Roy Wolfe Award Recipients
For outstanding contributions to the field and discipline of Recreation, Tourism and Sport Geography
Chris Gibson, University of Sydney, Australia (2025)
David Weaver, QUT, Australia (2024)
Bob McKercher, University of Queensland, Australia (2023)
Noam Shoval, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel (2022)
Salvador Anton Clave - Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain (2021)
Patrick Brouder, Vancouver Island University, Canada (2020)
Julie Wilson, Open University of Catalonia, Spain (2019)
Dieter K. Müller, Umeå University, Sweden (2018)
Theano Terkenli, University of the Aegean, Greece (2017)
Honggang Xu, Sun Yat-sen University, China (2016)
Jarkko Saarinen, University of Oulu, Finland (2013)
Sanjay Nepal, University of Waterloo, Canada (2012)
Wes Rhoel, Temple University, USA (2010)
Daniel Knudsen, Indiana University, USA (2009)
Victor Teye, Arizona State University, USA (2008)
Anne-Marie d’Hauteserre, University of Waikato, New Zealand (2006)
Dallen Timothy, Arizona State University, USA (2005)
Dimitri Ioannides, Southwest Missouri State University, USA (2003)
Keith Debbage, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, USA (2002)
Alison Gill, Simon Fraser University, Canada (2001)
Alan A. Lew, Northern Arizona University (2000)
Rudi Hartmann, University of Colorado, Denver (1999)
Klaus Meyer-Arendt, University of West Florida (1998)
Robert Janiskee, University of South Carolina (1996)
Charles A. Stansfield, West Chester State College, Pennsylvania, USA (1995)
Carlton S. VanDoren, Texas A&M University, USA (1994)
Richard W. Butler, University of Western Ontario, Canada (1993)
Peter E. Murphy, University of Victoria, Canada (1992)
Geoffrey Wall, University of Waterloo, Canada (1991)
Richard V. Smith, Miami University, Ohio, USA (1990)
John Rooney, University of Oklahoma, USA (1989)
Lisle S. Mitchell, University of South Carolina, USA (1988)
John Rooney Applied RTS Award Recipients
For outstanding contributions to the field and discipline of Applied Recreation, Tourism and Sport Geography
Marina Novelli, Nottingham University Business School, UK (2025)
Stroma Cole, University of Westminster, UK (2024)
Tara Duncan, Dalarna University, Sweden (2023)
Julie Wilson, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Spain (2022)
Dallen Timothy, Arizona State University, USA (2021)
Jarkko Saarinen, University of Oulu, Finland (2020)
Regina Scheyvens, Massey University, New Zealand (2019)
Keith Debbage, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA (2018)
Christian Rogerson, University of Johannesburg, South Africa (2017)
Alison Gill, Simon Fraser University, Canada (2016)
Alan A. Lew, Northern Arizona University, USA (2013)
Wes Roehl, Temple University, USA (2008)
Geoffrey Wall, University of Waterloo, Canada (2000)
Lloyd Hudman, Brigham Young University, USA (1999)
Mark Okrant, Plymouth State College, USA (1998)
Robert A. Britton, American Airlines (1997)
For outstanding contributions to the field and discipline of Recreation, Tourism and Sport Geography
Chris Gibson, University of Sydney, Australia (2025)
David Weaver, QUT, Australia (2024)
Bob McKercher, University of Queensland, Australia (2023)
Noam Shoval, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel (2022)
Salvador Anton Clave - Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain (2021)
Patrick Brouder, Vancouver Island University, Canada (2020)
Julie Wilson, Open University of Catalonia, Spain (2019)
Dieter K. Müller, Umeå University, Sweden (2018)
Theano Terkenli, University of the Aegean, Greece (2017)
Honggang Xu, Sun Yat-sen University, China (2016)
Jarkko Saarinen, University of Oulu, Finland (2013)
Sanjay Nepal, University of Waterloo, Canada (2012)
Wes Rhoel, Temple University, USA (2010)
Daniel Knudsen, Indiana University, USA (2009)
Victor Teye, Arizona State University, USA (2008)
Anne-Marie d’Hauteserre, University of Waikato, New Zealand (2006)
Dallen Timothy, Arizona State University, USA (2005)
Dimitri Ioannides, Southwest Missouri State University, USA (2003)
Keith Debbage, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, USA (2002)
Alison Gill, Simon Fraser University, Canada (2001)
Alan A. Lew, Northern Arizona University (2000)
Rudi Hartmann, University of Colorado, Denver (1999)
Klaus Meyer-Arendt, University of West Florida (1998)
Robert Janiskee, University of South Carolina (1996)
Charles A. Stansfield, West Chester State College, Pennsylvania, USA (1995)
Carlton S. VanDoren, Texas A&M University, USA (1994)
Richard W. Butler, University of Western Ontario, Canada (1993)
Peter E. Murphy, University of Victoria, Canada (1992)
Geoffrey Wall, University of Waterloo, Canada (1991)
Richard V. Smith, Miami University, Ohio, USA (1990)
John Rooney, University of Oklahoma, USA (1989)
Lisle S. Mitchell, University of South Carolina, USA (1988)
John Rooney Applied RTS Award Recipients
For outstanding contributions to the field and discipline of Applied Recreation, Tourism and Sport Geography
Marina Novelli, Nottingham University Business School, UK (2025)
Stroma Cole, University of Westminster, UK (2024)
Tara Duncan, Dalarna University, Sweden (2023)
Julie Wilson, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Spain (2022)
Dallen Timothy, Arizona State University, USA (2021)
Jarkko Saarinen, University of Oulu, Finland (2020)
Regina Scheyvens, Massey University, New Zealand (2019)
Keith Debbage, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA (2018)
Christian Rogerson, University of Johannesburg, South Africa (2017)
Alison Gill, Simon Fraser University, Canada (2016)
Alan A. Lew, Northern Arizona University, USA (2013)
Wes Roehl, Temple University, USA (2008)
Geoffrey Wall, University of Waterloo, Canada (2000)
Lloyd Hudman, Brigham Young University, USA (1999)
Mark Okrant, Plymouth State College, USA (1998)
Robert A. Britton, American Airlines (1997)
