PROFESSIONAL
VITAE
RICHARD
ALBIN SWANSON, PH.D.
Home: Office:
11 Dunlin
Square The University of
North Carolina at
Greensboro,
NC 27455 Greensboro
Department of Exercise and Sport Science
252 HHP Building, P.O. Box 26169
Greensboro, NC 27402-6169
Telephone: Home - (336)288-0430 Office - (336)334-5999
FAX: (336)334-3238
E-Mail: raswanso@uncg.edu
Birth Date: July 18, 1939
Marital
Status: Wife - Lita M. Swanson;
two adult children, four grandchildren
EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Science (Major: Health and Physical Education),
June, 1961 - Wayne State University
Master of Education (Health and Physical Education), June,
1964 - Wayne State University
Doctor of Philosophy (Major: Physical Education, Secondary
Areas of Specialization: History, Sociology), June, 1967 - The Ohio State
University. Dissertation: "American Protestantism and Play: 1865-1915."
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE:
1992 - Present: Professor, Department of Exercise and
Sport Science, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. (1995-1997 - served as Interim Head,
Department of Exercise and Sport Science)
1980 - 1992: Dean, School of Health and Human Performance, The
University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Two of the four departments in the School, Exercise & Sport Science
and Public Health Education were ranked in the top ten graduate programs in the
U.S. in their respective fields during this period.
1977 - 1980: Professor and Chair, Department of Physical Education,
San Francisco State University.
1972 - 1977: Associate Professor, Division of Health and Physical
Education, Wayne State University.
1967 - 1972: Assistant Professor, Division of Health and Physical
Education, Wayne State University. Also
served as Head Coach of Track and Field (1967-1970) and Cross Country
(1967-1973).
Administrative duties at Wayne State University included the
following:
Coordinator of Professional Preparation, 1970-1973.
Chairperson, Department of Physical Education, 1973-1974.
Assistant Director for Academic Affairs, Division of Health and Physical
Education, 1974-1977.
1966 - 1967: Instructor, Division of Health and Physical Education,
Wayne State University.
1965 - 1966: Instructor, Department of Physical Education for Men,
The Ohio State University.
1964 - 1965: Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Physical
Education, The Ohio State University.
1963 - 1964: Head Track and Field and Cross Country Coach, Divine
Child High School, Dearborn, Michigan.
1961 -1964: Health and Physical Education Teacher, Angell Elementary
School, Detroit Public Schools, Detroit, Michigan.
RESEARCH AND
PUBLICATIONS:
Swanson, R.A. Book Review
Essay, Higbe, Kirby
with Martin Quigley,
(1998) The high
hard one. Lincoln:
University of Nebraska
Press, and Thomas,
Henry W. (1998)
Walter Johnson: Baseball’s
big train. Lincoln:
University of Nebraska
Press, in Journal
of Sport History. Accepted for publication.
Swanson, R.A. “Shoeless Joe
Jackson”, in Haskell,
Jean and Abramson,
Rudy. (In press)
Encyclopedia of Appalachia.
Johnson City, TN:
Center for Appalachian
Studies and Services.
Submitted by invitation.
Swanson, R.A. “Charles ‘Choo
Choo’ Justice,” in
Haskell, Jean and
Abramson, Rudy. (In
press) Encyclopedia of
Appalachia. Johnson City,
TN: Center for
Appalachian Studies and
Services. Submitted by
invitation.
Swanson, R.A. “Knowing when
your job is
done and what
to do about it,” Chapter
in Bryant, James
and Passmore, Barbara.
(In press) A
practical guide for
leading and managing
an administrative unit
in health, kinesiology
and leisure studies. Reston, VA: AAHPERD
and Sangmore Press,
(In press).
Swanson, R.A. “The press
and the racial integration of baseball:
comparative coverage in
northern and southern
minor league cities,
1945-1947.” - in
final preparation for
submission.
Swanson, R.A.(1997). “From anthropometrics to exercise science:
Confronting the pygmalion
complex in American
physical education OR
Eliza Doolittle meets
Franklin Henry.” Quest, 49, 431-441.
Massengale, J.D.
and Swanson, R.A.,
Editors (1997). History
of exercise and
sport science. Champaign,
Illinois: Human Kinetics.
