EDITOR'S PAGE.

IPR MAGAZINE 1980 AWARDS

by Robert Nichols

The Illinois Association of Park Districts and the Illinois Parks and Recreation Association jointly publish the Illinois Parks and Recreation Magazine for the benefit of its membership and concerns citizens of Illinois.

During the past year major strides have been made in the improvement of this important communication medium. Since pictures and articles are not remunerated, the quality of the issues is a direct reflection of the concerns and interest of the member organizations, their staffs and members.

Your joint editorial committee created a special committee this year to honor those who made outstanding contributions to the production of the magazine. As a matter of policy, no editorial board member, editor, or staff member's article or contribution was considered in the judging.

A total of eleven classifications were determined and eight awards were made by the committee. They are as follows:

Best Cover Picture

Motor Development of a TMH Child—North Suburban Special Recreation Association
March-April 1980

Professional Recreation Administrators or General Managers Article

Past/Present/Future—Part II—Mary Cunneer Mette, Daria Kay, Judy Jacobsen
March-April 1980

Professional Consultant or Organizational Administrators Article

The Art of Administration—Robert Ruhe
November-December 1979

Professional Educators Article

Videotape Training for the TR Professional—Dr. Marc J. Rosenburg
September-October 1979

Recreation Professional, Student Article

Burn-Out in TR: A Direct Service Phenomenon— Rene L. Prentki
July-August 1980

Recreation Professional Leaders in Service Article

Chicago Park District in Profile—Debbie Sabol
July-August 1980

Professional Operations Administrators Article

Peaking a Course to Tournament Quality—John Potts
May-June 1980

Viewpoints Article

Illinois Parks & Recreation Needs Continued Support— Richard A. Mautino
May-June 1980

The editor is pleased to announce the addition of three individuals to the Editorial Staff.

Ms. Marilyn Campbell, Deputy Director of the Vermilion County Conservation District will be responsible for the solicitation and review of articles pertaining to outdoor recreation and natural recreation areas.

Dr. Terry Kinney, Assistant Professor, Department of Recreation, SIU, will undertake the same tasks in relation to therapeutic recreation interests.

In the community and park districts information areas, Ms. Debbie Sabol, Assistant Director, Highland Park Youth Commission, will be the person responsible.

All of these individuals bring both expertise of their area of recreation service and direct experience in publication efforts. It is a pleasure to welcome them to the staff.

Correction please! The picture on page 9 of the September/October issue was inadvertently credited to the Rockford Park District. The actual provider was the Rock Island Park District. We apologize for the error.

Illinois Parks and Recreation 34 January/February 1981