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Sport ClubChampionships

N4 Annual ConferenceWrap-up

N5 Award Winners

N6 NIRSA Foundation

N7 New Board Members

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Calendar of Events

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Financial Responsibility Initiative Results

NIRSA members adopted the Financial Respon-sibility Initiative (FRI) proposed by the Board ofDirectors, with some modifications, at the 2002NIRSA Annual Business Meeting, April 11th inSan Antonio, Texas. The FRI proposal for studentand professional dues was adopted as proposed.The FRI proposal for institutional dues wasadopted with a three-year phase-in as indicatedin the following member-proposed motion:

MOTION: Increase individual membership duesas proposed in the ‘Financial Responsibility Initia-tive’ (effective July 1, 2002). Increase institutionalmembership dues as proposed in the ‘Financial Re-sponsibility Initiative’ over three years (beginningJuly 1, 2002) according to the following schedule:33.33 percent in the first year, 33.33 percent for thesecond year and 33.33 percent for the third year.Motion was seconded. Motion passed.

The member-adopted FRI is subject to theannual Consumer Price Index (CPI) review asprovided for in the NIRSA bylaws. The NIRSABoard of Directors and Finance Committee com-pleted their review on May 6, and opted not toincrease dues by the CPI index in 2002. Member

dues have been calculated based on the modifiedFRI proposal and are available on the web atwww.nirsa.org/home_membership.htm. Dues formembership years beginning on or after July 1,2002 will include the FRI adjustment.

Membership dues invoices are sent out eachmonth during the course of the year, dependingon when an institution or individual joined orrenewed their membership in NIRSA. For all cat-egories of membership, the membership year is

Hazel Varner, last year’s Honor Award recipient, presented this year’s awardwinner with the following remarks:

“It is indeed an honor to present the 2002 National Intramural-Recre-ational Sports Association’s Honor Award. The recipient of this year’s awardis a remarkable human being and a dedicated professional educator and ad-ministrator in our field. We are struck by this person’s commitment andservice to the profession, to NIRSA, to students, and to the community.

Professionally, the honoree has developed a superb department of recre-ational sports and is involved in teaching and speaking on the campus and inthe community. This individual has conducted numerous campus reviews, hasconsulted on construction projects and has been active in many aspects ofsports officiating. This advocate of our profession and NIRSA has made manycontributions that have earned him several honors and awards.

2002 NIRSA Annual Business Meeting

2002 NIRSA Honor Award Recipient — Stan R. Campbell

Stan Campbell, CRSS,University of Nebraska–Lincoln Please see Honor Award, page N2

Please see Results, page N2

Plan to rock and roll from April 1-5 at the 2003 NIRSA AnnualConference & Recreational Sports Exposition in Cleveland, Ohio!NIRSA hotel room block includes the Sheraton, Marriott, andRenaissance. The Passkey housing bureau will open hotelreservations in late summer. Watch eFastNews for updates.

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based on an “Anniversary Date” system (nota “Calendar Year” system).

NIRSA members adopted a second mo-tion that limits the amount of money fromthe operating reserve fund used in the annualoperating budget. According to the motion,only 10 percent of the balance of the operat-ing reserve can be used in the annual oper-ating budget during the institutional duesphase-in period. The motion is as follows:

MOTION: During the three-year phase in ofdues increases (as approved at the 2002 An-nual Business Meeting in San Antonio,Texas), fund the difference between revenuesand expenses in the annual operating budgetthrough a combination of budget realloca-tion and funds from the operating reserve,but not to exceed ten percent of the balanceof the funds in that reserve account. Motionwas seconded. Motion passed.

For questions, please contact NIRSA Membership Ser-

vices Coordinator, Kim Daley, at (541) 766-8211 x21

or kim@nirsa.org.

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This outstanding leader is well knownfor a commitment to student development.Through his leadership, mentoring, andsupport, scores of students are actively en-gaged in the field of recreational sports.

This national leader and role model hasbeen a member of NIRSA since 1975. Therehave been numerous committees, taskforces, and boards in his background. Therecipient has offered expertise throughcountless state, regional, and national pre-sentations. He has provided leadership inthe development of NIRSA’s extramuralsports program. The honoree has served,with excellence, as State Director, RegionalVice President, President, and PastPresident’s Representative of NIRSA.

This Honor Award winner is on recordfor having made countless major contribu-tions. The honor he is receiving tonight isnot just about his many great achievements.It is also about how he accomplishes hisgoals, his professionalism and who he is asa person.

