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Location: Indiana, United States

I became a Professor Emeritus after serving 29 years as a recreational therapy faculty member at Indiana University. I'm a long-time Hoosier, having grown up in Hanover, Indiana. My RT practitioner work was in psych/mental health. After completing my Ph.D. at the University of Illinois, my first faculty position was at the University of North Texas. RT has been a wonderful profession for me as I have had the opportunity to serve as an author and national leader.

Thursday, August 23, 2007

2008 & 2009 ATRA Annual Conference Sites

In the July/August ATRA Newsletter the sites for the 2008 and 2009 ATRA Annual Conferences have been announced.

The 2008 Annual will be September 29 - October 2 in Reno, Nevada. The 2009 Annual will be in Minneapolis October 2 - 7.

ATRA is to be commended in moving the date to the end of September and beginning of October. This should assure more student participation because universities will have time in the fall to organize their students to attend.

I still would urge ATRA to consider regularly holding the Annual Conference in the Great Lakes area (of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin) and near South (North Carolina, Tennessee) as the majority of RTs work in these regions and many universities with strong RT programs are located in these areas. If ATRA wishes to increase its membership, holding the Annual close to where the majority of RTs are located seems like a good idea.

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