Appalachian State University
George Holmes Convocation Center 111
Rivers Street
Boone, NC 28608-0001
Contact: Dr. Daniel Theriault, Department Chair
Contact Phone: (828) 262-6303
Contact Email:
theriaultds@appstate.edu
Arizona State University
411 N Central Ave Ste 550
Phoenix, AZ 85004-2144
School Phone: (602) 496-0550
Contact: Dr. Christine Buzinde, Director, School of Community Resources and Development
Contact Phone: (602) 496-2429
Contact Email:
christine.buzinde@asu.edu
Arkansas Tech University
1205 N El Paso Ave
105 Williamson Hall
Russellville, AR 72801-8817
School Phone: (479) 968-0385
Contact: Dr. Cathi McMahan, Department Head/Professor
Contact Phone: (479) 968-0385
Contact Email:
cmcmahan@atu.edu
Brigham Young University
W453 Tanner Building
Provo, UT 84602
School Phone: (801) 422-8914
Contact: Neil Lundberg, Department Chair
Contact Phone: (801) 422-8914
Contact Email:
neil_lundberg@byu.edu
California Polytechnic State University
Experience Industry Management
1 Grand Avenue
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
School Phone: 805-756-1288
Contact: Dr. Joey Gray, Department Head
Contact Phone: (805) 756-7651
Contact Email:
jgray23@calpoly.edu
California State University - Long Beach
1250 N Bellflower Blvd
Long Beach, CA 90840-0004
School Phone: 562-985-4071
Contact: Dr. Terry Robertson, Professor and Chair
Contact Phone: (562) 985-4071
Contact Email:
Terry.robertson@csulb.edu
California State University - Chico
YOLO 173 Department of Recreation
Hospitality, and Parks Management
Chico, CA 95929-0001
School Phone: (530) 898-6408
Contact: Laura McLachlin, Professor
Contact Phone: (530) 898-5227
Contact Email:
lmclachlin@csuchico.edu
California State University - Northridge
Recreation and Tourism Management Department
18111 Nordhoff St.
Northridge, CA 91330-8269
School Phone: (818) 677-3202
Contact: Dr. Nathan Martin, Acting Chair
Contact Phone: (818) 677-3202
Contact Email:
Nathan.Martin@csun.edu
California State University - Sacramento
3228 Serra Way
Sacramento, CA 95816-7024
School Phone: (916) 278-2936
Contact: Dr. Samantha Blackburn, Chair
Contact Phone: 916 278-6259
Contact Email:
samantha.blackburn@csus.edu
California State University-Fresno
5310 N. Campus Drive M/s PH103
Fresno, CA 93740-0001
School Phone: (559) 278-2624
Contact: Dr. Samuel Lankford, Chair, Department of Recreation Administration
Contact Email:
slankford@csufresno.edu
California University of Pennsylvania
250 University Ave
Campus Box 55
California, PA 15419-1394
School Phone: (724) 938-4000
Contact: Candice Riley, Professor
Contact Phone: (724) 938-5288
Contact Email:
riley@calu.edu
Central Michigan University
Finch Fieldhouse 215
Mt Pleasant, MI 48859-0001
School Phone: (989) 774-2502
Contact: Dr. Tim Otteman, Chair
Contact Phone: (989) 774-7312
Contact Email:
ottem1tw@cmich.edu
Clemson University
263 Lehotsky Hall
Box 340735
Clemson, SC 29634-0001
School Phone: (864) 656-3400
Contact: Dr. Lauren Duffy, Associate Professor; Undergraduate Coordinator
Contact Phone: (864) 656-1135
Contact Email:
lduffy@clemson.edu
Dalhousie University
6230 South Street
PO Box 15000
Halifax, NS B3H 4R2
School Phone: 902-494-2152
Contact: Dr. Karen Gallant, Associate Professor, School of Health and Human Performance