To quote those who nominated him:“He is a man with fundamental values and

a sense of fairness.” And, “He is a person whois generous with his time and spirit.” “He is agentleman with great integrity.” And, “Tohonor him is to honor our traditions, our val-ues and future aspirations.”

I am pleased to present the 2002 NIRSAHonor Award to Stan Campbell.”

The deadline for nominations for the 2003 Honor

Award is December 15, 2002. All award criteria and

nomination forms are available at nirsa.org and at the

NIRSA National Center. Send nomination forms to

Honor Award Committee Chair, Hazel Varner, 103

Highwood Drive, Franklin, MA 02038.

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HonorAward

recipients,Stan

Campbelland Hazel

Varner

New Online ConferenceEvaluations a Success

Thirty-three percent of conference attend-ees completed this year’s overall evaluation.This is the first year the online evaluationwas used. In 2001, 7% percent of conferenceattendees responded to the printed evalua-tions. At press date, evaluations were stillbeing compiled.

Surf’s Up at First-Ever NIRSA Fitness Symposium!

Student Member Nominations for Office

Nominations for candidates for National Student Representative and Regional Student Rep-resentatives for all six NIRSA regions are due a month earlier this year, October 11, 2002to facilitate an updated newsletter schedule. Nomination forms, qualifications, and respon-sibilities for these positions are available on the NIRSA website (nirsa.org) or from the NNC.

Submit materials to Sid Gonsoulin, CRSS, chair of Nominations and Elections Com-mittee, University of Southern Mississippi, Department of Recreational Sports, Box 5155Hattiesburg, MS 39406-5155, phone: (601) 266-5767, fax: (601) 266-5677, or email:sidney.gonsoulin@usm.edu.

New CRSS Members

Congratulations to the Association’s newestCertified Recreational Sports Specialists whopassed the exam during the 2002 NIRSAAnnual Conference in April: TracyChynoweth, B. Jean Denney, Matthew Horst,Yvette Kell, Bill MacLachlan, Jeff Schmitt,Robert Vik, and Michael Williams. Passingrate for first-time test takers was 46 percent.During this past year, the following memberswere also certified: Andrew Corbett, JessicaInfante, David Shapiro, and Linda Wooster.

The purpose of the certification programis to encourage professional growth and de-velopment of recreational sports personnel.

For a study guide and application, con-tact Eileen Shufelt at the National Center(541) 766-8211 or email eileens@nirsa.org.Test sites are marked with an asterisk on theCalendar of Events on page N8.

The first NIRSA Fitness Symposium willbe in San Diego, California on January29-31, 2003. Promoting the theme“Surf ’s Up! Catch the Fitness Wave to theFuture,” this symposium invites bothnew and seasoned fitness professionals tomeet, network, and advance the future offitness in NIRSA.

Fitness professionals will learn strat-egies and techniques in the areas ofmanagement, personal training, pro-gramming, and research development.The Fitness Committee is now recruit-ing NIRSA presentation proposals forthese four tracks. Each proposal should

provide innovative information and ex-perience. Presentation proposal formscan be found at nirsa.net/education andare due by June 10, 2002. For more in-formation, contact the Fitness Commit-tee chair Nora Hudson at (601)266-5405 or nora.hudson@usm.edu.

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Volleyball Sport ClubChampionships

The NIRSA Collegiate Volleyball Sport ClubChampionships completed its 18th annualevent with another record attendance inApril in Dallas, Texas. With 134 men’s teamsand 58 women’s teams competing from 140different colleges and universities, the eventculminated in four different divisionscrowning a National Champion. Congratu-lations to the winners. Results and All Tour-nament Team/Most Valuable Player awardscan be found at www.nirsa.net/sc/vb/02_vbmain.htm. Once again, NIRSA mem-ber volunteers dedicated their time and en-ergy to the successful completion of thisevent.

Thanks to: Gary Colberg, CRSS, Direc-tor of Competition (18 years), University ofCalifornia (Davis); Brian Carswell, NIRSAPresident, University of Arizona; TravisBeetley, Sinclair Community College; MartiCysweski, Western Oregon University;David Dunham, CRSS, University of Cali-fornia (Davis); Randall Ford, CRSS, Univer-sity of Texas (Austin); Lisa Hanson,University of North Carolina (Charlotte);Autumn Johnson, Texas A&M University(College Station); Scott Jones, Ohio Univer-sity (Athens); Billy Mathew, University ofNorth Texas; Chris Muller, CRSS, Universityof Texas (Arlington); Patty McConnell,CRSS, University of Colorado (Boulder);Lisa Nagy, CRSS, University of Texas (Ar-lington); Mary O’Mahoney, CRSS, Univer-sity of Arizona; Bill Sells, CRSS, OhioUniversity (Athens); and Vinnie Daino,CRSS, Purdue University (West Lafayette).

