Society of Health and Physical Educators | |
Formation | Established in 1885, 136 years ago. |
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Founder | Edward Hitchcock |
Founded at | Brooklyn, NY |
Legal status | Organization |
Purpose | To advance professional practice and promote research related to health and physical education, physical activity, dance and sport. |
Headquarters | Baltimore, MD |
Region served | United States of America, all 50 states. |
Owner | President - Kymm Ballard |
Website | https://www.shapeamerica.org/ |
Formerly called | American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) |
The Society of Health and Physical Educators, known as SHAPE America, is an American organization that provides support to professionals in health, physical education, recreation and dance.
SHAPE America has had six previous names, most recently the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD), and previously the American Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation (AAHPER). [1]
The alliance at the September 2009 Board of Governor's meeting voted to move forward on motions for the exit of the American Association for Health Education and the restructuring of the National Association for Girls and Women in Sport.
Associations allied with SHAPE America have developed the following national standards.
SHAPE America has the following districts:
Each state has a separate association.
# | State | Name of association (or organization) | Website |
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1 | Alabama | Alabama State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (ASAHPERD) | [8] |
2 | Alaska | Alaska Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (AKAHPERD) | [9] |
3 | Arizona | Arizona Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AzHPE) | [10] |
4 | Arkansas | Arkansas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (ArkAHPERD) | [11] |
5 | California | California Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (CAHPERD) | [12] |
6 | Colorado | Colorado Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (COAHPERD) | [13] |
7 | Connecticut | Connecticut Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (CTAHPERD) | [14] |
8 | Delaware | Delaware Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (DAHPERD) | [15] |
9 | Florida | Florida Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Dance and Sport (FAHPERDS) | [16] |
10 | Georgia | Georgia Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (GAHPERD) | [17] |
11 | Hawaii | Hawaii Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (HAHPERD) | [18] |
12 | Idaho | Idaho Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (IAHPERD) | [19] |
13 | Illinois | Illinois Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (IAHPERD) | [20] |
14 | Indiana | Indiana Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (IAHPERD) | [21] |
15 | Iowa | Iowa Association For Health, Physical Education, Recreation And Dance (IAHPERD) | [22] |
16 | Kansas | Kansas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (KAHPERD) | [23] |
17 | Kentucky | Kentucky Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (KAHPERD) | [24] |
18 | Louisiana | Louisiana Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (LAHPERD) | [25] |
19 | Maine | Maine Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (MAHPERD) | [26] |
20 | Maryland | Maryland Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (MAHPERD) | [27] |
21 | Massachusetts | Massachusetts Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (MAHPERD) | [28] |
22 | Michigan | Michigan Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (MAHPERD) | [29] |
23 | Minnesota | Minnesota Society of Health and Physical Educators (MNSHAPE) | [30] |
24 | Mississippi | Mississippi Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (MAHPERD) | [31] |
25 | Missouri | Missouri Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (MOAHPERD) | [32] |
26 | Montana | Montana Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (MTAHPERD) | [33] |
27 | Nebraska | Nebraska Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (NAHPERD) | [34] |
28 | Nevada | Nevada Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (NAHPERD) | [35] |
29 | New Hampshire | New Hampshire Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (NHAPERD) | [36] |
30 | New Jersey | New Jersey Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (NJAHPERD) | [37] |
31 | New Mexico | New Mexico Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (NMAHPERD) | [38] |
32 | New York | New York State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (NYSAHPERD) | [39] |
33 | North Carolina | North Carolina Association for Athletics, Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (NCAAHPERD) | [40] |
