Past R. Tait McKenzie Lecturers

Programs & Events

The R. Tait McKenzie Lecture

The R. Tait McKenzie Lecture is a standing highlight of the AAHPERD national convention as an all convention evening session. Initiated in 1967 to honor the life and work of this pioneer in both the arts and sciences of sport and physical activity, the Lecture recognizes an outstanding professional outside of the HPERD fields whose work has the potential to infuse the organization with new ideas for implementation and new directions for exploration.

Past R. Tait McKenzie Lecturers (1987-Present)
2012	Kenneth H. Cooper, Cooper Aerobics Center The Texas Youth Evaluation Project
2011	John Elder, San Diego State University Study, Play and Pray: Addressing Health Disparities in the Latino Community
2010	David M. Buchner; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Guiding the Public About Physical Activity Health—Key Themes and Messages
2009	Carol Bryant, University of South Florida, College of Public Health Community-based Prevention Marketing: Teaching Communities to use Marketing Techniques to Solve Public Health Problems
2008	Tom Baranowski, Baylor College of Medicine Serious Games—Interactive Multimedia for Physical Activity and Dietary Behavior Change Among Children
2007	Jacquelynne Eccles, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Influences on and Consequences of Sport Participation in Adolescence
2006	I-Min Lee, Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health Physical Activity and Heart Disease Prevention—How Much is Enough?
2005	Stuart M. McGill, University of Waterloo Myths and Truths About Back Fitness and Performance
2004	William H. Dietz, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Physical Activity and Obesity—What We Know and What We Can Do
2003	Loretta DiPietro, Yale University and the John B. Pierce Laboratory The Role of Physical Activity in Successful Aging
2002	James F. Sallis, San Diego State University Ready, Set, Let’s Jump the Chasm Between Research and Practice
2001	Steven N. Blair, The Cooper Institute of Aerobics Research Physical Activity: The Most Important Health Problem
2000	Roy J. Shephard, University of Toronto What Is The Long Term Impact of Physical Education on Health and Physical Activity?
1999	Barbara L. Drinkwater, Pacific Medical Center Demolishing the Myths: How Scientists and Athletes Opened the Door for Women’s Full Participation in Sport
1998	Claude Bouchard, Laval University Individual Differences in the Response to Regular Physical Activity: Implications for Research and Practice
1997	Robert Dustman , VA Medical Center, Salt Lake City Physical Activity Benefits The Brain As Well As The Body
1996	Waneen W. Spirduso, University of Texas at Austin Aging and Physical Activity
1995	Mihaly Csikszentmihaly, University of Chicago Flow, Physical Activity and Happiness
1994	John Foreyt, Nutrition Research Clinic, Houston Living Without Dieting
1993	Charles Spielberger, University of South Florida Stress, Emotions, Sport and Exercise
1992	David Berliner , Arizona State University Hard Work Made to Look Easy: Expertise in Teaching Physical Education and Other Subjects
1991	William Haskell, Stanford University Physical Activity to Promote Health: What are the Required Stimuli?
1990	Marian Diamond, University of California-Berkeley Use It or Lose It: Enriched Environments, Exercise and the Ever Changing Brain
1989	Marshall Kreuter, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Activity, Health and the Public
1988	Ellen W. Gerber, Legal Aid Society Winning in the Courts of Justice
1987	John Hubeman, University of Texas at Austin The Future of Scientific Sport