TALS Fellows

Fellow Membership

Names of candidates for Fellow membership are placed in nomination by a formal letter from a current Fellow.

This nomination is accompanied by a biographical summary, submitted with the ballot to all active Fellows. Election requires a two-thirds majority of votes cast.

Suggested criteria for nominating and electing new Fellows are:

  • direct engagement in the leisure sciences professions

  • demonstrated competence for a period of not less than ten years, as evidenced by quality as well as quantity of contributions to the scholarly literature of the field

  • recognized leadership and extensive, significant participation in professional associations and organizations

  • acknowledged outstanding performance as a teacher, leader, administrator, practitioner, or researcher in the field of leisure

  • willingness to further the goals of the Academy and participate actively in its affairs.

The Operations Manual (2020) for the TALS Fellows can be found here.

Below are the names of the Fellows of the Academy of Leisure Sciences per the year they were inducted into the Academy.