002 - 2004 Member of the University Distinguished Lecturers Committee
2000 & 2001 Chair, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Tenure and Promotion Review
Committee
1994
Member of College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Strategic Planning
Steering Committee
1993
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Liaison for Continuous
Improvement Program
1993
Member of Community of Scholars Subcommittee, National Science Board and
Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable Project
1992 - 1993 Chair, Search Advisory Committee for Head of Department of Recreation, Park
and Tourism Sciences
1986
Member of the Search Advisory Committee for Head of Department of Wildlife
and Fisheries Sciences
2008
2005 - 2011
2003 - 2005
1985
Chair, Search Advisory Committee for Head of Department of Recreation
and Parks
1982
College of Agriculture Ad Hoc Committee on Entrepreneurial Management and
Business Courses for Agricultural Majors
1980 - 1983 Member of Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, College of Agriculture
1980 - 981
Member of Subcommittee on Professional Graduate Studies, Committee of
Graduate Instruction, College of Agriculture
1977 - present Various Departmental Committees including Chair of Graduate Affairs
Committee 1991-1996, and Chair of Tenure and Promotion
Committee 1989-1998 and 2001-2006, and Department Head Search Committees
1985, 1992, 2000 and 2007.
RESEARCH GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
Urban Technology System (National Science Foundation) and
The City of Arlington, Texas
Sea Grant Program TAMU
TAMU Mini-Grant Program
United States Travel Service, Department of Commerce
Center for Energy and Mineral Resources, TAMU
City of Arlington, Texas
TAMU College of Agriculture, Organized Research Fund
City of Austin, Texas
Houston Sports Association (Astrodome)
City of Arlington, Texas
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Expanded
Research Fund
1977
1977
1978
1979
1979
1979
1979
1980
1982
1984
$ 8,700
1,800
350
9,990
6,000
5,000
1,000
2,500
1,500
10,000
1986
25,650
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City of New Braunfels
U.S. Forest Service
Galveston Historical Foundation
Lower Rio Grande Valley Tourism Cooperative
U.S. Forest Service
Galveston Historical Foundation
TAMU Research Enhancement Program
San Antonio Fiesta Commission
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Galveston Historical Foundation
San Antonio Folklife Festival
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
National Recreation Foundation
Grapevine Main Street Days
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Galveston Historical Foundation
The Trull Foundation
National Recreation and Park Association
Central Power & Light Company
Hogg Foundation
National Recreation and Park Association
Tennessee Valley Authority, Land Between the Lakes
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
National Recreation and Park Association
Tennessee Valley Authority, Land Between the Lakes
National Recreation Foundation
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (with 8 co-principal
investigators)
Consortium of 7 Cities: College Station, Scottsdale,
Everett, Des Moines, Boise, Lansing and Grand Rapids
Ocean City, Maryland
Ocean City, Maryland
College Station
Lower Colorado River Authority
Lower Colorado River Authority
Texas Conservation Coalition
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Terese and Jacob Hershey Foundation
Lower Colorado River Authority
Caldwell Foundation
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1987
1987
1987
1990
1991
1991
1991
1992
1992
1992
1992
1992
1993
1993
1994
1994
1994
1994
1994
1994
1994
1995
1995
1996
1996
1996
1997
750
4,000
4,000
8,000
18,000
8,000
22,500
10,000
2,700
8,000
8,000
13,257
20,030
5,000
2,500
40,000
8,000
2,000
34,500
500
15,000
34,500
109,890
40,000
34,500
11,737
100,000
1998
237,500
1998
1998
2000
2001
2001
2001
2002
2002
2002
2003
2003
21,000
6,000
3,000
9,000
7,450
7,920
64,000
8,000
5,000
500
3,000
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Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Texas Coalition for Conservation
Texas Coalition for Conservation
East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Texas Coalition for Conservation
Sustainable Water Institute, Texas State University
City of College Station
Bryan/College Station Convention and Visitors Bureau
City of Mesquite
City of College Station
City of Lewisville
Palestine and Rusk CVBs
Terese and Jacob Hershey Foundation
Texas Consevation Coalition
Terese and Jacob Hershey Foundation
Bryan/College Station Convention and Visitors Bureau
City of Sugarland
Houston Parks Board
Houston Parks Board
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2003
2004
2004
2004
2004
2004
2005
2005
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2007
2009
2011
2011
2011
10,300
34,000
3,000
5,000
3,000
3,000
10,000
5,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
19,000
5,000
6,000
5,000
15,000
10,000
14,000
10,000
In addition to these grants received through regular university channels, many other research
projects have been funded by cities. In these cases, the relevant agency was not permitted to
directly fund the project through the university. However, they paid all data collection costs
associated with the projects. In some instances, this included hiring departmental graduate
students on the equivalent of assistantships, as well as interviewers, coders, supplies, etc.
Responsibility for directing these projects was undertaken because they contributed substantially
to the principal investigator's funded Experiment Station Projects. Examples of the magnitude of
the investment by cities in these projects include:
$120,000 City of Austin. This included a $50,000 grant from the Federal Urban Park and
Recreation Recovery Program (Six dissertations, theses or professional papers were
completed in the Department as a result of this project).
$ 22,800 Metropolitan Dade County, Florida. This was fully funded by the Federal Urban Park
and Recreation Recovery Program.
$ 11,000 Metropolitan Dade County, Florida. This was funded by the Federal Urban Park and
Recreation Recovery Program.
VIDEO AND RADIO PRODUCTIONS
The following video films were developed to aid in staff training for the Morale Welfare and
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Recreation Services Division of the United States Airforce. I was responsible for writing,
scripting and narrating these training films.
"Consumer Orientation"
"The Marketing Tasks"
"Selecting Target Markets"
"Promoting MWR Services"
28 minutes
20 minutes
20 Minutes
20 minutes
Completed December 1981
Completed September 1982
Completed in January 1983
Completed in October 1984
Two 15 minute tapes, produced in association with Texas A&M Public Information Service,
were broadcast by approximately 200 radio stations in Texas in February and May 1984:
"Perspective: On Pricing Recreation Services".
"Perspective: The Financial Status of Senior Citizens".
BOOKS AND PUBLISHED MONOGRAPHS
Dennis R. Howard & John L. Crompton (1980). Financing, Managing and Marketing
Recreation and Park Resources. Dubuque, Iowa: William Brown Co., 490 pp.
John L. Crompton & Charles W. Lamb. (1986). Marketing Government and Social Services.
New York: John Wiley and Sons, 485 pp.
John L. Crompton (1987). Doing More With Less In the Delivery of Recreation and Park
Services: A Book of Cases. State College, Pennsylvania: Venture Publishing Inc., 200 pp.
John L. Crompton & Charles W. Lamb (1991). Marketing Public Amenity Services. Osaka-Shi,
Japan: Yuji Sozo Corp., 460 pp. (Published in Japanese).
Dennis R. Howard & John L. Crompton (1995). Financing Sport. Morgantown, West Virginia:
Fitness Information Technology, 411 pp.
Peter A. Witt & John L. Crompton (1996). Recreation Programs that Work for At-Risk Youth:
The Challenge of Shaping the Future. State College, Pennsylvania: Venture Publishing, 357 pp.
An Abridged Edition of this book was also published under a different title: Recreation in High
Risk Environments: Programs that Work. Arlington, Virginia: National Recreation and Park
Association, 1996, 107 pp.
John L. Crompton (1999). Measuring the Economic Impact of Visitors to Sports Tournaments,
Festivals, and Special Events. Ashburn, Virginia: National Recreation and Park Association 87
pp.
John L. Crompton (1999). Financing and Acquiring Park and Recreation Resources.
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Champaign, Illinois: Human Kinetics, 534 pp. This was reprinted in 2009 by Waveland Press,
Long Grove, Illinois.
John L. Crompton (2000). The Impact of Parks and Open Space on Property Values and the
Property Tax Base. Ashburn, Virginia: National Recreation and Park Association, 114 pp.
John L. Crompton (2001). Parks and Economic Development. Chicago, Illinois: American
Planning Association, 76 pp.
Peter A. Witt & John L. Crompton (2002). Best Practices in Youth Development in Public Park
and Recreation Settings. Ashburn, Virginia: National Recreation and Park Association, 238 pp.
Dennis R. Howard & John L. Crompton (2004). Financing Sport (Second Edition).
Morgantown, West Virginia: Fitness Information Technology, 607 pp.
John L. Crompton (2004). The Proximate Principle: The Impact of Parks, Open Space and
Water Features on Residential Property Values and the Property Tax Base. Ashburn, Virginia:
National Recreation and Park Association, 187 pp.
John L. Crompton (2006). Twentieth Century Champions of Parks and Conservation: Recipients
of the Pugsley Medal 1928-1964. Urbana, Illinois: Sagamore, 278 pp.
John L. Crompton (2007). Community Benefits and Repositioning: The Keys to Park and
Recreation’s Future Viability. Ashburn, Virginia: National Recreation and Park Association,
188 p.p.
John L. Crompton (2008). Twentieth Century Champions of Parks and Conservation:
Recipients of the Pugsley Medal 1965-2007. Urbana, Illinois: Sagamore, 276 pp.
John L Crompton (2010). Parkland Dedication Ordinances in Texas: A Missed Opportunity.
College Station, Texas: AgriLife Extension, 62 pp.
John L. Crompton (2010). Measuring the Economic Impact of Park and Recreation Services.
Ashburn, Virginia: National Recreation and Park Association, 68 pp.
John L. Crompton (2013). A Memoir: College Station City Council 2007-2011. College Station,
Texas: Self-published.
Dennis R. Howard & John L. Crompton (2014). Financing Sport. (Third Edition) Morgantown,
West Virginia: Fitness Information Technology, 604 pp.
John L. Crompton (2014). Sponsorship for Sport Managers. Morgantown, West Virginia: Fitness
Information Technology, 278 pp.
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BOOK CONTRIBUTIONS
John L. Crompton (1976). Problems of Provision and Planning for Leisure. In J.T. Haworth &
M.A. Smith (Eds.) Work and Leisure - An Interdisciplinary Study in Theory, Education and
Planning. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton Book Company, 174-190.
John L. Crompton (1979). The Public-Commercial Joint Venture. In Carlton S. Van Doren,
George B. Priddle & John E. Lewis (Eds.) Land and Leisure: Concepts and Methods in Outdoor
Recreation. Chicago, Illinois: Maaroufa Press, 227-234.
Charles W. Lamb & John L. Crompton (1980). Qualitative Measures of Program Success. In
Tom Goodale & Peter A. Witt (Eds.) Recreation and Leisure: Issues in an Era of Change. State
College, Pennsylvania: Venture Publishing, 326-338.
John L. Crompton & Carlton S. Van Doren (1980). Amusement Parks, Theme Parks and
Municipal Leisure Services: Contrasts in Adaptation to Cultural Change. In Fred W. Martin
(Ed.) Leisure Today: Selected Readings. Washington, DC: American Association of Leisure
and Recreation, 80-92.
John L. Crompton (1980). Commercial and Public Cooperation to Provide Facilities for
Recreation: Examples from Europe and the United States. In Fred W. Martin (Ed.) Leisure
Today: Selected Readings. Washington, DC: American Association of Leisure and Recreation,
95-96.
John L. Crompton (1982). Public Services--To Charge or Not to Charge, In Philip Kotler, O.C.
Ferrell & Charles W. Lamb, (Eds.) Cases and Readings in Non-Profit Marketing. Englewood
Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 190-200.
John L. Crompton & Sharon Bonk (1982). An Empirical Investigation of the Appropriateness of
the Product Life Cycle to Municipal Library Services, In Philip Kotler, O.C. Ferrell & Charles
W. Lamb, (Eds.) Cases and Readings in Non-Profit Marketing. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey:
Prentice Hall, 169-177.
Charles W. Lamb & John L. Crompton (1982). Distributing Public Services: A Strategic
Approach. In Philip Kotler, O.C. Ferrell & Charles W. Lamb, (Eds.) Cases and Readings in NonProfit Marketing. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 210-226.
John L. Crompton, Valarie E. Zeithaml & Charles W. Lamb (1983). Public Program
Termination: Conditions, Constraints, and Management Strategies. In James L. Perry &
Kenneth L. Kraemer (Eds.) Public Management: Perspectives from the Public and Private
Sectors. Palo Alto, California: Mayfield Publishing.
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John L. Crompton (1983). Needs Assessment: Taking the Pulse of the Public Recreation Client.
In National Park Service (Eds.) Marketing Parks and Recreation. State College, Pennsylvania:
Venture Press, 61-110.
John L. Crompton (1985). Marketing: Neither Snake Oil nor Panacea? In Tom Goodale &
Peter A. Witt (Eds.) Recreation and Leisure: Issues in an Era of Change. Second Edition. State
College, Pennsylvania: Venture Publishing, 175-194.
John L. Crompton (1986). The Tourist Experience: Satisfaction and Dissatisfaction. In Jan van
Harssel (Ed.), Tourism: An Exploration. Second Edition. Elmsford, New York: National
Publishers of the Black Hills, 163-166.
John L. Crompton & Charles W. Lamb (1987). Establishing a Price for Government Services.
In Philip Kotler, O.C. Ferrell, & Charles W. Lamb (Eds.) Strategic Marketing For Non-Profit
Organizations: Cases and Readings, Third Edition. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice
Hall, 249-254.
Charles W. Lamb & John L. Crompton (1987). Distribution Decisions for Public Services. In
Philip Kotler, O.C. Ferrell, & Charles W. Lamb (Eds.) Strategic Marketing For Non-Profit
Organizations: Cases and Readings, Third Edition. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice
Hall, 260-171.
John L. Crompton (1987). Are Your Leisure Services Distributed Equitably? In Joseph J.
Bannon, Jr. (Ed.) Current Issues in Leisure Services. Washington, D.C.: International City
Management Association, 93-107.
John L. Crompton (1987). How to Establish a Price for Park and Recreation Services. In Joseph
J. Bannon, Jr. (Ed.) Current Issues in Leisure Services. Washington, D.C.: International City
Management Association, 108-118.
Charles W. Lamb & John L. Crompton (1990). Analyzing Marketing Performance. In Seymour
H. Fine (Ed.) Social Marketing. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 173-184.
John L. Crompton (1991). Marketing: Neither Snake Oil Nor Panacea. In Tom Goodale &
Peter A. Witt (Eds.) Recreation and Leisure: Issues in an Era of Change. Third Edition. State
College, Pennsylvania: Venture Publishing, 213-230.
John L. Crompton & Charles W. Lamb (1991). Effectiveness (not Efficiency) is the Primary
Measure of Program Success. In Tom Goodale & Peter A. Witt (Eds.) Recreation and Leisure:
Issues in an Era of Change. Third Edition. State College, Pennsylvania: Venture Publishing,
171-182.
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Ronald E. McCarville, Beverley L. Driver & John L. Crompton (1992). Persuasive
Communication and the Pricing of Public Leisure Services. In Michael J. Manfredo (Ed.)
Influencing Human Behavior: Theory and Applications in Recreation, Tourism, and Natural
Resources Management. Champaign, Illinois: Sagamore Press, 263-292.
John L. Crompton (1993). How to Generate and Evaluate Ideas in Tourism: A Guide to
Brainstorming. In Mahmood Khan, Michael Olsen & Turgut Var (Eds.) Encyclopedia of
Hospitality and Tourism. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 861-869.
John L Crompton (1996). Urban and Regional Tourism: Balancing Economic Benefits with
Other Community Needs. In M. Saayman (Ed.) Urban and Regional Tourism: Balancing the
Economy and the Ecology, Potchefstroom, South Africa: Institute for Tourism and Leisure
Studies at Potchefstroom University, 9-37.
John L. Crompton (1998). Economic Impact Analysis: Myths and Misapplications. In
Congressional Research Service Library of Congress (Eds) Outdoor Recreation: A Reader for
Congress. Washington DC: US Congress, Committee on Energy and natural Resources, 391-398.
Seoho Um & John L. Crompton (1999). The Roles of Image and Constraints at Different Stages
in the Tourist's Destination Decision Process. In Abraham Pizam & Yoel Mansfield (Eds.)
Consumer Behavior in Tourism and Hospitality, Binghamton, NY: Haworth, 81-102.
Peter A. Witt & John L. Crompton (2000). Trends in the Development of Recreation Services
for Youth at Risk. In: W.C Gartner & D.W. Lime. (Eds.) Trends in Outdoor Recreation, Leisure
and Tourism. Wallingford, UK:CABI Publishing, 393-402.
John L. Crompton (2001). Public subsidies to professional sport facilities in the USA. In Chris
Gratton & Ian D. Henry (Eds.) Sport in the City. London: Routledge, 15-34.
Muzaffer Uysal & John L. Crompton (2001). An Overview of Approaches used to Forecast
Tourism Demand. In Clement A. Tisdell (Ed.) The Economics of Tourism. Cheltenham,
England: Edward Elgar.
John L. Crompton (2001). Economic Impact Analysis of Sports Facilities and Events: Eleven
Sources of Misapplication. In Andrew Zimbalist (Ed.) The International Library of Critical
Writings in Economics: The Economics of Sport. Cheltenham, England: Edward Elgar.
John L. Crompton, Edgar L. Jackson & Peter A. Witt (2005). Integrating Benefits to Leisure
with Constraints to Leisure. In E. L. Jackson (Ed.) Constraints to Leisure. State College, PA:
Venture.
John L. Crompton (2006). Contributed 32 entries (33,000 words) to the Encyclopedia of
International Sports Studies edited by R. Bartlett, C. Gratton and C. Rolf. London: Routledge.
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Paul K. Ankomah, John L. Crompton and Dwayne Baker (2007). Influence of Cognitive
Distance in Vacation Choice. In Andreas Papatheodorou (Ed.) Managing Tourist Destinations.
Cheltenham, England: Edward Elgar.
Seong-Seop Kim and John L. Crompton (2007). The Influence of Selected Behavioral and
Economic Variables on Perceptions of Admission Price Levels. In Clive L. Morley (Ed.)
Managing Tourism Firms. Cheltenham, England: Edward Elgar.
John L. Crompton, Paul C. Fakeye, and Chi-Chuan Lue (2007). Positioning: The Example of the
Rio Grande Valley in the Winter Long Stay Destination Market in Managing Tourism
Destinations edited by Andreas Papatheodorou. Cheltenham, England: Edward Elgar.
John L. Crompton (2007). The Impact of Parks and Open Spaces on Property Taxes AND
Competitiveness: Parks and Open Space as Factors Shaping a Location’s Success in Attracting
Companies, Labor Supplies and Retirees in The Economic Benefits of Land Conservation edited
by Constance de Brun. San Francisco, California: Trust for Public Land.
John L. Crompton (2007). On Undergraduate “Benevolent Coercion” and Graduate Collegiality.
In Daniel Dustin and Thomas Goodale (editors). Making a Difference In Academic Life.
Pennsylvania: Venture Publishing.
John L. Crompton (2009). Axioms and Strategies for Repositioning Park and Recreation
Agencies Based on OFM, in Managing to Optimize the Beneficial Outcomes of Recreation
edited by B. L. Driver. State College, PA: Venture Press.
John L. Crompton (2009). Focus on Parks and Recreation. Local Planning: Contemporary
Principles and Practice edited by G. Hack, E. L. Birch, P. H. Sedway and M. J. Silver. Chicago:
International City/County Management Association, pp. 403-408.
John L. Crompton (2009). An assessment of the image of Mexico as a vacation destination.
AND Motivations for Pleasure Vacations. In Tourism edited by Stephen Page and Joanne
Connell. London: Sage Publications.
John L. Crompton and Stacey L. McKay (2010). Motives of Visitors Attending Festival Events;
AND John L. Crompton, Seokho Lee and Thomas L. Shuster, A Guide for Undertaking
Economic Impact Studies; AND John L. Crompton, Economic Impact Studies: Instruments for
Political Shenanigans. In Stephen Page and Joanne Connell. Event Tourism: Critical Concepts
in Tourism. London: Sage Publications.
Christel Botha, John L. Crompton & Seong-Seop Kim (2013). Developing a Revised
Competitive position for Sun/Lost City, South Africa. In Geoffery I. Crouch and J.R. Brent
Ritchse (editors). Competitiveness and Tourism. Chelterham, UK: Edward Elgar.
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Maria Joao Carneiro, Carolos Costa, & John L. Crompton (2013). Strategies for Positioning
Tourism Destinations: Trends Analysis. In C. Costa, E. Panyik & D. Buhalis (editors). European
Tourism Planning and Organization. Bristol, England: Channel View Publications.
Maria Joao, Carlos Costa, & John L. Crompton (2013). Imagem de destinos: O processo de
avaliação do posicionamento de destinos turísticos [Image of destinations: The process of
assessing the positioning of tourism destinations]. In C. Costa, f. Brandão, R. Costa, & Z. Breda
(editors). Productos e competitividade do turismo na Lusofonia [Products and competitiveness of
tourism in Lusofonia]. Lisboa: Escolar Editora.
REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES
John L. Crompton (1977). A Recreation Management System Model. Leisure Sciences, 1(1),
53-66.
John L. Crompton & Carlton S. Van Doren (1978). Changes in the Financial Status of Leisure
Services in Major Cities in the U.S. 1964-1974. Journal of Leisure Research, 10(1), 37-46.
John L. Crompton & Sharon Bonk (1978). An Empirical Investigation of the Appropriateness of
the Product Life Cycle to Municipal Library Services. Journal of the Academy of Marketing
Science, 6(1/2), 77-90.
John L. Crompton (1978). Development of a Taxonomy of a Leisure Service's Delivery System.
Research Note. Journal of Leisure Research, 10(3), 214-218.
John L. Crompton & David M. Hensarling (1978). Some Suggested Implications of the Product
Life Cycle for Public Recreation and Park Agency Managers. Leisure Sciences, 1(3), 295-308.
Pamela Thomason, John L. Crompton & B. Dan Kamp (1978). A Study of the Attitudes of
Impacted Groups within a Host Community Toward Prolonged Stay Tourist Visitors. Journal of
Travel Research, 17(3), 2-6.
John L. Crompton (1979). An Assessment of the Image of Mexico as a Vacation Destination
and the Influence of Geographical Location Upon that Image. Journal of Travel Research, 17(4),
18-23.
John L. Crompton & Richard J. Gitelson (1979). The Theory of Cumulative Attraction and
Compatibility: A Case Study of Two Major Commercial Leisure Enterprises. Baylor Business
Studies, No. 119, 7-16.
B. Dan Kamp, John L. Crompton & David M. Hensarling (1979). The Reactions of Travelers to
Gasoline Rationing and to Increases in Gasoline Prices. Journal of Travel Research, 18(1), 37-
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41.
John L. Crompton (1979). Motivations for Pleasure Vacations. Annals of Tourism Research,
6(4), 408-424.
John L. Crompton, Charles W. Lamb & Arnold Vedlitz (1979). Age and Sex Differences
Among Adolescent Participants in Nine Outdoor Recreation Activities. Research Quarterly,
50(4), 589-598.
John L. Crompton & Charles W. Lamb (1980). Eliminating Community Services - - The Leisure
Services Example. Community Development Journal, 15(2), 138-145.
John L. Crompton (1980). Public Services--To Charge or Not to Charge. Business, 30(2), 3140.
John L. Crompton, Charles W. Lamb & Patrick Schul (1980). The Attitudes of Recreation and
Park Administrators Toward Public Involvement. Leisure Sciences, 4(1), 67-76.
Charles W. Lamb & John L. Crompton (1981). The Status of the Marketing Concept in Public
Recreation and Park Agencies. Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, 9(1), 1-14.
John L. Crompton & Sharon Bonk (1981). Pricing Objectives for Public Library Services.
Public Library Quarterly, 2(1), 5-22.
John L. Crompton (1981). The Role of Pricing in the Delivery of Community Services.
Community Development Journal, 16(1), 44-54.
John L. Crompton & Richard J. Gitelson (1981). Consumer Reactions to the Standby Motor
Fuel Rationing Plan. Journal of Travel Research, 19(4), 27-36.
John L. Crompton, Charles W. Lamb & Arnold Veditz (1981). Recreational Activity Clustering
Among Adolescents, The Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 52(4), 449-457.
John L. Crompton, Charles W. Lamb & Patrick Schul( 1981). The Attitude of Public Agencies
Toward Public Participation as Perceived by Their Senior Admininstrators. Journal of the
Community Development Society, 12(1), 21-32.
John L. Crompton & Christine Sellar (1981). Do Outdoor Education Experiences Contribute to
Positive Development in the Affective Domain? The Journal of Environmental Education,
12(4), 21-29.
John L. Crompton (1981). Dimensions of the Social Group Role in Pleasure Vacations, Annals
of Tourism Research, 8(4), 550-568.
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John L. Crompton, Charles W. Lamb & Patrick Schul (1982). Rejoinder to McMillen's
Comments on "The Attitudes of Recreation and Park Administrators Toward Public
Involvement." Leisure Sciences, 5(1), 67-72.
John L. Crompton (1983). Selecting Target Markets--A Key to Effective Marketing. Journal of
Park and Recreation Administration, 1(1), 7-26.
John L. Crompton & Charles W. Lamb (1983). The Importance of the Equity Concept in the
Allocation of Public Services, Journal of Macromarketing, 3(1), 28-39.
Richard J. Gitelson & John L. Crompton (1983). The Planning Horizons and Sources of
Information Used by Pleasure Vacationers, Journal of Travel Research, 21(3), 2-7.
John L. Crompton & Charles W. Lamb (1983). The Importance of the Equity Concept
Revisited. Journal of Macromarketing, 3(1), 46-48.
John L. Crompton (1983). A Sympathetic Organizational Environment--A Key to Developing
New Programs. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration, 1(3), 11-22.
Patrick Schul & John L. Crompton (1983). Search Behavior of International Vacationers:
Travel Specific Lifestyle and Sociodemographic Variables. Journal of Travel Research, 22(2),
25-30.
John L. Crompton (1983). Recreation Vouchers: A Case Study in Administrative Innovation
and Citizen Participation. Public Administration Review, 43(6), 537-546.
John L. Crompton (1984). The Equitability of Full Price Policies for Senior Citizens Journal of
Park and Recreation Administration, 2(1), 3-8.
Carlton S. Van Doren, Stephen M. Holland & John L. Crompton (1984). Publishing in the
Primary Leisure Journals: Insight into the Structure and Boundaries of Our Research. Leisure
Sciences, 6(2), 239-256.
David J. Snepenger & John L. Crompton (1984). Leisure Activity Participation Models and the
Level of Discourse Theory. Journal of Leisure Research, 16(1), 22-33.
T. David Botterill & John L. Crompton (1984). Day Care: Is an Opportunity Being Missed?
Journal of Park and Recreation Administration, 2(2), 37-45.
Richard J. Gitelson & John L. Crompton (1984). Insights into the Repeat Vacation Phenomenon.
Annals of Tourism Research, 11(2), 199-218.
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John L. Crompton (1984). Voluntary Retrenchment of Park and Recreation Services:
Opportunities and Problems. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration, 2(3), 10-20.
Dennis R. Howard & John L. Crompton (1984). Who are the Consumers of Public Park and
Recreation Services? Journal of Park and Recreation Administration, 2(3), 33-48.
Muzaffer Uysal & John L. Crompton (1984). Determinants of Demand for International Tourist
Flows to Turkey. Tourism Management, 5(4), 288-297.
Sheila J. Backman & John L. Crompton (1984). Education Experiences Contribute to Cognitive
Development. Journal of Environmental Education, 16(2), 4-13.
Muzaffer Uysal & John L. Crompton (1984). Identification of Key Variables Explaining
International Tourists Flows to Turkey and Suggested Policy Implications. The Journal of
Turkish Economy and Tourism, 2(12), 4-15.
David J. Snepenger & John L. Crompton (1985). A Review of Leisure Participation Models
Based on the Level of Discourse Taxonomy. Leisure Sciences, 7(4), 443-466.
Muzaffer Uysal & John L. Crompton (1985). An Overview of Approaches Used to Forecast
Tourism Demand. Journal of Travel Research, 23(4), 7-15. This article was reproduced in
TUGEV [The Journal of the Tourism Education Foundation of Turkey], 1-24.
Charles W. Lamb & John L. Crompton (1985). Distribution Decisions for Public Services.
Journal of Academy of Marketing Science, 13(3), 107-123.