Plan now to attend the 2003 NIRSA Vol-leyball Sport Club Championships, April10-12, 2003 at the Columbus ConventionCenter in Columbus, OH.

2002 USA Team Tennis National Campus Championship

2002-2003 Regional StudentRepresentativesRegion I: Jeffrey Gontarek, Loyola College:

ref_2@hotmail.com

Region II: Devon McCaffrey, North CarolinaState University:devon_mccaffrey@ncsu.edu

Region III: Cara Wise, Central MichiganUniversity: wislcl@mail.cmich.edu

Region IV: Mike Honeycutt, Texas A&M U.(College Station): wazzu2000@yahoo.com

Region V: Joseph Book, University of Iowa:jbook@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu

Region VI: Emile Nicolaou, University ofArizona: emile@u.arizona.edu

sport club championships

Men’s Division I National Champions: University ofArizona “1”

Men’s Division II National Champions: Universityof Arizona “2”

Men’s Division III National Champions: Universityof Arizona “3”

Women’s Division I National Champions: Universityof Oregon

We Have It in Us!

Dirron D. Allen, Mississippi State University

Our facility staff at Missis-sippi State has this amazingability to resolve our pro-grams’ issues. I never put itpast us to come up with so-lutions from the peoplewithin our program. Thereason why I mention this is because I feel thesame way about the NIRSA student member-ship. Since the San Antonio conference inApril, I have received emails from students inour association who have brought to my at-tention some very good ideas. People havesent in a variety of suggestions that rangefrom improving the food at the student so-cial, to presentation ideas and topics thatshould increase student awareness.

Our organization is continually growingand so is our student membership. The rest ofthe regional representatives (Jeff, Devon, Cara,Mike, Joe, and Emile) and I are very excitedabout the upcoming year. We know that we arenot alone and we are looking for help fromwithin our student body. If you have any ideasor suggestions, please contact your regionalstudent representative or me. You can find in-formation at nirsa.org. Please express yourconcerns and hopefully we can address them.Finally, I want to challenge our entire studentmembership to not just be in NIRSA, but alsobe a major contributor to NIRSA.

Contact Dirron at Mississippi State University, Recreational

Sports Department, P. O. Box 6285, Mississippi State, MS

39762, Phone (662) 325-1295 or dirronallen@hotmail.com

For information on student member nominations

(deadline October 11, 2002) go to nirsa.org or call the

NIRSA National Center at (541) 766-8211.

The third annual USA Team Tennis NationalChampionship hosted by the University ofTexas (Austin) in April featured 29 teamsfrom 20 universities. After nine rain delaysforced the play indoors for the final match,Texas A&M University “C” team emerged asthe national champions by defeating theUniversity of Texas (Austin) “A” team, whichhas been the finalist for the past three years.Tournament director, Kim Clark (University

of Arizona) andthe chair of thehost committee,Randall Ford, University of Texas (Austin),along with Neal Castaldo, University ofTexas (Austin) on the host committee, andAutumn Johnson, a volunteer from TexasA&M University (College Station), all de-serve a round of applause for an outstand-ing event.

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In April, more than 1,700 recreational sports professionals and stu-dents met, learned, got reacquainted, studied new professional practices,and had a chili pepper HOT-HOT-HOT time at the 2002 Annual Con-ference and Recreational Sports Exposition in San Antonio.

More than 120 educational sessions, an all-time high for NIRSA, wereoffered and enjoyed by conferees. One hundred twenty-four exhibitorsshowcased their products and services in the exhibit hall.

A good time was had at the Viva Fiesta! San Antonio Social held at his-toric La Villita in downtown San Antonio. There was a mariachi band,fiesta-style food, and street dancers who got some of the NIRSA mem-bers out on the dance floor. The Club NIRSA Dance Party held at a localdance club, and Cosmic Bowling at Brunswick Thousand Oaks BowlingCenter were both well attended.

The NIRSA Career Opportunities Center, held in conjunction with the2002 NIRSA Annual Conference & Recreational Sports Exposition, wasbusy as always with 275 registered job seekers and 124 registered employ-ers. With the introduction of BluefishJobs, computers were added to theCenter so that both job seekers and employers could take advantage ofthe convenient online technology. Employers posted a combined total of235 positions and had access to the 316 resumés posted on BluefishJobs.Thirty-four employers took advantage of the group presentation roomsthis year.