Contact Email:
karen.gallant@dal.ca
East Carolina University
College of Health and Human Performance
E 5th Street
Greenville, NC 27858
Contact: Dr. Edwin Gomez, Professor and RPM Undergraduate Director
Contact Phone: (252) 328-4638
Contact Email:
gomeze17@ecu.edu
Eastern Kentucky University
208 Combs Building
521 Lancaster Ave
Richmond, KY 40475-3100
School Phone: (859) 622-1835
Contact: Dr. Jon McChesney, Chair & Professor
Contact Phone: (859) 622-1835
Contact Email:
jon.mcchesney@eku.edu
Eastern Washington University
1106 Washington Street
200 Physical Education Building
Cheney, WA 99004-2476
Contact: Dr. Matt Chase, Associate Professor
Contact Phone: (509) 359-7964
Contact Email:
mchase@ewu.edu
Frostburg State University
101 Braddock Rd
Cordts Pe Center
Frostburg, MD 21532-2303
School Phone: (301) 687-4458
Contact: Dr. Natalia Buta, Department Chair
Contact Phone: (301) 687-4458
Contact Email:
nbuta@frostburg.edu
George Mason University
4400 University Drive, MS 4B4
2301 Thompson Hall
Fairfax, VA 20110-2201
School Phone: (703) 993-2034
Contact: Dr. Ellen Drogin Rodgers, Associate Dean
Contact Phone: (703) 993-2034
Contact Email:
erodger1@gmu.edu
Georgia Southern University
PO Box 8034
Statesboro, GA 30460-1000
School Phone: (912) 478-5601
Contact: Dr. John Peden, Professor
Contact Phone: (912) 478-5684
Contact Email:
jpeden@georgiasouthern.edu
Grambling State University
P.O. Box 4244
100 Facilities Dr./Suite 148
Grambling, LA 71245
School Phone: (318) 274-6278
Contact: Dr. Obadiah Simmons, Head/Director
Contact Phone: (318) 274-6278
Contact Email:
simmonsoj@gram.edu
Illinois State University
CAMPUS BOX 5120
Normal, IL 61761
School Phone: (309) 438-5753
Contact: Dr. Michael Mulvaney, Program Director & Associate Professor
Contact Phone: (309) 438-1855
Contact Email:
mamulva@ilstu.edu
Ithaca College
9 Hill Ctr
953 Danby Road
Ithaca, NY 14850-
School Phone: (607) 274-3172
Contact: Patrick Lewis, Chair
Contact Phone: (607) 274-3132
Contact Email:
plewis@ithaca.edu
Kent State University
PO Box 5190
Kent, OH 44224
School Phone: (330) 672-0214
Contact: Dr. Mary Parr, Professor
Contact Phone: (330) 672-0217
Contact Email:
mparr@kent.edu
Longwood University
201 High St
Farmville, VA 23909-1801
School Phone: (434) 395-2544
Contact: Dr. Ann Bailey Yoelin, Program Coordinator
Contact Phone: (434) 395-2544
Contact Email:
baileyaf@longwood.edu
Middle Tennessee State University
1301 East Main Street
PO Box 96
Murfreesboro, TN 37132-0001
School Phone: (615) 904-8359
Contact: Dr. Rudy Dunlap, Associate Professor
Contact Phone: (615) 904-8478
Contact Email:
Rudy.Dunlap@mtsu.edu
Minnesota State University, Mankato
213 Highland Ctr N
Mankato, MN 56001-6038
Contact: Dr. Jonathan Hicks, Department Chair
Contact Phone: (507) 389-2747
Contact Email:
jonathan.hicks@mnsu.edu
North Carolina Central University
PO Box 19542
Durham, NC 27707-0021
School Phone: (919) 530-7429
Contact: Dr. Robert Stiefvater, Recreation Administration Program Director
Contact Phone: (919) 530-7429
Contact Email:
stiefvater@nccu.edu
North Carolina State University
Campus Box 8004
Raleigh, NC 27695-0001
School Phone: (919) 513-8026
Contact: Dr. Rasul Mowatt, Department Head
Contact Phone: (919) 515-6191
Contact Email:
rasul_mowatt@ncsu.edu
Northern Arizona University
PO Box 15016
Geography, Planning, and Recreation Department
Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5016
School Phone: (928) 523-2650
Contact: Dr. Marieke Taney, Principal Lecturer | PRM Program Coordinator
Contact Phone: (928) 523-2384
Contact Email:
marieke.taney@nau.edu
Northwest Missouri State University
800 University Dr
Martindale 209
Maryville, MO 64468-6015
School Phone: (660) 562-1781
Contact: Dr. Terry Long
Contact Phone: (660) 562-1706
Contact Email:
TLONG@nwmissouri.edu
Ohio University
Grover Center E160
Athens, OH 45701
School Phone: (740) 597-1757
Contact: Dr. Andy Szolosi
Contact Phone: (740) 597-1757
Contact Email:
szolosi@ohio.edu
Pittsburg State University
1701 S Broadway St
Pittsburg, KS 66762-7500
School Phone: 620-235-4665
Contact: Dr. Laura Covert-Miller, Associate Professor
Contact Phone: (620) 235-4670
Contact Email:
lcovert@pittstate.edu
Radford University
PO Box 6963
Radford, VA 24142-6963
School Phone: (540) 831-7717
Contact: Dr. James Newman, Chair
Contact Phone: (540) 831-7717
Contact Email:
jnewman19@radford.edu
San Francisco State University
1600 Holloway Ave
San Francisco, CA 94132-1722
School Phone: (415) 338-7529
Contact: Jackson Wilson, Chair/Professor
Contact Phone: (415) 338-7529
Contact Email:
wilsonj@sfsu.edu
San Jose State University
One Washington Square
San Jose, CA 95192-1000
School Phone: (408) 924-5841
Contact: Dr. Joshua Baur, Program Coordinator
Contact Phone: (408) 924-2971
Contact Email:
joshua.baur@sjsu.edu
Shepherd University
PO Box 5000
Butcher Center 211
Shepherdstown, WV 25443-5000
School Phone: (304) 876-5235
Contact: Dr. Stacey Kendig
Contact Phone: (304) 876-5516
Contact Email:
skendig@shepherd.edu
Southeast Missouri State University
1 University Plz, MS 7650
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701-4710
School Phone: (573) 290-5730
Contact: Dr Beverly Evans, Professor
Contact Phone: (573) 986-7486
Contact Email:
bevans@semo.edu
Southern Connecticut State University
501 Crescent Street
New Haven, CT 06515
Contact: Dr. Lee deLisle, Professor
Contact Email:
delislel2@southernct.edu
Springfield College
263 Alden St
Springfield, MA 01109-3707
School Phone: (413) 748-3272
Contact: Dr. Ariel Rodriguez, Associate Professor
Contact Phone: (413) 748-3272
Contact Email:
arodriguez16@springfieldcollege.edu
St. Joseph's University, New York
155 W Roe Blvd
Patchogue, NY 11772-2325
School Phone: (631) 687-1285
Contact: Dr. Gail Lamberta, Chairperson/Professor
Contact Phone: (631) 687-1285
Contact Email:
glamberta@sjny.edu
State University of New York - Brockport
350 New Campus Dr
Brockport, NY 14420-2997
School Phone: (585) 395-2994
Contact: Dr. Jennifer Boyle, Associate Professor
Contact Phone: (585) 395-2764
Contact Email:
jboyle@brockport.edu
State University of New York - Cortland
PO Box 2000
Cortland, NY 13045-3116
School Phone: (607) 753-4941
Contact: Dr. Susan Wilson, Professor and Chair
Contact Phone: (607) 753-4966.
Contact Email:
susan.wilson@cortland.edu
Texas State University
601 University Dr
Jowers Center
San Marcos, TX 78666-4684
School Phone: (512) 245-1973
Contact: Dr. Jo An Zimmermann , Associate Professor
Contact Phone: (512) 245-1973
Contact Email:
jz15@txstate.edu
University of Idaho
875 Perimeter Dr.
MS 3080
Moscow, ID 83844-2401
School Phone: 208-885-5014
Contact: Dr. Julie Son, Professor & Program Director
Contact Phone: (208) 885-7155
Contact Email:
jstaffordson@uidaho.edu
University of Mississippi
P.O. Box 1848
University, MS 38677
School Phone: (662) 915-5555
Contact: Dr, Kim Beason, Coordinator and Professor
Contact Phone: (662) 915-5555
Contact Email:
hpbeason@olemiss.edu
University of Missouri-Columbia
105 Anheuser-Busch Nat Res
BLDG 105C Anheuser-Busch Building
Columbia, MO 65211-0001
School Phone: (573) 882-9524
Contact: Jennifer Wentz, Program Coordinator
Contact Phone: (573) 882-2914
Contact Email:
UpahJ@missouri.edu
University of New Hampshire
108 Hewitt Hall
Durham, NH 03824
School Phone: (603) 862-5345
Contact: Cindy Hartman, Assistant Professor
Contact Phone: (940) 902-9641
Contact Email:
cindy.hartman@unh.edu
University of North Carolina - Greensboro
524 Highland Avenue
204 Ferguson Building
Greensboro, NC 27402-6170
School Phone: (336) 334-5327
Contact: Ms. Kimberly Miller, AP Associate Professor
Contact Phone: (336) 334-4480
Contact Email:
kdmiller@uncg.edu
University of Northern Iowa
203 Wellness and Recreation Center
Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0241
School Phone: (319) 273-3613
Contact: Dr. Kathleen Scholl, Professor
Contact Phone: (319) 273-6316
Contact Email:
Kathleen.scholl@uni.edu
University of St. Francis
500 Wilcox St
Joliet, IL 60435-6188
School Phone: (815) 740-3691
Contact: Dr. Sydney Sklar, Professor and Department Chair
Contact Phone: (815) 740-3691
Contact Email:
ssklar@stfrancis.edu
University of Tennessee - Knoxville
1914 Andy Holt Ave
HPER 322
Knoxville, TN 37996
School Phone: (865) 974-1279
Contact: Dr. Steven Waller, Professor, Recreation & Sport Management/Associate Dept. Head
Contact Phone: (865) 974-1279
Contact Email:
swaller2@utk.edu
University of Toledo
2801 W Bancroft St
MS 119
Toledo, OH 43606-3390
School Phone: 419-530-2762
Contact: Dr. Holly Eichner, Professor
Contact Phone: (419) 530-4500
Contact Email:
holly.eichner@UToledo.Edu
University of Utah
250 South 1850 East
Salt Lake City, UT 84108
School Phone: (801) 585-6503
Contact: Dr. Dorothy Schmalz, Professor
Contact Phone: (916) 206-3189
Contact Email:
d.schmalz@health.utah.edu
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
1725 State St
2051 Health Science Center
La Crosse, WI 54601-3374
School Phone: (608) 785-8213
Contact: Dr. Laurie Harmon, Department Chair
Contact Phone: (608) 785-8213
Contact Email:
lharmon@uwlax.edu
Virginia Wesleyan University
5817 Wesleyan Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23455
School Phone: (757) 455-3305
Contact: Dr. Jill Sturts, Professor and Chair
Contact Phone: (757) 455-3305
Contact Email:
jsturts@vwu.edu
Western Carolina University
1 University Way
122-F Reid Gym
Cullowhee, NC 28723
School Phone: 828-227-7100
Contact: Dr. Callie Spencer Schultz, Assistant Professor
Contact Phone: (828) 227-3844
Contact Email:
csschultz@wcu.edu
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Initial Accreditation: 9/28/2021
Next Review: 2026
Last Reviewed: 2021
Accreditation Status: Initial Accreditation
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2023 Annual Report
Western Illinois University
400 Currens Hall
Macomb, IL 61455
School Phone: (309) 298-1517
Contact: Dr. Michael Lukkarinen, Interim Chair
Contact Phone: (309) 298-1967
Contact Email:
MD-Lukkarinen@wiu.edu
Western Kentucky University
Diddle Arena 2039
Bowling Green, KY 42101
School Phone: (270) 745-2498
Contact: Dr. Raymond Poff, Program Coordinator / Professor
Contact Phone: (270) 745-2498
Contact Email:
raymond.poff@wku.edu
Western Washington University
516 High St
MS 9067
Bellingham, WA 98225-5946
School Phone: (360) 650-3962
Contact: Dr. Jasmine Goodnow, Professor, Program Coordinator
Contact Phone: (360) 650-2393
Contact Email:
goodnoj@wwu.edu
Winston-Salem State University
401 FL Atkins Building
Winston Salem, NC 27110-0001
School Phone: (336) 750-3459
Contact: Dr. Jo Ann Coco-Ripp, Department Chair, Program Coordinator
Contact Phone: (405) 338-0240
Contact Email:
rippjc@wssu.edu
York College
204 Diehl Hall
York, PA 17403-3651
School Phone: (717) 815-6448
Contact: Dr. Brian Malcarne, Assistant Professor
Contact Phone: (717) 815-3036
Contact Email:
bmalcarn@ycp.edu