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Dr. John Crompton
- University Distinguished Professor
- Office:
- AGLS Building 445
- Email:
- john.crompton@ag.tamu.edu
- Phone:
- 979-845-5320
- Undergraduate Education
- D.L.C., Loughborough College, 1966
- Graduate Education
- M.S., University of Illinois, 1968
- M.Sc., Loughborough University, 1970
- Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 1977
- Awards
- Recipient of the Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt Research Award (NRPA)
- NRPA Distinguished Professional Award
- NRPA National Literary Award
- TTRA Travel Research Award
- National Park Foundation's Cornelius Amory Pugsley Medal
- The SPRE Distinguished Colleague and Teaching Awards
- TRAPS and NRPA Southwest Region Fellow Awards
- Minnie Stevens Piper Professor for Teaching Excellence in the state of Texas
- US Department of Agriculture National Teaching Award
- Regents Professor
- Presidential Professor for Teaching Excellence
- Cintron University Professor for Undergraduate Teaching Excellence
- Association of Former Students Distinguished Achievement Awards in Teaching, Research, and Graduate Student Mentoring
- Vice Chancellor of Agriculture Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching
- Senior Fellow in AgriLife Research
- President George H.W. Bush Excellence in Public Service Award
- Senior Fellow of the World Leisure Academy
- Fellow of the International Academy of the Study of Tourism
Specialty
Marketing and financing in parks, leisure management, tourism, and conservation
Other Professional Experience
Managing Director, Loughborough Recreation Consultants Ltd; Past-President: American Academy of Park and Recreation Administration, Texas Recreation and Park Society, Society of Park and Recreation Educators, and Academy of Leisure Sciences.
Biographical Profile
Issues Related to Sustaining a Long Term Research Interest in Tourism