We thank the Program and Host committee for their hard work anddedication. The committee chairs and all of the volunteers worked dili-gently to pull off a successful conference.

The T-shirt Award Contest is a NIRSA conference classic. The T-shirtAuction netted $790 and the Silent Auction brought in $4,539 for theNIRSA Foundation.

Art Tuveson, assistant director of Athletic/Recreational Services & Fa-cilities, University of Rhode Island, took home a one-of-a-kind quilt fea-turing the winning T-shirts from the 2001 NIRSA Annual Conference forthe sum of $500. All proceeds benefit the NIRSA Foundation. This beau-tiful quilt was designed and sewn by Jacqueline Hamilton from TexasA&M University (Corpus Christi).

Numerous gifts from members were presented to the children in theChristus Santa Rosa Children’s Hospital.

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2002 Regional Award of MeritWinnersThe Regional Award of Merit recognizesthe outstanding contributions of indi-vidual members, made on either a re-gional or statewide basis within NIRSA.

Region I: Jodi Hawkins, CRSS, Universityof Rhode Island

Region II: William Ehling, GeorgiaSouthern University

Region III: Elizabeth Davis, CRSS, TheOhio State University

Region IV: Butch Sutton, CRSS, SanJacinto College Central

Region V: Loretta Capra, CRSS, ColoradoState University

Region VI: Pamela Su, CRSS, SonomaState University

Deadline for the 2003 nominations for the Regional

Award of Merit is December 31, 2002. All award

criteria and nomination forms are available on the

NIRSA website and at the NIRSA National Center.

Send nomination forms to your Regional Vice Presi-

dent.

Recreational Sports JournalAwardsFor Spring 2001 issue: Danell Haines,

The Ohio State University

For Fall 2001 issue: Dr. Craig Ross,Indiana University (Bloomington), andScott Forrester, North Carolina StateUniversity

Horace Moody AwardsThe Horace Moody award recognizes sixprofessional members who have been in-strumental in student development.

Region I: Sev-Ira’ Brown, SyracuseUniversity

Region II: Michael Andress, University ofNorth Carolina (Greensboro)

Region III: Christopher Morris, CRSS,Ohio University (Athens)

Region IV: Jennifer Beck, CRSS,Southwest Texas State University

Region V: Stan Campbell, CRSS,University of Nebraska – Lincoln

Region VI: Paul Lee, CRSS, University ofCalifornia (Santa Barbara)

Deadline for nominations for the 2003 Horace Moody

Award is December 31, 2002. All award criteria and

nomination forms are available on the NIRSA website

and at the NIRSA National Center. Send nomination

forms to National Student Representative, Dirron

Allen, email: dirronallen@hotmail.com or fax: (662)

325-8792.

National Service AwardsThe National Service Award recognizesthe outstanding contributions of indi-vidual members in NIRSA and encour-ages creativity and innovation, and estab-lishing a standard of excellence inprofessional achievement. The following2002 recipients are:

Gene Grzywna, CRSS, NortheasternUniversity, for his innovative member-ship recruitment efforts

John Meyer, CRSS, University of Colorado(Boulder), for his work with NIRSA’sStrategic Marketing Initiative

Thomas Morrison, Ball State Universityand James Turman, CRSS, University ofMinnesota (Twin Cities), for their workwith the Planning Principles forRecreational Facilities

Eric Nickel, CRSS, James MadisonUniversity, for his work with the Schoolof Recreational Sports Management

Natural High Task ForceJama Bradley, CRSS, Keller Graduate

School of Management

Dr. Judith Bryant, North Georgia College& State University

Dr. Janet Gong, University of California(Davis)

Deborah Jackson, Meridian CommunityCollege

Laura Walling, CRSS, Mississippi StateUniversity

2001 Outdoor RecreationSymposium Program CommitteeJay Frain, University of Connecticut

Mark Freidline, Miami University (Oxford)

Gregory Hawkins, Virginia CommonwealthUniversity

John Huck, University of Alabama(Tuscaloosa)

Andrew Martin, University of NorthernIowa

Deadline for the 2003 National Service Awards is

September 30, 2002. All award criteria and nomi-

nation forms are available on the NIRSA website

and at the NIRSA National Center. Send nomina-

tions forms to NIRSA National Center.

Student National Service AwardWinnerMarcia Haradon, Pennsylvania State

University (University Park). This awardacknowledges exceptional performanceor dedication, encourages creativity andinnovation, and establishes a standard ofexcellence in professional achievement.

