RTS Chairpersons

Dan Olsen, Brandon University - 2009-2011
Sanjay Nepal, Texas A&M University - 2007-2009
Robert Pfister, East Carolina University - 2005-2007
Deborah Che, Western Michigan University - 2003-2005
Dallen Timothy, Arizona State University - 2001-2003
Dimitri Ioannides, Southwest Missouri State University - 1999-2001
Barbara Carmichael, Wilfrid Laurier University - 1997-1999
Alan A. Lew, Northern Arizona University - 1995-1997
Klaus J. Meyer-Ardent, University of West Florida - 1993-1995
Rudi Hartman, University of Colorado, Denver - 1991-1993
Richard W. Butler, University of Western Ontario, emeritus - 1989-1991
F. Andrew Schoolmaster, University of North Texas - 1987-1989
Robert L. Janiskee, University of South Carolina - 1985-1987
Stanley R. Lieber, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale - 1983-1985
Richard V. Smith, Miami University (Ohio), emeritus - 1981-1983
Lisle S. Mitchell, University of South Carolina - 1974-1981

Roy Wolfe Award Recipients
- For outstanding contributions to the field and discipline of Recreation, Tourism and Sport Geography:

Dan Knudsen, University of Indiana - 2009
Victor Teye, Arizona State University - 2008
Anne-Marie d'Hautessere, University of Waikato, NZ - 2006
Dallen Timothy, Arizona State University - 2005
Dimitri Ioannides, Southwest Missouri State University - 2003
Keith Debbage, University of North Carolina, Greensboro - 2002
Alison Gill, Simon Fraser University - 2001
Alan A. Lew, Northern Arizona University - 2000
Rudi Hartman, University of Colorado, Denver - 1999
Klaus Meyer-Arendt, University of West Florida - 1998
Robert Janiskee, University of South Carolina- 1996
Charles A. Stanfield, West Chester State College (Pennsylvania) - 1995
Carlton S. VanDoren, Texas A&M University - 1994
Richard W. Butler, University of Western Ontario - 1993
Peter E. Murphy, University of Victoria - 1992
Geoffrey Wall, Waterloo University - 1991
Richard V. Smith, Miami University (Ohio) - 1990
John Rooney, University of Oklahoma - 1989
Lisle S. Mitchell, University of South Carolina - 1988

John Rooney Applied RTS Award Recipients
- For outstanding contributions to the field and discipline of Applied Recreation, Tourism and Sport Geography

Wes Roehl, Temple University - 2008
Geoffrey Wall, Waterloo University - 2000
Lloyd Hudman, Brigham Young University - 1999
Mark Okrant, Plymouth State College - 1998
Robert A. Britton, American Airlines - 1997

Student Research Paper Award Recipients

2004:
1. Gyan Nyaupane, Pennsylvania State University
- Searching for a Tourism Development Model for Developing Mountain Regions: A Controlled Comparison of Annapurna, Nepal and Northwest Yunnan, China
2. Glenn W. Gentry, East Carolina University
- Negotiating Savannah’s Tourist Landscape: Walking and the Experience of Place through Ghost Walk Tours
3. Daniel H. Olsen, University of Waterloo
- Examining Religious Views of Tourism
2003:
1. Marie Constantoglou, University Of the Aegean
- Tourism Typologies for Coastal Areas and the use of GIS: The case of Greece?
2. Paul Kingbury, University of Kentucky
- The Politics of Corporate Enjoyment: Sandals Negril Beach Resort and Spa, Jamaica
3. Jill Black,
2002:
(no awards granted)
2001:
1. Hunter Shobe, University of Oregon
- Territorial Identity, Ethnic Identity, and Sport: The Case of Catalonia and FC Barcelona
2. Travis Wampler, Southwest Missouri State University
- Route 66: The forgotten modes of transportation, urbanity, and culture in America
2000:
1. Charles Brian Copp, Florida Atlantic University
- Small Business Networks in Slovakia's Tourism Industry
1999:
1. Margaret Pawlick, University of Western Ontario
- Ethical Considerations in Recreation Service Provision for People with Disabilities: A Universal Base to Draw Upon
1998:
1. Lisa De Chano, South West Texas State University
- Geographical Analysis of NHL Player Origins
1997:
1. Barbara J. McNichol, University of Calgary
- Determining Group Images of Proposed Tourism Resort Developments
2. Jonathan Wessell, Western Michigan University
- Recreation Quality and Usage: A Comparative Study of Three West Michigan Rail-Trails
1996:
1. Tou C. Chang, McGill University
- Singapore’s Little India: A Tourist Attraction as a Contested Landscape
2. Paul Mackun, SUNY at Buffalo
- Tourism in the Third Italy
1995:
1. Tou C. Chang, McGill University
2. Michael Hawkins, Louisiana State University
3. Jennifer R. Beltz, Northern Arizona University
1994:
1. Ali A. Abusalik, Mississippi State University
2. Thomas Herman, San Diego State University