Muzaffer Uysal & John L. Crompton (1985). Deriving a Relative Price Index for Inclusion in
International Tourism Demand Estimation Models. (Research Note). Journal of Travel
Research, 24(1), 32-34.
John L. Crompton & Nick Duray (1985). An Investigation of the Relative Efficacy of Four
Alternative Approaches to Importance-Performance Analysis. Journal of the Academy of
Marketing Science, 13(4), 69-80.
John L. Crompton & Charles W. Lamb (1986). The Marketing Audit: A Starting Point for
Strategic Planning. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration, 4(1), 19-34.
Bruce E. Wicks & John L. Crompton (1986). Citizen and Administrator Perspectives of Equity
in the Delivery of Park Services. Leisure Sciences, 8(4), 341-366.
John L. Crompton & Charles W. Lamb (1986). Contrasting Marketing and Selling Orientations
in Government Organizations. Journal of Professional Services Marketing, 2(2), 157-168.
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John L. Crompton (1986). Pricing Public Sport and Recreation Services. South Africa Journal
for Research in Sport, Physical Education and Recreation, 9(2), 89-101.
Sheila J. Backman & John L. Crompton (1986). Developing Public Recreation and Park
Facilities with Tax Increment Financing. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration, 4(3),
40-48.
Seoho Um & John L. Crompton (1986). The Importance of Testing for a Significant Difference
Between Two Pearson Product-Moment Correlation Coefficients. (Research Note). Journal of
Leisure Research, 18(3), 206-209.
John L. Crompton & Charles W. Lamb (1987). Establishing a Price for Government Services.
Journal of Professional Services Marketing, 2(3), 67-82.
T. David Botterill & John L. Crompton (1987). Personal Constructions of Holiday Snapshots.
(Research Note). Annals of Tourism Research, 14(1), 152-156.
John L. Crompton, Ian S. Reid & Muzaffer Uysal (1987). Empirical Identification of Product
Life Cycle Patterns In the Delivery of Municipal Park and Recreation Services Journal of Park
and Recreation Administration, 5(1), 17-34.
Seoho Um & John L. Crompton (1987). Measuring Residents' Attachment Levels in a Host
Community. (Research Note). Journal of Travel Research, 26(1), 27-29.
John L. Crompton & Mark E. Havitz (1987). A Recreation Project that was Rejected: Lessons
from a Failure. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration, 5(2), 10-26.
John L. Crompton & Susan R. Orton (1987). The Real Estate Transfer Tax: An Alternative
Source of Park Acquisition and Development Funds. Journal of Park and Recreation
Administration,5(3), 20-26.
Muzaffer Uysal & John L. Crompton (1987). Deriving a Relative Price Index for Inclusion in
Internatonal Tourism Demand Estimation Models Revisited. (Research Note). Journal of Travel
Research, 25(3), 40.
Ronald E. McCarville & John L. Crompton (1987). Propositions Addressing Perceptions of
Reference Price for Public Recreation Services. Leisure Sciences, 9(4), 281-292.
Ronald E. McCarville & John L. Crompton (1987). An Empirical Investigation of the Influence
of Information on Reference Prices for Public Swimming Pools. Journal of Leisure Research,
19(3), 223-235.
Bruce E. Wicks & John L. Crompton (1987). An Analysis of the Relationship Between Equity
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Choice Preferences, Service Type and Decision Making Groups in a Large U.S. City. Journal of
Leisure Research, 19(3), 189-204.
Kelly J. MacKay & John L. Crompton (1988). A Conceptual Model of Consumer Evaluation of
Recreation Service Quality. Leisure Studies, 7(1), 41-50.
Sarah L. Richardson & John L. Crompton (1988). Latent Demand for Vacation Travel: A
Cross-Cultural Analysis of French- and English-Speaking Residents of Ontario and Quebec.
Leisure Sciences, 10(1), 17-26.
John L. Crompton (1988). A Citizen Sensitive Approach to Retrenching Services in the Public
Sector. American Review of Public Administration, 18(1), 79-94.
Leon E. Younger, John L. Crompton & Jill M. Decker (1988). Developing a Comprehensive
Sponsorship Program: A Case Study. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration, 6(1), 1221.
Ronald E. McCarville & John L. Crompton (1988). Selected Local Park and Recreation
Financial Indicators in the First Half of the 1980s: A Challenge to Conventional Wisdom.
Journal of Park and Recreation Administration, 6(3), 46-54.
Sarah L. Richardson & John L. Crompton (1988). Cultural Variations in Perceptions of
Vacation Attributes. Tourism Management, 9(2), 128-136.
Sarah L. Richardson & John L. Crompton (1988). Vacation Patterns of French and English
Canadians. Annals of Tourism Research, 15(3), 430-435.
Seoho Um, John L. Crompton & Daniel R. Fesenmaier (1988). Additional Considerations in
Sample Size Decisions for Recreation Participation Surveys. Journal of Park and Recreation
Administration, 6(3), 55-59.
John L. Crompton & Bruce E. Wicks (1988). Implementing a Preferred Equity Model for the
Delivery of Leisure Services in the United States Context. Leisure Studies, 7(3), 267-304.
Kelly J. MacKay & John L. Crompton (1988). Alternative Typologies for Leisure Programs.
Journal of Park and Recreation Administration, 6(4), 52-64.
Bruce E. Wicks & John L. Crompton (1989). Allocating Services for Parks and Recreation: A
Model for Implementing Equity Concepts in Austin, Texas. Journal of Urban Affairs, 11(2),
169-188.
John L. Crompton & Jill M. Decker (1989). Establishing a Federal Recreation Trust Fund: An
Analysis of the Options with Special Emphasis on a Manufacturers' Excise Tax. Journal of Park
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and Recreation Administration, 7(1), 1-14.
John L. Crompton & Jill M. Decker (1989). Administrative Issues Associated with a Federal
Recreation Trust Fund supported by a Manufacturers' Excise Tax. Journal of Park and
Recreation Administration, 7(2), 47-55.
John L. Crompton (1989). A Taxonomy of Public-Commercial Joint Ventures. Society and
Leisure, 12(1), 107-122.
John L. Crompton & Kelly J. MacKay (1989). Users' Perceptions of the Relative Importance of
Service Quality Dimensions in Selected Public Recreation Programs. Leisure Sciences, 11(4),
367-375.
Sheila J. Backman & John L. Crompton (1989). Discriminating Between Continuers and
Discontinuers of Two Public Leisure Services. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration,
7(4), 56-71.
Wei Lu, John L. Crompton & Leslie M. Reid (1989). Cultural conflicts: Experiences of U.S.
Visitors to China. Tourism Management, 10(4), 322-332.
Bruce E. Wicks & John L. Crompton (1990). Predicting the Equity Preferences of Park and
Recreation Department Employees and Residents of Austin, Texas. Journal of Leisure Research,
22(1), 18-35.
Paul K. Ankomah & John L. Crompton (1990). Unrealized Tourism Potential: The Case of
Sub-Saharan Africa. Tourism Management, 11(1), 11-28.
Mark E. Havitz & John L. Crompton (1990). The Influence of Persuasive Messages on
Propensity to Purchase Selected Recreational Services from Public or from Commercial
Suppliers. Journal of Leisure Research, 22(1), 71-88.
Seoho Um & John L. Crompton (1990). Attitude Determinants in Tourism Destination Choice.
Annals of Tourism Research, 17(3), 432-448.
Yong-Kwan Kim & John L. Crompton (1990). Role of Tourism in Unifying the two Koreas.
Annals of Tourism Research, 17(3), 353-366.
John L. Crompton (1990). Protecting Park and Natural Areas without Purchasing Them: A
Review of Methods Adopted in the U.S.A. Society and Leisure, 13(2), 431-454.
Jill M. Decker & John L. Crompton (1990). Business Location Decisions: The Relative
Importance of Quality of Life and Recreation, Park, and Cultural Opportunities. Journal of Park
and Recreation Administration, 8(2), 26-43.
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Sheila J. Backman & John L. Crompton (1990). Differentiating Between Active and Passive
Discontinuers of Two Leisure Activities. Journal of Leisure Research, 22(3), 197-212.
Kelly J. MacKay & John L. Crompton (1990). Measuring the Quality of Recreation Services.
Journal of Park and Recreation Administration, 8(3), 47-56.
John L. Crompton (1990). The Perspectives of Impacted Stakeholder Groups Toward Park and
Recreation Exactions. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration, 8(4), 1-22.
Seoho Um & John L. Crompton (1991). Development of Pleasure Travel Attitude Dimensions.
Research Note Annals of Tourism Research, 18(3), 500-503.
Julia A. Hamilton, John L. Crompton & Thomas A. More (1991). Identifying the Dimensions of
Service Quality in a Park Context. Journal of Environmental Management, 32(3), 211-220.
Sheila J. Backman & John L. Crompton (1991). Differentiating between High, Spurious, Latent
and Low Loyalty Participants in Two Leisure Activities. Journal of Park and Recreation
Administration, 9(2), 1-17.
Sheila J. Backman & John L. Crompton (1991). The Usefulness of Selected Variables for
Predicting Activity Loyalty. Leisure Sciences, 13(3), 205-220.
Paul C. Fakeye & John L. Crompton (1991). Image Differences Between Prospective, FirstTime and Repeat Visitors to the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Journal of Travel Research, 30(2),
10-16.
John L. Crompton, Kelly J. MacKay & Daniel R. Fesenmaier (1991). Identifying Dimensions of
Service Quality in Public Recreation. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration, 9(3), 1528.
Paul K. Ankomah & John L. Crompton (1992). Tourism Cognitive Distance: A Set of Research
Propositions. Annals of Tourism Research, 19(2), 323-342.
Paul C. Fakeye & John L. Crompton (1992). The Importance of Socialization to Repeat
Visitation. Research Note. Annals of Tourism Research, 19(2), 364-366.
John L. Crompton (1992). Structure of Vacation Destination Choice Sets. Annals of Tourism
Research, 19(3), 420-434.
Seoho Um & John L. Crompton (1992). The Roles of Perceived Inhibitors and Facilitators in
Pleasure Travel Destination Decisions. Journal of Travel Research, 30(3), 18-25.
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John L. Crompton & Chi-Chuan Lue (1992). Patterns of Equity Preferences Among
Californians for Allocating Park and Recreation Resources. Leisure Sciences, 14(3), 227-246.
John L. Crompton, Paul C. Fakeye & Chi-Chuan Lue (1992). Positioning: The Example of the
Lower Rio Grande Valley in the Winter Long Stay Destination Market. Journal of Travel
Research, 31(2), 20-26.
Tae-Hee Lee & John L. Crompton (1992). Measuring Novelty Seeking in Tourism. Annals of
Tourism Research, 19(4), 732-751.
Ian S. Reid & John L. Crompton (1993). A Taxonomy of Leisure Purchase Decision Paradigms
Based on Level of Involvement. Journal of Leisure Research, 25(2), 182-202.
Chi-Chuan Lue, John L. Crompton & Daniel R. Fesenmaier (1993). Conceptualization of MultiDestination Pleasure Trips. Annals of Tourism Research, 20(2), 289-301.
Jill M. Decker & John L. Crompton (1993). Attracting Footloose Companies: An Investigation
of The Business Location Decision Process. Journal of Professional Services Marketing, 9(1),
69-94.
Ronald E. McCarville, John L. Crompton & Jane A. Sell (1993). The Influence of Outcome
Messages on Reference Prices. Leisure Sciences, 15(2), 115-130.
John L. Crompton & Paul K. Ankomah (1993). Choice Set Propositions in Destination
Decisions. Annals of Tourism Research, 20(3), 461-476
John Ap & John L. Crompton (1993). Residents' Strategies for Responding to Tourism Impacts.
Research Note, Journal of Travel Research, 32(1), 47-49.
John L. Crompton (1993). Understanding a Business Organization's Approach to Entering a
Sponsorship Partnership. Festival Management and Event Tourism, 1(3), 98-109.
John L. Crompton (1993). Sponsorship of Sport by Tobacco and Alcohol Companies: A
Review of the Issues. Journal of Sport and Social Issues, 17(3), 148-167.
John L. Crompton & Lisa L. Love (1994). Using Inferential Evidence to Determine Likely
Reaction to a Price Increase at a Festival. Journal of Travel Research, 32(4), 32-36.
John L. Crompton & Stacey L. McKay (1994). Measuring the Economic Impact of Festivals and
Events: Some Myths, Misapplications and Ethical Dilemmas. Festival Management and Event
Tourism, 2(1), 33-44.
John L. Crompton (1994). Measuring the Returns on Sponsorship Investments at Major
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Recreation Events. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration, 12(2), 73-85.
John L. Crompton (1994). Benefits and Risks Associated with Sponsorship of Major Events.
Festival Management and Event Tourism, 2(2), 66-74.
John L. Crompton & Brian P. McGregor (1994). Trends in the Financing and Staffing of Local
Government Park and Recreation Services. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration,
12(3), 19-37.
John L. Crompton (1995). Economic Impact Analysis of Sports Facilities and Events: Eleven
Sources of Misapplication. Journal of Sport Management, 9(1), 14-35.
Teri L. Mayfield & John L. Crompton (1995). Development of an Instrument for Identifying
Community Reasons for Staging a Festival. Journal of Travel Research, 33(3), 37-44.
Teri L. Mayfield & John L. Crompton (1995). The Status of the Marketing Concept Among
Festival Organizers. Journal of Travel Research, 33(4), 14-22.
John L. Crompton (1995). Factors that Have Stimulated the Growth of Sponsorship of Major
Events. Festival Management and Event Tourism, 3(2), 99-103.
John L. Crompton & Lisa L. Love (1995). The Predictive Validity of Alternative Approaches to
Evaluating Quality of a Festival. Journal of Travel Research, 34(1), 11-24.
Paul K. Ankomah, John L. Crompton & Dwayne A. Baker (1995). A Study of Pleasure
Travelers' Cognitive Distance Assessments. Journal of Travel Research, 34(2), 12-18.
Lorina Espericueta Schultz, John L. Crompton & Peter A. Witt (1995). A National Profile of the
Status of Public Recreation Services for At-Risk Children and Youth. Journal of Park and
Recreation Administration, 13(3), 1-25.
Chi-Chuan Lue, John L. Crompton & William P. Stewart (1996). Evidence of Cumulative
Attraction in Multidestination Recreational Trip Decisions. Journal of Travel Research, 35(1),
41-49.
T. David Botterill & John L. Crompton (1996). Two Case Studies Exploring the Nature of the
Tourist's Experience. Journal of Leisure Research, 28(1), 57-82.
Paul K. Ankomah, John L. Crompton & Dwayne A. Baker (1996). Influence of Cognitive
Distance in Vacation Choice. Annals of Tourism Research, 23(1), 138-150.
John L. Crompton (1996). Priorities in Tourists' Decision Making Research in the 1990s and
Beyond: From a North American Perspective. Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research, 1(1),
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18-24.
Shu Tian, John L. Crompton & Peter A. Witt (1996). Integrating Constraints and Benefits to
Identify Responsive Target Markets for Museum Attractions. Journal of Travel Research, 35(2),
34-45.
John L. Crompton (1996). The Potential Contributions of Sports Sponsorship in Impacting the
Product Adoption Process. Managing Leisure, 1(4), 199-212.
John L. Crompton (1996). Tax Incentives for Making Donations to Park and Recreation
Agencies. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration, 14(4), 65-81.
John L. Crompton & Stacey L. McKay (1997). Motives of Visitors Attending Festival Events.
Annals of Tourism Research, 24(2), 425-439.
Edward G. McWilliams & John L. Crompton (1997). An Expanded Framework for Measuring
the Effectiveness of Destination Advertising. Tourism Management, 18(3), 127-138.
Seong-Seop Kim, David Scott & John L. Crompton (1997). An Exploration of the Relationships
Among Social Psychological Involvement, Behavioral Involvement, Commitment, and Future
Intentions in the Context of Birdwatching. Journal of Leisure Research, 29(3), 320-341.
John L. Crompton (1997). Alternative Approaches to Securing Recreation and Park Amenities
Through Exactions. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration, 15(1), 16-36.
John L. Crompton, Lisa L. Love & Thomas A. More (1997). An Empirical Study of the Role of
Recreation, Parks and Open Space in Companies' (Re)Location Decisions. Journal of Park and
Recreation Administration, 15(1), 37-58.
John L. Crompton & Peter A. Witt (1997). Programs that Work: The Roving Leader Program in
San Antonio. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration, 15(2), 84-92.
Rebecca D. Childress & John L. Crompton (1997). A Comparison of Alternative Direct and
Discrepancy Approaches to Measuring Quality at a Festival. Journal of Travel Research, 36(2),
43-57.
Peter A. Witt & John L. Crompton (1997). The Protective Factors Framework: A Key to
Programming for Benefits and Evaluating for Results. Journal of Park and Recreation
Administration, 15(3), 1-18.
John L. Crompton (1997). Partnering with Business: What's In It for Them? Journal of Park
and Recreation Administration, 15(4), 38-60.
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Traci L. Haigood & John L. Crompton (1997). The Role of Recreation Amenities in Retiree
Relocation Decisions. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration, 16(1), 25-45.
John L. Crompton (1998). Emergence of the Unfair Competition Issue in the United States.
Managing Leisure: An International Journal, 3(2), 57-70.
John L. Crompton (1998). Forces Underlying the Emergence of Privatization in Parks and
Recreation. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration, 16(2), 88-101.
Edouard V. Novatorov, Seong Seop Kim, Kent Wall & John L. Crompton (1998). The Index of
Recreation Marketing Excellence: An Audit Instrument for Measuring the Effectiveness of
Marketing Efforts at a Student Recreation Center. Journal of Park and Recreation
Administration, 16(3), 58-80.
John Ap & John L. Crompton (1998). Development and Testing of a Tourism Impact Scale.
Journal of Travel Research, 37(2), 120-130.
John L. Crompton (1998). Partnering: The Complementary Assets of Businesses and Park and
Recreation Agencies. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration, 16(4), 73-84.
John L. Crompton, Christel Botha & Seong-Seop Kim (1999). Testing Selected Choice Set
Propositions. (Research Note). Annals of Tourism Research, 26(1), 210-212.
John L. Crompton & Shu Tian (1999). What Response Rate Can be Expected from
Questionnaire Surveys that Address Park and Recreation Issues? Journal of Park and Recreation
Administration, 17(1), 60-72.
John L. Crompton (1999). Beyond Grants: Other Roles of Foundations in Facilitating Delivery
of Park and Recreation Services in the U.S. Managing Leisure, 4(1), 1-23.
John L. Crompton (1999). University Teaching--A Very Personal Perspective. Schole, 13, 8190.
Lisa L. Love & John L. Crompton (1999). The Role of Quality of Life in Business (Re)Location
Decisions. Journal of Business Research, 44(3), 211-222.
Christel Botha, John L. Crompton & Seong-Seop Kim (1999). Developing a Revised
Competitive Position for Sun/Lost City, South Africa. Journal of Travel Research, 37(4), 341352.
John L. Crompton & Seokho Lee (2000). The Economic Impact of 30 Sports Tournaments,
Festivals, and Spectator Events in Seven U.S. Cities. Journal of Park and Recreation
Administration, 18(2), 107-126.
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Dwayne A. Baker & John L. Crompton (2000). Quality, Satisfaction and Behavioral Intentions.
Annals of Tourism Research, 27(3), 785-804.
Seong-Seop Kim, Christel Botha & John L. Crompton (2000). Responding to Competition: A
Strategy for Sun/Lost City, South Africa. Tourism Management, 21(1), 33-42.
John L. Crompton (2000). Repositioning Leisure Services. Managing Leisure 5(2), 65-76.
John L. Crompton (2000). Designing Golf Courses to Optimize Proximate Property Values.
Managing Leisure 5(4), 192-199.
Edouard V. Novatorov & John L. Crompton (2001). Reformulating the Conceptualization of
Marketing in the Context of Public Leisure Services. Leisure Studies, 20(1), 61-75.
John Ap & John L. Crompton (2001). A Response to Lankford (Research Note). Journal of
Travel Research, 39(3), 317-318.
John L. Crompton (2001). On-site Sampling: A Potential Source of Overestimating Visitor Use
(Research Note). Journal of Travel Research, 39(3), 321-322.
John L. Crompton & Seong Seop Kim (2001). The Influence of Cognitive Distance in Vacation
Choice (Research Note). Annals of Tourism Research, 28(2), 512-515.
John L. Crompton & Shu Tian-Cole (2001). An Analysis of Thirteen Tourism Surveys: Are
Three Waves of Data Collection Necessary? Journal of Travel Research, 39(4), 356-368.
John L. Crompton (2001). The Impact of Parks on Property Values: A Review of the Empirical
Evidence. Journal of Leisure Research, 33(1),1-31.
Edouard V. Novatorov & John L. Crompton (2001). A Revised Conceptualization of Marketing
in the Context of Public Leisure Services. Journal of Leisure Research, 33(2), 160-201.
Stephanie T. West & John L. Crompton (2001). A Review of the Impact of Adventure Programs
on At-Risk Youth. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration, 19(2), 113-140.
John L. Crompton, Seokho Lee & Thomas J. Shuster (2001). A Guide for Undertaking
Economic Impact Studies: The Springfest Example. Journal of Travel Research, 40(1), 79-87.
John L. Crompton (2001). Perceptions of How the Presence of Greenway Trails Affects the
Value of Proximate Properties. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration,19(3), 33-51.
John L. Crompton (2001). Parks and Open Space: The Highest and Best Use of Public Land?
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Journal of Park and Recreation Administration, 19(3), 133-154.
John L. Crompton & Seong-Seop Kim (2001). Reactions to a Large Increase in Admission Price
to State Parks. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration, 19(4), 42-59.
Seong-Seop Kim & John L. Crompton (2001). The Effects of Different Types of Information
Messages on Perceptions of Price and Stated Willingness-to-pay. Journal of Leisure Research
33(3), 299-318.
Shu Tian-Cole, John L. Crompton & Victor L. Willson (2002). An Empirical Investigation of
the Relationships Between Service Quality, Satisfaction and Behavioral Intentions Among
Visitors to a Wildlife Refuge. Journal of Leisure Research 34(1), 1-24.
Seong-Seop Kim & John L. Crompton (2002). The Influence of Selected Behavioral and
Economic Variables on Perceptions of Admission Price Levels. Journal of Travel Research
41(2), 144-152.
John L. Crompton (2002). The Time for Kids Initiative in Portland, Oregon: Challenges of
Effective Multi-Partnering. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration 20(3), 81-99.
John L. Crompton (2002). The Rest of the Story. Journal of Leisure Research 34(1), 93-102.
John L. Crompton (2002). Adapting Herzberg: A Conceptualization of the Effects of Hygiene
and Motivator Attributes on Perceptions of Event Quality (Research Note). Journal of Travel
Research 41(3), 305-310.
Stacy R. Tomas, David Scott & John L. Crompton (2002). An Investigation of the Relationships
Between Service Quality, Satisfaction, and Intention to Visit Among Visitors to a Zoo.
Managing Leisure 7(4), 239-250.
Dennis R. Howard & John L. Crompton (2002). The Growth and Financial Status of
Professional Sports in North America: Insights for English Soccer Leagues? Managing Leisure
7(3), 145-163.
Shu Tian-Cole & John L. Crompton (2003). A Conceptualization of the Relationships Between
Service Quality and Visitor Satisfaction and Their Links to Destination Selection. Leisure
Studies 22(1), 65-80.
John L. Crompton, Dennis R. Howard & Turgut Var (2003). Financing Major League Facilities:
Status, Evolution and Conflicting Forces. Journal of Sport Management 17(2), 156-184.
Stacy R. Tomas, David Scott & John L. Crompton (2003). Assessing Service Quality and
Benefits Sought Among Zoological Park Visitors. Journal of Park and Recreation
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Administration 21(2), 105-124.
Peter A. Witt & John L. Crompton (2003). Positive Youth Development Practices in Recreation
Settings in the United States. World Leisure Journal 45(2), 4-11.
Andrew T. Kaczynski, John L. Crompton & John E. Emerson (2003). A Procedure for
Improving the Accuracy of Visitor Counts at State Parks. Journal of Park and Recreation
Administration 21(3), 140-151.
Dennis R. Howard & John L. Crompton (2003). An Empirical Review of the Stadium Novelty
Effect. Sport Marketing Quarterly 12(2), 111-116.
Seokho Lee & John L. Crompton (2003). The Attraction Power and Spending Impact of Three
Festivals in Ocean City, Maryland. Event Management (Research Note) 8(2), 109-112.
John L. Crompton & Dennis R. Howard (2003). The American Experience with Facility
Naming Rights: Opportunities for English Professional Football Teams. Managing Leisure 8,
212-226.
John L. Crompton & Andrew T. Kaczynski (2003). Trends in Local Park and Recreation
Department Finances and Staffing from 1964/65 to 1999/2000. Journal of Park and Recreation
Administration 21(4), 124-144.
John L. Crompton (2004). Beyond Economic Impact: An Alternative Rationale for the Public
Subsidy of Major League Sports Facilities. Journal of Sport Management 18, 40-58.
Stacy R. Tomas & John L. Crompton (2004). Repositioning Texas State Parks. Journal of Park
and Recreation Administration 22(1), 115-128.
John L. Crompton & Seong-Seop Kim (2004). Temporal Changes in Perceived Constraints to
Visiting State Parks. Journal of Leisure Research 36(2), 160-182.
John L. Crompton (2004). Conceptualization and Alternate Operationalizations of the
Measurement of Sponsorship Effectiveness in Sport. Leisure Studies 23(3), 267-281.
John L. Crompton. Sponsorship Ambushing in Sport (2004). Managing Leisure 9, 1-12.
John L.Crompton & Andrew T. Kaczynski (2004). Trends in State Governments’ Expenditures
on Parks and Recreation 1989/90 through 1999/2000. Journal of Park and Recreation
Administration 22(2), 101-116.
Dennis R. Howard & John L. Crompton (2004). Tactics used by Sports Organizations in the
United States to Increase Ticket Sales. Managing Leisure 9(2), 87-95.
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Andrew T. Kaczynski & John L. Crompton (2004). An Operational Tool for Determining the
Optimum Repositioning Strategy for Leisure Services Departments. Managing Leisure 9(3),
127-144.
Andrew T. Kaczynski & John L. Crompton (2004). Development of a Multi-Dimensional Scale
for Implementing Positioning in Public Park and Recreation Agencies. Journal of Park and
Recreation Administration 22(2), 1-27.
Sarah Nicholls & John L. Crompton. (2005). Why do People Choose to live in Golf Course
Communities? Journal of Park and Recreation Administration 23(1), 37-52.
Kam Hung & John L. Crompton (2005). Exploration of the Aging Phenomenon in Hong Kong
and its Implications for Leisure Service Delivery. World Leisure Journal 47(3), 42-53.
Sarah Nicholls & John L. Crompton (2005). Impacts of Regional Parks on Property Values in
Texas. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration 23(2), 87-108.
Jamie Rae Walker & John L. Crompton (2005). A Review of Real Estate Transfer Tax
Legislation Enacted by 13 States and 3 Local Areas to Fund Parks and Conservation. Journal of
Park and Recreation Administration 23(3), 100-114.
Sarah Nicholls & John L. Crompton (2005). The Impact of Greenways on Property Values:
Evidence from Austin, Texas. Journal of Leisure Research 37(3), 321-341.
John L. Crompton (2005). The Impact of Parks on Property Values: Empirical Evidence from
the Past Two Decades in the United States. Managing Leisure 10, 203-218..
John L. Crompton (2005). Issues Related to Sustaining a Long-term Research Interest in
Tourism. Journal of Tourism Studies 16(2), 34-43.
Andrew T. Kaczynski & John L. Crompton (2006). Financing Priorities in Local Governments:
Where do Park and Recreation Services Rank? Journal of Park and Recreation Administration
24(1), 84-103.
John L. Crompton (2006). Economic Impact Studies: Instruments for Political Shenanigans?
Journal of Travel Research 45(August), 67-82.
Kam Hung & John L. Crompton. (2006). Benefits and Constraints Associated with the Use of
an Urban Park Reported by a Sample of Elderly in Hong Kong. Leisure Studies 25(3), 291-311.
John L. Crompton & Sarah Nicholls (2006). An Assessment of Tax Revenues Generated by
Homes Proximate to a Greenway. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration 24(3), 96-102.