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2002 William N. Wasson StudentLeadership & Academic AwardWinnersCongratulations to the 35 outstanding studentswho were recognized for this year’s award. Com-mittee Chair, Stephen Rey at the University ofSouthern Mississippi, reports that 101 studentswere nominated for this year’s award, more thanat any other point in the award’s history.

Region I Undergraduate StudentsEarl Cabellon, University of Rhode IslandMarinda Reynolds, University of Rhode IslandColleen Marie Kelly, University of Maryland

(College Park)Amy Purcell, Susquehanna University

Region I Graduate StudentsJane Carroll, University of Rhode IslandKathryn Player, Temple University

Region II Undergraduate StudentsRebecca Allen, East Carolina UniversityCarla Caison, University of Southern MississippiCamesha Cotton, University of Southern MississippiJeff Pye, James Madison University

Region II Graduate StudentsDenitra Hayes, East Carolina UniversityMichelle Thompson, University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa)

Region III Undergraduate StudentsMichael Arnos, Miami University (Ohio)J. T. Bukiewicz, Wright State UniversityHans Kaufmann, Ohio University (Athens)Aaron Seefeld, Michigan Technological University

Region III Graduate StudentsStephen Paxton, Wright State UniversityDustin Van Sloten, Western Illinois University

Region IV Undergraduate StudentsEric Bleier, Trinity UniversityBrent Camp, Hardin-Simmons UniversitySami Faile, Southwest Texas State UniversityShawn Jones, St. Philip’s College

Region IV Graduate StudentsMitch Ables, Hardin-Simmons UniversityTim Stoecklein, Fort Hays State University

Region V Undergraduate StudentsAmy Bringle, University of Northern IowaCassady Peterson, University of Northern IowaErin Miller, University of Nebraska–LincolnTravis Zahl, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Region V Graduate StudentsHolly Wade, University of Nebraska–LincolnTom Woodman, Minnesota State University (Mankato)

Region VI Undergraduate StudentsJennifer Bartlett, Northern Arizona UniversityLisa Morse, Washington State UniversityBrad Moschetti, Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo)Jennifer Yaras, Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo)

Region VI Graduate StudentKelly Elsenbaumer, Arizona State University

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Inaugural Creative Excellence Awards a Huge Success

The following winners from more than 50 entries received the first annual NIRSA CreativeExcellence Awards at the 2002 Annual Conference in San Antonio. Designed to bring recog-nition to the outstanding marketing efforts taking place on college and university campuses,the awards also serve as an educational tool for all NIRSA members. The winners had anopportunity to discuss the winning entries with the judges and the project coordinator.

Website

1st: University of Maryland (College Park)for its Campus Recreational website

2nd: University of California (San Diego) forits UCSD Recreational website

3rd: Mississippi State University for itsRecreational Sports website

Comprehensive Publication Program

1st: University of Florida for its GatorRecreational Program

2nd: University of Illinois (Urbana/Champaign)for its Bigger, Better Referendum Campaign

3rd: Wright State University for its CampusRecreational Plan

Student Work

1st: University of Illinois (Urbana/Champaign)for its “Two Ways to Cycle” poster

2nd: James Madison University for its SportClub Brochure

3rd: James Madison University for its SpringProgram Guide

Nominations for NIRSALeaders Being Accepted

The Nominations and Elections Committeeis now accepting nominations for candi-dates for office. The available offices begin-ning in April 2003 include: President-Elect,Region I Vice President, Region III VicePresident, and Region V Vice President.

NIRSA members interested in nominat-ing Professional Members should followthese guidelines:

• An individual must have been an ac-tive Professional Member for at leasttwo (2) years;

• Regional VP candidates may be nomi-nated only by Professional Membersfrom their respective region and mustmeet residency requirements.

• Any Professional Member may nomi-nate President-Elect candidates.

• Any person may self-nominate for anyoffice for which she/he is eligible.

A copy of the qualifications and respon-sibilities for these positions and nominationforms are available on the NIRSA website orfrom the NNC. Submit nominations in writ-ing to the Chair of the Nominations andElections Committee on or before August 27,2002. The committee will contact those can-didates eligible for consideration and requestthem to submit the following candidate ma-terials: NIRSA Nomination Form, CurrentResume and a Letter of Support. All candi-date materials should be sent to the Chair ofthe Nominations and Elections Committeeon or before September 17, 2002. If selectedto stand for office, a recent non-digital photo(3"x 5" or larger) must be submitted no laterthan October 1, 2002. Send to: SidGonsoulin, CRSS, Chair of Nominations andElections Committee, University of SouthernMississippi Department of RecreationalSports, Box 5155 Hattiesburg, MS 39406-5155, phone: (601) 266-5767, fax: (601) 266-5677, or email: sidney.gonsoulin@usm.edu.

