David Scott

Education

Undergraduate Education

B.A., Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 1977

Graduate Education

M.S., Penn State University, State College, PA, 1982

Ph.D., Penn State University, State College, PA, 1990

Awards

2011, Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt Award for Excellence in Recreation and Park Research, National Recreation and Park Association

2010, Vice Chancellor’s Award in Excellence for Graduate Teaching, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Texas A&M University

2008, Elected as Member of the American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration

2007, Elected as Fellow to the Academy of Leisure Sciences

2006, Elected as Board Member of the Society of Park and Recreation Educators

2001, Awarded Partners in Learning, Award of Excellence, Department of Student Life, Services for Students with Disabilities, Texas A&M University

1995 – 1996 Awarded Center of Teaching Excellence Scholar for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Texas A&M University

1994, Winner of American Academy of Park and Recreation Administration’s Willard E. Sutherland award for paper published in the Journal of Park and Recreation Administration (“Time scarcity and its implications for leisure behavior and leisure delivery”)

Courses Taught

RPTS 340 Recreation, Parks, Tourism and Diverse Populations

RPTS 601 Interrelationships of Recreation and Leisure Concepts