Swanson, R.A. and Massengale,
J.D. (1997). "Exercise and sport science
in the 20th century," in
Massengale, J.D. and
Swanson, R.A., Editors.
History of exercise
and sport science. Champaign, Illinois: Human
Kinetics.
Swanson, R.A.
and Massengale, J.D.
(1997). "Current and
future directions in
exercise and sport
science," in Massengale,
J.D. and Swanson,
R.A., Editors. History
of exercise and
sport science. Champaign,
Illinois: Human Kinetics.
Swanson, R.A. and Spears,
B. (1995). History
of sport and
physical education in
the united states.
Fourth edition. Dubuque,
Iowa: Brown &
Benchmark, Publishers.
Swanson, R.A. (1993). "When
to say when: administrators returning
to the professoriate." The chronicle
of physical education
in higher education.
Bryant, J.E., Pierce, W.,
Zakrajsek, D., Passmore,
B., Swanson, R.A.,
Conn, J., Mawson,
M. (1992). "Academic preparation and the
academic consumer: a
change is needed." The chronicle of
physical education in
higher education, 4,5.
Swanson, R.A. (1988) Book
review of Sammons,
J.T. Beyond the
ring: The role
of boxing in
american society. Urbana:
University of Illinois
Press, 1988, in Research quarterly
for exercise and
sport, Vol. 59,
No. 4, 369-370.
Spears, B. and Swanson,
R.A. (1988). History
of sport and
physical education in
the united states.
Third edition. Dubuque, Iowa: Wm. C.
Brown Company, Publishers.
Swanson, R.A. (1985). "Elementary school physical education:
1920-1950," in Barrett,
K., ed., The
history of elementary
school physical education:
1885-1985. Reston, VA:
The American Alliance
for Health, Physical
Education, Recreation, and
Dance.
Spears, B. and Swanson,
R.A. (1983). History
of sport and
physical activity in
the united states.
Second edition. Dubuque,
Iowa: Wm. C.
Brown Company, Publishers.
Spears, B. and Swanson,
R.A. (1978). History
of sport and
physical activity in
the united states.
Dubuque, Iowa: Wm.
C. Brown Company,
Publishers.
Seefeldt, Vernon, et. al.
(1977). An investigation into the effects
of sports competition
on Michigan youth,
ages six to
sixteen. A project
funded by the
Senate-House Legislative Committee
on Youth Sports
Activities and jointly
undertaken by faculty
members of Lake
Superior State College,
Michigan State University,
University of Michigan
and Wayne State
University. Member of
University Study Committee
and Policy Committee.
Swanson, R.A. (1974). "From
glide to stride:
significant events in a century
of women's sport," in Hoepner, B.J.,
ed., Women's athletics:
coping with controversy. Washington, D.C.: American
Association for Health,
Physical Education, and
Recreation.
Swanson, R.A. (1972). "Reaction to the paper,
'Thomas beecher: sportsman
preacher,'" Bennett, B.L.
Proceedings, the second
canadian symposium on
the history of
sport and physical
education. Ottawa, Canada:
Sport Canada Directorate, Department of Health
and Welfare.
Swanson, R.A. (1968). "The
acceptance and influence
of play in
american
protestantism," Quest, Monograph
XI (December, 1968),
58-70.
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS
Swanson, R.A. “The press
and the racial
integration of baseball:
comparative coverage in
northern and southern
minor league cities,
1945-1947.” 26th Annual
Convention of the
North American Society
for Sport History
(NASSH), May 24,
1998, Windsor, Ontario,
Canada.
Swanson, R.A. “From anthropometrics to exercise science:
confronting the pygmalion
complex in american
physical education OR
eliza doolittle meets
franklin henry.” Dudley
Allen Sargent Lecture,
Annual Convention of
the National Association
for Physical Education
in Higher Education,
January 11, 1997,
Savannah, GA.
Swanson, R.A. (January 28,
1994). "Baseball, racial
integration and the
press in Greensboro,
North Carolina: a
case study." Annual
Convention of the
Southern district, American
Alliance for Health,
Physical Education, Recreation
and Dance, Nashville,
Tennessee.
