RECREATION, PARK AND TOURISM ADMINISTRATION CELEBRATES 40TH ANNIVERSARY
March 25, 2008
March 25, 2008
MACOMB, Ill., March 25 -- Western Illinois University issued the following news release:
Forty years ago, Tony Mobley created the department of recreation and park administration at Western Illinois University to prepare students to enter the leisure services field. Since its inception in 1968, the department - which was renamed recreation, park and tourism administration (RPTA) in 1989 - has graduated more than 3,000 students.
To celebrate the department's 40th ann . . .
Forty years ago, Tony Mobley created the department of recreation and park administration at Western Illinois University to prepare students to enter the leisure services field. Since its inception in 1968, the department - which was renamed recreation, park and tourism administration (RPTA) in 1989 - has graduated more than 3,000 students.
To celebrate the department's 40th ann . . .