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John L. Crompton (2006). The Genesis of the Proximate Principle in the Development of Urban
Parks in England. Annals of Leisure Research 19(4), 214-244.
John L. Crompton.(2007). The Role of the Proximate Principle in the Emergence of Urban Parks
in the United Kingdom and the United States. Leisure Studies 26(2), 213-234.
Sarah Nicholls & John L. Crompton (2007). The Impact of a Golf Course on Residential
Property Values. Journal of Sport Management 21(4), 555-570
So Yon Lee, James F. Petrick & John L. Crompton (2007). The Roles of Quality and
Intermediary Constructs in Determining Festival Attendees’ Behavioral Intentions. Journal of
Travel Research 45(4), 402-412.
William J. Boswell & John L. Crompton (2007). A City’s Strategy to Fund a Golf Course by
Developing Homes on Proximate Property. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration
25(1), 115-127.
John L. Crompton & Stephanie T. West (2008). The Role of Moral Philosophies, Operational
Criteria and Operational Strategies in Determining Equitable Allocation of Resources for
Leisure Services in the United States. Leisure Studies 27(1), 35-58.
Michael A. Hunt & John L. Crompton (2008). Investigating Attraction Compatibility in an East
Texas City. International Journal of Travel Research 10, 237-246.
John L. Crompton (2008). Evolution and Implications of a Paradigm Shift in the Marketing of
Leisure Services in the U.S. Leisure Studies 27(2), 181-205.
Stephanie T. West & John L. Crompton (2008). A Comparison of Preferences and Perceptions
of Alternate Equity Operationalizations in a Texas Community. Leisure Sciences 30(5), 409428.
John L. Crompton (2008). Empirical Evidence of the Contributions of Park and Conservation
Lands to Environmental Sustainability: The Key to Repositioning the Parks Field. World Leisure
Journal 50(3), 154-172.
John L. Crompton (2008). Empirical Evidence of the Contributions of Parks and Recreation to
Alleviating Social Problems: A Key to Repositioning the Parks and Recreation Field. World
Leisure Journal 50(4), 243-258.
John L. Crompton (2009). Strategies for Implementing Repositioning of Leisure Services.
Managing Leisure 14(2), 87-111.
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John L. Crompton (2009). How well do Purchase of Development Rights Programs Contribute to
Park and Open Space Goals in the United States? World Leisure Journal.
Maria J. Carneiro & John L. Crompton (2010). The Influence of Involvement, Familiarity and
Constraints on the Search for Information about Destinations. Journal of Travel Research 49(4),
451-470.
John L. Crompton (2010). An Analysis of Parkland Dedication Ordinances in Texas. Journal of
Park and Recreation Administration 28(1). 70-102.
John L. Crompton (2010). The Commercial Property Endowment Model for Delivering Park
and Recreation Services. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration 28(1), 103-111.
John L. Crompton (2010). Eleven Strategies for Reducing Negative Responses to Price Increases
for Public Park and Recreation Services. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration 28(3),
114-146.
John L. Crompton (2011). Using External Reference Price to Reduce Resistance to Leisure
Service Pricing Increases. Managing Leisure. 16, 207-215.
John L. Crompton (2011). A Theoretical Framework for Formulating Non-Controversial Prices
for Public Park and Recreation Services. Journal of Leisure Research 43(1), 1-29.
Jamie Rae Walker & John L. Crompton (2012). The Relationship of Household Proximity to
Park Use. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration 30(3), 52-63.
Jamie Rae Walker & John L. Crompton (2013).The Impact of Five Potential Institutional
Barriers on Park Visitation. Managing Leisure. 18 (1), 61-70.
John L. Crompton (2013). Estimates of the Economic Benefits Accruing from an Expansion of
Houston’s Bayou Greenway Network. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration. 30(4), 8393.
Stephanie T. West & John L. Crompton (2013). Who Ought to Receive What? An Instrument to
Assess a Community’s Preferred Strategy for Allocating Leisure Service Resources. World
Leisure Journal. 55(1), 1-20.
John L. Crompton and Dennis R. Howard (2013). Costs: The Rest of the Economic Impact
Story. Journal of Sport Management. 27, 379-392.
John L. Crompton (2013). The Health Rationale for Urban Parks in the Nineteenth Century in
the USA. World Leisure Journal. 55(4), 333-346.
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Peter Harnik and John L. Crompton (2014). Measuring the Total Economic Value of a Park
System in a Community. Managing Leisure. (in press 19(3), May).
John L. Crompton (2014). Proximate Development: An Alternative Justification for Public
Investment in Major Sport Facilities? Managing Leisure. (in press 19(4), July).
John L. Crompton (2014). Potential Negative Outcomes from Sponsorship for a Sport Property.
Managing Leisure. (in press 19(5), September).
John L. Crompton (2014). Lessons from Nineteenth Century Advocacy in the United States for
Urban Parks as Antidotes for Ill-Health. World Leisure Journal. (in press 56(3), September).
John L. Crompton. Evolution of the “Parks as Lungs” Metaphor: Is it still relevant? Leisure
Studies. (in review).
John L. Crompton. Potential Negative Outcomes from Sport Sponsorship for a Company.
International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship. (in review).
John L. Crompton. Building Brand Equity through Sport Sponsorship: A Conceptualization.
Sport Management Review. (in review).
PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS
John L. Crompton (1970). Modern Cricket- -Market Madness. Loughborough Monitor, August
14, p. 22.
John L. Crompton & John A. Jeffery (1971). Leisure: Planning Facilities for the Year 2000.
Dutch Journal of Physical Education and Recreation, June, 21-24.
John L. Crompton (1972). Social and Economic Trends in Leisure. Baths Service, September,
41-43.
John L. Crompton & John A. Jeffery (1972). Investing in Leisure. Municipal Journal, 80(41),
1385-1386.
John A. Jeffery & John L. Crompton (1972). Spending the Money Wisely. Baths Service,
31(12), 406-407.
John L. Crompton (1973). Loughborough Recreation Planning Consultants Investigate ₤2
Million Scheme in Ulster. Baths Service, 32(2), 62-64.
John L. Crompton & John A. Jeffery (1973). Planning for Leisure. Sport and Baderbauten,
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May, 23-27.
John L. Crompton (1974-75). Planning for Leisure--Future Trends. Recreation Management,
December/January, 14-21, 33.
John L. Crompton (1974-75). Leisure Property Developer's Conference. Recreation
Management, December/January, 34-37.
John L. Crompton (1975). Book review, "Why People Play." Recreation Management, January,
46-47.
John L. Crompton (1975). What's Happening Elsewhere - Challenges and Opportunities.
Proceedings of the First Annual Institute on Inter-Agency Recreation and Leisure Services,
South Lake Tahoe, California, 120-138.
John L. Crompton & Robert B. Ditton (1975). A Feasibility Management and Economic Study
of Marinas on the Texas Gulf Coast, College Station, Texas: Texas A&M Sea Grant Program.
John L. Crompton & Robert B. Ditton (1975). An Economic Survey of Marinas on the Texas
Gulf Coast. Proceedings of the Ninth National Conference on Access to Recreational Waters.
Chicago, Illinois: Outboard Boating Club of America, 20-29.
John L. Crompton (1975). Commercial and Public Cooperation to Provide Facilities for
Recreation: Examples from Europe and the United States. Leisure Today, Journal of Physical
Education and Recreation, 46(9), 10-11.
John L. Crompton, Dennis D. Beardsley & Robert B. Ditton (1976). Marinas on the Texas Gulf
Coast. College Station, Texas: Texas Agricultural Experiment Station.
John L. Crompton & Carlton S. Van Doren (1976). Amusement Parks, Theme Parks, and
Municipal Leisure Services: Contrasts in Adaption to Cultural Change. Leisure Today, Journal
of Physical Education and Recreation, November/December, 18-22.
John L. Crompton (1977). The Feasibility of Themed Amusement Parks in the United Kingdom.
Estates Gazette, 242(5833), May, 673-675.
John L. Crompton (1977). The Public-Commercial Joint Venture. Parks and Recreation12(7),
20-23, 69.
John L. Crompton (1977). Book review, “Florida's Disney World: Promises and Problems.”
Leisure Sciences, 1(1), 109-112.
John L. Crompton (1977). Economic Feasibility of Marinas. Proceedings of the Eighth
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Recreation Management Institute, College Station, Texas: Department of Recreation and Parks,
53-60.
John L. Crompton (1978). Book review, "Recreation in the Countryside: A Spatial Analysis."
Leisure Sciences, 1(2), 195-198.
John L. Crompton (1978). Trends in User Pricing of Recreation and Park Services in America's
48 Largest Cities. Park Maintenance and Grounds Management, 31(11), 17-18.
John L. Crompton (1979). Recreation Programs Have Life Cycles, Too. Parks and Recreation,
14(10), 52-57, 69.
John L. Crompton (1979). The Participation of Male and Female Adolescents in Selected
Outdoor Recreation Activities. The Third Nationwide Outdoor Recreation Plan Appendix ll
Survey Technical Report 4. U.S. Department of Interior, Heritage Conservation and Recreation
Service.
John L. Crompton & Christine Sellar (1979). Changes in City Funds Allocated to Leisure
Services in Twenty-Seven Texas Cities. College Station, Texas: Texas Agricultural Experiment
Station. M.P. 1440.
John L. Crompton (1980). The Attitudes of Texas Recreation and Park Practitioners, and Their
Agencies' Attitudes, Toward Public Involvement. Texas Recreation and Park Society, 23(2), 1722.
John L. Crompton (1980). Park Finds Alternative Funds. TRAPS, 23(4), 18-19.
John L. Crompton (1981). When You Need More Income, Concessions Could Be Your Answer
to More Revenue. Park Maintenance and Grounds Management, 34(12), 9-11, 14-17.
John L. Crompton (1981). How to Find the Price that’s Right. Parks and Recreation, 16(3), 3239, 64.
John L. Crompton & Richard J. Gitelson (1981). Reactions of Texas Visitors to the Federal
Standby Motor Fuel Rationing Plan, College Station, Texas: Center for Energy and Mineral
Resources.
John L. Crompton & Charles W. Lamb (1981). Equity Considerations in the Distribution of
Public Services. In James H. Donnelly & William R. George (Eds.). Marketing of Services,
Chicago: American Marketing Association, 122-125.
John L. Crompton (1981). Pruning Back Unproductive Programs to Let New Programs Blossom.
In Challenge of Changes in Recreation, Proceedings of Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii: City
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Hall, 33-44.
John L. Crompton (1982). Are Your Recreation and Park Services Distributed Equitably?
Leisure Today. Journal of Physical Education and Recreation, 53(4), 67-70.
Joe Parrinello & John L. Crompton (1982). How Do Corporations Make Donation Decisions?
TRAPS, 24(1), 8-11.
John L. Crompton (1982). It's Magic? An Exercise in Creating Straw Men. Recreation
Reporter, March/April, 3.
Charles W. Lamb & John L. Crompton (1982). Effects of Demographic Trends on Government
and Social Service Agency Marketing. In F. Kelly Shuptrine & Peter H. Reigen (Eds.) Nonprofit Marketing: Conceptual and Empirical Research American Marketing Association, and
College of Business Administration, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, 64-68.
John L. Crompton (1982). Why Can't I Get a Beer When I Go to the Recreation Center? Parks
and Recreation, 17(8), 26-30.
Anne Livingston & John L. Crompton (1982). Estimating the Effects of Price Increases on
Attendance and Total Revenues. TRAPS, 7-11.
John L. Crompton (1982). Save Service Delivery Costs by Giving Responsibility for
Neighborhood Public Recreation Services Back to the Citizens. Spirit, 2(2), 26-29.
John L. Crompton (1982). The Market Approach to Recreation; Self-Sufficiency in Parks and
Recreation--The Economic Goal; AND Conference Summary. Proceedings of the 55th National
Conference of the Royal Australian Institute of Parks and Recreation, Perth, Western Australia.
John L. Crompton (1982). The Opportunities and Threats of Budget Cuts, Recreation Alberta,
October, 17-19.
John L. Crompton (1982). Psychological Dimensions of Pricing Leisure Services. Recreation
Research Review, 9(3), 12-20.
Phil Gray & John L. Crompton (1982). Marketing: A New Approach Towards Golf Course
Management, Park Maintenance and Grounds Management, 38(11), 10-13.
John L. Crompton (1983). The Need for a Crisis TRAPS, February/March, 6-8.
John L. Crompton (1983). The Tourist Experience: Satisfaction and Dissatisfaction. Leisure
Today, Journal of Physical Education and Recreation, 54(4), 50-52.
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John L. Crompton & Leon E. Younger (1983). What are You Doing for Your Corporate
Constituency? Parks and Recreation, 17(5), 42-46.
John L. Crompton (1983). Formulating New Directions with Strategic Marketing Planning.
Parks and Recreation, 18(7), 56-63, 66.
John L. Crompton (1983). Developing New Recreation and Park Programs Recreation Canada,
41(3), 27-34.
John L. Crompton (1983). Needs Assessment: Taking the Pulse of the Public Recreation Client,
College Station, Texas: Texas Agricultural Extension Service.
John L. Crompton (1984). Neighborhood Responsibility for Recreation: A Cost Savings
Approach TRAPS, April/May, 6-7.
John L. Crompton & David T. Botterill (1984). A Description of 25 Texas Festivals and Events,
College Station, Texas: Texas Agricultural Extension Service.
John L. Crompton (1984). Beyond the Better Mousetrap Employee Services Management,
27(4), 15-19.
John L. Crompton (1984). Book Review, "The Politics of Park Design: A History of Urban
Parks in America," Journal of Park and Recreation Administration, 2(4), 77-78 AND in TRAPS,
April/May, 10.
John L. Crompton (1984). Treating Equals Equally: Some Abuses in Pricing Public Services,
Parks and Recreation, 19(9), 67-71.
John L. Crompton & Nick Duray (1984). Developing and Using a Gifts Catalog, College
Station, Texas: Texas Agricultural Extension Service.
John L. Crompton (1984). The Trade-Off Between Equity and Efficiency. Visions in Leisure
and Business, November, 16-18. This article also appeared in Arizona Parks and Recreation,
Summer 1985, 5-7.
John L. Crompton (1984). Changing the Way TRAPS Operates--President's Message TRAPS.
November/December, 4-5.
John L. Crompton (1984). How to Establish a Price for Park and Recreation Services Trends,
21(4), 12-21. This article was reproduced in Recreation User Fees, Hearings from the
Subcommittees on Public Lands, Reserved Water and Resource Conservation, Ninety-Ninth
Congress Senate Hearing 99-303 June 22, 1985. Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office.
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John L. Crompton & Shane Sanders (1984). Past Records Can Predict Effect of Price Increases
on Golfing Park Maintenance and Grounds Management, 37(12), 10-13.
John L. Crompton (1985). The Corporate Challenge--President's Message TRAPS,
January/February, 4-5.
John L. Crompton & Carson Watt (1985). How to Generate and Evaluate Ideas: A Guide to
Brainstorming and Nominal Group Technique, College Station, Texas: Texas Agricultural
Extension Service.
John L. Crompton (1985). Public Leisure Services in the United States. In Stanley Parker (Ed.)
International Handbook of Leisure Studies and Research. London: Leisure Studies Association
Report No. 29, 115-117.
John L. Crompton (1985). On Professional Development--President's Message TRAPS,
March/April, 4-5.
John L. Crompton (1985). Winning Support--President's Message TRAPS, May/June, 4-5.
John L. Crompton (1985). If You Have Not Made Any Mistakes Recently, Why Not?
President's Message TRAPS July/August, 4-5. This article was reproduced in UMAST Network,
5(2), 1985.
Sheila J. Backman & John L. Crompton (1985). Using Tax Increment Financing to Develop
Park and Recreation Facilities in Texas TRAPS, January/February, 20-24.
John L. Crompton (1985). TRAPS is Changing. President's Message TRAPS,
September/October, 4, 6.
John L. Crompton (1985). Philosophy and System: Keys to Soliciting Support from the
Corporate Sector. Parks and Recreation, 20(12), 44-49, 65.
John L. Crompton (1985). El Paso Beckons. President's Message TRAPS,
November/December, 4.
John L. Crompton (1986). Book Reviews: "Recreation Business" and "For Fun and Profit"
Leisure Sciences, 8(2), 207-210.
John L. Crompton (1986). Citizen and Administrator Perspectives of Equity In the Delivery of
Park Services. In Jack Wilkinson (Ed.). Planning, and People. London: Leisure Studies
Association.
John L. Crompton (1986). TRAPS' Triumphs in 1985. President's Message TRAPS, January/
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February, 5.
John L. Crompton (1985-86). What Constitutes Departmental "Readiness" for a Comprehensive
Revenue Program? Nevada Recreation and Park Society Journal, 2-4.
John L. Crompton (1986). Consolidation. President’s Message SPRE Newsletter, January, 1.
John L. Crompton (1986). Our Responsibilities as Educators. President’s Message SPRE
Newsletter, April, 1-3.
John L. Crompton (1986). Revitalizing Ourselves. President’s Message SPRE Newsletter, July,
1-2.
John L. Crompton & Sarah L. Richardson (1986). The Tourism Connection: When Public and
Private Leisure Services Merge. Parks and Recreation 21(10), 38-44, 67.
John L. Crompton (1986). Goals for American Recreation, Economics and Funding: Six
Objectives. Leisure Today. Journal of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, October,3741.
Mark E. Havitz & John L. Crompton (1987). Promoting Recreation Programs with Low Power
Radio Broadcasts. Parks and Recreation, 22(2), 56-59, 75.
Leon E. Younger, John L. Crompton & Jill M. Decker (1987). Implementing a Travel Program:
A Case Study in Revenue Generation. Recreation Canada, 45(1), 29-33.
Leon E. Younger, John L. Crompton & Jill M. Decker (1987). Computerized Registration for
Recreation Classes: A Case Study. TRAPS, March/April, 7-8.
John L. Crompton & Jill M. Decker (1987). How to Bring in more Dollars from Municipal Golf
Courses. Park Maintenance and Grounds Management, 40(5), 12-16.
John L. Crompton (1988). Are You Ready to Implement a Comprehensive Revenue-Generating
Program? Parks and Recreation, 23(3), 54-60.
John L. Crompton (1988). "Introduction" written as editor of Special Issue of Trends 25(2), 1-3,
featuring the topic of Marketing.
John L. Crompton (1988). Cause Related Marketing: Doing Well by Doing Good. Trends,
25(2), 19-23.
John L. Crompton (1988). How to Get Something for Almost Nothing: Parks and Recreation,
23(5), 44-45.
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John L. Crompton (1988). Using Characters in Promotion: The Gus and Goldie Example.
Trends, 25(2), 45-47.
Bruce E. Wicks & John L. Crompton (1988). Implementing Equity in the Urban Recreation and
Parks Context. Trends, 25(3), 36-39.
John L. Crompton (1989). Projecting a Vibrant Image. Employee Services Management, 32(1),
10-13.
John L. Crompton (1990). Claiming Our Share of the Tourism Dollar. Parks and Recreation,
25(3), 42-47, 88.
John L. Crompton (1990). Tourism Research: Redirections for the Nineties. In J. T. O'Leary
(Ed.) Proceedings of the National Outdoor Recreation Trends Symposium III, Indianapolis,
Indiana, 944-956.
John L. Crompton (1990). Current Trends in Curriculum Development and Professional
Preparation in the Field of Leisure and Recreation Studies in the United States. Proceedings of
the International Symposium on Curriculum Development and Professional Preparation in
Health, Physical Education and Recreation, Osaka, Japan: Osaka College of Physical Education,
87-104.
John L. Crompton (1990). The Enigma of Sport Marketing AND Putting Together a Sport
Marketing Program. In Proceedings of The New Zealand Sport Marketing Conference,
Wellington, New Zealand: Hillary Commission.
John L. Crompton (1990). Strategies for Improving the Image of Park and Recreation Agencies.
In Conference Papers: The 55th Annual Conference of the New Zealand Institute of Park and
Recreation Administration, Christchurch, New Zealand. This paper was also published in
Recreation Australia, (1991)10(1), 4-12.
John L. Crompton (1991). A Profile of Students in Recreation, Park and Tourism Doctoral
Programs at Eight Major U.S. Universities. An invited paper in Journal of Park and Recreation
Administration, 9(1), 1-12. This paper was reproduced in Journal of Leisure Studies, 1, 87-98,
published in Korean by the Leisure Studies Institute, Kyonggi University, Korea, 1991.
John L. Crompton & Munehiko Harada (1991). A series of nine articles in Sports Business.
This magazine was published in Tokyo in Japanese and had a paid circulation of 25,000.
Retaining Customers: Part 1. Are You Marketing or Selling Fitness Services? 10(2), 4348.
Retaining Customers: Part 2. What Business Are We In? 10(3), 23-27.
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Retaining Customers: Part 3. Sustaining Intrinsic Motivation, 10(4), 11-16.
Retaining Customers: Part 4. Monitoring Service Quality, 10(5), 27-32.
Retaining Customers: Part 5. Marketing to Loyalty Segments, 10(6), 19-23.
Retaining Customers: Part 6. What Feedback Mechanisms are You Using? 10(7), 55-59.
Retaining Customers: Part 7. The Decision Balance Sheet: A Strategy for Retaining
First-Time Customers, 10(8), 43-47.
Retaining Customers: Part 8. The Psychology of Pricing for Retention, 10(9), 51-54.
Retaining Customers: Part 9. Program Evaluation and New Program Development,
10(10), 35-40.
John L. Crompton (1992). Park and Recreation Census Bureau Statistics. Management
Strategy, 16(4), 1, 3.
John L. Crompton (1993). Rescuing Young Offenders with Recreation Programs. Trends,
30(4), 23-26.
John L. Crompton (1993). Book Review, "Marketing Services: Competing Through Quality,"
Leisure Sciences, 15(2), 159-161.
John L. Crompton (1993). Economic Impact Analysis: Myths and Misapplications. Trends,
30(4), 9-13. This article also appeared in Outdoor Recreation: A Reader for Congress prepared
by the Congressional Research Service Library of Congress for the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources: Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1998, 387-394.
Lisa L. Love & John L. Crompton (1993). A Profile of Companies that considered Recreation
and Park Amenities to be Important in their (Re)location Decisions. Trends, 30(4), 14-18.
John L. Crompton (1993). Repositioning Recreation and Park Services: An Overview. Trends,
30(4), 2-5.
John L. Crompton (1993). Community Demands and Social Responsibility AND Recreation and
Tourism Linkages. In Proceedings of the Leisure Industry Conference, Wellington, New
Zealand: Hillary Commission.
John L. Crompton (1994). Book Review, "Leisure Marketing." Leisure Studies, 13(1), 71-72.
John L. Crompton (1994). Making Recreation Politically Relevant. The 1994 J. B. Nash
Scholar Lecture, Reston, Virginia: American Association for Leisure and Recreation.
John L. Crompton (1995). Book Review. "Leisure in Society: A Network Structural
Perspective." Tourism Management, 16(2), 115-116.
Peter A. Witt, John L. Crompton & Dwayne Baker (1995). Evaluating At-Risk Youth
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Recreation Programs. Leisure Today. Journal of Health, Physical Education and Recreation,
66(4), 27-30.
Lorina Espericueta, John L. Crompton, Peter A Witt & Laura C. Kurk (1995). A Guide to
Recreation and Park Agencies that offer Programs for At-Risk Youth, Arlington, VA: National
Recreation and Park Association.
John L. Crompton (1996). "Asia Pacific Tourism Association is Launched" Conference Report.
Annals of Tourism Research, 23(4), 965-966.
John L. Crompton (1996). Positioning: The Key to Securing Tax Resources for At-Risk Youth
Recreation Programs. Parks and Recreation in the 21st Century Chapter III. Edited by Tony A.
Mobley and Dan Newport. Arlington, Virginia: National Recreation and Park Association, 1534.
Peter A. Witt & John L. Crompton (1996). The At-Risk Youth Recreation Project. Journal of
Park and Recreation Administration, 14(3), 1-9 (invited paper). This paper was also published in
Parks and Recreation, 32(1), 54-61, 1997.
John L. Crompton & Michael T. Shellito (1997). Making Economic Sense out of Parks and
Recreation. California Parks and Recreation, 53(1), 22-26.
John L. Crompton & Peter A. Witt (1997). Repositioning: The Key to Building Community
Support. Parks and Recreation, 32(10), 80-90.
John L. Crompton & Seong-Seop Kim (1998). It's all in the Presentation: Did the Park and
Recreation Agency Lose $9,375 or Gain $525,000? California Parks and Recreation, 53(2), 3439.
John L. Crompton & Peter A. Witt (1999). Insights from Our Past. Trends, 35(4), 4-9.
Peter A. Witt & John L. Crompton (1999). Developing Recreation Services for Youth at Risk-Where are we? Trends, 35(4), 10-16.
Peter A. Witt, John L. Crompton & Joni E. Baker (1999). Taking it to the Streets: Roving
Leader Programs. Trends, 35(4), 41-45.
John L. Crompton (1999). The Economic Impact of Sports Tournaments and Events. Parks and
Recreation, 34(9), 142-150.
John L. Crompton (1999). Pole Position. The Leisure Manager, 17(10), 32-34. This paper was
also reproduced in International Federation of Park and Recreation Administration Bulletin,
December 1999, 20-21.
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Peter A. Witt & John L. Crompton (1999). Recreation Services for At-Risk Youth: Embracing a
New Paradigm in the New Millennium. Management Strategy, 23(4), 1, 7.
Peter A. Witt & John L. Crompton (1999). A Paradigm of the Times. Parks and Recreation,
34(12), 66-75.
John L. Crompton (2000). Sharing Space. Parks and Recreation, 35(3), 100-108.
John L. Crompton (2000). Soliciting Sponsorship and Donation Investments. The Park and
Recreation Trades, 7(9), 4-6.
John L. Crompton & Peter A. Witt (2000). Linkage Between University Activities and
Professional Practice. In T.A. Mobley & H.D. Sessons (Eds.) Developing Leadership for Parks
and Recreation in the 21st Century. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina: Leroy Springs and Company,
25-34.
John L. Crompton (2001). To Keep the Tax Bills Down, Should the Community Build Homes
or Parks? Parks and Recreation, 36(1), 68-75. This article was reprinted and also published in
Parks and Recreation 36(6), 80-85.
John L. Crompton (2001). The Impact of Parks on Property Values. Parks and Recreation,
36(1), 62-67. This article was reprinted and also published in Parks and Recreation 36(5), 90-95.
John L. Crompton (2001). Matching: A Key to Successful Sponsorship. Michigan Parks and
Recreation Fall, 10-12, 28.
Peter A. Witt & John L. Crompton (2002). Programming for the Future: Parks, Recreation and
Youth Development. Parks and Recreation, December 64-68.
John L. Crompton & Andrew T. Kaczynski (2004). Repositioning for Resources. Parks and
Recreation 39(7),26-33.
John L. Crompton (2005). How Cities use Parks to Promote Tourism. City Parks Forum
Briefing Paper #09. Chicago: American Planning Association.
John L. Crompton (2005). Forces Underlying the Emergence of Privatization in Parks and
Recreation (Executive Summary). The George Wright Forum 22(2), 59-60.
John L. Crompton (2005). George Torkildsen: A Tribute. Leisure Manager 23(12), p. 8.
John L. Crompton (2005). Repositioning the Parks and Recreation Field. Tennessee Parks and
Recreation Association Magazine, September, 6,17.
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John L. Crompton (2006). Book Review. “Sports Capitalism: The Foreign Business of
American Professional Leagues.” Leisure Studies 25(4), 488-490.
Kam Hung & John L. Crompton (2006). Exploration of the Aging Phenomenon in Hong Kong
from a Leisure Perspective. In Robert Burns (editor) Proceedings of the Northeastern Recreation
Research Symposium, West Virginia University, 2006.
John L. Crompton (2006). The Impact of Open Spaces on Property Taxes. Australasian Parks
and Leisure 9(1), 10-14.
John L. Crompton (2006). What Do You See? Wonderful Things: Reflections on David E. Gray
in George Butler Lecture Compendium. State College, PA: Venture Publishing.
John L. Crompton (2007). Book Review: The Economics of Association Football. Volumes I
and II. Leisure Studies 27(1), 100-102.
John L. Crompton (2007). The Impact of Parks and Open Spaces on Property Values.