Bryant, J.,
Pierce, W., Zakrajsez,
D., Passmore, B.,
Swanson, R.A., Conn,
J., Mawson, M.
(March 26, 1993).
"21st century summit:
doctoral preparation--a need for change." Annual
Convention of the
American Alliance for
Health, Physical Education,
Recreation, and Dance,
Washington, D.C.
Swanson, R.A. and Passmore,
B. (April 11,
1992). "The mission
of the doctoral programs in
the academic preparation
of doctoral students:
the perspective of
the graduate programs
and their students." Annual Convention of
the American Alliance
for Health, Physical
Education, Recreation and
Dance, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Swanson, R.A. (July 12,
1991). Invited paper.
"Attaining centrality in
the modern comprehensive university."
Annual Conference of
the College and
University Administrators Council
of AAHPERD, Lake
Tahoe, NV.
Swanson, R.A. (January 2,
1991). Invited paper.
"Role of the
department head in
faculty evaluation: the
dean's perspective." Administrator's Conference at the
Annual Convention of
the National Association
for Physical Education
in Higher Education,
Atlanta, Georgia.
Swanson, R.A. (January 3,
1990). Invited paper.
"Appointive versus elective
department chairs." Administrator's Conference at the
Annual Convention of
the National Association
for Physical Education
in Higher Education,
San Diego, CA.
Swanson, R.A. (July 7,
1989). "Inclusiveness doesn't
require a list:
the case for
a common generic
name for hperd
units." Annual Conference
of the College and University
Administrators Council of
AAHPERD, Asheville, NC.
Swanson, R.A. (July 12,
1986). "Strategic planning
in a doctoral granting university." Annual Conference of
the College and
University Administrators Council
of AAHPERD, Ithaca,
NY.
Swanson, R.A.
(April 4, 1986).
"America's first olympic
team: the princeton
connection." Physical Education
Graduate Colloquium, University
of North Carolina
at Greensboro.
Swanson, R.A. (April 18,
1985). "Elementary school
physical education: 1920-1950." Centennial
Convention of the
American Alliance for
Health, Physical Education,
Recreation, and Dance,
Atlanta, Georgia.
Swanson, R.A.
(September 17, 1982).
"Coping with decreasing
enrollments in university
teacher education programs
in health education
and physical education." Annual North Carolina
College Conference on
Professional Preparation in
Health Education and
Physical Education, Raleigh,
North Carolina.
Swanson, R.A.
(March 15, 1979).
"The educational goals
of the national association for
intercollegiate athletics and
the national collegiate
athletic association." Third
Annual Symposium of
the History Academy
of the National Association for
Sport and Physical
Education, AAHPERD Convention,
New Orleans, LA.
Swanson, R.A. (March 17,
1978). "Current innovations
in physical education
in California state
universities." Annual Convention
of the California
Association for Health,
Physical Education and
Recreation, San Francisco,
CA.
Swanson, R.A.
(March 24, 1977).
"Reaction to the
paper, 'Public school
athletic league,'" Jable,
J.T. Annual Convention
of the American Alliance for
Health, Physical Education,
and Recreation, Seattle,
WA.
Swanson, R.A. (October 13,
1976). "Sport, competition
and violence: an
inevitable alliance?" Conference
on Understanding and
Responding to violence
in the Adolescent, Center for
Teaching About Peace
and War, Wayne
State University, Detroit,
Michigan.
Swanson, R.A. (September 16,
1973). "Women and
sport: a historical
perspective." National Meeting
of the Division of Girl's
and Women's Sports,
Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Swanson, R.A. (October 12,
1972). "The socio-historical bases of sport,
physical education and
leisure: its place
in graduate study." Annual Convention of
the Michigan Association
for Health, Physical
Education, and Recreation,
Boyne Mountain, Michigan.
Swanson, R.A.
(May 2, 1972).
"Reaction to the
paper, 'Thomas Beecher:
sportsman preacher,'" Bennett,
B.L. The Second
Canadian Symposium on
the History of
Sport and Physical
Education, Windsor, Ontario,
Canada.
Swanson, R.A.
(March 8, 1968).
"American
protestantism and play:
1865-1915."
Midwest District Convention
of the American Association for
Health, Physical Education,
and Recreation, Milwaukee,
Wisconsin.