C.C. Creations for providing the Conferencenotebook

Woodway USA for sponsoring the WelcomeReception: Piñata Fun Night

Sayings For You, Inc. for providing the ConferencePen

NIRSA Insurance/P5 Sports & Special Risk forsponsoring the Quick Byte Cyber Café

Sports Imports for sponsoring the ConferenceTote Bag

Thanks to thefollowingcompanies fordonating prizesfor the coupondrawings:

• Book King: A$7,000 softwarepackage

• MMI: A backpack

• Precor:Sportswear

Facility Publication

1st: James Madison University for itsFacility and Services Guide

2nd: University of Illinois (Urbana/Champaign)for its Campus Recreational Guide

3rd: Mississippi State University for itsRecreational Sports Brochure

Programming Publication

1st: University of Wisconsin (Whitewater) forits Recreational Sports Brochure

2nd: University of California (San Diego) forits Outback Adventure WildernessOrientation Brochure

3rd: University of Maryland (College Park) forits “Here’s Three Good Reasons” postcard

Logos

1st: University of Wisconsin (Eau Claire) forits Recreational Sports logos

Video and Audio/Visual

Not judged due to lack of entries (only oneper category).

For a copy of this year’s awards presentation and the judges’ comments on all entries, pleasecontact the 2001-2002 Marketing Committee Chair, Angela Stanton, astanton@rec.tamu.edu.NIRSA looks forward to next year’s competition of amazing and creative marketing programs.

Match Made in (NIRSA Foundation) Heaven

For the third consecutive year, thanks to the generosityof recent Annual Conference and Recreational SportsExposition attendees, an anonymous donor doubled con-tributions to the NIRSA Foundation. The donationsreached $10,000 by the start of the Honor Award ban-quet, resulting in $20,000 for 2002 and more than$60,000 total since the matching campaign began in 2000.The NIRSA Foundation provided financial support for the Career Opportunities Centerand student and professional scholarships at the 2002 Annual Conference.

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Thank You!

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NIRSA National Center4185 SW Research Way, Corvallis, OR 97333-1067tel: (541) 766-8211 email: nirsa@nirsa.orgfax: (541) 766-8284 web: www.nirsa.org

NIRSA Know material is copyrighted by NIRSA.EDITOR SARAH JANE HUBERT

NNC Staff email addresses & phone extensionsEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

KENT BLUMENTHAL, kentb@nirsa.org ............... x12CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

PAM WATTS, pam@nirsa.org ............................. x18EDUCATION DIRECTOR

KAREN BACH, karen@nirsa.org ......................... x17NATIONAL SPORT PROGRAMS DIRECTOR

MARY CALLENDER, mary@nirsa.org .................. x14MARKETING DIRECTOR

AARON HILL, aaron@nirsa.org .......................... x13CONTROLLER

MARK A. JACOBSON, mark@nirsa.org ............... x33EXECUTIVE OFFICE ASSISTANT

JENNIFER KEYS, jennifer@nirsa.org .................. x11WEBSITE ADMINISTRATOR

TODD COTTON, webmaster@nirsa.org ............... x10MEMBERSHIP SERVICES COORDINATOR

KIM DALEY, kim@nirsa.org ............................... x21GRAPHIC DESIGNER

CORY GRANHOLM, cory@nirsa.org .................... x26EXPOSITION & ADVERTISING MANAGER

CAROLE HOBROCK, carole@nirsa.org ............... x16COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST/EDITOR

SARAH JANE HUBERT, sarah@nirsa.org ............. x20NATURAL HIGH COORDINATOR

MEG KOBE, meg@nirsa.org .............................. x34STAFF ACCOUNTANT

CONNIE HENSLEY-JONES, connie@nirsa.org ..... x40ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL SPORT PROGRAMS

VALERIE MCCUTCHAN, valerie@nirsa.org .......... x15EDUCATION COORDINATOR

EILEEN SHUFELT, eileens@nirsa.org .................. x35RECEPTIONIST

MELODY BALL, melody@nirsa.org ..................... x10SHIPPING ASSISTANT

MINDY DALCOUR, mindy@nirsa.org .................. x32MEMBERSHIP SERVICES ASSISTANT

DANIELLE HERMAN, danielleh@nirsa.org .......... x39ACCOUNTING ASSISTANT

CHARLA LARKIN, charla@nirsa.org .................... x23MEMBERSHIP SERVICES ASSISTANT

MARY MARTIN, marym@nirsa.org ..................... x36ACCOUNTING ASSISTANT

KATHY ROGERS, kathy@nirsa.org ...................... x43ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

SARAH WILLIAMS, sarahw@nirsa.org ................ x25

NIRSA’S MISSION STATEMENT: The mission of theNational Intramural-Recreational Sports Asso-ciation is to provide for the education and de-velopment of professional and studentmembers and to foster quality recreational pro-grams, facilities and services for diverse popu-lations. NIRSA demonstrates its commitment toexcellence by utilizing resources that promoteethical and healthy lifestyle choices.

