Association News and Announcements

From IAPD . . .

MID-YEAR FORUM

As IPRA members wind down (or recover!) from another outstanding state conference, they can start looking forward to a superb Mid-Year Forum. This year's Forum takes place April 8, 9 and 10 at beautiful Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles, Illinois. Educational sessions offering CEUs will be interspersed with social events which will take advantage of Pheasant Run's many facilities, plus the natural outdoor attractions of the Fox Valley. Several local park and recreation agencies are cooperating with the Forum Committee to produce a great program which, for the first time, includes a spouse's package. Following the format adopted two years ago, the Forum once again features half day, whole day and two-day in-depth seminars. Mark your calendar now for April 8, 9 and 10.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SCHOOL

There is no doubt that the 2nd annual Professional Development School will be as successful as last year's. This year's program zeroes in on the Dynamics of Decision making and will be held at Starved Rock Lodge in Utica on January 23, 24 and 25. The school promises to increase your skill in dealing with business options which constantly confront administrators and department heads. An experimental approach, rather than a classroom/lecture format, will enable participants to be directly involved in the step-by-step process required in finely honed decision making. Excellent program facilitators have been enlisted from the business management field. These facilitators will be on hand throughout the 2 1/2 days of the school to transfer their organizational skills to you. The $225 fee includes meals, room and educational material. For more information, contact Bob Lashbrook at (312)837-2468.

NEW BOARD

Congratulations to the 1984 IPRA Board of Directors who will assume office at the annual state conference:

President: Patti Roth, Elmhurst

President-Elect: Tom Richardson, Glencoe

Past President: David Phillips. Wheeling

Secretary: Steve Hartman, Lisle

Northern Region Representative:

Tom Kruse, Belvidere Central Region Representative:

Larry Belknap, ISU Southern Region Representative:

Mark Badasch, Roxana Metro Region Representatives:

Jane Hodgkinson. WDSRA

Roger Key, Arlington Heights

Mary Straus, Wheeling Associate Board Members:

Tammy Bollinger, Hoffman Estates

Janet Lonergan, Palatine

Section Directors:

•Parks & Natural Resource Management: Pat Moser, Macon County

•Administration & Finance: Jerry Baer, Schaumburg

•Recreation Programming: Ray Ochromowicz, South Stickney

•Therapeutic Recreation: Susan Janes, NEDSRA

•Special Facilities: Bob O'Brien, Glencoe

•Student: Susan Donley, EIU

after April, 1984; Tom Steigelmann, U. of I.

CERTIFICATION

Procedures for applying for certification have been prepared and will be mailed soon. Watch for this important information.

KAY FOREST, IPRA Executive Director

Illinois Parks and Recreation 7 November/December 1983