ONGOING RESEARCH:
"Racial integration
of professional baseball
as experienced in
selected southern communities: 1945-1970."
“The southern
press and the
integration of professional baseball:
1945-1970."
“Efforts by
American religious groups
to boycott the
1936 Olympic games
in Berlin, Germany.”
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
AND ACTIVITIES:
American Alliance
for Health, Physical
Education, Recreation, and
Dance (AAHPERD):
National
Association for Sport
and Physical Education
(NASPE):
Chair-elect,
Chair, Past-chair, History
of Sport and
Physical Education Academy,
1980-1983.
Cabinet member (elected),
1982-1985
Coordinator of 8
sub-disciplinary academies
Chair, Awards Committee
College and University
Administrators Council (CUAC)
Site Collection Committee
Presenter and Panel
Member on various
programs
(see
presentations above)
Southern
District, AAHPERD:
Chair-elect,
chair, past-chair -
History Council, 1986-1989
North Carolina AHPERD
- Member, 1980
- present
California
AHPERD - Member,
1977-1980
Michigan AHPERD -
Member, 1960-1977
Chairperson,
Historical Records Committee
National Association
for Physical Education
in Higher Education
(NAPEHE)
Board of Directors
- 1984-86, 1993-present
Chair, Long Range
Strategic Planning Committee,
1985-87
Senior author of
Long Range Planning
Report which has
now been implemented.
Coordinator,
Archival Records, 1982-present.
Chair, By-Laws Committee,
1990
Archivist - 1990-present
Director of Publications & Chair, Publications Committee - 1993-96.
Several
presentations given and
participated on many
panel discussions -
see above section
on presentations.
North American
Society for Sport
History (NASSH)
Research
abstractor for Journal
of Sport History, 1973- present.
Served as moderator
and reactor for
a program of
three papers on
the history of
Springfield College. 25th Annual Convention, Springfield, MA, May 1997.
Served as moderator
and reactor for
a program of
three papers on
reform efforts of
the 1950s in
intercollegiate sport. 26th Annual Convention, Windsor,
Ontario, Canada, May,
1998.
Served as moderator
and reactor for
a program of
three papers. 27th Annual Convention, State
College, PA, May,
1999.
Manuscript
reviewer for professional journals: Journal of
Physical Education, Recreation,
and Dance (JOPERD);
Quest.
PROFESSIONAL CONSULTING
ACTIVITIES:
FACULTY REVIEWS FOR
PROMOTION AND TENURE
AT OTHER INSTITUTIONS:
Rutgers
University, 1987
University of West
Florida, 1992
FACILITY
CONSTRUCTION AND PLANNING:
University of Georgia,
1988
East Carolina University,
1989
San Francisco State
University, 1991
BOOK MANUSCRIPT REVIEW
PRIOR TO PUBLICATION
Chapter
entitled, “Historical Perspective
and Development,” for
a textbook manuscript,
Introduction to Exercise
Science, Stanley P.
Brown, ed. Baltimore,
MD: Williams &
Wilkins, November, 1997.
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
ASSIGNMENTS:
University of North
Carolina at Greensboro
Chair,
Commitment to Equity
Sub-Committee for UNCG
NCAA Interim Certification Project, 1999-2000.
UNCG Delegate to
University of North
Carolina Faculty Assembly,
1998-2001 elected term;
Head of delegation
- 1999-2000; Chair,
Faculty Development Committee,
2000-01; member of
Executive Committee, 2000-01.
International
Programs Advisory Committee
- member, 1993-1997.
UNCG Committee on
International Students -
member, 1998-present
Member,
University Budget Committee,
1995-1998
Member,
University Academic Policies
Committee, 1993-1996; Chair
of Committee, 1994-1996.
Steering
Committee for NCAA
Certification of Department
of Intercollegiate Athletics;
Chair, Sub-committee on
Commitment to Equity,
1994-1995.
