Dr. J. Robert (Bob) Rossman Visiting Professor Francis Hall 256A 979-862-4373 jrrossman@ag.tamu.edu Education B.S., Indiana University (with distinction), 1968 M.S., University of Illinois, 1975 Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1981

Specialty
Programming - designing, staging and delivering leisure experience. Managing leisure service provision.

Other Professional Experience
NRPA Intern; Assistant Director of Recreation, Oak Park, IL; Department Chair; Dean

Scholarship
Application of social science to staging experiences.

Awards
Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society
Charles K. Brightbill Award
Elected to the American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration
National Literary Award, NRPA
Elected to the American Leisure Academy
J.B. Nash Scholar Lecture
George Butler Lecturer
Garrett G. Eppley Distinguished Alumni Award
W. W. Patty Distinguished Alumni Award, School of HPER, Indiana University

Texas A&M University - Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences - Dr. Gary Ellis, Head
106 Francis Hall • 2261 TAMU • College Station, TX 77843-2261 • Phone (979) 845-5411 • Fax (979) 845-0446