News & Announcements

The Academy’s Membership Committee hosted a Zoom on “6 Tips to Nominate a Future Academy Member.” Committee members shared their tips about identifying a nominee ensuring they have the required 15 years of high level of administrative experience as well as ensuring your nominee knows about the Academy’s JEDI pledge. Member nominations open April 6, 2023 and close June 8.  Watch the Zoom call here.

Academy members were e-mailed their 2023 dues invoice January 5, 2023. Didn't see it? Please check your spam or junk mail folder first. If you did not receive the dues notice, please contact Shelley at info@aapra.org and a new invoice will be sent to you. Dues is payable by 31 March 2023. 

The American Parks & Recreation Foundation (Foundation), nonprofit philanthropic partner of the American Academy for Park & Recreation Administration (Academy), announces scholarships to cover the tuition for two (2) professionals to attend the National Recreation & Park Association’s 2023 Revenue Development & Management School (Year 1), which will be held March 12-17 at the Oglebay National Training Center in Wheeling, WV. The Revenue Development & Management School is designed to provide parks and recreation professionals with the knowledge, skills. and resources to build and manage budgets and develop alternative revenue streams. 

The National Gold Medal Award Program, governed and managed by the American Academy for Park & Recreation Administration (AAPRA), is the premiere award in parks and recreation. AAPRA announces applications are now accepted for the 2023 National Gold Medal Award Program, sponsored by Musco Lighting and in partnership with the National Recreation & Park Association.  In 2023 three award categories are offered: public agency (five classes based on population size); state park systems; and armed forces recreation (worldwide). The 2023 online applications are available at http://www.aapra.org/National-Gold-Medal-Award

Lacey, Washington, September 27, 2022– The American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration (AAPRA), in partnership with the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA), is pleased to announce the 2022 Grand Plaque recipients in the 2022 National Gold Medal Awards for Excellence in Park and Recreation Management. Musco Lighting, LLC is proud to continue sponsoring the Gold Medal Awards program as it has for more than 20 years.