Chancellor
Search Committee (one
of 3 faculty
representatives), 1994
Chair, State Employees
Combined Campaign (United
Way of Greensboro), UNCG Campaign
1993
Member, Search Committee
for Dean of
College of Arts
and Sciences, 1990-1991
Member, Ad Hoc
Committee to Develop
a Plan for In-service Programs
to Enhance the
Concept of Cultural
Diversity at UNCG,
Fall, 1989
Chair, Search Committee
for the position
of Director of
the Walter Clinton
Jackson Library, 1988-1989
Chair, University Ad
Hoc Committee on
Health Policy Development
in North Carolina,
1987-1988
Chair,
University Ad Hoc
Committee to Enhance
Faculty Development Programs
at UNCG, 1986-1987
University
Coordinator of the
Wellness Improvement for
State Employees (WISE)
Program, 1986-1989
University
liaison to the
Wellness Council of
the Piedmont, 1985-1992
Assistant to the
Chancellor for Intercollegiate Athletics, 1981-1985
Chair, Planning Committee
for new building
for the School
of Health and
Human Performance, 1980-1989.
Moved into new
$16.2 million, 235,000
square foot Health
& Human Performance
Building in June,
1989.
Chair, Planning Committee
for new fee-financed Campus Recreation Building
with a budget of $8
million for approximately 75,000 square feet,
1987-1992.
Member of Deans
Council, 1980-1992
SCHOOL OF HEALTH
AND HUMAN PERFORMANCE:
Friends of the School
of HHP - Chair, 1992-2000,
continuing member.
Dean’s
Administrative Cabinet -
while serving as
ESS interim department
head, 1995-1997.
School of HHP
Second Century Capital
Gifts Campaign Committee
- member, 1997,
1998.
Chair, Search Committee
for Dance Department
Head, 2000-01.
Parliamentarian
- School of
HHP Faculty Assembly.
DEPARTMENT OF
EXERCISE AND SPORT
SCIENCE:
Undergraduate
Academic Advising Coordinator, January, 1998-present. Advise
most first time
students and assign to other advisors.
Also carry an
advising load of
approximately 40 students.
Search
committee for Assistant
Professor in sociocultural area, 1998-1999.
Chair, Search committee
for lecturer in
clinical exercise science,
1999-2000.
Ed.D. Program Oversight
Committee - member,
1997-present.
Faculty Merit Review
Committee - 1993-1995;
1998-2000, Chair, 1999-2000
(Chair, twice).
Committee to Review
the Undergraduate Core
Curriculum, 1998-99
Post-tenure Review
Committee - Chair,
1998-99; member, 1999-
2000.
Graduate
advisor to masters
degree students; member
of several doctoral
dissertation and program
committees, 1992-present.
San Francisco State
University and Wayne
State University
The typical array
of service activities
including department, college
and university committees,
Academic Senate, etc.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
ACTIVITIES
I attend and participate in at least
three national and regional professional meetings per year
in disciplinary areas.
These include annual
meetings of AAHPERD,
NAPEHE, NAASH, NCAHPERD.
I have also participated in the following
special developmental courses
and workshops:
Workshop on Personnel
Management, Clemson University
Continuing Education Program,
Greensboro, NC, October,
1984.
American Council on Education (ACE)
- Leadership Workshop
for Department Chairpersons and Academic Deans
- Greensboro, NC, June, 1985.
Annual Meeting of the Association
of American Colleges,
Post-conference workshop on Strategic Planning
for Colleges and Universities - New Orleans,
LA, January 8-12,
1986.
Workshop on University
Gift Development for Academic Deans,
CASE - Bethesda, MD, November
1988.
Computer software workshops
- Academic Computer
Center, University of North Carolina
at Greensboro, 1985-present.
UNCG Emeritus Course
on “The First
Four Hundred Years
of Christianity” while
on research leave,
Fall, 1997, to strengthen my background in this subject
as it might relate to early Judeo-Christian attitudes toward play.
COMMUNITY SERVICE
ACTIVITIES:
Wellness Council of the Piedmont
Charter member and delegate from
UNCG
Co-chair, Program Committee,
1985-1987
Co-chair, Employer Assistance
Committee, 1987-1992
Guest speaker on health promotion
issues on behalf
of the Council and the University at meetings of numerous civic
organizations.
