MAJOR
PRESENTATIONS March 2009 "Baccalaureate Social Work Education and Social Work Licensure," The 2009 Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors Conference, March 18-22, 2009; Phoenix, Arizona "Retirement on the Gulf Coast," Gulf Coast Retiree Conference for 2009, March 7, 2009; Gulf Shores, Alabama "Retirement Development," Alabama Community Development Institute, October 30, 2008; Jacksonville State University "Techniques for BSW Programs to Improve Licensure Exam Scores," with Ms. Kim Womack; Alabama-Mississippi Social Work Education Conference; Auburn University, Alabama; October 2, 2008 "Retirement Development as an Economic Development Strategy," Pike Road, Alabama; December 21, 2007 "Retirement Development," Sarnia-Lambton Economic Development Conference; Petrolia, Ontario, Canada; November 22, 2007 "A Statewide Strategy for Improving Social Work Licensure Exam Pass Rates," the national Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting, San Francisco, California; October 28, 2007 "Retirement Development," Alabama Community Development Institute, Jacksonville State University; Jacksonville, Alabama; October 4, 2007 "Retirement in Alabama," 2007 Alabama Retiree and Relocation Conference, Jacksonville State University; Jacksonville, Alabama; September 7, 2007 "An Update on Social Work Licensure Exam Pass Rate," 6th Annual Fall Social Work Conference at the University of Alabama; Tuscaloosa, Alabama; August 30, 2007 "Small Town Retirement," Alabama Society for Health Care Social Workers Annual Conference; Huntsville, Alabama; March 1, 2007 "An Update on Social Work Licensure Exam Pass Rate," 2007 Alabama Conference of Social Work; Orange Beach, Alabama; February 26, 2007 "Small Town Retirement in the Warmer States: A Picture Guide," 2007 Alabama Conference of Social Work; Orange Beach, Alabama; February 26, 2007 "Attracting Retirees for Economic Development," Dadeville (Lake Martin) Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet; Dadeville, Alabama; January 9, 2007 "Small Town Retirement in the Warmer States" at the American Association of Retirement Communities Annual Conference; San Antonio, Texas; October 25, 2006 "Retiree Migration in Georgia," The Economic Forecasting Conference by the Economic Forecasting Center at Georgia State University; Atlanta, Georgia; February 22, 2006 "Are Doctoral Programs in Social Work Preparing Undergraduate Social Work Educators?" with Rebecca Turner, at the National Baccalaureate Social Work Directors’ Annual Conference; Austin, Texas; November 5, 2005. "Influencing Rezoning for Retirement Housing," with Penn Wilson for the American Association of Retirement Communities' Annual Conference; Tunica, Mississippi; October 25, 2005 "Attracting Retirees for Economic Development," A Workshop for the Crossville, Tennessee Chamber of Commerce; Crossville, Tennessee; October 14, 2005 National Council on Geographic Education's Annual Conference, Birmingham, Alabama; Assisted Dr. David G. Bronner, CEO of the Retirement Systems of Alabama by showing my pictures during his keynote address; October 12, 2005 "Impact of Retirees on Economic Development" at the Economic Outlook Conference for the Santa Ynez (CA) Valley sponsored by the University of California at Santa Barbara; Solvang, California; June 8, 2005 "Retirees and Economic Development," Culpeper, Virginia Chamber of Commerce; Culpeper, Virginia; March 7, 2005 "Teaching Research Online," BPD Annual Conference; Reno, Nevada; October 31, 2003 "Retirement Development and the Economic Impact," Queen Anne’s County Growth Management Forum; Kent Island, Maryland; February 22, 2003 "Retirement Development," American Association of Retirement Communities Annual Conference; New Orleans, Louisiana; November 13, 2002 "Retirement Development," Virginia Long Range Planning Task Force; Roanoke, Virginia; November 6, 2002 "Developing an Interagency Performance Outcome Measurement System of Aging Services," with Maureen Newton and Kim Womack, Baccalaureate Social Work Educators Annual Conference; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; October 25, 2002 "Retirement Development," Entergy Mississippi Team City Conference, Entergy Corporation; Jackson, Mississippi; October 3, 2002 "Retirement Development: A How-To Guidebook," Alabama Conference on Attracting Retirees, JSU Center for Economic Development; Oxford, Alabama; September 12, 2002 "Overview of Attracting Retirees for Economic Development," The American Association of Retirement Communities Annual Conference; Savannah, Georgia; November 6, 2001 "Economic Impact of Retirees," The Kentucky Governor’s Summit on Tourism Development; Lexington, Kentucky; June 8, 2001 "Making Your Community Elder Ready," East Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission’s Board of Directors’ Meeting; Oxford, Alabama; May 30, 2001 "Yuma County, Arizona and Retirement Development," Arizona Department of Commerce; Yuma, Arizona; May 4, 2001 "Community Assessment," Enhancing Economic Growth Through Retiree Attraction Seminar, Calhoun County Chamber of Commerce; Anniston, Alabama; February 22, 2001 "New Retirement