34 | North Dakota | North Dakota Society of Health and Physical Educators (NDSHAPE) | [41] |
35 | Ohio | Ohio Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (OAHPERD) | [42] |
36 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (OAHPERD) | [43] |
37 | Oregon | Oregon Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (OAHPERD) | [44] |
38 | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania State Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (PSAHPERD) | [45] |
39 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (RIAHPERD) | [46] |
40 | South Carolina | South Carolina Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (SCAHPERD) | [47] |
41 | South Dakota | South Dakota Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (SDAHPERD) | [48] |
42 | Tennessee | Tennessee Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (TAHPERD) | [49] |
43 | Texas | Texas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (TAHPERD) | [50] |
44 | Utah | Utah Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (UAPERD) | [51] |
45 | Vermont | Vermont Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (VAHPERD) | [52] |
46 | Virginia | Virginia Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (VAHPERD) | [53] |
47 | Washington | Washington Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (WAHPERD) | [54] |
48 | West Virginia | West Virginia Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (WVAHPERD) | [55] |
49 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (WAHPERD) | [56] |
50 | Wyoming | Wyoming Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (WAHPERD) | [57] |
Location | Year | Theme | Annual conference | AAHPERD president |
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Brooklyn, NY | 1885 | Edward Hitchcock | ||
1886 | Would have been the 1st Anniversary Convention | Edward Hitchcock | ||
1887 | Would have been the 2nd Anniversary Convention | Edward Hitchcock / William Blaikie | ||
1888 | Would have been the 3rd Anniversary Convention | William Blaikie | ||
1889 | Would have been the 4th Anniversary Convention | William Blaikie | ||
1890 | Would have been the 5th Anniversary Convention | William Blaikie / Dudley Sargent | ||
1891 | Would have been the 6th Anniversary Convention | Dudley Sargent / Edward M. Hartwell | ||
1892 | Would have been the 7th Anniversary Convention | Edward M. Hartwell / Dudley Sargent | ||
1893 | Would have been the 8th Anniversary Convention | Dudley Sargent | ||
1894 | Would have been the 9th Anniversary Convention | Dudley Sargent / Jay Seaver | ||
1895 | Would have been the 10th Anniversary Convention | Jay Seaver / Edward M. Hartwell | ||
1896 | Would have been the 11th Anniversary Convention | Edward M. Hartwell | ||
1897 | Would have been the 12th Anniversary Convention | Edward M. Hartwell | ||
1898 | Would have been the 13th Anniversary Convention | Edward M. Hartwell | ||
1899 | Would have been the 14th Anniversary Convention | Edward M. Hartwell / Dudley Sargent | ||
1900 | Would have been the 15th Anniversary Convention | Dudley Sargent | ||
1901 | Would have been the 16th Anniversary Convention | Dudley Sargent / Watson Savage | ||
1902 | Would have been the 17th Anniversary Convention | Watson Savage | ||
1903 | Would have been the 18th Anniversary Convention | Watson Savage / Luther Gulick | ||
1904 | Would have been the 19th Anniversary Convention | Luther Gulick | ||
1905 | Would have been the 20th Anniversary Convention | Luther Gulick | ||
1906 | Would have been the 21st Anniversary Convention | Luther Gulick | ||
1907 | Would have been the 22nd Anniversary Convention | Luther Gulick / George Meylan | ||
1908 | Would have been the 23rd Anniversary Convention | George Meylan | ||
1909 | Would have been the 24th Anniversary Convention | George Meylan | ||
1910 | Would have been the 25th Anniversary Convention | George Meylan | ||
1911 | Would have been the 26th Anniversary Convention | George Meylan | ||
1912 | Would have been the 27th Anniversary Convention | George Meylan / R. Tait McKenzie | ||
1913 | Would have been the 28th Anniversary Convention | R. Tait McKenzie | ||
1914 | Would have been the 29th Anniversary Convention | R. Tait McKenzie | ||
1915 | Would have been the 30th Anniversary Convention | R. Tait McKenzie | ||
1916 | Would have been the 31st Anniversary Convention | R. Tait McKenzie / Ernst Arnold | ||
1917 | Would have been the 32nd Anniversary Convention | Ernst Arnold / William Burdick | ||
1918 | Would have been the 33rd Anniversary Convention | William Burdick | ||
1919 | Would have been the 34th Anniversary Convention | William Burdick | ||
1920 | Would have been the 35th Anniversary Convention | William Burdick / Dudley Reed | ||
