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National Consortium for Physical Education
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Past Presidents

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The National Consortium for Physical Education and Recreation for Individuals with Disabilities (NCPERID) was founded in 1975 by a group of higher education professionals with a vision for quality personnel preparation, research/demonstration, and service. Since then, numerous prominent leaders in the academic disciplines of Adapted Physical Education/Activity and Therapeutic Recreation have served as president of the Consortium. Many of these past presidents are authors of the scholarly textbooks and significant research/demonstration projects that serve as the foundations for effective physical activity and recreation programming for individuals with disabilities. Below is a listing of these leaders and the institutions represented while they served as NCPERID president. These persons have also served as mentors to many current professionals in this field.

Name	University at time of Presidency	Year
Dr. Leon Johnson	University of Missouri	1975
Dr. John Nesbitt	University of Iowa	1976
Dr. Claudine Sherrill	Texas Woman’s University	1977
Dr. Dennis Vinton	University of Kentucky	1978
Dr. Joseph Winnick	State University of New York-College at Brockport	1979
Dr. David Compton	University of Missouri	1980
Dr. John Dunn	Oregon State University	1981
Dr. Fred Humphrey	University of Maryland	1982 (deceased 1994)
Dr. Ernie Bundschuh	University of Georgia	1983 and 1984
Dr. Louis Bowers	University of South Florida	1985
Dr. Charles Bullock	University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill	1986
Dr. Michael Churton	Appalachian State University, NC	1987
Dr. Gene Hayes	University of Tennessee	1988
Dr. John Hall	University of Kentucky	1989
Dr. Robert Cipriano	Southern Connecticut State University	1990
Dr. Luke Kelly	University of Virginia	1991
Dr. Jeff McCubbin	Oregon State University	1992-94 (first 2-year term President)
Dr. Gail Webster	Kennesaw State University, GA	1994-96
Dr. David Porretta	Ohio State University	1996-98
Dr. Diane Craft	State University of New York-College at Cortland	1998-2000
Dr. Jim Decker	East Carolina University, NC	2000-01
Dr. Heidi Stanish	St. Francis Xavier University - Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada	2001-02
Dr. Laurie Zittel	Northern Illinois University	2002-2004
Dr. Bob Arnhold	Slippery Rock University, PA	2004-2006
Dr. Garth Tymeson	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse	2006-2008
Dr. Ron Davis	Texas Woman's University	2008-2010