California Parks and Recreation Winter, 32-38.
John L. Crompton (2008). The Future of Parks. In Proceedings of the Conference on the
Economic Impacts of Preserving Open Space lands. Jefferson County, Colorado: Plan Jeffco.
John L. Crompton (2010). Money on the Table. Parks and Recreation 45(3), March, 40-47.
John L. Crompton (2010). What’s Past is Prologue. Green Places. May, 10-13.
John L. Crompton (2010). College Station needs for Transportation. Bryan College Station
Eagle. October 15.
John L. Crompton (2010). Reflections on the Recall Petition. KBTX TV Blog Website.
December 2010.
John L. Crompton (2010). Water Conservation: A City Success Story. City of College Station
Blog. June 2010.
John L. Crompton (2011). Perspective on the Wellborn Issue. City of College Station Blog.
January.
John L. Crompton (2011). College Station Residents should Insist on Impact Fees for
Water/Wastewater Projects. City of College Station Blog. May 16.
John L. Crompton (2011). Repositioning recreation: Building a National Recreation Agenda. In
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Canada’s 2011 National Recreation Summit Proceedings Report. Alberta: Alberta Recreation
and Park Association.
John L. Crompton (2013). Are football players fully informed of the dangers? Bryan College
Station Eagle. May 2, 2013.
John L Crompton (2013). Revisiting the Multi-Use Pass. Parks and Recreation. June, 59-62.
John L. Crompton (2013). Are Your Seniors Moving to Center Stage? Parks and Recreation.
December, 36-41.
TECHNICAL REPORTS
This list of publications represents studies, for which I was either sole author or a principal
investigator, which upon completion were presented to the clients who contracted for them. In
most cases they were published in limited editions and circulated only to interested parties.
Copies of each of them are available upon request.
Feasibility of Developing a Leisure Centre At Fetcham Grove, Leatherhead. Volume 1. Demand
Considerations and Physical Planning. Volume 2, Financial Implications and Managerial
Organization. Presented to Leatherhead Urban Council, Surrey, England. 1970.
Study of the Feasibility of Developing an Indoor Leisure Complex in Dunstable. Volume 1,
Market Feasibility. Volume 2, Design and Management Implications. Presented to Dunstable
Borough Council, England. 1971.
Craigavon Recreation Forum Feasibility Study. Part 1, Demand Considerations and Physical
Planning. Part 2, Financial Implications and Managerial Organization. Presented to Craigavon
Development Commission, Northern Ireland. 1971.
Ferry Meadows Feasibility and Planning Study. Presented to Peterborough Development
Corporation, Peterborough, England. 1972.
Management Development Programme. Training Program Course Book developed for the Tenpin Bowling Development Council, Sunderland, England. 1972.
Feasibility Study for a Leisure Complex in Sunderland City Centre. Presented to Sunderland
Borough Council, Sunderland, England. 1972.
Portobello Open Air Pool: Feasibility and Viability Study. Presented to the Civic Amenities
Committee of Edinburgh City Council, Scotland. 1972.
Feasibility and Planning Study for Development of the West Side of the Stadium. Presented to
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Burnley Football and Athletic Club Limited. Burnley, England. 1972.
Feasibility Study for the Provision of a Recreation/Leisure Centre at Beau Sejour. Presented to
the States of Guernsey Sports Committee and published in the States' Billet Etat. Guernsey, 6th
September. 1972.
Proposed Marina and Second Home Development at Millom: Market Feasibility Report.
Presented to Millom Investments Limited, London, England. 1973.
Alternative Developments of the Old Gravel Workings at Armthorpe, Yorkshire. Presented to
Corob Holdings Limited, London, England. 1973.
City of Craigavon Recreation Master Plan: Opportunities for Recreation at Craigavon. Presented
to Craigavon Development Commission, Northern Ireland. 1973.
Implications of Developing a Leisure Centre at Plessey's Liverpool Works. Presented to Plessey
Limited. Liverpool, England. 1973.
Proposed Walton Park Golf Course and Country Club: A Feasibility Study. Presented to Walton
Park Developments Limited, Doncaster, Yorkshire, England. 1974.
Examination of Development Options for a Country Club and Golf Course Complex on the
Foxhills Estate. Presented to Aer Lingus, Irish Airlines. London, England. 1974.
Armagh District Recreation Plan. Presented to the Department of Housing, Local Government
and Planning, Northern Ireland, and the Armagh District Council, Northern Ireland. 1974.
The Characteristics and Spending Patterns of Visitors to Arlington Stadium and Six Flags Over
Texas. Presented to the City of Arlington, Texas. 1978.
Identification of the Image of Texas held by Potential British Vacationers. Prepared for the
United States Travel Service, Department of Commerce. 1980.
The Reactions of Automobile Travelers to Texas to the Standby Motor Fuel Rationing Plan.
Prepared for the Center for Energy and Mineral Resources, Texas A&M University. 1980.
Analysis and Results of Citizen Survey. Prepared for Metropolitan Dade County Parks and
Recreation Department. 1980.
Austin Park and Recreation Department Citizen Survey. Prepared for City of Austin, 1981:
Volume 1. Methodology Volume 2. Extent to Which Citizens Use PARD Services, and
Citizen Responses to City Wide Issues. Volume 3. Results of Seven Citizen Surveys each
addressing a specific issue impacting PARD service delivery.
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A Marketing Strategy Plan. Prepared for Metropolitan Dade County Parks and Recreation
Department. 1981.
Socio-Economic Characteristics of Visitors to Arlington Texas. Presented to the City of
Arlington, Texas. 1981.
Survey of Adult College Station Residents. Presented to the City of College Station, Texas.
1982.
Analysis of Visitors to Two Houston Astro Baseball Games. Presented to the Houston Sports
Association, Houston, Texas. 1983.
Fort Lauderdale Park and Recreation Needs Assessment. Prepared for City of Fort Lauderdale
Parks and Recreation Department. 1983.
Brazos Valley Museum Needs Assessment. Prepared for the Brazos Valley Museum, Bryan,
Texas. 1983.
A Market Study of Brazos De Dios. Prepared for the Bryan-College Station Chamber of
Commerce, Bryan, Texas. 1983.
The Characteristics and Economic Impact of Visitors to Arlington, Texas in 1984. Prepared for
the Convention and Visitor's Bureau, City of Arlington, Texas. 1984.
Gwinett County Recreation and Parks Master Plan. Presented to County Commissioners of
Gwinett County, Georgia. February 1986.
Cobb County Recreation and Parks Master Plan. Presented to County Commissioners of Cobb
County, Georgia. September 1986.
Parks and Recreation Needs Assessment for the City of New Braunfels, Texas. Prepared for the
New Braunfels City Council. January 1987.
Fort Collins Parks and Recreation Master Plan. Presented to the City of Fort Collins City
Council, Colorado. September 1987.
Dickens On The Strand. A series of three reports prepared for the Galveston Historical
Foundation:
Report #1 Profile of Visitors to the 1987 Dickens On The Strand emerging from an on-site
survey. March 1988.
Report #2 Profile of Visitors to the 1987 Dickens On The Strand emerging from a mail
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back survey. April 1988.
Report #3 Motivations, Service Quality and Economic Impact of Visitors to the 1987
Dickens On The Strand emerging from a mail back survey. May 1988.
The Motives, Views and Expectations of a Sample of Winter Texans in the Rio Grande Valley.
Presented to the McAllen Convention and Visitors Bureau, McAllen, Texas. 1989.
How Winter Texans Spend Their Time in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Presented to the Rio
Grande Valley Convention and Visitors' Bureau, McAllen, Texas. 1991.
Marketing Survey of Visitors to Lake Farmpark. Presented to Lake Metroparks, Lake County,
Ohio. 1991.
Chun-Cheon Plan 2001: A Comprehensive Resort Development Plan for the Chun-Cheon Lake
Area, South Korea. Presented to the Korean Transportation Institute, Korea. 1991.
Dickens on The Strand. Two reports prepared for the Galveston Historical Foundation:
Report #1 Attendance Estimates and Patterns; Telephone Awareness Survey Results; and
Geographical Origin of Visitors. February 1992.
Report #2 Visitor Profile. Evaluation of Festival Features and Economic Impact. May 1992.
Galveston Tourism and Preservation Survey AND Qualitative Responses Provided by Residents,
Businesses, and Members Relating to Galveston Tourism and Preservation Survey. Presented to
Galveston Historical Foundation and Galveston Park Board of Trustees, Galveston, Texas. 1992.
Residents' Perceptions of Tourism in Galveston. Presented to the Galveston Historical
Foundation and Galveston Park Board of Trustees, Galveston, Texas. 1992.
Fiesta San Antonio Visitor Profile and Economic Impact Survey. Presented to Fiesta
Commission, San Antonio, Texas. 1993.
An Investigation of the Willingness of Senior Citizen Visitors to Texas State Parks to Pay HalfPrice Admission. Presented to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Austin, Texas. 1993.
The Texas Folklife Festival: Profiles, Perspectives and Economic Impact of Visitors,
Participants and Staff. Presented to The Folklife Festival, Institute of Texan Cultures, San
Antonio, Texas. 1993.
Issues Emerging from a Review of the Texas Folklife Festival. Presented to the Folklife
Festival, Institute of Texan Cultures, San Antonio, Texas. 1993.
Residents' Perceptions of Tourism in Mission. Presented to the City of Mission, Mission, Texas.
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1993.
Residents' Perceptions of Tourism in Fredericksburg. Presented to the Fredericksburg
Convention and Visitors Bureau, Fredericksburg, Texas. 1993.
Recreation in Texas: The 1993 Citizen Survey. Presented to the Texas Parks and Wildlife
Department, Austin, Texas. 1993.
Grapevine Main Street Days Festival Market Research Report. Presented to Grapevine
Convention and Visitors Bureau, Grapevine, Texas. 1994.
Results from Surveys of: Visitors to Selected Museums in Galveston and Houston and Visitors
to Galveston; and Interviews with Twenty Museum Managers. Presented to Galveston Historical
Foundation, Galveston, Texas. 1994.
The Revenue Implications of Changing Daily Entrance Fees to Per-Person Pricing at Texas State
Parks. Presented to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Austin, Texas. February1995.
Level of Acceptance of Per-Person Pricing Among Visitors to Texas State Parks. Presented to
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Austin, Texas. August 1996.
The Reaction of Texas State Park Visitors to the 1996 Pricing Structure and Other Issues.
Presented to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Austin, Texas. December 1996.
A Proposed Pricing Policy for Park and Recreation Facilities Managed by the Lower Colorado
River Authority and Implementation of a Proposed New Pricing Policy for the LCRA. Presented
to the Lower Colorado River Authority. December 1996.
An Advertising Effectiveness Study for Land Between the Lakes. Presented to Land Between
The Lakes, Tennessee. April 1997.
Economic Impact of the ASA Men's 40-over Fastpitch National Championship held in College
Station and Bryan August 20-24, 1997. Presented to City of College Station. September 1997.
A series of 30 Economic Impact Studies measuring the impact of sports tournaments, festivals,
and spectator events, prepared for the following seven cities in 1998:
College Station, TX
Scottsdale, AZ
Grand Rapids, MI
Lansing, MI
Boise, ID
Everett, WA
Des Moines, IA
The results from these studies were integrated into a final report: The Economic Impact of 30
Sports Tournaments, Festivals and Spectator Events in Seven U.S. Cities. March 1999.
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Texas Outdoors: A Vision for the Future Member of a 10 person faculty team producing a
blueprint for parks in Texas for the next 20 years. Presented to the Texas Parks and Wildlife
Department. August 1998.
A series of 5 technical reports prepared for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department as part of
Texas Outdoors: A Vision for the Future:
Report # 1 Visitor Reactions to Prices at TPWD Parks
Report # 2 Analysis of Reported Attendance Data
Report # 3 TPWD Funding Sources
Report # 4 Analysis of Sales Tax Revenues Attributable to Sporting Goods
Report # 5 The Contributions of State and Local Parks to Economic
Development, Public Safety and Alleviating Juvenile Crime, Education, and
Containing Health Care Costs.
The Economic Impact of Visitors and Vendors to Springfest on Ocean City. Presented to the
Town of Ocean City, Maryland, August 1999.
Strategic Options Available to TPL in Texas : 2000-2004. Presented to the Trust for Public
Land, Austin, Texas, October 1999.
The Economic Impact of Visitors and Vendors to Sunfest on Ocean City. Presented to the Town
of Ocean City, Maryland, November 1999.
The Economic Impact of Visitors to Winterfest 2000 on Ocean City. Presented to the Town of
Ocean City, Maryland, April 2001.
The Economic Impact of Visitors to McKinney Roughs and to North and South Shore Lake
Bastrop Parks. Presented to the Lower Colorado River Authority, Austin, Texas, May 2002.
An Empirical Study to Derive Values for Accurately Transposing Axle Counts to Visits in Texas
State Parks. Presented to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, December 2002.
The Economic Impact of Texas State Parks. Presented to the Texas Coalition for Conservation,
Austin, Texas, January 2003.
The Impact of LCRA Park Facilities on Property Values in Bastrop County. Presented to the
Lower Colorado River Authority, Austin, Texas, February, 2003.
Estimated Economic Impact on Matagorda County of the Matagorda Bay Nature Park and
Preserve Project. Presented to the Lower Colorado River Authority, Austin, Texas, February,
2003.
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The Economic Impact of Visitors to Caldwell Zoo in Tyler, Texas. Presented to the Caldwell
Zoo, Tyler, Texas, November 2003.
The Formula Parameters for Deriving Visitation Numbers at Texas State Parks. Presented to the
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Austin, Texas, February 2004.
Urban Parks Research Initiative: Enhancing the Effectiveness of Park and Recreation Services
for Racial and Ethnic Minorities in Urban Parks. Presented to the Gulf Coast Cooperative
Ecosystem Studies Unit, College Station, Texas, April 2004.
The Impact of BREC Events on the Economy of Baton Rouge. Presented to the East Baton
Rouge Recreation, Commission, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, August 2004.
Analysis of the Sales Tax Attributable to Sporting Goods Based on 2003 Data. Presented to the
Texas Coalition on Conservation, August 2004.
The Economic Impact of the 2004 WJCAA Women’s Tennis National Championships on BryanCollege Station. Presented to the Texas A&M Athletics Department, College Station, TX.,
August 2004.
The Economic Impact of Sports Tourism on the Greater Lake of the Ozarks Area. Presented to
Greater Lake of the Ozarks Convention and Visitor Bureau, Osage Beach, Missouri, December
2004.
The Economic Impact of Sports Tourism on Longview, Texas. Presented to the City of
Longview, January 2005.
The Economic Impact of the 2004 UIL Class AAAA Region 4 Tennis Championships on
Huntsville, Texas. Presented to UIL, February 2005.
Citywide Needs Assessment for Parks and Recreation. Presented to the City of College Station
Council, January 2006.
Estimate of Economic Impact of Visitors to Lewisville Sports Events and Festivals. Presented to
City of Lewisville, Texas, May 2006.
Trends in Texas’ Expenditures for State Parks and Recreation Services 1990-2006. Presented to
the Texas Coalition for Conservation, November 2006.
The Economic Impact of the Texas State Railroad on Anderson and Cherokee Counties in 2006.
Presented to the Cities of Rusk and Palestine, Texas, December 2006.
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The Economic Contributions of Texas State Parks in FY 2006. Presented to the Texas Coalition
for Conservation, December 2006.
The Economic Impact of the USA/ASA Girl’s 18 & Under Class A National Championship
Tournament on the College Station/Bryan Community. Presented to the City of College Station
City Council, November 2007.
The Economic Impact of Three Events at the Great Wine and Food Affair on the Sugar Land
Area. Presented to the City of Sugar Land City Council, August, 2011.
Bayou Greenways: A Key to a Healthy Houston. Presented to the Houston Parks Board,
September 2011.
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AWARDS TO GUIDED STUDENTS
Richard Gitelson 1980. Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award. One of three given
university-wide at Texas A&M.
Muzaffer Uysal 1984. Dissertation was one of the five finalists for the 1981-84 William B.
Keeling Dissertation Competition awarded by the Travel and Tourism Research Association.
Sheila J. Backman 1986. Tom and Ruth Rivers Scholarship awarded by the World Recreation
and Leisure Association to attend their annual conference in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Sarah L. Richardson 1986. Tom and Ruth Rivers Scholarship awarded by the World Leisure
and Recreation Association to participate in their annual conference in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Sarah L. Richardson 1987. Merit Award (Second Place) in Best Student Paper Competition
presented by the Travel and Tourism Research Association.
Ronald E. McCarville 1987. Tom and Ruth Rivers Scholarship awarded by the World Leisure
and Recreation Association to participate in their annual conference in The Hague, Holland.
Sarah L. Richardson 1987. Distinguished Graduate Student Research Award. One of three
given university-wide at the Masters level at Texas A&M.
Jill M. Decker 1988. Best Paper Award at the International Conference on Services Marketing,
Cleveland, Ohio.
Keith Hollinshead 1988. The J. Desmond Slattery Marketing Award for the best paper
submitted on international tourism marketing by the Travel and Tourism Research Association.
Bruce E. Wicks 1988. Outstanding Dissertation Award for 1985-87 presented by the
American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration.
Linda S. Ralston 1989. Student Literary Award Winner (Second Place) for paper submitted to
American Association for Leisure and Recreation.
C. Paul Fakeye 1989. Merit Award (Second Place) in Best Student Paper Competition
presented by the Travel and Tourism Research Association.
Yong-Kwan Kim 1989. Merit Award (Third Place) in Best Student Paper Competition
presented by the Travel and Tourism Research Association.
Seoho Um 1990. Winner of the William B. Keeling Dissertation Competition awarded by the
Travel and Tourism Research Association recognizing the best tourism dissertation for the years
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1987-89. There were 22 entries.
Kelly J. MacKay 1990. Winner of the American Academy of Park and Recreation
Administration Outstanding Paper Award for the years 1987-89. There were 13 entries.
Jill M. Decker 1990. Merit Award (Second Place) in American Academy of Park and Recreation
Administration Paper Awards for the years 1987-89. There were 13 entries.
Lisa L. Love 1992. Selected for the Future Scholars Program sponsored by the American
Academy of Leisure Sciences.
Sheila J. Backman and Ronald E. McCarville 1992. Merit Awards (Second and Third Places) in
Best Dissertation Award for 1988-1992 presented by the American Academy for Park and
Recreation Administration.
Brian P. McGregor 1993. Selected for the Future Scholars Program sponsored by the American
Academy of Leisure Sciences.
Teri L. Mayfield 1994. First Place Student Research Award sponsored by Boeing, presented by
the Travel and Tourism Research Association.
Brian P. McGregor 1994. The J. Desmond Slattery Marketing Award, Educational Category,
for the best paper submitted by a student related to a travel project, sponsored by Longwoods
International, presented by the Travel and Tourism Research Association.
Dwayne A. Baker 1994. Merit (Second Place) Student Research Award sponsored by Boeing,
presented by the Travel and Tourism Research Association.
Edouard Novatorov 1994-1996. Two year scholarship ($12,000 per year) awarded by
Association of International Educators, Russian and Eurasian Awards Program.
Shu Tian 1995. Best Student Paper Award presented by the Texas Chapter of the Travel and
Tourism Research Association.
Edouard Novatorov 1995. Tom and Ruth Rivers Scholarship awarded by the World Leisure and
Recreation Association to participate in the Canadian Parks and Recreation National Conference
in Ottawa, Canada.
Shu Tian 1995. The J. Desmond Slattery Marketing Award, Educational Category, for the best
paper submitted by a student related to a travel project, sponsored by Longwoods International,
presented by the Travel and Tourism Research Association.
Stacey L. McKay 1995. Winner of the American Academy of Park and Recreation
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Administration Outstanding Student Paper Award for the years 1992-1994. There were 17
entries.
Lisa L. Love 1995. Merit Award (Second Place) in American Academy of Park and Recreation
Administration Best Student Paper Competition. There were 17 entries.
Shu Tian 1996. Tom and Ruth Rivers Scholarship awarded by the World Leisure and Recreation
Association to attend their annual conference in Cardiff, Wales.
Rebecca Childress 1996. The J. Desmond Slattery Marketing Award, Educational Category, for
the best paper submitted by a student related to a travel project, sponsored by Longwoods
International, presented by the Travel and Tourism Research Association.
Lorina Espericueta Schultz 1996. Winner of the American Academy of Park and Recreation
Administration Outstanding Paper Award for paper on which a practitioner is lead author for the
years 1993-1995.
Seong-Seop Kim and Sarah Nichols 1997. The J. Desmond Slattery Marketing Award,
Educational Category, for the best paper submitted by a student related to a travel project,
sponsored by Longwoods International, presented by the Travel and Tourism Research
Association.
Seong-Seop Kim 1997. One of five recipients of the Annals of Tourism Research Scholarship at
the Third Annual Conference on Graduate Education and Graduate Student Research, Houston,
Texas.
Sarah Nicholls 1999. The Geospatial Informational and Technology Association Ed Forest
Internship Award for excellence in GIS applications.
Sarah Nicholls 1999. Award from the National Science Foundation at First International
Conference on Geographic Information and Society, University of Minnesota.
Sarah Nicholls 2000. Winning paper in the Architecture and Planning Section at the TAMU
Graduate Student Research Symposium.
Seong-Seop Kim 2000. Outstanding Dissertation Award for 1997-1999 presented by the
American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration.
Shu Tian 2000. Merit Award (Second Place) in Best Dissertation Awards for 1997-1999
presented by the American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration.
Andrew Kaczynski 2002. A recipient of a Future Scholars scholarship of $1,000 awarded by the
Academy of Leisure Sciences and the Society of Parks and Recreation Educators.
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Sarah Nicholls 2002. Recipient of the Society of Park and Recreation Educator’s Leadership for
the Future award.
Andrew Kaczynski 2002. Winner of the American Academy of Park and Recreation
Administration Outstanding Student Paper for the years 1999-2002.
Sarah Nicholls 2002. Merit Award (Second Place) in the American Academy of Park and
Recreation Administration Outstanding Student Paper for the years 1999-2002.
Sarah Nicholls 2003. Winner of the American Academy of Park and Recreation Administration
Award for the Best Dissertation for the years 2000-2003.
Andrew Kaczynski 2004. Winner of the American Association for Leisure and Recreation
Graduate Student Literary Award.
Andrew Kaczynski 2005. Winner of the American Academy of Park and Recreation
Administration Outstanding Student Paper for the years 2002-2005.
Jamie Rae Walker 2006. Recipient of the National Recreation and Park Association Outstanding
Graduate Student of the Year Award.
Jamie Rae Walker 2007. Vice Chancellor’s Award of Excellence for Graduate Student Teaching.
Jamie Rae Walker 2008. Association of Former Students Distinguished Graduate Student
Award for Teaching Excellence.
Steven Cooksey 2010. Winner of the American Academy of Park and Recreation Administration
Outstanding Student paper for the Years 2009-2010.
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CHAIRED GRADUATE COMMITTEES
Doctor of Philosophy
David J. Snepenger, 1981
Muzaffer Uysal, 1983
Bruce E. Wicks, 1986
T. David Botterill, 1986
Seoho Um, 1987
Mark E. Havitz, 1987
Sheila J. Backman, 1988
Ronald E. McCarville, 1989
Ian S. Reid, 1990
Paul K. Ankomah, 1991
Tae-Hee Lee, 1991
Chi-Chuan Lue, 1992
John Ap, 1992
Keith Hollinshead, 1993
Edward G. McWilliams, 1995
Sarah L. Richardson, 1996
Joni E. Baker, 1998
Shu Tian-Cole, 1998
Christel Botha, 1999
Edouard V. Novatorov, 1999
Seong-Seop Kim, 1999
Last Known Job Position
Professor, Dept. of Marketing, Montana State Univ.
Professor, Dept. of Hotel Administration, Virginia
Polytechnic Univ.
Associate Professor, Dept. of Leisure Studies, Univ. of
Illinois
Professor, School of Tourism & Hospitality, Univ. College,
Wales
Professor, Dept. of Tourism Development, Kyonggi Univ.,
South Korea
Professor and Chair, Dept. of Recreation & Leisure
Studies, Univ. of Waterloo, Canada
Professor, Dept. of Parks, Recreation, & Tourism
Management, Clemson Univ.
Professor and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies,
Univ. of Waterloo, Canada
Professor, Faculty of PE & Recreation, Univ. of New
Brunswick, Canada
Professor, Dept. of Human Performance & Leisure Studies,
North Carolina-A&M University
Professor, Dept. of Tourism Management, Kyunghee
Univ., South Korea
Professor, Dept. of Sports and Leisure Studies, National
Dong Hwa Univ., Hualien, Taiwan
Associate Professor, Dept. of Hotel & Tourism
Management, Hong Kong Polytechnic Univ., Hong Kong
Professor, Public Culture and Tourism, University of
Bedfordshire, England
Consultant, McWilliams Associates, Annandale, VA
Associate Professor, Dept. of Recreation, Hospitality and
Parks Management, California State University, Chico
Director, Equal Opportunity and Diversity, Texas A&M
Univ. System
Associate Professor, Department of Parks, Recreation and
Tourism, Indiana University
Director of Marketing, Spoor and Fisher, Republic of South
Africa
Professor, Higher School of Economics, National Research
University, Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Professor, College of Hospitality and Tourism, Sejong
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Seokho Lee, 2001
Sarah Nicholls, 2002
Stephanie West, 2004
So Yon Lee, 2005
Maria Carneiro, 2007
Stacy Tomas, 2007
Jamie Rae Walker, 2008
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University, Seoul, South Korea
Associate Professor, Dept. of Tourism Management Korea
National Open Univ., Seoul, Korea
Associate Professor, Depts. of Community, Agriculture,
Recreation & Resources Studies (CARRS) and Geography,
Michigan State University
Associate Professor, Appalachian State University, North
Carolina
Assistant Professor, State University of New York at
Brockport
“Auxiliar” Professor, University of Aveiro, Portugal
Assistant Professor (Extension), North Carolina State
University
Assistant Professor (Extension), Texas A&M University
Master of Agriculture
Anne Livingston-Oravec, 1980
Homemaker, formerly Concessions Analyst with the
National Park Service
Shannon M. Sanders, 1983
Principal law firm partner, Waco, TX
Richard H. Curtis, 1984
Executive Director, Alberta Parks and Recreation Assoc.
Sandra Bravo, 1984
Professor, Univ. of Puerto Rico
Joseph A. Parrinello, 1986
Owner, Millbrook Training Center, NY
Eileen M. McCann, 1986
Mortgage Bank Loan Processor, Wayne, PA
Joy E. Ferguson, 1987
Camp Administrator, Girl Scouts of America, El Paso, TX
Susan Orton-Carter, 1987
Marketing Specialist, Crescent City, CA
Lynette A. Siewert, 1989
Manager, Oasis Hot Springs Spas, Missoula, MT
Cindy M. (Moser) Schlesener, 1989 Area Sales Manager, McDonald’s, Houston, TX
Erin M. Sweeney, 1990
Director, Community Services, Hewlett, NY
Master of Science
Kenneth L. Conway, 1980
Phillip Gray, 1981
Sarah L. Richardson, 1986
Kelly J. MacKay, 1987
Phillip D. Heeg, 1987
Jill M. Decker, 1988
Retired, formerly Manager, Landmark State Historic Inn,
Castroville, TX
Principal, SGL Consulting, Adelaide, South Australia
Associate Professor, Dept. of Recreation and Parks
Management, California State Univ., Chico
Associate Dean and Professor, Dept. of Parks and
Recreation, Univ. of Manitoba, Canada
Outdoor Recreation Program Manager, U.S. Air Force, San
Antonio, TX
Director of Marketing, Fort Wayne Parks & Recreation
Dept., IN
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C. Paul Fakeye, 1989
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Director, Ministry of Commerce, Crafts and Tourism,
Republic of Benin, West Africa
Keith A. Marshall, 1991
Associate Provost, Univ. of Illinois, Champaign
Lisa L. Love, 1993
Head, Dept. of Customer Insight Center of Excellence, 3M
Corporation, Minneapolis, MN
Teri L. Harper, 1993
Manager, Analog Events, Texas Instruments, Dallas, TX
Stacey L. McKay, 1994
Licensed Psychologist, Frederickton, New Brunswick,
Canada
Rebecca D. Childress, 1995
Homemaker, formerly Marketing Manager, Champaign
Park District, IL
Lorina Espericueta Schultz, 1995
Homemaker, formerly Recreation Manager, Cedar Falls,TX
Traci L. Freling, 1996
Associate Professor, Dept. of Marketing, Univ. of Texas at
Arlington.
