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Crompton, John

John Crompton

University Distinguished Professor & Associate Head of Graduate and Undergraduate Programs
Office:  
AGLS 445
Email:  
john.crompton@ag.tamu.edu
Phone:  
(979) 314-8152

Education

Undergraduate Education
D.L.C., Loughborough College, 1966
Graduate Education
M.S., University of Illinois, 1968
M.Sc., Loughborough University, 1970
Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 1977
Awards
Recipient of the Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt Research Award (NRPA)
NRPA Distinguished Professional Award
NRPA National Literary Award
TTRA Travel Research Award
National Park Foundation's Cornelius Amory Pugsley Medal
The SPRE Distinguished Colleague and Teaching Awards
TRAPS and NRPA Southwest Region Fellow Awards
Minnie Stevens Piper Professor for Teaching Excellence in the state of Texas
US Department of Agriculture National Teaching Award
Regents Professor
Presidential Professor for Teaching Excellence
Cintron University Professor for Undergraduate Teaching Excellence
Association of Former Students Distinguished Achievement Awards in Teaching, Research, and Graduate Student Mentoring
Vice Chancellor of Agriculture Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching
Senior Fellow in AgriLife Research
President George H.W. Bush Excellence in Public Service Award
Senior Fellow of the World Leisure Academy
Fellow of the International Academy of the Study of Tourism

Professional Summary

  • Summary Profile
  • Pugsley Medal Citation
  • A Portrait of John Crompton’s Career
  • Legends Interview

Teaching Philosophy

Issues Related to Sustaining a Long Term Research Interest in Tourism

Recent Presentations

  • Bob Crawford Lecture
  • Parkland Dedication
  • NRPA

Books and Published Monographs

Selected Articles

Tourism Development and Research

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