1921 | Would have been the 36th Anniversary Convention | Dudley Reed | ||
1922 | Would have been the 37th Anniversary Convention | Dudley Reed | ||
1923 | Would have been the 38th Anniversary Convention | Dudley Reed / Carl Schrader | ||
1924 | Would have been the 39th Anniversary Convention | Carl Schrader | ||
1925 | Would have been the 40th Anniversary Convention | Carl Schrader | ||
1926 | Would have been the 41st Anniversary Convention | Carl Schrader / Charles Savage | ||
1927 | Would have been the 42nd Anniversary Convention | Charles Savage | ||
1928 | Would have been the 43rd Anniversary Convention | Charles Savage | ||
1929 | Would have been the 44th Anniversary Convention | Charles Savage / Frederick Maroney | ||
1930 | Would have been the 45th Anniversary Convention | Frederick Maroney | ||
1931 | Would have been the 46th Anniversary Convention | Frederick Maroney | ||
Philadelphia, PA | 1932 | Physical Education Professional Students | 47th Anniversary Convention | Mabel Lee |
Louisville, KY | 1933 | 48th Anniversary Convention | Jesse F. Williams | |
Cleveland, OH | 1934 | 49th Anniversary Convention | Mary C. Coleman | |
Pittsburgh, PA | 1935 | Health & Physical Education in the New Social | 50th Anniversary Convention | Strong Hinman |
St. Louis, MO | 1936 | Physical Education and the Enrichment of Living | 51st Anniversary Convention | Anges R. Wayman |
New York City, NY | 1937 | 52nd Anniversary Convention | Charles McCloy & William Moorhead | |
Atlanta, GA | 1938 | 53rd Anniversary Convention | Neils P. Neilson | |
San Francisco, CA | 1939 | 54th Anniversary Convention | Grederick Cozens | |
Chicago, IL | 1940 | Service for Youth | 55th Anniversary Convention | Margaret Bell |
Atlantic City, NJ | 1941 | Preparedness - Today and Tomorrow | 56th Anniversary Convention | Hiram Jones |
New Orleans, LA | 1942 | National Fitness Through Health - Physical | 57th Anniversary Convention | Ann Duggan |
Cincinnati, OH | 1943 | Victory Through Fitness | 58th Anniversary Convention | Jay Nash |
New York City, NY | 1944 | Fitness for Today and Tomorrow | 59th Anniversary Convention | August Pritzlaff |
1945 | Would have been the 60th Anniversary Convention | |||
St. Louis, MO | 1946 | Fitness for the American Way of Life | 61st Anniversary Convention | William Hughes |
Seattle, WA | 1947 | Problems and Plans | 62nd Anniversary Convention | Helen Manley |
Kansas City, MO | 1948 | New Horizons | 63rd Anniversary Convention | Vaughn Blanchard |
Boston, MA | 1949 | Together We Build | 64th Anniversary Convention | Ruth Evans |
Dallas, TX | 1950 | Round-Up on the Range | 65th Anniversary Convention | Carl Nordly |
Detroit, MI | 1951 | Accent on Youth and Democracy | 66th Anniversary Convention | Dorothy Ainsworth & Frank Stafford |
Los Angeles, CA | 1952 | United Effort Effective Action | 67th Anniversary Convention | Bernice Moss |
1953 | Would have been the 68th Anniversary Convention | |||
New York, NY | 1954 | The Challenge of Values | 69th Anniversary Convention | Clifford Brownwell |
1955 | Would have been the 70th Anniversary Convention | |||
Chicago, IL | 1956 | Action with Purpose | 71st Anniversary Convention | Ruth Abernathy |
1957 | Would have been the 72nd Anniversary Convention | |||
Kansas City, MO | 1958 | Forward with Fitness in 1958 | 73rd Anniversary Convention | Ray Duncan |
Portland, OR | 1959 | Fitness for the Space Age | 74th Anniversary Convention | Patricia O'Keefe |
Miami Beach, FL | 1960 | Forging Forces for Fitness 1885-1960 | 75th Anniversary Convention | Arthur Esslinger |
Atlantic City, NJ | 1961 | The Pursuit of Excellence | 76th Anniversary Convention | Minnie Lynn |
Cincinnati, OH | 1962 | Strengthening Human Resources | 77th Anniversary Convention | Arthur Daniels |
Minneapolis, MN | 1963 | Interpreting Health, Physical Education, and Recreation | 78th Anniversary Convention | Anita Aldrich |
Washington, DC | 1964 | New Dimensions for Progress | 79th Anniversary Convention | Ben Miller |
Dallas, TX | 1965 | Our Profession (Cultural Focus) | 80th Anniversary Convention | Catherine Allen |
Chicago, IL | 1966 | Achieving Through Action | 81st Anniversary Convention | Reuben Frost |
Las Vegas, NV | 1967 | Education is Our Business | 82nd Anniversary Convention | Leona Holbrook |
St. Louis, MO | 1968 | Gateway to Aahpertunity | 83rd Anniversary Convention | Joy Kistler |
Boston, MA | 1969 | Committed Action Requires Effort | 84th Anniversary Convention | Mabel Locke |
Seattle, WA | 1970 | We Ourselves Must Change to Master Change | 85th Anniversary Convention | John M. Cooper |
Detroit, MI | 1971 | ESP - efforts to save programs | 86th Anniversary Convention | Laura Mae Brown |
Houston, TX | 1972 | Enhancing “The Quality of Life” | 87th Anniversary Convention | Louis E. Alley |
