Historical Documents
Listed below are various documents related to the history of the Academy of Leisure Sciences. Click on the links to view the documents. Most documents are in Adobe PDF or Microsoft PowerPoint format.
George Butler Lecture Overview
Summary of History
Academic Programs and Proceedings
- Academy Values and Leisure: Trends in Leisure Services
- 1993 White Papers Announcement
- 1993 White Papers
- 1994 NRPA Academy Academic Program
- 1995 NRPA Coalter Presentation
- 1997 Curriculum Conference
- 10th Anniversary Publication
- 15th Anniversary Publication
- 20th Anniversary Publication
- 20th Anniversary Announcement
TALS Fellow Operations Guidelines
- 1991 Meeting Minutes
- 1993 Kleiber Report to Members
- 1993 Meeting Minutes
- 1994 Meeting Minutes
- 1996 Henderson Presidential Charge
- 1996 Meeting Minutes
- 1996 President Jackson Mid-Year Report
- 2000 Austin Remarks at Annual Meeting
- 2000 Meeting Agenda
- 2004 Budget Report
- 2004 Electronic Voting
- 2004 International Members Debate
- 2004 Mannell President Report
- 2004 Meeting Agenda
- 2004-2005 Officers and Committees
- 2005 Annual Meeting Agenda
- 2005 Historian report
- 2005 Remarks by Hultsman
- 2006 Annual Meeting Agenda
- 2006 Annual Meeting Minutes
- 2007 Annual Meeting Agenda
- 2008 Annual Meeting Agenda
- 2008 Annual Meeting Minutes
- 2009 Caldwell Potential Projects Report
- 2011 Business Meeting Agenda
- 2011 Annual Meeting Minutes
- 2012 Annual Meeting Minutes
- 2012 Update from President Scott
- 2013 Comments from Tony Tinsley Regarding the Status of the Organization
- 2013 Contract with Sagamore
- 2013 ALA Merger Framework Discussion
- 2013 Business Meeting Agenda
- 2013 Fellows Luncheon Agenda
- 2015 Academy Events Scheduled at NRPA Conference
- 2015-2018 ALS Strategic Plan Summary
- 2015 Academy Annual Meeting Minutes
- 2017 Academy Minutes and Fellows Luncheon
- 1982 Constitution
- 1994 Constitution
- 2002 Constitution
- 2008 Documentation of Academy Operation (draft)
- 2011 Ballot and Proposal Rationale for Academy Change
- 2011 Proposal A Constitution Revision
- 2011 Proposal A Constitution Revision - Dustin, Henderson and Scott
- 2011 Proposal B Constitution Revision - Samdahl
- 2013 Constitution
- 2016 Constitution
- 2017 TALS Fellows Nomination (.docx)
- 1993 Future Scholars Program Criteria
- 1994 Future Scholars Fund Contributors
- 1997 Future Scholars Solicitation
- 2008 Future Scholars Task Force Meeting on Future Funding
- 2008 Future Scholars Survey Report
- 2009 Future Scholars Program Endowment Fundraising Project Proposal
- 2010 Future Scholars Endowment Solitication Letter
- 2013 Future Scholars Award Winners Summary
- Academy Presidents 1980 - 2017
- Fellows of Academy by Year
- Fellows of Academy by Name
- Future Scholars Award Winners