Seong-Seop Kim, 1996
Associate Professor, Dept. of Hospitality and Tourism
Management, Sejong Univ., South Korea
Christel Botha, 1996
Director of Marketing, Spoor and Fisher, RSA
Timothy R. Green, 1997
Director of Research and Planning, Mt. Hood Community
College, OR
Brian McGregor, 2000
Manager of Geometrics, Metromedia Restaurant Group,
Plano, TX
Kent Wall, 2000
Graduate School, Emory University, GA
Kevin Kelly, 2002
Attorney, Fort Worth, TX
Andrew T. Kaczynski, 2003
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Kinesiology and Community
Health Institute, Kansas State Univ.
Kam Hung, 2004
Assistant Professor, School of Hotel and Tourism
Management, Hong Kong Polytechnic Univ. Hong Kong
Tomyeanne M. Folts-Zettner, 2008 Biologist/Vegetation Ecologist, National Park Service
Michelle A. Soucie, 2008
Guest Rooms Manager, Memorial Student Center, Texas
A&M Univ.
Steven Cooksey, 2010
Doctoral Candidate, Texas A&M Univ.
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COMPETITIVE PRESENTATIONS
"An Empirical Investigation of the Appropriateness of the Product Life Cycle Concept to
Municipal Recreation and Park Departments" at the Symposium on Leisure Research, National
Recreation and Park Association Congress. Boston, Massachusetts, October 1976.
"An Empirical Investigation of the Appropriateness of the Product Life Cycle to Municipal
Recreation and Parks Services" at Southwestern Marketing Association Conference. New
Orleans, March 1977.
"The Importance of Level of Aggregation When Applying the Product Life Cycle Concept to the
Recreation and Parks Industry" at Texas Academy of Sciences. Waco, Texas, March 1977.
"Application and Usefulness of the Product Life Cycle Concept to Recreation and Park
Administrators" at the Allen V. Sapora Symposium on Leisure and Recreation. Champaign,
Illinois, May 1977.
"The Influence of Geographical Location upon Image of a Vacation Destination" at National
Recreation and Parks Congress, Leisure Research Symposium. Las Vegas, October 1977.
"An Analysis of Topic Emphasis in Recreation and Park Administration Courses" at National
Recreation and Parks Congress, Leisure Research Symposium. Las Vegas, October 1977.
"Motives for going on a Pleasure Vacation" at Texas Academy of Sciences. Lubbock, Texas,
March 1978.
"An Assessment of the Compatibility of Descriptive and Importance Dimensions of Image of
Mexico as a Vacation Destination and the Influence of Geographical Location upon that Image"
at Southwest Marketing Association Annual Conference. Dallas, Texas, March 1978.
"The Socio-psychological - Cultural Continuum of motives for going on a Pleasure Vacation" at
National Recreation and Park Association Congress, Leisure Research Symposium. Miami,
October 1978.
"A Study of the Attitudes of Impacted Groups within a Host Community, Toward Prolonged
Stay Tourist Visitors" at National Recreation and Park Association Congress. Miami, October
1978 (with Pamela Thomason and B. Dan Kamp).
"Motive Segmentation of the Pleasure Vacation Market" at Southern Marketing Association
Annual Conference. New Orleans, November 1978.
"A Comparison of Socio-Demographic and Psychographic Types of Variables as a Means
of Distinguishing Between Levels of Participation in a Leisure Activity" at Texas Academy of
Sciences. University of Texas at Arlington, March 1979 (with David Snepenger).
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"The Theory of Cumulative Attraction and Compatibility: A Case Study of Two Major
Commercial Leisure Enterprises" at Southwestern Marketing Association Annual Conference.
Houston, Texas, March 1979.
"Marketing Segmentation of Tennis Players" at American Alliance for Leisure and Recreation,
Research Symposium at A.A.H.P.E.R. National Convention. New Orleans, March 1979 (with
David Snepenger).
"The Attitude of Recreation and Park Practitioners and their Perception of their Agency's
Attitude Toward Public Involvement" at National Recreation and Park Association Congress,
Leisure Research Symposium. New Orleans, October 1979.
"Concomitant Variable Specification for Leisure Participation Distributions" at National
Recreation and Park Association Congress, Leisure Research Symposium. New Orleans,
October 1979. (with David Snepenger).
"A Review of the Empirical Literature Evaluating the Success of Outdoor Education in the
Affective and Cognitive Domains" at National Recreation and Park Association Congress. New
Orleans, October 1979. (with Christine Sellar).
"The Impact of Gasoline Price Increases and Rationing on the Travel Market." Symposium on
Leisure Research, National Recreation and Park Association Annual Congress. Phoenix,
Arizona, October 1980 (with Richard Gitelson).
"The Role of Equity in Public Sector Distribution Decisions" at American Marketing
Association, Special Conference on Services Marketing, Orlando, Florida. February 1981 (with
Charles W. Lamb).
"Public Program Elimination in an Era of Discontinuity." Academy of Management Annual
Meeting, San Diego, California, July 1981 (with Charles W. Lamb and Valarie A. Zeithaml).
"The Utility of Travel Orientations and Socio-Demographic Variables in Explaining Travel
Planning Behavior." Symposium on Leisure Research, National Recreation and Park Association
Congress. Minneapolis, Minnesota, October 1981 (with Richard Gitelson).
"Effects of Demographic Trends in Government and Social Service Agency Marketing."
Conceptual and Empirical Research on Non-profit Marketing Conference, sponsored by the
American Marketing Association, University of South Carolina, March 1982 (with Charles W.
Lamb).
"Identifying Constraints Which Inhibit Urban Park Visitation," Leisure Research Symposium,
National Recreation and Park Association Congress, Louisville, Kentucky, October 1982 (with
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Bruce Wicks).
"An Exploratory Analysis of the Repeat Visitation Phenomenon Among Vacationers," Leisure
Research Symposium, National Recreation and Park Association Congress, Louisville,
Kentucky, October 1982 (with Richard Gitelson).
"Publishing in Recreation and Parks: Insight into the Structure and Boundaries of Our Research"
Leisure Research Symposium, National Recreation and Park Association Congress, Louisville,
Kentucky, October 1982 (with Carlton S. Van Doren and Stephen M. Holland).
"Outdoor Education/Recreation Evaluative Research: Cognitive Domain", Leisure Research
Symposium, National Recreation and Park Association Congress, Kansas City, October 1983
(with Sheila J. Backman).
"Citizen and Administrator Perspectives of Equity in the Delivery of Park Services", Leisure:
Politics, Planning and People international conference organized by the Leisure Studies
Association, Sussex University, Brighton, England, July 1984.
"An Investigation of the Relative Efficacy of Four Alternative Approaches to ImportancePerformance Analysis," Leisure Research Symposium, National Recreation and Park
Association Congress, Orlando, October 1984 (with Nick A. Duray).
"Of Tourists, Photographs and Kelly's 'Cycles of Experience': American Constructions of a
British Isles Adventure," Sixth International Congress on Personal Construct Psychology,
Churchill College; Cambridge, England, August 1985 (with T. David Botterill).
"Major Demographic and Geographic Shifts and their Implication for Public Parks and
Recreation Managers" Public Parks and Recreation in the Next Decade Symposium. American
Academy for Park and Recreation Administration, St. Louis, Missouri, September 1985.
"Variations in the Product Life Cycle Patterns of Municipal Park and Recreation Services and
Implications for Marketing Management," Leisure Research Symposium, National Recreation
and Park Association Congress, Dallas, Texas, October 1985 (with Muzaffer Uysal).
"The influence of information on reference price levels for public swimming pools," Fifth
Canadian Congress on Leisure Research, Halifax, Nova Scotia, May 1987 (with Ron E.
McCarville).
"The Equity Issue: Findings from Five Years of Research," Leisure, Labour and Lifestyles:
International Comparisons. Leisure Studies Association 2nd International Conference,
University of Sussex, Brighton, England, July 1988.
"Investigation of the Relationship between Preferred Equity Models and Spending Priorities,
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Managerial Priorities, Use of Alternative Recreation Settings, and Funding Sources," Leisure
Research Symposium, National Recreation and Park Association Congress, Indianapolis,
Indiana, October 1988 (with Chi-Chuan Lue).
"Patterns of Equity Preferences Among Californians for Allocating Park and Recreation
Resources," Leisure Research Symposium, National Recreation and Park Association Congress,
San Antonio, Texas, October 1989 (with Chi-Chuan Lue).
"Assessing the Efficacy of Alternative Measures of Service Quality for Use at Festivals," Leisure
Research Symposium, National Recreation and Park Association Congress, Cincinnati, Ohio,
October 1992 (with Lisa Love).
"National Trends in the Financing and Staffing of Local Government Park and Recreation
Departments," Leisure Research Symposium, National Recreation and Park Association
Congress, Cincinnati, Ohio, October 1992 (with Brian McGregor).
"Assessing the Role of Recreation and Park Amenities and Quality of Life Issues in Business
Location Decisions," Leisure Research Symposium, National Recreation and Park Association
Congress, San Jose, California, October 1993 (with Lisa Love).
"Motivations for Festival Visitors," Leisure Research Symposium, National Recreation and Park
Association Congress, San Jose, California, October 1993 (with Stacey McKay).
"Gaps in Perceptions of the Quality and Importance of a Festival's Attributes," Leisure Research
Symposium, National Recreation and Park Association Congress, San Jose, California, October
1993 (with Brian McGregor).
"A Comparison of Direct and Discrepancy Approaches to Measuring Quality of a Festival,"
International Festivals Association European Research Symposium, Edinburgh, Scotland,
August 1995 (with Rebecca Childress).
"Integrating Constraints and Benefits to Identify Responsive Target Markets for Museum
Attractions," Leisure Research Symposium, National Recreation and Park Association Congress,
San Antonio, Texas, October 1995 (with Shu Tian).
"Understanding how Perceptions of Service Quality and Satisfaction Influence Festival Visitors'
Behavioral Intention, Leisure Research Symposium, National Recreation and Park Association
Congress, San Antonio, Texas, October 1995 (with Dwayne Baker).
"Are Three Waves Necessary in Mail Surveys," Leisure Research Symposium, National
Recreation and Park Association Congress, Kansas City, Missouri, October 1996 (with Shu
Tian-Cole).
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"An Investigation of the Stability of Constraints Over Time and the Impact of Constraint
Changes on Intensity of Visitation to State Parks." Tourism and Travel Research Association
Workshop, Fort Worth, Texas, June 1998 (with Seong-Seop Kim).
“An Analysis of Responses to Substantial Increases in Admission Prices to Texas State Parks.”
Presented at 30th Annual Conference of the Travel and Tourism Research Association, Halifax,
Nova Scotia, Canada, June 1999 (with Seong-Seop Kim).
“Integrating Benefits and Constraints to Identify Viable Segments of Tourists Using Sun/Lost
City South Africa as a Case Study.” Presented at 30th Annual Conference of the Travel and
Tourist Research Association, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, June 1999 (with Seong-Seop Kim
and Christel Botha).
“Segmenting a Birdwatching Tourist Market Using Involvement Profiles,” Presented at 30th
Annual Conference of the Travel and Tourism Research Association, Halifax, Nova Scotia,
Canada, June 1999 (with Seong-Seop Kim).
“Public-private Partnerships in Sport Provision in the USA.” Presentation at Journeys in
Leisure, Annual Conference of the Leisure Studies Association, Luton, England, July 2001.
“Identifying Key Service Quality and Satisfaction Elements in the Zoo Visit Experience.”
Presented at Leisure Research Symposium, National Recreation and Park Association Congress,
Denver, Colorado, October 2001 (with Stacy Tomas and David Scott).
“An Investigation of the Relationships Between Quality of Service Performance, Benefits
Sought, Satisfaction, and Future Intentions to Visit among Visitors to a Zoo.” Presented at
Leisure Research Symposium, National Recreation and Park Association Congress, Denver,
Colorado, October 2001, (with Stacy Tomas and David Scott).
“Development of a Multi-Dimensional Scale for Repositioning Public Park and Recreation
Services.” Presented at Leisure Research Symposium, National Recreation and Park Association
Congress, St. Louis, Missouri, October 2003, (with Andrew Kaczynski).
“Cumulative Attraction and Compatibility Theory and Multi-Destination Visitors: A Case Study
of Attractions in an East Texas City.” National Recreation and Park Association Congress,
Reno, Nevada, October 2004 (with Michael Hunt).
“The Economic Balance Sheet: A Decision-Making Tool.” Sports Management Association.
Memphis, Tennessee, November 2004 (with Michael Hunt).
“Economic Impact Studies: Instruments of Political Shenanigans?” 37th Annual Conference of
Travel and Tourism Research Association, Dublin, Ireland, June 2006.
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INVITED PRESENTATIONS SECTION
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HIGHLIGHTS OF INVITED PRESENTATIONS
Over 500 invited presentations have been delivered to professional groups. A complete list is
available on request.
Keynote addresses have been delivered at the Annual National Conferences for Recreation and
Parks in Great Britain (1972 and 1999), Canada (1981), Australia (1982 and 2003), South Africa
(1986 and 1990), New Zealand (1990) and Japan (1998).
Additional international invitations have included lectures or workshops conducted in Great
Britain (multiple), Canada (multiple), Holland (1971, 1992, 1997), Ireland (1972, 2006), France
(1974), Germany (1981, 1984, 1999), Australia (1983, 1986, 2003, 2004, 2012), Japan (1984,
1990a, 1990b, 1995, 1998), New Zealand (1990, 1993, 1997, 2006), Korea (1990, 1995), South
Africa (1986, 1990, 1996), Portugal (2003) and Russia (2012).
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INVITED PRESENTATIONS
Keynote Address, "Leisure in the Future" at Annual Conference of Dutch National Association
of Aldermen and Burgomasters. Rotterdam, Holland, 1971.
"Management in Recreation" all-conference address at C.O.S.A.C., Annual Conference of the
National Council for Sport and Physical Recreation in the Republic of Ireland. Dublin, Ireland,
1972.
Keynote Address, "Social and Economic Trends in Leisure" at Effects of Government
Reorganizations on Recreation. Conference sponsored by Institute of Recreation Management
(British equivalent to National Recreation and Park Association). Manchester, England, 1972.
"Problems of Provision and Planning in the Leisure Industries" all-conference address at Work
and Leisure. Conference sponsored by British Psychological Society and British Sociological
Association. Salford, England, 1973.
"Leisure: Future Trends" all-conference address at Annual Conference of Institute of Recreation
Management (British equivalent of N.R.P.A.). Manchester, England, 1974.
"The Leisure Profile" all-conference address at First Annual Conference of Leisure Property
Developers. Nice, France, 1974.
"Financing and Economic Impact of Marinas" at Fourth Annual Marine Recreation
Conference. Durham, New Hampshire, 1974.
"What's Happening Elsewhere-Challenges and Opportunities" at First Annual Institute on InterAgency Recreation and Leisure Services. Lake Tahoe, California, March 1975.
"From Sports Palaces to Park Shelters" at Annual Mid-West Regional Conference of the
National Recreation and Park Association. Colorado Springs, Colorado, April 1975.
"Marine Resources: Development and Utilization - Recreation and Tourism" at Third Student
Conference on Marine Affairs. Galveston, Texas, September 1975.
"Economics of Marinas on the Texas Gulf Coast" at Ninth National Recreational Access to
Water Conference. Galveston, Texas, September 1975.
Keynote Address "A Key to Alternatives" at Annual Conference of Washington State Recreation
and Parks Society. Vancouver, Washington, November 1975.
"Cooperation between Public Recreation and Park Agencies and Commercial Enterprises" allconference address at National Symposium on Parks, Recreation and Environment. Chicago,
March 1976.
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"Change and the Life Cycle in Managing and Programming" at National Symposium on Parks,
Recreation and Environment. Chicago, March 1976.
"Economic Feasibility of Marinas" at Eighth Annual Recreation Management Institute. College
Station, Texas, April 1976.
Keynote Address "The Recreation Manager's Job in a Changing Field"; and Workshop "The
Business End of Fun" at Western Washington State College Annual Alumni Conference.
Ellensburg, Washington, May 1976.
"The Untapped Potential of Motive Segmentation for the Tourist Industry" at Texas Travel
Research Symposium. South Padre Island, April 1978.
"The Characteristics and Spending Patterns of Visitors to Texas Rangers Baseball Games and
Six Flags Over Texas" at Texas Travel Research Symposium. Austin, September 1978.
"Pricing Leisure Services" at Texas Recreation and Parks Society Annual Conference. McAllen,
Texas, October 1978.
"Changes in the Financial Status of Leisure Services in Twenty-Seven Texas Cities" at Texas
Recreation and Parks Society Annual Conference. McAllen, Texas, October 1978.
"Let's Treat Parks and Recreation as a Business". A one-day workshop conducted at Kansas
Recreation and Park Association Conference and Annual Meeting. Hutchinson, Kansas, January
1979.
"Marketing of Leisure Services". A series of two day workshops conducted for practitioners.
They were jointly taught with Dr. Charles Lamb at 5 locations in Texas during the spring
semester 1979.
January 22-23
February 15-16
March 1-2
April 5-6
April 12-13
Austin
Baytown
Dallas
Corpus Christi
San Antonio
"Help from your University" at Basic Tourism Workshop. College Station, Texas, January 1979.
"Planning Revenue Producing Complexes" at Western Revenue Sources Management School.
Boulder, Colorado, February 1979.
"Pricing Recreation and Park Services" at Ninth National Symposium on Park, Recreation and
Environment Design. College Station, Texas, March 1979.
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"Programming for the Future: Strategies and Issues". Presentation to practitioners and senior
level students at North Texas State University, Denton, Texas, April 1979.
"Recreation Economics". A two-day workshop conducted for the City of Lakewood, Colorado,
May 1979.
"Financing Leisure Services" at Texas Recreation and Parks Society Annual Conference. San
Antonio, Texas, October 1979.
"Public Involvement: The Attitude of Recreation and Park Practitioners in Texas" at Texas
Recreation and Parks Society Annual Conference. San Antonio, Texas, October 1979.
Keynote Opening Address, "Marketing of Leisure Services" at Annual Conference of Colorado
State Recreation and Parks Society. Keystone, Colorado, October 1979.
Keynote Closing Address, "Key into Quality" at Annual Conference of Colorado State
Recreation and Parks Society, Keystone, Colorado, October 1979.
"Developing and Managing Recreation and Parks Programs from a Marketing Perspective".
Colorado Recreation and Parks Society, Keystone, Colorado, October 1979.
"Pricing Public Leisure Services from a Marketing Perspective" at National Recreation and Park
Association Congress. New Orleans, October 1979.
"The Role of Marketing in the Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Program". A Seminar
conducted for Senior Administrators of Metropolitan Dade County, Florida, Park and Recreation
Department, December 1979.
"Marketing the federal programs administered by H.C.R.S." A two-day workshop conducted
for administrators of the Southeast Region of the U.S. Heritage Conservation and Recreation
Service, Atlanta, January 1980.
"Feasibility Studies" at Western Revenue Sources Management School, Boulder, Colorado,
February 1980.
"Planning Revenue Producing Complexes" at Western Revenue Sources Management School,
Boulder, Colorado, February 1980.
"Public-Private Cooperation in Financing Leisure Developments" at Western Revenue Sources
Management School, Boulder, Colorado, February 1980.
Opening Address. "Marketing and the Recreation and Park Practitioner" at Annual Conference
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of Kansas State Recreation and Parks Society, Overland Park, Kansas, February 1980.
"Pricing Leisure Services--A Marketer's Perspective" at Annual Conference of Kansas
Recreation and Park Society, Overland Park, Kansas, February 1980.
"The Recreation Product--A Marketer's Perspective" at Annual Conference of Kansas Recreation
and Park Society, Overland Park, Kansas, February 1980.
"Marketing Leisure Services." A one day workshop conducted for 120 members of the
California Park and Recreation Society Administrator's Section. Sacramento, California, March
1980.
"How to Effectively Sell Your Product in the Recreation and Park Marketplace" at Annual
Conference of California Recreation and Park Society, Sacramento, California, March 1980.
"Innovative Financing and Acquisition Approaches to Leisure Services". A Series of one day
workshops conducted for practitioners. They were jointly taught with Mr. Ken Pagans at 4
locations in Texas during the spring semester 1980.
April 2
April 9
April 30
May 7
Houston
San Antonio
Austin
Dallas
General Session, "Developing a Pricing Policy for the 80's" at Annual Midwest Regional
Conference of the National Recreation and Park Association. Lincoln, Nebraska, April 1980.
"Where we want to go and how to assess the results of where we have been". Workshop
conducted for the U.S. Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service at their National Parks and
Recreation Technical Assistance Conference. Boulder, Colorado, May 1980.
"Marketing of Leisure Services". A series of three one-day workshops conducted for
administrators, managers of revenue producing complexes and programming personnel in the
Metropolitan Dade County Park and Recreation Department, September 1980.
"A Marketing Approach to Obtaining Donations" at Texas Recreation and Parks Society Annual
Conference. Lubbock, Texas, October 1980.
"Private Marketing Techniques for the Public Sector". A half-day workshop conducted at the
National Recreation and Park Association Annual Congress. Phoenix, Arizona, October 1980.
"Needs Assessment and Marketing of Military Morale, Welfare and Recreation Programs".
Armed Forces Recreation Society's Professional Training Institute at the National Recreation and
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Park Association Annual Congress. Phoenix, Arizona, October 1980.
"Practical Applications of Marketing" at National Recreation and Park Association Annual
Congress. Phoenix, Arizona, October 1980.
"Marketing Your Needs to Corporations" at National Recreation and Park Association Annual
Congress. Phoenix, Arizona, October 1980.
"Pruning Back Unproductive Programs to Let New Programs Blossom". National Recreation
and Park Association Annual Congress. Phoenix, Arizona, October, 1980.
Keynote Address, "Having Fun--A Serious Business" at Annual Conference of Georgia, State
Recreation and Park Society. Augusta, Georgia, November 1980.
"Pricing Leisure Services" at Georgia Recreation and Park Society. Augusta, Georgia,
November 1980.
"Recreation Product development" at Georgia Recreation and Park Society. Augusta, Georgia,
November 1980.
"Developing New Programs" at Georgia Recreation and Park Society. Augusta, Georgia,
November 1980.
"Marketing Leisure Services" workshop conducted for practitioners and senior level students.
University of Nebraska at Lincoln, November 1980.
"Marketing Interpretive Leisure services" at Association of Interpretive Naturalists Regional
Conference, Austin, Texas, November 1980.
"The Contribution of Marketing to Statewide Comprehensive Planning" workshop conducted for
State Comprehensive Recreation Planners from the twelve south-east states under the auspices of
the Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service, Atlanta, Georgia, November 1980.
"Marketing as a Park and Recreation Strategy" at Michigan Recreation and Park Association,
46th Annual Winter Conference, Detroit, January 1981.
"Professional Development for Recreators." A two day workshop conducted for the Morale
Support Activities Division, Department of the Army, Fort Hood, Texas, February 1981.
"Marketing in the Eighties and Pricing" at Army Morale Support Officers Management Training
Workshop, Alexandria, Virginia, February 1981.
"Marketing Leisure Services" at Western Revenue Sources Management School, Boulder,
Colorado, February 1981.
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"Marketing Leisure Services" at Executive Development Program for Recreation and Park
Professionals, College Station, Texas, February 1981.
"Nature of Marketing", "Pricing", and "Program Development", three educational sessions
conducted at West Coast Navy Recreation Conference, San Francisco, California, February
1981.
"Marketing Leisure Services - Part II". A one day workshop conducted for 120 members of the
California Park and Recreation Society Administrator's Section, San Diego, California, March
1981.
"Challenges of Changes in Recreation" at workshop sponsored by City and County of Honolulu,
Hawaii, March 1981.
"Revenue Policies" at Urban Park and Recreation Alliance Conference, Dallas, Texas, April
1981.
"Alternate Funding" educational session at AAHPERD National Conference, Boston,
Massachusetts, April 1981.
"The Marketing of Leisure" presented as a College of HPER Colloquium Lecture at The
Pennsylvania State University, April 1981.
"Marketing Principles" workshop conducted at Festivals, Fairs and Events Seminar, College
Station, Texas, April 1981.
"Marketing MWR Programs." A five-hour presentation to the Air Force Commanders' MWR
Seminar, Longbeach, Gulfport, Mississippi, May 1981.
"Marketing MWR Programs for Base Personnel" workshop conducted for Hill Air Force Base,
Utah, May 1981.
"Marketing for Non-Profit Organizations" presented at the annual conference of the Continuous
Learning Association of Nova Scotia, Truro, Nova Scotia, May 1981.
"Marketing Leisure Services." A two-day workshop sponsored by the Nova Scotia Department
of Culture, Recreation and Fitness and Acadia University. Wolfville, Nova Scotia, May 1981.
"Marketing Leisure Services." A seminar conducted for City of Memphis, Recreation and Parks
Department, Memphis, Tennessee, June 1981.
"Private Investment in Our Parks" presented at Park Planning Workshop: Innovative Approaches
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to Acquisition, Development and Programming, Victoria, Texas, June 1981.
"Marketing Extension Programs" presented at Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Headquarters Conference, College Station, Texas, July 1981.
"Financing, Managing, and Marketing Recreation and Park Resources" workshop conducted for
City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, July 1981.
"Marketing Leisure Services" workshop conducted for California Park and Recreation Society
District Ten, Garden Grove, California, July 1981.
"Solving Marketing Problems" workshop conducted for the Cities of Claremont and Covina,
California, July 1981.
"Fee and Charge Standards and Policy" and "Market and Feasibility Studies." Presentations at
Pacific Revenue Sources Management School, San Diego, California, July 1981.
"Marketing Leisure Services" workshop conducted for City of Long Beach, California, July
1981.
Keynote Address, "Marketing Leisure Services" at Annual Conference of Canadian Parks and
Recreation Association, Calgary, Canada, August 1981. ALSO two educational sessions:
"Pricing Leisure Services" and "Tried and True or Something New."
"Nature of Marketing," "Pricing Leisure Services from a Marketer's Perspective" and
"Developing, Managing and Eliminating Programs and Services." Educational sessions
delivered at the Navy East Coast Recreation Conference, Atlantic Beach, Florida, September
1981.
"Using Citizen Survey Data to develop a Capital Improvements Plan." Seminar conducted for
senior management of Austin Parks and Recreation Department, Austin, Texas, September 1981.
"Challenges for the 1980's." Awards Banquet Speech and "Marketing Leisure Services"
educational sessions, at Annual Conference of Florida Park and Recreation Society, Fort
Lauderdale, Florida, September 1981.
"Marketing Arts and Crafts" 1 1/2 day workshop conducted for Department of the Army, Morale
Support Directorate, Berlin, Germany, October 1981.
"Marketing Music and Theatre Programs" 1 day workshop conducted for Department of the
Army, Morale Support Directorate, Kaiserslautern, Germany, October 1981.
"Marketing Natural Science Programs" 1 day workshop conducted at Annual Conference of
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Natural Science for Youth Foundation, Memphis, November 1981.
"Leisure and the American Adult" presentation to Austin Rotary Club, Austin, November, 1981.
"Pricing and Other Marketing Tasks" 2 day workshop conducted for City of Vancouver Parks
and Recreation Board, Vancouver, Canada, December 1981.
"Marketing Leisure Services," Executive Development Program for Park and Recreation
Professionals, Texas A&M University, College Station, January 1982.
"Marketing Recreation and Park Services" 1 1/2-day workshop conducted at Michigan
Recreation and Park Association Annual Conference, Grand Rapids, Michigan, January 1982.
"Marketing Planning and Evaluation," Festivals and Events Conference, Texas A&M University
College Station, February 1982.
Keynote Address "Marketing Leisure Services," Western Revenue Sources Management School,
Boulder, Colorado, February 1982.
Keynote Address "Survival Strategies" and 4 educational sessions "Marketing", "Advertising and
Public Relations," "Pricing Decisions," and "Financial Challenges" at Revenue Sources
Management School, Ogelbay Park, West Virginia, March 1982.
