Texas Accomplishments at NRPA

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It’s been a great year for Texas parks and many of these efforts from parks, agencies and individuals advancing the Industry were recognized by NRPA in Baltimore.

Congratulations to the following Texas achievements from the 2019 NRPA Conference.

Gold Medal Award

Class III | The Woodlands Township
100% of homes in the Township are within a 10-Minute Walk of a Park, equating to 1 park per 828 of 115,000 residents. It’s no surprise that 98% of residents indicated the

Department’s services are extremely valuable.

Coppell Parks and Recreation was also celebrated as a finalist for the Gold Medal Award in Class IV.

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CAPRA Accreditation

Congratulations to Allen Parks and Recreation for achieving their first CAPRA Accreditation.

Rowlett Parks and Recreation were also re-accredited for a second year.

CAPRA is the only national accreditation of park and recreation agencies and is a valuable measure of an agency’s overall quality of operation, management, and service to the community.

There are currently only 178 CAPRA accredited agencies nationwide.

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American Academy for Parks & Recreation Administration (AAPRA)

Established in 1980, the Academy was formed to advance knowledge related to the

administration of recreation and parks; encourage scholarly efforts by both practitioners and educators to enhance the practice of park and recreation administration; promote broader public understanding of the importance of parks and recreation to the public good; and conduct research, publish scholarly papers and/or sponsor seminars related to the advancement of park and recreation administration.
 
– 2019 New Inductees | Rick Atkins, Round Rock
-2019 Externs | Kelsey Heiden, New Braunfels; Rashad Jackson, Lancaster
-Best Master’s Thesis Award | Jeongseup Lee, Texas A&M University

Individual Achievements

– Joe Turner | AAPRA Board of Directors, 2018-21

-Tiffany White | will serve as the Chair of the National Certification Board (NCB), 2019-20