Education and Awards
Education
- 1988 PhD in Leisure Studies, University
of Alberta
- 1980 MSc in Leisure Studies, Dalhousie
University
- 1978 Certificate in Municipal Management,
Dalhousie University
- 1972 MS in City and Regional Planning,
Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville
- 1970 BSc in Geography, University of
Saskatchewan
Awards
- Appointed Professor Emerita, 2012
- Awarded Promotion to Full Professor,
effective July 2009
- Faculty of Management and Education
Research Excellence Award, April 1996
- Awarded Promotion to Associate Professor,
effective July 1994
- Awarded Tenure at Acadia University,
effective July 1994
- Awarded Sabbatical Leave at Acadia University
for July 1993 to June 1994, January to June 1998, January to June 2001, July to
December 2004, January to June 2008, July to December 2011
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Elected to the Board of the Canadian Association for Leisure Studies, 1993,
1996
- Elected President of the Canadian Association
for Leisure Studies, 1999, 2002; now Past President of CALS
-
Ontario Research Council on Leisure, Marion
Miller Award for the Best Student Paper at the Canadian Congress on Leisure
Research, 1987
- Alberta Recreation, Parks and Wildlife
Foundation Grant, 1985
- Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Scholarship, 1984/85 and 1985/86
- Government of Alberta Fellowship, 1982/83
- University of Alberta Graduate Assistantship,
1982/83
- Dalhousie University Research Grant Award,
1979
- Southern Illinois University Graduate
Assistantship, 1970/71 and 1971/72