"Marketing Leisure Services" Workshop at NRPA Southwest Professional Training Institute,
Layfayette, Louisiana, March 1982.
"Marketing and Pricing Recreation and Its Implications," Recreation and Parks Administrators'
Seminar. 3 day workshop sponsored by Alberta Recreation and Parks Association, Banff,
Alberta, April 1982.
"Marketing of Programs, Services and Facilities" 1 day workshop sponsored by City of Calgary
Parks and Recreation Department, Calgary, Alberta, April 1982.
"Alternate Funding and Promoting of Leisure Services," National Convention of the American
Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, Houston, April 1982.
"Where We Go From Here" 1 day workshop for Fort Lauderdale City Commissioners,
Recreation Advisory Council and Senior Managers, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, May 1982.
"Marketing Policy and Planning" 1 day workshop for City of Edmonton, Alberta, June 1982.
"Marketing Concepts and Recreation" 2 day workshop for Province of Alberta Recreation and
Parks, Edmonton, Alberta, June 1982.
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"A Marketing Approach to Service Delivery," 1 day workshop for City of St. Petersburg,
Department of Leisure Services, St. Petersburg, Florida, June 1982.
"What Business Are We In," 1 day workshop for City of Dallas, Dallas, Texas, June 1982.
"Marketing Seminar," 2 day workshop for Fairfax County Park Authority, Virginia, June 1982.
"Pricing Decisions" and "Marketing and Advertising" sessions presented at the Pacific Revenue
Sources Management School, San Diego, California, July 1982.
"Marketing Leisure Services" 1 day workshop for California Park and Recreation Society
District 10, Garden Grove, California, July 1982.
"Why People Don't Use Recreation and Park Services," 1 day workshop for City of Dallas,
Dallas, Texas, August 1982.
"Strategic Program Planning." A 3 day workshop conducted for 46 senior executives from 15
east Coast Naval Commands. Sponsored by Morale, Welfare and Recreation Division of U.S.
Navy Special Services, Orlando, Florida, August 1982.
Keynote Address "The Market Approach to Recreation" AND educational session "SelfSufficiency in Parks and Recreation--The Economic Goal" at 55th National Conference of the
Royal Australian Institute of Parks and Recreation, Perth, Western Australia, September 1982.
"Marketing Leisure Services". A Seminar conducted for the following sponsoring agencies in
Australia in September 1982:
Victorian Department of Youth, Sport and Recreation, Melbourne.
Burnley Horticultural College, Melbourne.
Canberra A.C.T. Institute of Parks and Recreation, Canberra.
South Australian College of Advanced Education, Salisbury Campus, Adelaide.
South Australian Division of Recreation and Sport, Adelaide.
South Australian Region of the Institute of Parks and Recreation, Adelaide.
Western Australian College of Advanced Education, Nederlands Campus, Perth.
Bentley Technical College Horticultural Department, Perth.
"Marketing Leisure Services: An Update." A one-day pre conference institute at Texas
Recreation and Parks Society Annual Conference, Waco, Texas, October 1982.
"The Need for a Crisis" Speakers Podium Award winning speech presented at the noon
luncheon at the Texas Recreation and Parks Society Annual Conference, Waco, Texas, October
1982.
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"Using Marketing Techniques to Get More People Through the Door and More Money in the
Cash Register" educational session at the National Recreation and Park Association Annual
Congress, Louisville, Kentucky, October 1982.
"Developing New Programs." 1 day workshop conducted for City of Dallas Park and Recreation
Department, Dallas, Texas, November 1982.
Keynote Address "Revitalization Strategies" AND educational sessions, "Marketing Your
Products in the 80's Part I and Part II" at the Twenty-eighth Annual Virginia Recreation and Park
Society State Conference, Arlington, Virginia, November 1982.
"Marketing Museums". 1 day workshop conducted for Arkansas Museums Association, Little
Rock, Arkansas, December 1982.
"The Managing and Marketing of Physical Activities Programs" educational session at
Management Training Seminar for Morale Support Activities Operations Personnel, Fort Hood,
Texas, December 1982.
"Selling Extension Programs" at Texas State Extension Service Conference, College Station,
Texas, December 1982.
"Marketing Planning". 1 day workshop conducted at the Executive Development Program for
Park and Recreation Professionals, College Station, Texas, January 1983.
"The Benefits of Needs Assessments and User Surveys." Program presented to The Park People,
Houston, Texas, January 1983.
"Marketing Planning and Evaluation" educational session at Texas Festivals and Events Seminar
'83, College Station, Texas, February 1983.
"Pricing Recreation and Park Services" 1 day workshop conducted for Dallas Park and
Recreation Department, Dallas, Texas, February 1983.
Keynote Address "Marketing Recreation and Park Services" at Western Revenue Sources
Management School, Boulder, Colorado, February 1983.
"Strategic Marketing Planning Workshop" 3 day workshop conducted for senior executives from
15 North-east and Mid-west Naval Commands. Sponsored by Morale, Welfare and Recreation
Division of U.S. Department of Navy Special Services, Great Lakes, Illinois, March 1983.
"Marketing Leisure Services" 1 day pre-conference institute sponsored by Missouri Park and
Recreation Association, Springfield, Missouri, March 1983.
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"Marketing and Developing New Pool Programs" Session presented at Second Annual
Swimming Pool Operation and Management Workshop, sponsored by Texas Agricultural
Extension Service, College Station, Texas, April 1983.
"Marketing Leisure Services". A 2 day workshop conducted at Illinois Park and Recreation
Association Mid-Year Forum, Champaign Illinois, April 1983.
"Solving Marketing Problems" 1 day workshop conducted for City of Denton Parks and
Recreation Department, Denton, Texas, April 1983.
The following workshops were conducted in Australia in May 1983:
"Initiatives in Recreation Development and Leisure Services", 1 day workshop for
Victoria Institute of Recreation, Melbourne.
"Marketing Recreation Centers", 1/2 day workshop for South Australian Community
Recreation Association, Adelaide.
"Marketing of Government Services", 1/2 day workshop for Royal Australian Institute of
Parks and Recreation, Adelaide.
"Marketing Country and Metropolitan Centers", 1 day workshop for South Australian
Department of Recreation and Sport, Adelaide.
"Marketing for Recreation and Leisure", two 1 day workshops for West Australian
Department of Youth, Sport and Recreation, and Institute of Recreation, Perth.
National Seminar "Marketing for Leisure and Recreation", 3 day workshop sponsored by
Victoria Department of Youth, Sport, and Recreation, Melbourne.
"Marketing Government Services", 1/2 day workshop for Shire of Sutherland.
"Marketing Leisure Services", 1/2 day workshop sponsored by Kerring-gai College of
Advanced Education, Sydney.
"Pricing" and "Marketing", two 1/2 day workshops presented at the Pacific Revenue Sources
Management School, San Diego, California, July 1983.
"Strategic Marketing Planning". A 3 day workshop conducted for senior executives from southwest Naval Commands. Sponsored by Morale, Welfare and Recreation Division of U.S. Navy
Special Services, San Diego, California, July 1983.
"Strategic Marketing Planning". A 3 day workshop conducted for senior executives from north-
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west Naval Commands. Sponsored by Morale, Welfare and Recreation Division of U.S. Navy
Special Services, San Francisco, California, July 1983.
"Marketing for Recreation and Leisure Services". A 3 day workshop conducted for Minnesota
Recreation and Parks Association, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, August 1983.
"Five Current Marketing Issues" presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy for
Park and Recreation Administration, Kansas City, October 1983.
"Marketing Park and Recreation Services" A 2 day workshop conducted for four north Chicago
suburban Park Districts, Northbrook, Illinois, November 1983.
Keynote Address "Leisure: A Good Investment" and a 1/2 day workshop on "Marketing" at
Arizona Parks and Recreation Association Conference, Tucson, Arizona, November 1983.
"Tourism Economic Impact Studies: The Arlington Example" presented at the annual
conference of the Texas Travel Research Association, Arlington, Texas, November 1983.
"Marketing Park and Recreation Services." A 1 day workshop conducted for the Minneapolis
Park Board. Minneapolis, December 1983.
"Marketing Marine Advisory Services." Seagrant Marine Advisory Services Second
Professional Improvement Meeting, Brownsville, Texas, January 1984.
"Pricing Recreation and Park Services." A 1 day workshop conducted for the Executive
Development Program, Texas A&M University, January 1984.
"Marketing Park, Recreation and Library Services." A 2 day workshop conducted for the City of
Phoenix, Arizona, January 1984.
"Developing a Promotion Strategy" presented at Festivals and Events Seminar '84, Texas
Agricultural Extension Service, College Station, Texas, February 1984.
"Promotion Ideas" presented at Region 4 Texas Recreation and Park Society Workshop,
Baytown, Texas, February 1984.
"Our Changing Times" Closing address at the Houston Park and Recreation Department's
Annual Training Seminar, Houston, Texas, February 1984.
"Changes in the Recreation and Parks Field in Texas". Luncheon address presented at Regions 2
and 3 Texas Recreation and Park Society Workshop, San Antonio, Texas, March 1984.
"Marketing for Recreation and Leisure Services". A 3 day workshop conducted for the New
Jersey Recreation and Park Association, Middletown, New Jersey, April 1984.
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Keynote Address "How to Effectively Sell Your Product in the Parks and Recreation
Marketplace" at Pacific Northwest Regional Recreation and Park Institute, Anchorage, Alaska,
June 1984.
"Needs Assessment: A Basic Marketing Tool", "Pricing Public Leisure Services from a
Marketing Perspective," "Promotional Strategies for Public Agencies", and "Developing,
Managing and Terminating Recreation Programs" Educational sessions presented at Pacific
Northwest Regional Recreation and Park Institute, Anchorage, Alaska, June 1984.
"Strategic Marketing Planning". A 3 day workshop conducted for senior executives in Western
Pacific Naval commands. Sponsored by Morale, Welfare and Recreation Division of U.S. Navy
Special Services, Tokyo, Japan, June 1984.
"Strategic Marketing Planning". A 3 day workshop conducted for senior executives in European
naval commands. Sponsored by Morale, Welfare and Recreation Division of U.S. Navy Special
Services, Frankfurt, Germany, July 1984.
"Marketing Leisure Services Institute". A 2 day workshop conducted for the Washington
Recreation and Park Association, Bellevue, Washington, September 1984.
"Marketing Park Department Activities", and "Establishing Prices for Park Department
Activities". Seminars conducted for staff and senior management of Seattle Parks and
Recreation Department. Seattle, Washington, September 1984.
"Setting Appropriate Fees and Charges" presented at the Twenty-Third Annual Conference of
the National Association of State Park Directors, Biloxi, Mississippi, September 1984.
"Marketing the Agency or the Program. An Analysis of Institutional and Individualized
Marketing Concepts" and "Public Awareness and Support". Educational sessions presented at
the National Recreation and Parks Association Annual Congress, Orlando, Florida, October
1984.
Keynote Address "Searching for Excellence" at the 40th Annual Georgia Conference on
Recreation and Parks, Jekyll Island, Georgia, November 1984.
"How to Establish a Price for Recreation and Park Services" and "Marketing - Some Central
Concerns." Educational sessions presented at 40th Annual Georgia Conference on Recreation
and Parks, Jekyll Island, Georgia, November 1984.
The Twelfth Annual Clare Small Lecture delivered to the College of Health, Physical Education
and Recreation, University of Colorado. "Marketing Recreation and Leisure Services in the
80's," Boulder, Colorado, November 1984.
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“Marketing Leisure Services", A 2 day workshop conducted for State of Colorado and the
National Park Service, Golden, Colorado, November 1984.
"Marketing" A two-day workshop conducted for State of Colorado and the National Park
Service, Golden, Colorado, November 1984.
"Marketing" A two-day workshop conducted for the Senior Management Institute organized by
the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada, December 1984.
"Pricing and Target Markets" presented at the Executive Development Program, Texas
Agricultural Extension Service, College Station, January 1985.
"Promotion" A 1 day workshop conducted at TRAPS Region 3 Conference, Baytown, Texas,
February 1985.
"Camp Marketing", Educational session presented at American Camping Association Regional
Winter Meeting. College Station, February 1985.
"Marketing and Publicity" presented at the Recreation Center Workshop sponsored by U.S.
Airforce, Morale, Welfare and Recreation Division, Albuquerque, New Mexico, February 1985.
"Marketing Strategies that Work" and "Marketing for the Small Businessman," presented at the
Annual Arkansas Governor's Conference on Tourism, Fayetteville, Arkansas, March 1985.
"Marketing Park and Recreation Services" presented to the combined Recreation Advisory
Boards of the cities of McAllen, Edinburg and Mission, Mission, Texas, March 1985.
"Promotion". A 1 day workshop conducted for TRAPS Valley Region. McAllen, Texas, March
1985.
Opening General Session, "Retrenching and Refocusing" presented at the headquarters and staff
conference of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service, College Station, Texas, March, 1985.
"Marketing State Parks", A 2 day workshop conducted for Minnesota State Parks Division of the
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Brainerd, Minnesota, April 1985.
Closing General Session, "Are you all you can be?" TRAPS Region 2 Workshops, Corpus
Christi, Texas, May 1985.
"Marketing Virginia's State Parks" A 2 day workshop conducted for the Virginia Division of
Parks and Recreation, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia, May 1985.
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"Marketing Educational Services and Programs" presented at the Southern Regional Triennial
Extension Horticultural Workshop, San Antonio, Texas, June 1985.
"Public Services: Development, Management, Termination and Pricing" presented at the
Colorado Municipal League Annual Conference, Vail, Colorado, June 1985.
Keynote Address "The next five years" and two educational sessions "Marketing" and "Pricing
Decisions" presented at Pacific Revenue Sources Management School, La Jolla, California, July
1985.
"Graduate Forum." A three day seminar on financing leisure services conducted at Pacific
Revenue Sources Management School, La Jolla, California, July 1985.
"Marketing Airforce MWR Services". A two day workshop conducted as part of USAF
Recreation Directors Professional Update Program, College Station, August 1985.
"Marketing and Promoting Sports Programs." A half day educational session conducted at the
Sports Management Workshop, College Station, Texas, October 1985.
Keynote Address "Shaking the Status Quo" at the National Workshop of Agriculture and Natural
Resources Program Directors, Easton, Maryland, October 1985.
"Market Orientation and Change" presented at the 1985 Texas Greenhouse Growers and
Interiorscapers Conference, College Station, Texas, November 1985.
"Marketing and Pricing." A two day workshop conducted for the State of Wisconsin Department
of Natural Resources, Madison Wisconsin, November 1985.
"User Fee Structures." A two day workshop conducted for the State of Colorado Division of
Parks and Outdoor Recreation, Trinidad, Colorado, December 1985.
"Financing Federal Involvement in Recreation." Testimony to the President's Commission on
Americans Outdoors. Austin, Texas, December 1985.
"Pricing and Developing Target Markets." A 1 day workshop conducted at the Executive
Development Program for Park and Recreation Professionals, College Station, Texas, January
1986.
"Current Issues and Crystalballing the Future: From the Perspective of a Practitioner and an
Academician." Educational session presented at the Texas Recreation and Park Society Annual
Conference, El Paso, Texas, February 1986.
Keynote Address "The Responsibilities of Recreation Educators." Closing address at SPRE
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Teaching Institute II. Undergraduate Curriculum: Content and Process. Myrtle Beach, South
Carolina, March 1986.
"Implementing a Needs Assessment." Presentation to New Braunfels Park and Recreation
Advisory Board, New Braunfels, Texas, April 1986.
"Brokering--The New Frontier." Educational session at TRAPS Region 3 Workshop. Bryan,
Texas, April 1986.
"Marketing Recreation and Parks." A 2 day workshop conducted as the educational program for
the Nevada Recreation and Park Society Conference, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, May 1986.
"Marketing Recreation and Parks." A 3 hour presentation to senior managers in the Sacramento
Parks and Recreation Department. This was following by 4 two hour sessions with small groups
of managers in different divisions. Sacramento, California, May 1986.
The following presentations and workshops were conducted in South Africa in June and July
1986:
"Marketing Physical Fitness," seminar conducted at the Department of Physical
Education, University of Pretoria, Pretoria.
"Marketing and Pricing of Recreation Resources," workshop conducted for Natal
Province professionals and academics, Durban, Natal.
"Marketing and Pricing of Recreation Resources," workshop conducted for Cape
Province professionals and academics, Cape Technikon, Cape Town.
"Marketing and Pricing of Recreation Resources," workshop conducted for Johannesburg
Department of Recreation and Parks, Johannesburg.
Keynote Opening Address "Pricing Public Sport and Recreation Services," National
Congress of the South African Association of Sports Science, Physical Education and
Recreation and International Symposium on Research in Sport and Recreation.
Johannesburg.
"Innovative Approaches to Financing Recreation Services," educational session presented
at National Congress of the South African Association of Sports Science, Physical
Education and Recreation. Johannesburg.
"Pricing Public Services" presentation to Johannesburg City Council special session,
Johnannesburg.
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"The Case for Graduate Recreation and Parks Education in South Africa" seminar
conducted with senior officials of the South African Ministry of Education, Pretoria.
"Graduate Forum" A four day seminar on financing leisure services conducted at Pacific
Revenue Sources Management School, La Jolla, California, July 1986.
"Revenue Readiness" and "Pricing Decisions" educational sessions presented at Pacific Revenue
Sources Management School, La Jolla, California, July 1986.
"Revenue Generation," seminar conducted for Long Beach Department of Recreation and Parks,
Long Beach, California, July 1986.
"Retrenching and Refocussing" presented to Texas Agricultural Extension Service Home
Economics Regional Meeting, Laredo, Texas, August 1986.
Keynote Address "Responding to Crisis" at Florida Recreation and Park Association State
Conference. Also educational sessions "What's New in Marketing Leisure Services" and
"Creating a Successful Marketing Plan," Miami, Florida, September 1986.
"Promotion of Health and Fitness in the Community" educational session at the XXIII FIMS
World Congress of Sports Medicine, Brisbane, Australia, September 1986.
Keynote Address "Marketing: the Process of Linking Scientific Knowledge in Sport and Health
with Consumer Use" at Associated Program II Health and Fitness in the Community, the XXIII
FIMS World Congress of Sports Medicine, Brisbane, Australia, September 1986.
"Effective Management of Health and Fitness Centers" and "Promotion Strategy and Tactics for
the Health and Fitness Industry: Future Trends," educational sessions at Associated Program II
Health and Fitness in the Community, the XXIII FIMS World Congress of Sports Medicine,
Brisbane, Australia, September 1986.
"Cutback Management: Initiatives in Leisure Services and Recreation Management" a seminar
presented for invited senior planners, policymakers and practitioners at Kuring-gai College of
Advanced Education, Sydney, Australia, September 1986.
"Avoiding Managerial Obsolescence: Some Marketing Ideas," General Session presentation at
the Armed Services Professional Training Institute, National Recreation and Parks Congress,
Anaheim, California, October 1986.
"Cutting Edge Marketing Issues" and "Innovative Revenue Producing Programs: Some Case
Studies," at National Recreation and Parks Congress, Anaheim, California, October 1986.
"Strategic Marketing Planning." A 1 day workshop conducted for senior and middle managers
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in Austin Parks and Recreation Department, Austin, Texas, October 1986.
"Innovation." Presentation at the Park Maintenance Management Seminar, sponsored by the
Texas Agricultural Extension Service, College Station, Texas, November 1986.
"Marketing and Financing Leisure Services in the Military." A 2 day workshop conducted for
staff of Fort Sill and other selected military bases, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, January 1987.
"Creative Solutions to Economic Challenges," at Texas Association of Nurserymen Fiftieth
Annual Convention, Austin, Texas, January 1987.
"Marketing Leisure Services" presentation at Executive Development Program sponsored by
Texas Agricultural Extension Service, College Station, Texas, January 1987.
"Strategic Marketing Planning." A half-day workshop conducted for senior and middle
managers in Austin Parks and Recreation Department, Austin, Texas, February 1987.
"Marketing MWR Services." A 1 day workshop conducted for the U.S. Navy New England
Network Group, Brunswick, Maine, February 1987.
Keynote Address "What Are We About?" at 39th Annual Lebert H. Weir Awards Banquet,
Department of Recreation and Park Administration, Indiana University, Shawnee Bluffs,
Indiana, April 1987.
"Customer Satisfaction." Workshop conducted for Golf and Tennis Center Concessionaires of
Austin Parks and Recreation Department, Austin, Texas, April 1987.
"Marketing MWR Services." Workshop conducted for U.S. Airforce Recreation Directors'
Executive Update, College Station, Texas, April 1987.
"Marketing Employee Services and Recreation Programs." Workshop conducted at the 46th
Annual National Employee Services and Recreation Association Conference, Minneapolis, May
1987.
"Marketing Leisure Services." Workshop conducted for Manitoba Park and Recreation
Association, Neepawa, Manitoba, May 1987.
"Marketing Park and Recreation Services." A summer school class, number 123-305, taught at
the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, May 1987.
"What's New." Seminar conducted with Hennepin County Regional Park District, Plymouth,
Minnesota, May 1987.
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"Marketing" Workshop conducted for City of Winnipeg Parks and Recreation Department
Senior and Middle Managers, Winnipeg, Manitoba, May 1987.
"Outdoor Recreation Marketing" and "Privatization: The Melding of the Public and Private
Sector" at the Conference of the National Association of State Planners, Scottsdale, Arizona,
May 1987.
"Revenue Readiness" and "Pricing" Sessions at Pacific Revenue Sources Management School,
La Jolla, California, July 1987.
"Image and Customer Satisfaction." A 3 day seminar conducted as the Graduate Forum for the
Pacific Revenue Sources Management School, La Jolla, California, July 1987.
"Marketing Leisure Services." A 1 day workshop conducted for U.S. Air Force Recreation
Center Directors, College Station, Texas, September 1987.
"Managing and Marketing Recreation: Recreation Management Institute III 1987." A 3 day
workshop conducted for the Regional Recreation Resource Group of Ottawa-Carleton, Ottawa,
Canada, October 1987.
"How to Raise Fees Without a Fuss." Two sessions at TRAPS Region III Workshop, New
Braunfels, Texas, October 1987.
"Customer Satisfaction in the Context of Horticulture." Presentation at Regional Meeting of the
Texas Association of Nurserymen, Houston, Texas, November 1987.
"Marketing Strategies for Recreational Sports. Part 1: Successful Program Development," and
Part II: Effective Pricing." Presentations at Athletic Business Conference 87, Las Vegas,
Nevada, December 1987.
"Marketing Leisure Services" presentation at Executive Development Program sponsored by the
Texas Agricultural Extension Service, College Station, Texas, January 1988.
"Marketing an Arts Festival" presentation at Arts Festival Management Conference sponsored by
the National Assembly of Local Arts Agencies, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 1988.
"Service Quality" presentation at Festival and Events Seminar '88, sponsored by the Texas
Agricultural Extension Service, College Station, Texas, February 1988.
"Developing a Pricing Policy Statement." Seminar conducted with staff of City of Sacramento
Parks and Community Services Department, Sacramento, California, March 1988.
"Marketing MWR Services." A 1 day workshop conducted for U.S. Airforce Base Recreation
Directors, College Station, Texas, April 1988.
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"The Dickens On The Strand Visitor." A presentation of market research data to the Galveston
Historical Foundation, Galveston, Texas, May 1988.
"Applications of the Marketing Philosophy." Presentation at the National Park Service General
Superintendents Conference, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, June 1988.
"Marketing MWR Services." A 3 day workshop conducted for U.S. Airforce MWR Personnel
at Bentwaters Air Force Base, England, June 1988.
"Leisure Trends" presentation at a retreat of Dallas Park Board and Senior Management, Dallas,
Texas, September 1988.
"Pricing MWR Services." Educational session conducted for U.S. Marine Corps senior
managers, NRPA Congress, Indianapolis, Indiana, October 1988.
"Conducting Needs Assessments." Educational session presented at the Armed Services Branch
Institute, NRPA Congress, Indianapolis, Indiana, October 1988.
"Marketing Leisure Services." A presentation to the staff of Lake Metroparks Park District,
Ohio, October 1988.
Keynote Address "Tourism, Recreation and Community: A Perspective" and educational session
"Marketing Recreation and Tourism Services" at Saskatchewan Parks and Recreation
Association Annual Conference, Swift Current, Saskatchewan, October 1988.
"The Contribution of Leisure to Life." A presentation at Pride of Sacramento Annual
Symposium, Sacramento, California, October 1988.
"To Market, To Market; Beyond the Basics." A 1 day workshop sponsored by California Park
and Recreation Society, North Highlands Park District, California, October 1988.
"Service Marketing" presentation at Park Maintenance Workshop, Texas Agricultural Extension
Service, College Station, Texas, November 1988.
"Leisure Trends." A presentation to senior management of the Dallas Park Board at their annual
retreat, Dallas, Texas, November 1988.
"Innovative Marketing and Management." A 1 day workshop presented three times in St. Louis,
Jefferson City, and Kansas City. Sponsored by the Missouri Park and Recreation Association
and the University of Missouri Extension Service. Missouri, November 1988.
"Pricing Your Recreation Service" and "Writing a Marketing Plan for Increased Revenues."
Presentation at Athletic Business Conference, New Orleans, December 1988.
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"Winter Texans: Their Perceptions of the Strengths and Weaknesses of South Texas." A
presentation delivered to five different audiences over a 3 day period in Rockport, McAllen,
Harlingen and Kingsville, Texas, January 1989.
"Tourism Development in Lake County: Opportunities and Issues." Presentation to County
leaders and tourism professionals, Concord Township, Ohio, March 1989.
"Issues in the Field." Seminar conducted for graduate students and faculty at the University of
Northern Colorado; Greeley, Colorado, March 1989.
"Pricing Public Leisure Services, and Program Innovation and Retrenchment." Workshop
presented at Missouri Parks and Recreation Association Annual Conference, Kansas City,
Missouri, April 1989.
"Program Management." A half day workshop conducted for staff of Johnson County Park and
Recreation District, Kansas, April 1989.
"To Market, To Market...Beyond the Basics." A one day workshop conducted for the Oregon
Park and Recreation Society, Portland, Oregon, April 1989.
"Is Your Image Showing?" Presentation at the 15th International Federation of Park and
Recreation Administration Congress. Greensboro, North Carolina, May 1989.
"Marketing Tourism" presentation at conference "Opportunities in Tourism for Boulder County,"
Boulder, Colorado, May 1989.
"Strategic Planning," "Innovation," and "What Business Are We In?" Training sessions
conducted for Sunneyvale Park and Recreation Department, Sunneyvale, California, May 1989.
"Business Relocation Decisions" and "Parks as Infrastructures for Supporting Tourism."
Presentations at Institute on the Economic Impacts of Parks and Recreation, sponsored by
California Park and Recreation Society, Sacramento, California, May 1989.
"Factors Which Attract New Business." Presentation to the Economic Development Marketing
Committee of the Colorado Governor's Job Training Coordinating Council, Westminster,
Colorado, May 1989.
"Innovative Programming: Doing More With Less." Presentation at Colorado Rural Recreation
Development Project Directors' Training, Boulder, Colorado, May 1989.
"Tourism Development" seminar conducted for the King Ranch Tourism Committee,
Kingsville, Texas, June 1989.
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"Trends." A seminar conducted for the Dallas Park Board at their annual retreat, Dallas, Texas,
October 1989.
"Claiming Our Share--Integrating all the Angles." Presentation at National Recreation and Park
Association Annual Congress, San Antonio, Texas, October 1989.
"Marketing Magic." A one day workshop conducted at Recreation Rendezvous, sponsored by
British Columbia Recreation and Parks Association, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada,
November 1989.
"Marketing Leisure Services" presentation to Volunteers Branch of British Columbia Recreation
and Park Association, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, November 1989.
"Marketing Magic." A two day workshop conducted for senior managers sponsored by the
Professional Development Branch of the British Columbia Recreation and Park Association,
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, November 1989.
"Marketing a Zoo." A presentation to management staff of Dallas Zoo, Dallas, Texas, December
1989.
"Creativity-R-Us." A presentation at the 10th Annual Festivals and Events Seminar, Texas
A&M, College Station, February 1990.
"Current Trends in Curriculum Development and Professional Preparation in the Field of Leisure
and Recreation Studies in the United States." Presentation at the International Symposium on
Curriculum Development and Professional Preparation in Health, Physical Education and
Recreation, Osaka, Japan, March 1990.