2002-2003 NIRSA Board of Directors

Scholarship Established for Bill Healey

During the Annual Conference and Recre-ational Sports Exposition in San Antonio,Bill Healey, CRSS, director of recreation atthe University of West Florida received a bigsurprise from his wife, UWF Alumni, andcolleagues. Although Healey is not planningon early retirement, they informed him thatan Endowed Scholarship had been estab-lished in his name to honor his 30 years ofservice to the University of West Florida.

Brian Cooper, CRSS, director of recre-ation at the University of Alabama (Bir-mingham), was instrumental in developingthe scholarship. In his presentation, Coopersaid Bill’s impact on his students was fargreater than the scholarship created in hishonor. It honors his significant contribu-tions to the university including overseeing

the development of the Oak Grove Natato-rium, his work with intramurals, and twiceserving as the Interim Athletic Director.

The annual William M. Healey EndowedScholarship will be awarded to a studentwho fulfills criteria developed by thealumni/staff committee. Those interested indonating funds, may contact Leah Currey atthe University of West Florida, (850) 857-6173 or lcurrey@uwf.edu.

President: Brian Carswell, University ofArizona, carswell@u.arizona.edu

President-Elect: Sid Gonsoulin, CRSS,University of Southern Mississippi,sidney.gonsoulin@usm.edu

Past President: Patti Bostic, University ofConnecticut, patricia.bostic@uconn.edu

Past Presidents’ Representative: CraigStinson, University of Illinois (Urbana/Champaign) cstinson@uiuc.edu

Region I VP: Jeff Kearney, CRSS, Universityof Maryland (College Park)jk157@umail.umd.edu

Region II VP: Eric Nickel, CRSS, JamesMadison University, nickelec@jmu.edu

Region III VP: Jan Wells, CRSS, Universityof Michigan, janwells@umich.edu

Region IV VP: John Campbell, CRSS,Southwest Texas State University,jc10@swt.edu

Region V VP: Ron Seibring, Saint CloudState University,rseibring@stcouldstate.edu

Region VI VP: Rhonda Powers, CRSS,Northern Arizona University,rhonda.powers@nau.edu

National Student Representative: DirronAllen, Mississippi State University,dirronallen@hotmail.com

Note: Complete addresses for the Board of Direc-tors appear at the front of this magazine.

2002-2003 NIRSA Services Corporation Board of DirectorsPresident: John Meyer, CRSS, University of

Colorado (Boulder),john.meyer@colorado.edu

Secretary: Sam Hirt, CRSS, VanderbiltUniversity, samuel.w.hir t@vanderbilt.edu

Member: Sue Boling, CRSS, VirginiaCommonwealth University,siboling@saturn.vcu.edu

Member: Tom Dison, CRSS, The Universityof Texas (Austin), dison@mail.utexas.edu

2002-2003 NIRSA Foundation Board of DirectorsChair: Wayne Harper, CRSS, University of

Louisiana (Lafayette):wsh7898@louisiana.edu

Vice-Chair: Dave Koch, CRSS, University ofCalifornia (San Diego): dkoch@ucsd.edu

Member: Kirk McQueen, CRSS, GeorgiaInstitute of Technology:kirk.mcqueen@sac.gatech.edu

Member: Sue Boling, CRSS, VirginiaCommonwealth University:siboling@saturn.vcu.edu

Member: Darcy Bingham, CRSS:dcbingham@ucsd.edu

Member: Mark Fletcher, CRSS, University ofVirginia (Charlottesville): mef@virginia.edu

Member at Large: Brian Carswell, Universityof Arizona: carswell@u.arizona.edu

Secretary-Treasurer: Kent Blumenthal,NIRSA National Center: kentb@nirsa.org

N8 nirsa know JUNE 2002 NIRSA WEBSITE: nirsa.org

12/5-7/2002Region I Conference,Waterville Valley, NH*

12/8-9/2002NIRSA Board Executive CommitteeMeeting, Las Vegas, NV

12/8/2002Region VI Student Lead-On,Las Vegas, NV*

12/9-10/2002Region VI Conference, Las Vegas, NV*

12/10-11/2002NIRSA Foundation Board Midyear Meeting,Las Vegas, NV

12/12-14/2002Marketing Symposium, New Orleans, LA*

12/15/2002**Honor Award nomination deadline,submit to Hazel Varner, 103 HighwoodDrive, Franklin, MA 02038.

