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Two activities have kept me particularly busy since assuming the position of AAKPE Past-President. The activities relate to 1) The Doctoral Program Evaluation activities and the National Research Council and 2) planning for the celebration of the Academy's 75th anniversary at our 2005 meeting. We continue to make progress on doctoral program evaluation activities. We continue contact with the National Research Council as we lobby to have Kinesiology included in the NRC's Taxonomy of doctoral programs and their ranking of academic programs. We will keep you updated as time progresses.

A major responsibility of the AAKPE Past-President is to organize the program for the annual meeting. I have been thinking of the appropriate topic for the 75th anniversary meeting since I assumed the office of President-Elect. Picking an appropriate theme, recruiting participants, meeting planning, and the activities related to a special celebration such as this is a bit daunting. I suspect that many of you are like me. As we age, we consider our lives, important times, growing periods, people who made significant influences on our lives and who we are influencing, and important events. Essentially, we carefully consider where we come from, where we are, and where we are going. We do this personally with regard to our families, and I believe that we do this as professionals when we consider our mentors, our colleagues, and our students.

With this in mind, we look to the past, present, and future of our professional lives through the Academy. The theme of the 75th anniversary will be "Pass It On." This is the Academy's logo, developed by Academy Fellow R. Tait McKenzie (Fellow #2). As professionals, we have a responsibility to acknowledge our grandparents, our colleagues, and our children. We should do this across all disciplines of the Academy. As such, I trust the program will be of interest to all Fellows. Speakers representing the sub-disciplines of the academy have been asked to share with us about the important people, places, events, and times that affected our profession. Presenters include renowned historians, researchers, and teachers who have been given the liberty of choosing their perspective on "Passing It On." They will present what we have learned as a profession, how we have impacted society and the profession, and what the future might hold for us individually and collectively. I look forward to sharing together, learning about our academic family and ancestors, and "Passing It On."

Plan now to attend the 75th anniversary celebration, September 29-October 1, 2005 in Westlake (near Dallas), TX. I believe you will find the 75th reunion informative, enjoyable, and energizing. I encourage you to attend and bring our senior Fellows who may have retired or have been away from the family for a period. I believe they will enjoy the reunion.

On a related topic, the Academy is developing a photo gallery of all Academy Fellows. Please see a later section of this newsletter about how you can help us complete our AAKPE photo gallery.

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