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Dr. John Crompton
Texas A&M University Professor
AwardsRecipient of the Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt Research Award (NRPA)NRPA Distinguished Professional AwardNRPA National Literary AwardTTRA Travel Research AwardNational Park Foundation's Cornelius Amory Pugsley MedalThe SPRE Distinguished Colleague and Teaching AwardsTRAPS and NRPA Southwest Region Fellow Awards Minnie Stevens Piper Professor for Teaching Excellence in the state of TexasUS Department of Agriculture National Teaching AwardRegents ProfessorPresidential Professor for Teaching ExcellenceCintron University Professor for Undergraduate Teaching ExcellenceAssociation of Former Students Distinguished Achievement Awards in Teaching, Research, and Graduate Student MentoringVice Chancellor of Agriculture Award for Excellence in Graduate TeachingSenior Fellow in AgriLife ResearchPresident George H.W. Bush Excellence in Public Service AwardSenior Fellow of the World Leisure Academy Fellow of the International Academy of the Study of Tourism
SpecialtyMarketing and financing in parks, leisure management, tourism, and conservation
Other Professional ExperienceManaging Director, Loughborough Recreation Consultants Ltd; Past-President: American Academy of Park and Recreation Administration, Texas Recreation and Park Society, Society of Park and Recreation Educators, and Academy of Leisure Sciences.
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