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6 Tips to Nominate a Future Academy Member

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.

2023 NRPA Revenue Development & Management School Scholarship

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 Premiere Award in Parks & Recreation – the National Gold Medal Award 2023 Applications Now Open

Apply for a National Gold Medal Award

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

 

Grand Plaque Recipients Announced in the 2022 National Gold Medal Awards in Parks and Recreation

Public, and Armed Forces Agencies receive premiere award in the park and recreation industry

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. 

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