"Trends in the Marketing of Recreation Services." Two seminars presented to groups of 40 and
50 recreation business leaders in Osaka and Tokyo, Japan, respectively, March, 1990.
Closing Keynote Address "Tourism Research: Redirections for the Nineties" at Outdoor
Recreation Trends Symposium III, Indianapolis, Indiana, March 1990.
"The Economic Impact of Parks and Recreation on Local Communities" at breakfast for
Colorado legislators sponsored by Colorado Parks and Recreation Association, Denver,
Colorado, April 1990.
"The Economic Impact of Parks and Recreation" a half-day workshop sponsored by Colorado
Parks and Recreation Association, Denver, Colorado, April 1990.
"If it Pays, It Stays: An Economic Case for Parks and Recreation Programs" a half-day
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workshop at Ohio Parks and Recreation Association Annual State Conference, Cleveland, Ohio,
April 1990.
"Marketing MWR Services." A 3 day workshop for middle managers in MWR in the U.S.
Airforce in California. Norton Air Force Base, California, May 1990.
Keynote Address "The Enigma of Sport Marketing" and educational session "Putting Together a
Sport Marketing Programme," at Sporting Profiles, The New Zealand Sport Marketing
Conference, sponsored by the Hillary Commission, Auckland, New Zealand, May 1990.
"Quality Service" a two day workshop sponsored by the Joint Leisure Training Group,
Wellington, New Zealand, May 1990.
Keynote Address "The Role of Recreation and Tourism in Well-Being Beyond 2000," at South
African Association for Sport Science, Physical Education and Recreation National Congress.
Port Elizabeth, South Africa, June 1990.
"Marketing and Pricing Leisure Services." A 3 day workshop for the senior management team in
the Department of Recreation and Parks, Johannesburg City Council, Johannesburg, South
Africa, June 1990.
"Recreation and Tourism Provision: Is it Good Value for Money?" A half day workshop
sponsored by the South African Association for Sport Science, Physical Education and
Recreation and repeated at three locations: Johannesburg, Durban and Stellenbosch, June 1990.
"Marketing Your Product From an Ethical Point of View." Presentations at Ford Fitness Forums
held in Johannesburg and Port Elizabeth, South Africa, June 1990.
"What is Destination Marketing?" Presentation to students and faculty in the College of Tourism
Studies at Kyonggi University, Seoul, Korea, September 1990.
"Marketing: The Software in Destination Developments." Presentation to staff of the Korean
Transportation Institute, Seoul, Korea, September 1990.
"Marketing Health and Fitness: Addressing the Retention Problem." Presentation at Fitness
Business International Workshop '90, Tokyo, Japan, September 1990.
Keynote Address "Is Your Image Showing?" AND educational sessions "Marketing Magic,"
"Marketing" and "Summary of Conference Issues," at 55th Annual Conference of the New
Zealand Institute of Park and Recreation Administration, Christchurch, New Zealand, October
1990.
"Effective Marketing Strategies for Recreation Facilities and Programmes." Presentation at
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Lincoln University, Christchurch, New Zealand, October 1990.
"Parks and Recreation: The Way Ahead." A half day workshop for senior officers, mayors, and
councilors from communities in the Wellington region, Wellington, New Zealand, October 1990.
"Customer Care." A half-day workshop for management and supervisory staff in the Wellington
Department of Recreation and Parks, Wellington, New Zealand, October 1990.
Keynote Address "Repositioning: The Key Challenge Confronting Recreation and Park
Agencies in the Nineties" and an educational session, "Pricing Leisure Services," at the
Pennsylvania Recreation and Park Society Annual State Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
March 1991.
"How to be Innovative in Parks and Wildlife" and "How to Implement the Proposed New
Prices," presentations to the park superintendents and headquarters staff of the Texas Parks and
Wildlife Department, Austin, Texas, April 1991.
"Economic impacts generated by Corps of Engineers Lake Projects" at U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers' 16th Annual Meeting of the Natural Resources Research Program, Nashville,
Tennessee, April 1991.
"Marketing Festivals and Events" at Festivals and Events Seminar, University of Illinois,
Champaign, Illinois, September 1991.
"Some Thoughts on Leisure and Tourism Research" seminar for graduate students in Department
of Leisure Studies, University of Illinois, September 1991.
Keynote Address "If it Pays, It Stays" AND educational session "Program Management and
Innovation," Marketing Environments Conference, North Bay, Ontario, Canada, October 1991.
Keynote Address "The Graduate Student/Faculty Partnership." National Recreation and Park
Association Annual Research Symposium, Baltimore, Maryland, October 1991.
"Green Dollars: Economic Impacts of Greenways." Educational session at National Recreation
and Park Association Congress, Baltimore, Maryland, October 1991.
"Why We Exist." Convocation presentation to Department of Leisure Services, AND "Pricing"
and "Equity" educational sessions at Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia,
November 1991.
"Repositioning Recreation and Parks: The White Hats vs. The Black Hats." A one day
Workshop conducted at Florida Directors' Seminar, Tallahassee, Florida, February 1992.
"Moving us from Black Hat Guys to White-Hat Guys." Seminar presented to graduate students
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and faculty, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, April 1992.
"Marketing the Community Based Festival" presentation at Annual Conference of Festivals,
Ontario, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, April 1992.
"If it Pays, It Stays." A one day workshop for the staffs of five local park and recreation
agencies, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, April 1992.
"The Case for Public Recreation and Park Services" seminar presented to graduate students and
faculty, University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois, April 1992.
"Current Marketing Challenges." A one day workshop AND a presentation "Benefits of
Research to the Profession" at 1992 Annual Meeting and Symposium of The Ontario Research
Council on Leisure, Brock University, Ontario, May 1992.
Keynote Address "Marketing to Decision Makers" AND educational sessions "The Psychology
of Pricing" and "Marketing Environments" at NRPA Pacific Marketing and Revenue Sources
Management School, La Jolla, California, September 1992.
"The Latest in Event Marketing." Half day workshop delivered to Advanced Professional
Seminar and Certified Festival Executive Program. International Festivals Association,
Rotterdam, Holland, September 1992.
"Know Your Festivals and Events Customers in a New and Different Way." Seminar presented
at Texas Travel Summit '92, Austin, Texas, September 1992.
Keynote Address "Effective Marketing"AND educational session, "A Philosophy of Pricing" at
Northern Ontario Municipal Recreation Association Annual Conference, Espanola, Ontario,
October 1992.
"Marketing Yourself and the Services You Provide: The Fish and Wildlife Professional's Role in
Marketing and Media" session at Fisheries and Wildlife Division Staff Meeting, Texas Parks and
Wildlife Department, Corpus Christi, Texas, October 1992.
"The Marketing Challenge" and "Making the Case to Decision Makers and the General Public."
Planetary Sessions at the Fifth Annual International Marketing Conference, Concord, Ohio,
November 1992.
"Pricing and Program Development" and "Marketing to Decision Makers" at The Society of
Directors of Municipal Recreation of Ontario Training Institute, Geneva Park, Ontario,
November 1992.
Keynote Address "Taking the Mystery out of Marketing" at Marketing--Defining the Future,
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Annual Meeting of the Public Lands Division of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Waco,
Texas, February 1993.
Keynote Address "Marketing Festivals and Events." Annual Festivals and Events Workshop,
Texas Agricultural Extension Service, College Station, Texas, February 1993.
Keynote Address "Marketing the Benefits of Recreation to the Decision Makers" AND a halfday workshop, "Identifying and Marketing Recreation Benefits" at Ontario Recreation Society
Annual Conference, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, April 1993.
"Marketing to Decision Makers," "the Psychology of Pricing," "Sponsorship," and "Economic
Impact Analyses" sessions at Pacific Marketing and Revenue Sources School, La Jolla,
California, September 1993.
Keynote Address "Community Demands and Social Responsibility" AND session "Tourism and
Recreation" at New Zealand Recreation Association Annual Congress, Wellington, New
Zealand, October 1993.
"Pricing Recreation Services" and "Recreation and Tourism," a 1 day workshop for Councillors
and Senior Managers, Wellington, New Zealand, November 1993.
Keynote Address "Making the Case for Park and Recreation Services to Decision Makers" AND
educational session (with Peter Witt) "Youth At-Risk Programs: How do we know when they
are working?" at NRPA Southwest Regional Leadership and Professional Training Institute,
Oklahoma City, March 1994.
"Park and Recreation's Role in Tourism" session at Texas Recreation and Parks Society
Conference, San Antonio, Texas, April 1994.
J. B. Nash Scholar Lecture "Making Recreation Politically Relevant" at American Association
for Leisure and Recreation Annual Conference. Denver, Colorado, April 1994.
Keynote Address "Political Justification for Leisure Services" at Roundtable Associates Annual
Meeting, Los Angeles, California, April 1994.
Keynote Address "Marketing to Decision Makers" AND educational session "Pricing Products
and Services in Park and Recreation" at New England Training Institute, Burlington, Vermont,
April 1994.
"Influence of Resource Protection on Land Values" luncheon speech at Katy Prairie Conference,
Houston, Texas, April 1994.
Keynote Address "How Recreation and Tourism Professionals Can Work Better Together" at
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Idaho Governor's Conference on Recreation and Tourism, Sun Valley, Idaho, May 1994.
"Pricing State Parks to More Effectively Do Business in the 21st Century" at National
Association of State Park Directors Annual Conference, Austin, Texas, September 1994.
"Sponsorships," AND "Psychology of Pricing," AND "Marketing to Decision-Makers," sessions
at Pacific Marketing and Revenue Sources Management School, La Jolla, California, September
1994.
"Evaluating At-Risk Youth Recreation Programs" at NRPA Congress for Recreation and Parks,
Minneapolis, October 1994.
"Changing from Per Vehicle to Per Person Pricing: Research Results" at Annual Conference of
Division of Public Lands, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Austin, Texas, October 1994.
Keynote Address "Marketing Festivals and Events" at Festival AND Event Managers'
Workshop, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, November 1994.
Keynote Address "Assessing the Quality and Impact of Urban Festivals" at Conference on
Quality Management in Urban Tourism: Balancing Business and Environment, University of
Victoria, Victoria, B.C. Canada, November 1994.
Presentations given as the Lansdowne Visiting Scholar at the University of Victoria Business
School, November 1994:
"Recent Research into the Tourist's Decision Process: A Personal Agenda," to faculty
and graduate students in tourism;
"Methodological Implications of Distinctions between the Quality and Satisfaction
Constructs in the Context of Tourism," to faculty of the business school;
"The Implications of Recent Trends in Tourism for Local Communities" to a general
public audience; and
Practical Implications of Recent Research in Tourism" to tourism business leaders.
Keynote Address "Marketing the Benefits of Park and Recreation Services" ALSO a workshop
on "Functions and Psychological Dimensions of Pricing in the Context of Park Services" at the
Oregon Park Association Annual Meeting, Portland, Oregon, November 1994.
Keynote Address "Recreation Services Don't Cost Money--They Make Money" ALSO a session,
"How to Raise Prices Without Making People Mad" at Massachusetts Recreation and Park
Association Annual State Conference, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, December 1994.
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Keynote Address "Aspiring to Greatness: Bringing Professional and Personal Potential to
Fruition" at Texas Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Annual
Convention, Austin, Texas, December 1994.
Keynote Address "Aspire to Greatness: Bringing Professional and Personal Potential to
Fruition" Spring Speaker Symposium sponsored by The College of Education and Fine Arts,
Tarleton State University, Stephenville, Texas, March 1995.
Marketing Workshop. Two day program conducted for MWR Pacific Air Command of U.S. Air
Force, Kadena AFB, Okinawa, Japan, September 1995.
Keynote Address "Priorities in Tourists' Decision Making Research in the 1990s and Beyond
from a North American Perspective" at Asia Pacific Tourism Association Conference, Pusan,
Korea, September 1995.
"Tourism in Asia and the Pacific" presented at a College of Business Administration Special
Lecture, Dong-A University, Pusan, Korea, September 1995.
"Contributions of Parks and Recreation to Economic Development" at Texas Municipal League
83rd Annual Conference, Dallas, Texas, October 1995.
Keynote Address "Who we are" at Texas Recreation and Park Society Region 4 Annual Fall
Conference, Baytown, Texas, November 1995.
Keynote Address "Urban and Regional Tourism: Balancing Economic Benefits with Other
Community Needs," at International Conference on Urban and Regional Tourism: Balancing the
Economy and the Ecology, Potchefstroom University, Republic of South Africa, January 1996.
Keynote Address "Making the Economic Case for Park and Recreation Services" and "Economic
Impact Studies: Sense or Nonsense?" ALSO an educational session "Pricing Rationale and
Strategies," at the 19th Annual Rocky Mountain Revenue and Management School, Estes Park,
Colorado, February 1996.
"What we have Learned" session at Recreation for At-Risk Youth: Programs that Work,
Southwest Regional Colloquium, Dallas, Texas, February 1996.
"Fees and Charges" AND "Repositioning--How to Survive in a Period of Downsizing and
Changing Missions," sessions at TRAPS Annual Institute and Trade Show, Lubbock, Texas,
March 1996.
"New Ideas and Trends in Fees," led two roundtable discussions at NRPA Southwest Regional
Conference, Colorado Springs, Colorado, April 1996.
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Keynote Address "Aspirations to Greatness" at American Logistics Association MWR Expo,
Orlando, Florida, August 1996.
"Repositioning the Field of Parks, Recreation and Leisure Services" workshop conducted at
Seminar on Parks and Recreation in the 21st Century: Chapter III, sponsored by Leroy Springs
& Company, Inc Foundation, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, September 1996.
Keynote Address "Teams Work!" AND educational session, "How to Raise Prices Without
Making People Mad" at Arizona Parks and Recreation Association Annual Conference, Mesa,
Arizona, September 1996.
"Evaluating Recreation Programs for At-Risk Youth" at National Recreation and Park
Association Annual Congress, Kansas City, October 1996 (with Peter Witt).
Keynote Address "Staying Positive and Helping to Keep Others That Way." U.S. Airforce Child
Development Center Directors Annual Conference, Dallas, Texas, November 1996.
Keynote Address "Meeting Customer Expectations." ALSO educational sessions "Parks and
Recreation Should not be Contracted-out", "Change Management: Elements of Leadership and
Culture in Change", and "Alternative Reality Findings" at Best Practices Conference, Auckland,
New Zealand, April 1997.
"Service Quality" seminar conducted for graduate student and faculty in the Marketing
Department at University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, April 1997.
"Measuring the Quality of Recreation, Park and Tourism Services" seminar conducted for
graduate students and faculty at Lincoln University, Christchurch, New Zealand, April 1997.
Keynote Address "Tourist Decision-Making Processes." Battle for the Tourist Workshop,
Eindhoven, Holland, June 1997.
"Economic Impact Studies: Myths, Misapplications and Ethical Dilemmas" education session at
the Annual Congress of the National Recreation and Park Association, Salt Lake City, Utah,
November 1997.
Keynote Address "Positioning What We Do." National Prevention Through Recreation Services
School, Fort Worth, Texas, February 1998.
"Positioning Park and Recreation Services for Credibility" education session at TRAPS Annual
Institute and Trade Show, Corpus Christi, Texas, March, 1998.
"Making the Case for Park and Recreation Professionals with Elected Officials and Non-User
Taxpayers--Repositioning the Field." Workshop presented at National Recreation and Park
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Association's Southwest Regional Professional Training Institute, Las Cruces, New Mexico,
April 1998.
Keynote Address "Analysis of Sources of Momentum that Underlie the Investment of Local
Public Funds on Major Sporting Facilities and Events." Sport in the City Conference, Sheffield,
England, July 1998.
"Excellence in Parks; Best Practices." Workshop conducted for Northwest Region of the
Institute of Leisure and Amenity Management, Wooden Park, Leyland, Lancashire, England,
July 1998.
"Measuring Economic Impacts and Monitoring Social and Environmental Impacts of Tourism"
education session at International Association of Convention and Visitor Bureaus Annual
Convention, Orlando, Florida, July 1998.
Keynote Address "The Economic Impact of Sports: Roles and Responsibilities of the Public
Sector" at Seventh Annual Conference of the Japan Society of Sports Industry, Tokyo, Japan,
July 1998.
"Using the Olympic Games Platform and Managing the Aftermath." Presentation to city
officials and business leaders in Osaka, Japan, July 1998.
"Economic Impact Studies--Benefits and Justification." Workshop presented at Pacific
Marketing and Revenue Sources Management School, La Jolla, California, October 1998.
"The Economic Impact of Parks." Presentation to College Station City Council, November
1998.
"The Notion of `Public Benefits' in Parks and Recreation." Presentation to faculty and students
at Central Lancashire University, Preston, England, November 1998.
"The Tourism Justification for Parks and Recreation" AND "Creating and Achieving a Board
Vision" educational sessions conducted at Texas Recreation and Park Society Annual Institute,
Waco, Texas, March 1999.
"What Business Are We In?" AND "The Benefits are Endless...Can We Prove It?" educational
sessions conducted at NRPA Midwest-Southwest Regional Leadership & Professional Training
Institute, Fayetteville, Arkansas, March 1999.
Keynote Address. The Roger Quinton memorial lecture. "Repositioning Leisure Services"
ALSO educational session "The Power of Leisure" at Leisure 99 The Institute of Leisure and
Amenity Management National Conference, Brighton, England, June 1999.
"Measuring Economic Impacts of Events" and "The Economic Contributions of Parks to the
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Community." Educational presentations at Northwest Region Workshop of the Institute of
Leisure and Amenity Management, Wooden Park, Leyland, Lancashire, England, July 1999.
“Justifying Increased Tax Support for Parks and Recreation”, “Know Your Professional
Resources”, “Trends in Financing and Acquiring Park and Recreation Resources”, and
“Revitalization” educational sessions presented at Alaska Recreation and Park Association State
Conference, Unalaska, Alaska, August 1999.
Keynote Address "Differentiating the Concepts of Satisfaction and Service Quality: Implications
for Practice" at ATLAS Annual Conference: Service Quality and Customer Service in Tourism
and Leisure, Munich, Germany, September 1999.
“Economic Impact Studies–Benefits and Justification” and “Contemporary Issues in the Field.”
Workshops presented at Pacific Marketing and Revenue Sources Management School, La Jolla,
California, October 1999.
“Creative Approaches To Funding Research” and “Economic Impacts of Parks and Recreation.”
Educational sessions at NRPA Annual Congress, Nashville, Tennessee, October 1999.
“The Benefits of Parks” presented at The City Parks Forum–A Fellowship for Mayors, their Park
Advisors, and Community Leaders, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 1999.
“Measuring the Economic Impacts of Festivals and Special Events.” Educational session at 20th
Annual Texas Festival and Events Management Workshop, Navasota, Texas, February 2000.
“A Review of the Issues.” Presentation to the Governors’ Task Force on Conservation, Austin,
Texas, March 2000.
“Making the Case for Additional Resources for Public Parks and Recreation Services.”
Workshop conducted for the British Columbia Recreation and Parks Association. New
Westminister, Canada, March 2000.
“The Economic Benefits of Parks and Recreation.” Workshop conducted for the Regional
District of Central Okanagan Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, March 2000.
“The Potential Economic Benefits of the Proposed Arena in Corpus Christi.” Presentation to the
President and his Senior Administration Team at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and to
the Corpus Christi Economic Development Corporation. Corpus Christi, Texas, April 2000.
“Current Issues in Parks and Recreation.” A 1 day workshop conducted at the Southwest
Regional Leadership and Professional Training Institute. El Paso, Texas, April 2000.
“Financing and Acquiring Park and Recreation Resources.” A one week course taught at The
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Pennsylvania State University for seniors and graduate students. May 2000.
“Links Between University Activities and Professional Practice” (with Peter A. Witt).
Presentation at Developing Leadership for Parks and Recreation in the 21st Century Symposium,
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, September 2000.
“Economic Impacts of Parks and Recreation.” Presentation at the National Recreation and Park
Association Annual Congress. Phoenix, Arizona, October 2000.
“Joint Ventures between Developers and Park Commissions.” Presentation at the Good Growth
Conference sponsored by the Baton Rouge Growth Coalition Inc., Baton Rouge, Louisiana,
October 2000.
Keynote address: “Justifying Expenditures,” ALSO educational session “Telling the World about
Your Programs” at Recreation Conference for Community Volunteers, Brandon, Manitoba,
Canada, November 2000.
“Positioning Recreation Services for Better Funding.” Workshop conducted for City of
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, November 2000.
“The Economic Benefits of Parks and Recreation.” Presentation to Euless City Council and
Parks Board, Euless, Texas, December 2000.
“Economic Justification of Park and Recreation Services.” Workshop at Annual Conference of
Illinois Association of Park Districts and the Illinois Park and Recreation Association, Peoria,
Illinois, January 2001.
“Repositioning to Acquire More Funding.” Workshop at Alternative Funding Sources Institute
sponsored by the University of Illinois and Illinois Association of Park Districts, Champaign,
Illinois, April 2001.
“The Impact of Parks, Open Spaces, and Greenways on Property Values.” Presentation to Brazos
Greenways Council, College Station, Texas, April 2001.
“The Economic Value of Parks.” Workshop undertaken for the Lower Colorado River Authority
and its Public/Private Partners, Bastrop, Texas, April 2001.
“The Economic Benefits of Parks and Recreation” AND “The Business of Sports in Parks and
Recreation.” Educational Session at National Recreation and Park Association, Denver,
Colorado, October 2001.
“Economic Benefits of Open Space.” Presentation at Great Cities, Great Parks Seminar
sponsored by Trust for Public Land, Houston, Texas, October 2001.
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“Making Your Case: Re-positioning Recreation and Parks” Workshop. ALSO “Repositioning- The Short Course.” Educational Session at 50th Anniversary Conference of the Alberta
Recreation and Park Association, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, October 2001.
“Developing a Pricing Policy.” Workshop conducted for senior managers of Washington State
Parks, Olympia, Washington, November, 2001.
“The Value of Leisure Services as a Tool to Alleviate Local Community Problems.” Workshop
conducted for Institute of Leisure and Amenity Management Seminar on Raising the Profile of
Leisure in Order to Achieve a 3-Star Service, Chorley, Lancashire, England, November 2001.
“Benefits of Addressing Quality of Life and Tourism Needs in Your Community.” Presentation
at Texas Municipal League 89th Annual Conference & Exhibition, Houston, Texas, November
2001.
“Development of an Exactions Ordinance.” Presentation to Naperville City Council, Naperville,
Illinois, December, 2001.
“Justifying Funding for Park and Recreation Services” Workshop, AND Keynote Address:
“Funding and Acquisitions Mechanisms” presented at 53rd Annual Northern New England
Recreation and Park Conference, North Conway, New Hampshire, January 2002.
“Economics of Open Space.” Presentation at Seeking Common Ground Conference, sponsored
by the Texas Coalition for Conservation, Bastrop, Texas, January 2002.
“Financing and Repositioning.” 1 day workshop conducted by the 2002 NRPA Pacific
Resources Management School, Resource Management Institute. Port Townsend, Washington,
February 2002.
“Buffalo Bayou: A Confluence of History, Nature and Dreams- -The Economic Perspectives.”
Presentation in the Houston Seminar Spring Lecture Series. Houston, TX, March 2002.
“Economic Benefits of Parks.” Presentation at the American Planning Association’s 2002
National Planning Conference, Chicago, IL, April, 2002.
“Economic Benefits of Parks and Open Space.” Presentation at Texas Municipal League Region
14 spring meeting. Houston, TX, April 2002.
“Economic Impact of McKinney Roughs and North and South Lake Parks on Bastrop County.”
Presentation to Lower Colorado River Authority Community Services Division, Smithville, TX,
May 2002.
“Economic Benefits of Open Space.” Presentation at Seeking Common Ground: The Future of
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Texas Lands-Water-Wildlife-Parks,” Tyler, TX, May 2002.
“Economic Value of Parks and Open Space.” Presentation to Texas State Parks Advisory Board,
Stonewall, TX, May 2002.
“Economics- -Conservation Development Pays.” Presentation at Conservation Development
Symposium, Wildflower Center, Austin, TX, August 2002.
“Economic Benefits of Parks and Open Spaces.” Presentation at meeting of Galveston County
Mayors & Council Members’ Association, LaMarque, TX, September 2002.
“Myths and Models for Developing the Economic Impact Story.” Presentation at Texas Travel
Summit, Fort Worth, TX, September 2002.
“How is Spending Public Money Justified for Building Stadiums and Arenas for Professional
Sports Teams.” Presentation at the Texas Lyceum’s Quarterly Meeting, Houston, TX,
October 2002.
“Parks, Open Space and Property Values.” Presentation at Making Sense of Open Space for
Your Community Seminar, sponsored by Trust for Public Land, League City, TX, October 2002.
“Parks and Open Space as an Economic Development Tool for Lake County.” Presentation to
the County Commissioners of Lake County, Tavares, FL, October, 2002.
“The Economic Contributions of Parks and Open Space.” Workshop sponsored by the Lake
County Department of Economic Development and Tourism, Leesburg, FL, October, 2002.
“What Makes an Excellent Park System;” “National Best Practices in Youth Recreation
Services;” AND “A New Paradigm of Marketing for the Public Sector.” Presentations at the
Annual Congress of the National Recreation and Park Association, Tampa Bay, FL, October
2002.
“The Economic Impact of Visitors to McKinney Roughs and to North and South Shore Lake
Bastrop Parks.” Presentation to the Board of Directors of the Lower Colorado River Authority,
Austin, TX, October 2002.
“Development of a Pricing Policy for Washington State Parks.” Presentation to the Washington
State Parks Commission, Yakima, Washington, November 2002.
“Enhancing Funding for Oklahoma State Parks.” A one-day workshop conducted for the
Oklahoma Department of Parks and Tourism,” Oklahoma City, OK, November 2002.
“Interventions Targeted at Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Young People in Selected
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American Cities.” Presentation at Health Equalities and the Physical Activity Agenda
Conference, Wigan, England, November 2002.
“Developing an Exactions Ordinance.” Workshop conducted for 5 Texas cities in the Houston
area. Missouri City, TX, January 2003.
“Economic Impact of Parks and Related Topics.” Presentation at Annual Conference of Texas
State Parks Division, Beaumont, TX, January 2003.
“The Economic Impact of State Parks.” Presentation at Texas Conservation Financing
Symposium, State Capitol, Austin, TX, January 2003.
Keynote Address “Repositioning” AND Workshop on “Making the Case for Additional
Resources for Parks and Recreation Services” at Louisiana Recreation and Parks Society annual
conference, Rushton, LA, February 2003.
“The Economic Contributions of Houston Parks.” Presentation to the Quality of Life Committee
of The Houston Partnership, Houston, TX, March 2003.
Keynote Address “Economic Impact of Open Space and Parks” at Texas Association of
Landscape Architects annual conference, Houston, TX, March 2003.
“How Tourists Evaluate a Destination.” Presentation at University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal,
June 2003.
“Economic Dimensions of Investment in Parks and Recreation.” Workshop conducted for the
City of Mandeville and St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, June 2003.
“The Development of Ph.D. Programs in Tourism.” Presentation at Current Research - Future
Strategies at the Annual Conference of the Asia-Pacific Tourism Association, Sydney, Australia,
July 2003.
Keynote Address “Repositioning Park and Recreation Services” AND Workshop “The
Economic Benefits of Parks and Open Space” at the Australian and New Zealand Association of
Leisure Studies Biannual Conference, Sydney, Australia, July 2003.
“Justifying Park and Recreation Services to Taxpayers and Elected Officials” at Sydney Urban
Parks Education and Research Group Seminar, Sydney, Australia, July 2003.
“The Economic Benefits of Parks and Open Space” Workshop for Parks and Leisure
Australia/Parks Victoria, Melbourne, Australia, July 2003.
“Developing a Pricing Policy.” Workshop conducted for Houston Parks and Recreation
Department senior managers and the Parks Advisory Board. Houston, Texas, September 2003.
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“Economic Impact and Advocacy” presentation to the Board of the Houston Park People,
September 2003.
“The Role of Parks and Recreation in Enhancing the Quality of Life in Baton Rouge”
presentation to a public “town meeting” in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, October 2003.
“The Economic Impact of Caldwell Zoo on the city of Tyler, Texas” presentation to the Board of
the Caldwell Foundation and Tyler elected officials, Tyler, Texas, January 2004.