Wellness Advisory Committee,
Guilford County Technical
Community College - member, 1986-1990
Mobile Meals Program
- deliver hot meals to home-bound senior
citizens, 1988-1993
Habitat for Humanity
- member of electrical team,
siding team, and meal team,
1991-present
Member of three
person Merit Selection
Panel to Evaluate
the Performance of the Magistrate
Judge of the United States
District Court for the Middle
District of North
Carolina, 1989-1990 - reported to the Honorable
Richard C. Erwin,
Chief Judge; invited
to repeat this
service in 1997
for the Honorable
Frank W. Bullock,
Chief Judge.
United Arts Council
of Greensboro 1990
Fund Campaign - Higher Education
Coordinator.
March of Dimes
WalkAmerica Annual Campaign,
1991-96, Member of City of Greensboro Steering
Committee
Christ United Methodist
Church, Greensboro, NC
Member, Administrative board,
1988-1992, 1997, 1998
Member, Finance Committee,
1985-88
Chair, Outreach Work
Area, 1990-1993
Member, Chancel Choir,
1980-1992
Member, New Covenant
Choir, 1991-present
Counselor, High School
Youth Fellowship, 1981-1988
Member, Long Range
Planning Committee, 1995-1999,
Chair, 1997, 1998
Member, Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1999-present
Member, Retreat Ministry
Committee
Teacher, Bible Study
classes
Music leader, mission
service at Urban
Ministry
Western North Carolina
Conference, United Methodist
church - member
of the Higher Education Council
- 1986-1992
Member of Financial
Planning Committee for a capital
building program at Camp Gilrock,
Guilford/Rockingham Counties, NC - 1990-1991
Greensboro Urban Ministry
(food, housing, clothing
shelter for the poor and homeless) - volunteer chaplain,
1995-present
Piedmont Interfaith Council
(a local organization for building bridges
of communication and understanding between
all ethnic and religious groups
in the Piedmont area of North Carolina
- most world religions represented) - member of Board of Directors, 1994-present; Chair of Board,
1997-99
Guest speaker on the subject
of sport history
to various civic
groups on numerous
occasions over the past 15 years in Greensboro.
Coordinated and co-taught
a course on the Olympic
Games for the Adventures in Learning program
of The Shepherds Center of Greensboro, April,
May, 1996.
Taught three courses
on “Baseball in American Culture”
for the Adventures
in Learning program
of The Shepherd Center of Greensboro, February
4 - March 11, 1999,
February-March, 2000, October,
November, 2000.
Community Theater - actor, since
1983
Principal and supporting
roles in the following productions: "The Music Man,"
"Baby," "Here's Love,"
"I Do! I Do!," "Shenandoah," "The
Sound of Music," "Gypsy," "Oklahoma," "West
Side Story," "Big
River," "The Baker's
Wife," "Hello Dolly," “Fiddler on the Roof,” “Showboat
Livestock Players Musical
Theatre Booster Club,
charter member 1993-1997,
secretary 1995-97
Similar kinds of community activities
were also pursued
in other areas
where I and my family
have resided: Detroit,
Michigan and San Rafael, California.
This included a five year
period (1975-1980) in which I served as an Assistant
Scoutmaster in local
Boy Scout troops.
AWARDS AND HONORS
American Alliance for Health, Physical
Education, Recreation and
Dance - Award
of Appreciation for Service in the Centennial
Year of the Alliance, April,
1985.
Alpha Lambda Delta
Academic Honor Society,
February 10, 1990.
Inducted as an Honorary Member
into the University
of North Carolina
at Greensboro Chapter.
Listed in Who's
Who in American Education, Third
Edition, 1991.
1992 Honor Award,
College and University
Administrators Council, American
Alliance for Health,
Physical Education, Recreation,
and Dance.
1994 Methodist Man of the Year Award,
Christ United Methodist
Church, Greensboro, NC.
1997 Dudley Allen
Sargent Lecturer, National
Association for Physical
Education in Higher
Education.
Nominated for School
of Health and Human Performance
Teaching Excellence Award,
1999.
Volunteer Recognition Award,
Habitat for Humanity
of Greater Greensboro,
June, 1999.
HUMARTS Award in Recognition of Exemplary Service
Supported by Strong
Teaching and Scholarship, Department of Exercise
and Sport Science,
The University of North Carolina
at Greensboro, May,
2000.