12/31/2002**Regional Award of Merit nominationdeadline, submit to your Regional VicePresident

12/31/2002**Horace Moody Award nominationdeadline, submit to Dirron Allen, NationalStudent Representative atdirronallen@hotmail.com

20031/29-31/2003Fitness Symposium, San Diego, CA*

4/10-12/2003Volleyball Sport Club Championships,Columbus, OH

6/2003NIRSA Board Summer Meeting,Corvallis, OR

6/19-21/2003Sport Club Symposium, Denver, CO*

9/10-13/2003NIRSA Board Midyear Meeting,Albuquerque, NM

10/9-11/2003Aquatics Symposium, Minneapolis, MN*

11/20-22/2003Soccer Championships, Tuscaloosa, AL

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etcetera a s s o c i a t i o n n e w s , u p d a t e s , a n d h a p p e n i n g s

*CRSS TESTING. To take the CRSS exam, contact the NIRSA National Center Education Department for an appli-cation, then return it with the appropriate documentation and fee, a minimum of 30 days prior to the preferred test-ing date. Upon review, applicants will be notified of their eligibility to take the examination.

**AWARD NOMINATION DEADLINES. All award criteria and nomination forms are available on the NIRSA website(nirsa.org) and at the NIRSA National Center.

Make Your Plans Now toAttendApril 1-5, 2003NIRSA Annual Conference &Recreational Sports Exposition:Cleveland, OH

March 30–April 3, 2004NIRSA Annual Conference &Recreational Sports Exposition:Albuquerque, NM

20026/19-20/2002NIRSA Board Summer Meeting,Corvallis, OR

8/15/2002Proposed NIRSA Bylaws amendmentdeadline, submit to Phillip Johnson atjohnsop2@muohio.edu

9/1/02**National Service Award nominationdeadline, submit to the NIRSA NationalCenter

9/18-21/2002NIRSA Board Midyear Meeting,Cleveland, OH

9/27-28/2002Virginia State Workshop, Norfolk, VA*

10/2-3/2002Minnesota/Dakotas State Workshop,Mankato, MN*

10/2-5/2002Facilities Symposium,Ann Arbor/Detroit, MI*

10/10-11/2002Illinois State Workshop, Edwardsville, IL*

10/24-25/2002Ohio State Workshop, Bowling Green, OH*

10/31-11/2/2002Region II Conference, Miami, FL*

11/7-8/2002Indiana State Workshop, Evansville, IN*

11/7-8/2002Wisconsin State Workshop,Whitewater, WI*

11/21-23/2002Soccer Sport Club Championships,Bakersfield, CA

Proposed NIRSA BylawsAmendments

NIRSA members may submit proposedchanges for NIRSA Bylaws to the chair of theBylaws Committee. Copies of the currentBylaws may be downloaded at nirsa.org/bylaws1.htm, by utilizing the emailAutoresponder system (send an email to:bylaws1@nirsa.org), or by contacting yourteam at the NIRSA National Center. Pro-posed changes should be submitted no laterthan August 15, 2002 to Phillip Johnson,CRSS, Miami University (Oxford), Recre-ational Sports Center, Oxford, OH 45056 orjohnsop2@muohio.edu. Fax: (513) 529-8173

Call for Recreational SportsJournal Articles

The NIRSA Recreational Sports Journal seeksarticles on a wide variety of subjects—theo-retical, practical, technical, historical, philo-sophical, creative, or controversial. Detailedguidelines and a list of potential subjects canbe found at nirsa.org in the Members Onlysection. Mail manuscripts to: Dr. LynnJamieson, CRSS, chair, Department of Rec-reation and Park Administration: HPER 133Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47401.Phone (812) 855-8676, fax (812) 855-3998or lyjamies@indiana.edu

Where’s the Members onthe Move Section?

After hearing from so many people abouthow much they miss having Members onthe Move in the NIRSA Know, we’re bring-ing it back! Expect to see this feature in theAugust issue. If you or one of your col-leagues is a Member on the Move, submityour information using the new, onlineform in the Members Only section ofnirsa.org. Members on the Move is a servicefor all Professional Members of NIRSA.

Affirmative Action Plan

For information about the AffirmativeAction plan and committee, see nirsa.org —Members Only Section for Policies and Pro-cedures.