“The New Formula for Counting Visitations to Texas State Parks” presentation to the annual
meeting of Texas State Park managers, Nacogdoches, Texas, January 2004.
“Positioning Metro-Dade Parks and Recreation for the 21st Century.” A workshop conducted for
senior managers of the Metropolitan Dade County Parks and Recreation Department, Miami,
Florida, April 2004.
“New directions in financing” presentation to faculty and students at Florida International
University, Miami, Florida, April 2004.
Plenary Session: “Positioning Parks more Prominently in Public Opinion” at The Trust for
Public Land National Leadership Council meeting, New York City, April 2004.
“Repositioning Parks and Recreation: The Heart of a Community’s Economic Engine?” Day
long workshop conducted for civic and professional leaders in the Metroplex, sponsored by city
of Grand Prairie, April 2004.
“The Contribution of Parks and Recreation to Economic Development.” A half-day workshop
conducted for the city of New Braunfels, Texas, May 2004.
Keynote Address “Measuring the economic and social contributions of parks and recreation to
communities.” Presented at Simply the Best in the North West, a seminar sponsored by the
Institute of Leisure and Amenity Management, Manchester, England, May 2004.
“Repositioning Parks & Recreation: The Heart of a Community’s Economic Engine.” A 1 day
workshop undertaken for Alberta Recreation and Park Association, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada,
June 2004.
“The economic case for parks and recreation.” Workshop conducted for the Ohio Parks and
Recreation Association, Lake Metroparks, Ohio, August 2004.
Keynote Address “Why leisure matters” AND a half-day workshop “Development of evidencebased practice to develop political and funding support for parks and open space facilities” AND
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presentation “Reflection on ‘Leisure Matters’” at 8th World Leisure Congress, Brisbane,
Australia, September 2004.
“Parks, Playgrounds and Conservation Areas” presentation at Landscape Design Study Course
III, Series XIX. College Station, Texas, September 2004.
“The Impact of Parks on Property Values” presentation at the National Recreation and Park
Association Annual Congress, Reno, Nevada, October 2004.
“The Contribution of Parks to Smart Growth” presentation at the Smart Growth Seminar, The
Gulf Coast Institute, Houston, Texas, October 2004.
“How to Sell Parks and Recreation to Communities” at Michigan State Parks and Recreation
Society student branch, Detroit, Michigan, October 2004.
“The economic value of parks with emphasis on the impact of parks and open spaces on
residential property values and the property tax base” workshop at The Ohio City/County
Management Association’s Winter Conference. Worthington, Ohio, January 2005.
Keynote Address “Repositioning parks and recreation” AND half-day workshop, “Making the
case for better funding” at Rocky Mountain Revenue Management School, Estes Park, Colorado,
February 2005.
“Parks issues in Houston.” Presentation to the Houston Parks Board, February 2005.
“Parks as an Economic Engine?” Workshop for Arlington City Council, Chamber, Legacy
Foundation and other civic leaders. Arlington, Texas, March 2005.
“Economic Justification for Parks and Recreation.” Workshop at NRPA Southeast Regional
Conference, Greensboro, North Carolina, April 2005.
“The Economic Impact of Parks and Open Space.” Workshop at the Urban Open Space
Leadership Institute, Charlotte, North Carolina, May 2005.
“Parks and Economic Development.” Presentation at Cultivating a Greener Downtown,
Pennsylvania Downtown Center Annual Conference, State College, Pennsylvania, June 2005.
Keynote Address “The Value of Parks and Recreation” AND follow-up Workshop at North
Dakota Recreation and Park Association Annual Conference, Bismarck, North Dakota,
September 2005.
Keynote Address “Repositioning: The Key to Acquiring Tax Resources for Parks and
Recreation” AND half-day workshop, “Making the Economic Case for Parks and Recreation” at
Annual Conference of Colorado Park and Recreation Association, Grand Junction, Colorado,
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September 2005.
“The Value of Parks to Communities.” Presentation to the Board of the Lower Colorado River
Authority, Fredericksburg, Texas, October 2005.
“Economic Impact Studies and Research Tools.” Workshop at the NRPA National Congress,
San Antonio, Texas, October 2005.
Keynote Address “Why Leisure Matters” AND Pre-Conference Institute Workshop, “What is
Parks and Recreation Worth to Your Community?” at Minnesota Recreation and Park
Association Annual Conference, Rochester, Minnesota, November 2005.
“Justifying Investments in Parks and Recreation Services.” Workshop at Tennessee Recreation
and Parks Association Annual Conference, Nashville, Tennessee, November 2005.
Keynote Address “Revitalization” AND half-day workshop “Money Talks: Economic Impact” at
North Carolina Annual Municipal and County Recreation Directors Conference, Raleigh, North
Carolina, January 2006.
“Repositioning: The Key to Our Viable Future.” Half-day workshop at Michigan Recreation and
Park Association Annual Conference, Detroit, Michigan, February 2006.
“The Economics of Recreation Services.” Half-day workshop at Southern Leisure Management
& Trends Institute, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, February 2006.
“Making a Difference in Academic Life.” Presentation at Florida International University,
Miami, Florida, February 2006.
“Economic Contributions to State Parks.” Presentation at Texas State Parks Funding Forum.
University of Houston/Downtown, April 2006.
“Reinventing the Houston PARD.” Workshop for the senior management team at Houston Parks
and Recreation Department, Houston, May 2006.
“Tourism Economics.” Presentation at the Armand Bayou Watershed Exchange Conference,
Houston, May 2006.
Keynote Address, “The Intersection of the Park and the Community” at the Urban Park and
Recreation Summit, Chicago, Illinois, May 2006.
“Trends in Texas Expenditures for State Park and Recreation Services 1990-2003 and Economic
Impact of State Parks.” Presentation to the Texas State Parks Advisory Board, Austin, Texas,
May 2006.
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“Economic Benefits of Natural Areas.” Presentation at the 5th Annual Conservation
Development Symposium, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Austin, Texas, September
2006.
“Measuring the Economic Contributions of Parks and Recreation: Tools You can Use.”
Workshop conducted for the California Parks and Recreation Society, Mission Viejo, California,
September 2006.
“Measuring the Economic Contributions of Parks and Recreation: Tools You can Use.”
Workshop conducted for the California Parks and Recreation Society, Foster City, California,
September 2006.
“What Parks do for the City’s Economic Health.” Workshop conducted for the Neighborhood
Parks Council, San Francisco, California, September 2006.
Keynote address. “What Business Are We In?” and presentation “How to Make the Case” at the
1st ICHPER Oceanic Congress, Wellington, New Zealand, October 2006.
“What Do You See? Wonderful Things: Reflections on David E. Gray.” Presentation at George
Butler Lecture, National Recreation and Park Association Congress, Seattle, Washington,
October 2006.
“Economic Value and Quality of Life Impact of Parks and Open Space.” Workshop conducted
for staff of El Paso Parks and Recreation AND “The Contribution of Parks to El Paso,” a public
lecture, El Paso, Texas, December 2006.
“Making Rockford a Better Place to Live, Work and Play.” Workshop conducted for the
Rockford Park District, Rockford, Illinois, January 2007.
“The Benefits of Parks and Recreation.” Workshop at Illinois Association of Park Districts
Annual Conference AND presentation, “Connecting with Taxpayers and Elected Officials: The
Key to Additional Investment,” Chicago, Illinois, January 2007.
“Parks and Recreation: Adding Value to Your Community.” Presentation to Elected Officials,
Park Board Commissioners and Senior Staff from five cities in San Mateo County, California,
February 2007.
“Value of Public Recreational Facilities and Open Space Land to a Community.” Presentation to
the City Council and Residents of Brisbane, Brisbane, California, February 2007.
Keynote address, “What Business Are We In? A Reappraisal of the Role of Public Parks and
Recreation,” AND presentations, “Using Community Benefits to Reposition a Parks &
Recreation Agency” and “How to Reposition a Parks and Recreation Agency” at Texas
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Recreation and Park Society Institute and Trade Show, South Padre Island, Texas, February
2007.
Keynote address, “The Value that Parks can bring to a Community,” AND presentations,
“Identifying Resources for Green Spaces” and “Getting a slice of the pie- -making sure parks get
the funding you need,” at CABE Space Leaders Programme 2007: Essential Skills for Excellent
Green Spaces, Bristol, England, March 2007.
Keynote address, “Economic Benefits to the Community from Parks” AND presentation “Parks
and Economic Development” at Park Pride: Parks and Greenspace Conference, Atlanta, Georgia,
March 2007.
Keynote address, “The Changing Nature of Parks Advocacy” at Parks Forum: Parks, Landscapes
and Open Spaces, Alberta Recreation and Parks Association, Canmore, Alberta, Canada, March
2007.
“Parks & Recreation: A Community’s Economic Engine?” Workshop for Washington Park and
Recreation Association, Bellevue, Washington, May 2007.
“Parks & Recreation: A Community’s Economic Engine?” Workshop for Oregon Parks and
Recreation Association, Hillsboro, Oregon, May 2007.
Keynote address, “The Economic Contributions of Parks and Open Space to the Wabash River
Region” at Changing the Region Symposium, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana,
September 2007.
“Maximizing Revenues from Land Dedication Ordinances” session AND “Repositioning: The
Key to a Viable Future for Parks and Recreation” workshop at Annual Congress of the National
Recreation and Parks Association, Indianapolis, Indiana, September 2007.
“The Public Benefit of Parks” presentation at National Park Foundation Leadership Summit,
Austin, Texas, October 2007.
“What Business Are We In?” Workshop at TRAPS Regions 5 and 7 Conference, New
Braunfels, Texas, November 2007.
“Community Benefits and Repositioning: The Keys to Park and Recreation’s Future Viability.”
Workshop for Recreation and Park Senior Managers in the Metroplex Area, Grand Prairie,
Texas, November 2007.
General Session, “Economic Impacts” at Texas Event Leadership Workshop, College Station,
Texas, January 2008.
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Keynote address, “Economics of Preserving Open Space” at Conference on the Economic
Impacts of Preserving Open Space Lands, Jefferson County, Colorado, February 2008.
Keynote address, “Convincing Budget Holders of the Value of Parks” at CABE Space Leaders
Program, Manchester, England, February 2008.
Keynote address, “Revitalization” AND 1 day workshop, “Repositioning: The Key to a Viable
Future for Parks and Recreation” at 2008 Revenue Development and Management School,
Executive Forum School, Oglebay Park, Wheeling, West Virginia, March 2008.
Keynote address, “Repositioning: The Key to the Future Viability of the Parks Field” AND
Workshop, “Community Benefits and Repositioning at Massachusetts Department of
Conservation and Recreation Supervisors’ Academy, Devens, Massachusetts, April 2008.
Workshop: “Repositioning: A Key to the Future Viability of the Parks and Recreation Field,”
AND a session “The Economic Benefits of Parks” at Arizona Parks and Recreation Association
Annual Conference, Scottsdale, Arizona, August 2008.
“Exactions.” Public presentation to city councils of Urban and Champaign; AND “Parkland
Dedication” presentation to the Parkland Dedication Task Force of Urbana, Champaign and
Savoy.” Champaign, Illinois, September, 2008.
“On Benevolent Coercion” presentation at Faculty Teaching Academy, Texas A&M University,
College Station, September, 2008.
Workshop: “Parks, Recreation and Economic Prosperity” AND a session, “How to Raise Prices
of Recreation Services Without Making People Mad”; AND workshop, “Repositioning: The
Key to Park and Recreation’s Future Viability”; AND a session “Developing and Managing
Effective Partnerships to Maintain Your Budget” at National Recreation and Park Association
Annual Congress, Baltimore, Maryland, October, 2008.
Keynote address: “Repositioning the Field” AND session “How to raise prices without making
people mad” at Massachusetts Recreation and Park Association Annual Conference, Boston,
Massachusetts, October, 2008.
Workshop: “The economic contributions of parks and recreation to the community” for city of
Greenville, Greenville, North Carolina, October, 2008
Keynote address: “Moving Green Spaces up the Political Agenda” AND a session “How to get
Green Spaces up the Political Agenda in your Authority” at CABE Space Leaders Seminar,
Council for Architecture and the Built Environment, Bradford, England, February 2009.
“Parks, Recreation and Economic Prosperity,” AND “Repositioning Parks and Recreation,”
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AND: How to Raise Recreation Service Prices Without Making People Mad” at Ontario Parks
and Recreation Educational Forum, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, March 2009.
Keynote address, “Community Benefits of Parks and Open Spaces” AND a session “Economic
Benefits of Parks and Open Spaces” at Annual Conference of Community Planning Association
of Alberta, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, April 2009.
Workshop: “Repositioning Public Parks and Recreation to Ensure a Viable Future” sponsored
by Utah Parks and Recreation Society and the University of Utah. Salt Lake City, Utah, April
2009.
“How to Raise Prices for Recreation Services Without Making People Mad” AND “The
Economics of Parks and Recreation” at Washington State Parks and Recreation Annual
Conference, Spokane, Washington, April 2009.
“The Economics of Parks and Recreation.” An address to the city council, city committees and
interested citizens. Spokane, Washington, May 2009.
Keynote address: “Forty Years of Leisure Research: Looking Back and Reaching Forward.”
40th Anniversary Symposium of the Department of Recreation, Parks and Tourism, University of
Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, May 2009.
Five presentations sponsored by Spartanburg Parks Commission to the county’s development
community; elected officials; company CEOs; general public; and park professionals on the
general theme “Economics of Parks.” Spartanburg, South Carolina, May 2009.
“The Proximate Principle: The Impact of Parks and Open Space on a Community” presentation
at Bismarck g3 Sustainability Series, Bismarck, North Dakota, June 2009.
Keynote address: “Maine Parks as Economic Engines” AND presentation, “Parks and
Recreation are not Frills” at Our Parks—Frills or Untapped Resources, Maine Citizen Summit,
Belfast, Main, August 2009.
Keynote address: “Repositioning the Field of Parks and Recreation” AND presentations, “Best
Practices in Parks and Recreation Management”, AND “The Economic Contributions of Parks
and Recreation” at Virginia Recreation and Park Society’s 55th Annual conference, Roanoke,
Virginia, September, 2009.
“Best Practices: Management Strategies in Parks and Recreation” at N.R.P.A. Annual Congress,
Salt Lake City, Utah, October 2009.
“Park Dedication Ordinances in Texas: A Missed Opportunity?” presentation at Texas Municipal
League Annual Conference, Fort Worth, Texas, October, 2009.
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Keynote Address: “Water, Recreation & Economic Development” at Texas Water & Recreation
Summit, Grapevine, Texas, November 2009.
Keynote address: “A Different Perspective” AND presentations. “Politics and Parks,” AND “The
Potential of the Field for Leading the Environmental Sustainability Agenda” at the 20th Annual
Parks and Recreation Administrators Workshop, Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia,
Canada, January 2010.
Keynote address: “Changing the Culture to Facilitate Innovation in Kentucky State Parks” at
Kentucky State Parks Annual Park Managers Meetings, General Butler State Resort Park,
Kentucky, January 2010.
Keynote address: “Repositioning the Key to our Field’s Viable Future” AND “Implementing
Repositioning” at Kansas Recreation & Park Association Annual Conference, Topeka, Kansas,
January, 2010.
Keynote address: “Accentuating Relevance: Aligning Parks and Recreation to Address
Community needs” AND “The Role of Parks in Enhancing the Property Tax Base,” AND “The
Role of Parks and Recreation in Attracting Tourists, Businesses and Affluent Retirees, and in
Alleviating Health Care Costs” at Michigan Recreation and Park Association Annual
Conference, Grand Rapids, Michigan, February, 2010.
Keynote address: “Pricing Park and Recreation Services” AND “The Mission of Parks and
Recreation Agencies: Satisfying Users or Addressing Communitywide Concerns” at California
Park and Recreation Association Revenue School, San Jose, California, February 2010.
“The Impact of Parks on Property Values” presentation at Enrichment: Exploring the Values of
the Landscape Workshop sponsored by TAMU Department of Landscape Architecture, College
Station, February, 2010.
Keynote address: “How to Stay Important to Your Community” at Association for Public
Service Excellence National Sport and Leisure Services Seminar, Stoke-on-Trent, England
February, 2010.
Keynote address: “Moving Green Spaces Up the Political Agenda” AND workshop, “Axioms
and Strategies for Political Success” at the Council for Architecture and the Built Environment
Space Leaders Programme, Bradford, England, February 2010.
Keynote address: “What Business Are We In?” AND session, “Raising Prices Without Making
People Mad” at Utah Park and Recreation Association Annual Conference, St. George, Utah,
March, 2010.
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Keynote address: “Repositioning: The Key to a Viable Future for Parks and Recreation” AND
session, “The Psychology of Pricing,” AND session, “How to Reposition Park and Recreation
Services” at Pennsylvania Recreation and Park Society, Seven Springs, Pennsylvania, March,
2010.
Keynote address: “The Economic Benefits of Parks and Open Space” AND sessions, “How to
Raise Prices for Services without making People Mad,” AND “Characteristics of an Innovative
Parks and Recreation Organization” at Washington Recreation and Park Association Annual
Conference, Tacoma, Washington, April, 2010.
“Community Benefits and Repositioning.” A one day workshop for Saskatchewan Association of
Recreation Professionals” Regina, Sask, April, 2010.
Keynote address: “Innovation” at City of Regina retreat for Park, Recreation, Transit and Fire
Departments, Regina, Sask, April, 2010.
Keynote address: “How to Measure the Impacts of Athletics and Special Events” AND session,
“Pricing Athletic Programs” at Sport Management School, Texas Amateur Athletic Federation,
Waco, Texas, May 2010.
Workshop “Repositioning the Parks and Recreation Field” sponsored by City of Grand Prairie
for North Texas Cities, Grand Prairie, Texas, May 2010.
Keynote address: “Repositioning for Relevance” at Pennsylvania Park and Recreation
Leadership Summit, Philadelphia, September 2010.
Keynote address: “Repositioning Parks and Recreation to Ensure a Viable Future” at Great
Lakes Academy for Leadership Advancement, Williams Bay, Wisconsin, September 2010.
Keynote address: “The Economic Contributions of Greenways/Trails to Communities” at Natural
Assets: Reviewing our Commitment to the Bayous. Symposium sponsored by The Bayou
Preservation Association, Houston, Texas, October 2010.
Keynote address: “Repositioning Parks and Recreation to Ensure a Viable Future” AND session,
“Current and Future Trends Shaping the Recreation Sector” AND workshop, “A recreation
Strategy for Saskatchewan” at Saskatchewan Parks and Recreation Association Annual
Conference, Regina, Saskatchewan, October 2010.
Keynote address: “Repositioning: The Key to an Agency’s Viable Future” AND four sessions:
“The Proximate Principle: The Impact of Parks on Property Values”; “Measuring the Economic
Impact of Park and Recreation Services”; “Park Dedication Ordinances: A Missed Opportunity”;
and “Implementing Efficiency Measures to Achieve Financial Sustainability” at National
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Recreation and Park Association Annual Congress, Minneapolis, October, 2010.
“Parkland Dedication Ordinances” presentation to Baytown, Texas, City Council, November,
2010.
Keynote address: “The Future of Recreation” Partners Outdoors 2011 Health and the Great
Outdoors, Grapevine, Texas, January 2011.
Keynote address: “Repositioning: The Key to an Agency’s Viability” AND session “How to
Raise Prices Without Making People Mad” at Southwest Park and Recreation Training Program,
Hulbert, Oklahoma, February 2011.
Workshop: “Repositioning the Virginia Beach Parks and Recreation Department” Virginia
Beach, Virginia, March 2011.
“Economic Benefits of Parks and Recreation.” Presentation to Leadership Cleveland, Cleveland,
Ohio, April 2011.
“The Future of Parks.” Halfday workshop for Cleveland Metroparks, Cleveland, Ohio, April
2011.
Keynote address: “Repositioning for Relevance” at annual meeting of Pennsylvania State Park
Managers, State College, Pennsylvania, April 2011.
Keynote address: “Repositioning the Field for Political Relevancy” AND sessions, “Making the
Economic Case for Parks and Recreation” and “The Impact of Parks on Property Values.” At
Iowa Park and Recreation Association Spring Conference, Davenport, Iowa, April 2011.
Keynote address, “The Role of Landscape Architects in Repositioning Parks as a Core City
Service” Texas Association of Landscape Architects Annual Conference, Galveston, Texas, May
2011.
Keynote address, “The Role of Landscape Architects in Repositioning Parks as a Core City
Service” AND session “Dejá Vu: The Impact of Parks on Property Values, at Landscape
Urbanison: Economics of Healthy Communities” sponsored by the Central States American
Society of Landscape Architects, Des Moines, Iowa, May 2011.
“Positioning Parks in Tough Economic Times” AND “Economic Benefits of Parks” sessions for
Des Moines City Council, PARD staff, and Friends of the Parks Association, Des Moines, Iowa,
May 2011.
“Repositioning Parks and Recreation from the Expense to the Revenue Side of the Budget”
Lecture for “Uncommon Ground” sponsored by City of New York, Parks and Recreation, The
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Arsenal, Central Park, New York City, May 2011.
“Repositioning and Pricing” One day workshops conducted in both Ajax and Waterloo, Ontario,
for Parks and Recreation Ontario, Canada, June 1 and 2, 2011.
“Where we have Been and Where we are Going”; Strategies for Implementing Repositioning”;
AND Economic Impacts of Park and Recreation Services. Workshop conducted for the Bend
Park District, Bend, Oregon, June 2011.
How your community can enhance the quality of life and economic development through
greenspace.” A one day workshop conducted for Tammeny Panish Recreation District #1,
Pelican Park, Mandeville, Louisiana, June 2011.
Keynote Address, “The Value of Parks: The Investment that Pays” at The Trust for Public Land
National Leadership Council Annual Meeting, Minnesota, October 2011.
Keynote Address, “Repositioning Recreation: Building a National Recreation Agenda” at
Canadian National Recreation Summit, Lake Louise, Alberta, October 2011.
Keynote Address, “ Repositioning: A Platform for a National Agenda” at Alberta Park and
Recreation Conference, Lake Louise, Alberta, October 2011.
“Reconciling Leisure Studies with Recreation, Tourism and Sport: Future Directions”;
“Restoring Interest in the Park and Recreation Curriculum”; AND “Economic Impact Studies.”
Presentations at University of Florida, Gainsville, Florida, November 2011.
Keynote Address, “Market or Mourn” AND “Positioning Service in Tough Economic Times” at
Brand-Aid Marketing and Promotional Conference, Arlington, Texas, January 2012.
“Repositioning the Field of Parks and Recreation” Presentation at Saskatchewan Urban
Municipalities Association Convention, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, February 2012.
“What Park and Recreation Agencies can Deliver for the Broader Business Community”
Presentation to UTS Business Faculty and Sydney Business Leaders. University of Technology,
Sydney, Australia, March, 2012.
“Repositioning Parks and Open Spaces as a Core Service” Half day Seminar/master class for
senior managers, Melbourne, Australia, March 2012.
“Where we are in Repositioning” Seminar for the senior management team of Victoria Parks,
Melbourne, Australia, March 2012.
“Putting an Economic Value on Parks” Seminar for senior management in the Sydney Park
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Group, Parramatta, Australia, March 2012.
Keynote address, “Repositioning Parks and Open Spaces as a Core Service” at the Parks and
Leisure Australia New South Wales /ACT State Conference, Coffs Harbor, Australia, March
2012.
“Trail Talk” Seminar for senior managers at Harris County Flood Central District, Houston,
April 2012.
“Communitywide Benefits of Parks, Trails and Green Space in Johnson County” Workshop for
Commissioners and Senior Managers, Johnson County, Kansas, April 2012.
“The Key to a Viable Future for Parks and Recreation” A day long workshop for South Dakota
Parks and Recreation Association, Rapid City, South Dakota, April 2012.
“The Economic Value of Parks” Public lecture sponsored by the Friends of Rapid City Parks,
Rapid City, South Dakota, April 2012.
“The Economic Value of Parks” Presentation to senior managers and elected officials in
Pearland, Pearland, Texas, April 2012.
Presentation to students, faculty and administrators, “Stages of customer sensitive management:
Managing for Strategic Innovation” at National Research University, Higher School of
Economics, Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 2012.
Keynote Address, “Parks Make Life Better” AND “The Economic Benefits of Parks” AND
“How to Raise Prices without Making People Mad” at Governor’s Conference in Recreation,
Fairlee, Vermont, 2012.
Keynote Address, “Economic Benefits of Trails” Washington State Trails Conference,
Vancouver, Washington, October 2012.
Keynote Address: “Making Innovation within your Park and Recreation Department happen”
AND Sessions: “How to Raise Prices Without making People angry” AND “The Economic
Benefits derived from Investments in Parks and Recreation” AND “Directors Roundtable” at
Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, November 2012.
Keynote Address, The Gold Metcalf Endowed Lecture, “Getting Past the Labels: What Business
are we in?” at 62nd Annual Cortland Recreation Conference, SUNY Cortland, November 2012.
“Getting (and keeping) parks on the local agenda: Campaigns and ongoing advocacy”. Webinar
presentation sponsored by the City Parks Alliance, November, 2012.
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Keynote address. “Building Connections: Impacting Lives”, AND session “Economic Benefits
Derived from Investments in Parks and Recreation” at New Mexico-Recreation and Park
Association Annual Conference, Albuquerque, February 2013.
“Keep Texas Parks Open” Presentation at Dallas Town Hall Event: Dallas Interfaith, Dallas,
March 2013.
“Repositioning Parks”. Presentation at Rapid City Citizens’ Day. Rapid City, South Dakota,
April 2013.
Keynote Address, “Repositioning Parks and Recreation” at Midwest parks and Recreation
Conference, Mount Rushmore National Monument, South Dakota, April 2013.
Keynote address: “Where we have been and Where we are Going” AND session “Economic
Benefits of Parks and Recreation” AND “How to Raise Prices and not make People Mad” at
Virginia Recreation and Park Society Annual Conference, James City County, Virginia,
September 2013.
Keynote address: “The Economic Value of Trails” AND session “The Impact of Parks in Urban
Areas on Property Values” at Pennsylvania Greenways and Trails Summit, Franklin,
Pennsylvania, September 2013.
“Contemporary Health Insights from the Genesis of Urban Parks” session at National Recreation
and Park Association Annual Congress, Houston, Texas, October 2013.
“Economic Contribution of Metroparks to Lucas County/Toledo” to Metroparks Toledo Board,
AND “The Economic Contributions of Parks” to Toledo Metroparks Leadership Team, AND
“How Parks Aid the Tax Base”, a 45 minute discussion on the Toledo PBS station. October
2013.
“Your Return on Investments: The Benefits of Parks, Trails and Recreation to Johnson County
Residents”. Presentation to Johnson County elected officials and senior staff, Johnson County,
Kansas. November 2013.
“Where we have been and Where we are Going” AND “Economic Benefits from Investments in
Parks and Recreation” Workshop for Kansas City Metro Parks and Recreation Directors
Association, Johnson County, Kansas, November 2013.
Keynote Address: “Where we have been and Where we are Going” AND session “Is Your
Organization set up to Facilitate or Destroy Innovative Ideas” And session “The Economic
Benefits of Park and Recreation Services” at Tennessee Recreation and Parks Association 62nd
Annual Conference, Chattanooga, Tennessee. Novemeber 2013.
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Keynote Address: “Branding your Agency and the Profession” AND half-day Workshop
“Marketing your Products and Services” at National Executive Development School,
Albuquerque, New Mexico, December 2013.
Keynote Address: “Black Hats to White Hats: Changing the Brand Image of Parks and
Recreation through Economics” at Brand-Aid Marketing and Social Media Conference, Grand
Prairie, Texas, January 2014.
Keynote Address: “The Role of Repositioning in the Future Viability of Parks and Recreation”;
AND session “The Economic Benefits of Parks, Trails and Recreation”; AND session “Is Your
Organization Set Up to Facilitate New Ideas or to Destroy Them?” at Michigan Recreation and
Park Association Annual Conference and Trade Show, Traverse City, Michigan, January 2014.
Keynote Address: “Repositioning: The Key to a Financially Viable Future for Parks and
Recreation”; AND session “Is Your Organization Set Up to Facilitate New Ideas or to Destroy
Them?” (offered at two different times) Ohio Park and Recreation Association Conference and
Trade Show, Sandusky, Ohio, February 2014.