Minneapolis, MN | 1973 | Unity Though Diversity | 88th Anniversary Convention | Barbara E. Forker |
Anaheim, CA | 1974 | Fantasy - Reality - Goals | 89th Anniversary Convention | Willis J. Baughman |
Atlantic City, NJ | 1975 | Come Alive in '75 | 90th Anniversary Convention | Katherine Ley |
Milwaukee, WI | 1976 | Share in the Future | 91st Anniversary Convention | Roger C. Wiley |
Seattle, WA | 1977 | Alliance on the Move | 92nd Anniversary Convention | Celeste Ulrich |
Kansas City, MO | 1978 | Put It All Together | 93rd Anniversary Convention | LeRoy T. Walker |
New Orleans, LA | 1979 | Building Tomorrow | 94th Anniversary Convention | Margaret Coffey |
Detroit, MI | 1980 | No theme found in program book | 95th Anniversary Convention | Glenn M. Smith |
Boston, MA | 1981 | The Alliance Sets Sail for Boston | 96th Anniversary Convention | Fay R. Biles |
Houston, TX | 1982 | Teamed for Excellence | 97th Anniversary Convention | Peter W. Everett |
Minneapolis, MN | 1983 | A Wellspring for Tomorrow | 98th Anniversary Convention | Mary K. Osness |
Anaheim, CA | 1984 | Alliance Spirit | 99th Anniversary Convention | Wayne H. Osness |
Atlanta, GA | 1985 | The Centennial | 100th Anniversary Convention | Bea N. Orr |
Cincinnati, OH | 1986 | Creating Images | 101st Anniversary Convention | Anthony A. Annarino |
Las Vegas, NV | 1987 | Roots and Wings | 102nd Anniversary Convention | Barbara Day Lockhart |
Kansas City, MO | 1988 | Creating Unity | 103rd Anniversary Convention | Robert A. Pestolesi |
Boston, MA | 1989 | Strength through Diversity | 104th Anniversary Convention | Jean L. Perry |
New Orleans, LA | 1990 | New Horizons: Opportunities in the 1990s | 105th Anniversary Convention | Joel Meier |
San Francisco, CA | 1991 | Commitment to Excellence: A Shared Responsibility | 106th Anniversary Convention | Doris R. Corbett |
Indianapolis, IN | 1992 | Leadership for Healthy Lifestyles | 107th Anniversary Convention | Harold H. Morris |
Washington, DC | 1993 | (QP2 ) Quality Programs Quality Professionals | 108th Anniversary Convention | Mimi Murray |
Denver, CO | 1994 | Sharing Our Vision | 109th Anniversary Convention | Michael G. Davis |
Portland, OR | 1995 | Bridges for Our Future | 110th Anniversary Convention | Carol V. Persson |
Atlanta, GA | 1996 | Celebrating the Olympic Spirit | 111th Anniversary Convention | Quentin A. Christian |
St. Louis, MO | 1997 | Dare to Soar! | 112th Anniversary Convention | Karen J. Dowd |
Reno, NV | 1998 | Change...the only constant | 113th Anniversary Convention | Keith P. Henschen |
Boston, MA | 1999 | Take the Challenge...Go the Distance | 114th Anniversary Convention | Jill W. Varnes |
Orlando, FL | 2000 | Connections | 115th Anniversary Convention | Ronald S. Feingold |
Cincinnati, OH | 2001 | Passing The Baton, Leaving a Legacy | 116th Anniversary Convention | Lucinda W. Adams |
San Diego, CA | 2002 | A New Alliance: Power in Partnership | 117th Anniversary Convention | Glenn M. Roswal |
Philadelphia, PA | 2003 | Soar with your Strengths | 118th Anniversary Convention | JoAnne Owens-Nauslar |
New Orleans, LA | 2004 | Together We Can Lead the Way | 119th Anniversary Convention | Stephen L. Cone |
Chicago, IL | 2005 | The Present is our Future | 120th Anniversary Convention | Shirley Holt/Hale |
Salt Lake City, UT | 2006 | Visions for our Future—Reflections on our Past | 121st Anniversary Convention | Jerry E. Landwer |
Baltimore, MD | 2007 | Valuable, Viable, Visible | 122nd Anniversary Convention | Danny Ramsey Ballard |
Ft. Worth, TX | 2008 | Celebrate Life Together—Take Time! | 123rd Anniversary Convention | John Bennett |
Tampa, FL | 2009 | Many Voices, One Mission | 124th Anniversary Convention | Monica Mize |
Indianapolis, IN | 2010 | Strength Through Partnerships | 125th Anniversary Convention | Dana Brooks |
San Diego, CA | 2011 | Oceans of Opportunity | 126th Anniversary Convention | Vicki Worrell |
Boston, MA | 2012 | 127th Anniversary Convention | ||
Charlotte, NC | 2013 | 128th Anniversary Convention | ||
St. Louis, MO | 2014 | 129th Anniversary Convention | ||
Seattle, WA | 2015 | 130th Anniversary Convention | ||
Minneapolis, MN | 2016 | 131st Anniversary Convention | ||
Boston, MA | 2017 | 132nd Anniversary Convention | ||
Nashville, TN | 2018 | 133rd Anniversary Convention | ||
Tampa, FL | 2019 | 134th Anniversary Convention | ||
Salt Lake City, UT | 2020 | 135th Anniversary Convention (cancelled) | ||
Virtual | 2021 | 136th Anniversary Convention | ||
New Orleans, LA | 2022 | 137th Anniversary Convention | Terri Drain | |
Seattle, WA | 2023 | 138th Anniversary Convention | Kymm Ballard | |
Cleveland, OH | 2024 | 139th Anniversary Convention | Sarah Benes |
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