Areas in the Southwest," American Association of Retirement Communities Annual Conference; Biloxi, Mississippi; October 31, 2000 "Assessing and Marketing Your Community," American Association of Retirement Communities Annual Conference; Biloxi, Mississippi; October 30, 2000 "Attracting Retirees for Economic Development," Texas Department of Agriculture Conference entitled "Bright Future for Rural Communities;" El Paso, Texas; February 24, 2000 "The Economic Impact of Retirees," The 4th Annual Arizona Senior Industries Conference; Mesa, Arizona; December 2, 1999 "Development and Use of a BSW Program Web Page for Recruitment and Student Advisement," Annual Conference of the Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors; St. Louis, Missouri; November 5, 1999 "Retirement Trends and Retirement Communities," Alabama Interfaith Coalition on Aging’s Fall Conference; Birmingham, Alabama; October 28, 1999 "Opportunities in Marketing to Retirees," US Region IV Small Business Directors Association Annual Conference; Birmingham, Alabama; September 17, 1999 "Quantitative Methods Symposium," Chair, Annual Program Meeting of CSWE; San Francisco, California; March 12, 1999 "Retirement Community Development," at The 35th Annual Missouri Community Betterment Conference; Columbia, Missouri; October 19, 1998 "Field Instruction Evaluations and Program Outcomes Measures," with Donna Smith at the 16th Annual Conference of the Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors; Albuquerque, New Mexico; October 9, 1998 "The Economic Impact of Retirees and Retirement Development," The JSU Annual Faculty Scholar Lecture for 1998; Jacksonville State University; Jacksonville, Alabama; July 28, 1998 "Economic Impact of the 55 Plus Market," Alabama Annual Conference on Attracting Retirees; Auburn University; May 22, 1998 "Developing Retirement Amenities," at the Fourth Annual Southeastern Retirement Symposium; Vicksburg, Mississippi; April 28-29, 1998 "Field Evaluation as a Component of Program Assessment," with Donna Smith at the 15th Annual Conference of the Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; October 30, 1997 "A Computerized Database of BSW Program Graduates for Use in Outcomes Measurement and Program Evaluation," Conference on Information Technologies for Social Work Education; Charleston, South Carolina; September 8, 1997 "Retirement Migration: The Latest Trends," at the Third Annual Southeastern Retirement Symposium; Tupelo, Mississippi; April 29-30, 1997 "Computerized Databases and Outcomes Analysis in Social Work Program Evaluation," at the annual conference of the Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors; Portland, Oregon; October 23-26, 1996 "The Development of A Computerized Data Base of Social Work Program Graduates," The annual Alabama-Mississippi Social Work Education Conference; Huntsville, Alabama; October 3, 1996 "The Economic Potential of Retirement Marketing," an all day workshop for the Marion County West Virginia Chamber of Commerce; Fairmont, West Virginia; June 14, 1996 "The Economic Potential of Retirement Marketing," West Virginia Development Office; Martinsburg, West Virginia; May 10, 1996 "Retirement Communities and Economic Development," with Ken Plonski of Del Webb Corporation, at the Forum on Higher Education and Economic Development; Jacksonville State University; Jacksonville, Alabama; May 3, 1996 "The Cooperation Involved in Developing the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail," The Arkansas Governor's Conference on Tourism; West Memphis, Arkansas; March 25, 1996 "How Tourism and Retiree Attraction Correlate," American Association of Retirement Communities' Fall Conference; Phoenix, Arizona; November 1, 1995 "The Tourism and Retirement Industries in Santa Cruz County," The Chambers of Commerce of Santa Cruz County; Santa Cruz County, California; October 13, 1995 "Retirees and Economic Development," The Alabama Conference on Rural Economic Development; Oxford, Alabama; June 16, 1994 "Attracting Retirees for Economic Development," West Virginia Conference on Seniors: Opportunities for Economic Development, Community Living Initiatives Corporation; Morgantown, West Virginia; May 31, 1994 "Keynote Address," The Mississippi Governor's Conference on Retirement Development; Jackson, Mississippi; October 27, 1993 "Using Independent Studies to Integrate Research into the Curriculum," with Rebecca Turner and Donna Smith, National Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors, Annual Meeting; Baltimore, Maryland; October 16, 1993 "The Mature Market and The Economic Power of Retirees," The Fifth Annual Governmental Accounting Forum; Birmingham, Alabama; November 12, 1992 "The Total Impact of Retirees on a State," The Fifth Annual Governor's Conference on Attracting Retirees to Alabama; Montgomery, Alabama; November 5, 1992 "Attracting Retirees for Economic Development," Rural Northwest II Conference; Vancouver, Washington; October 15, 1992 "Integrating Research Through Student Independent Study Projects," with Rebecca Turner and Donna Smith, 21st Annual Alabama-Mississippi Social Work Education Conference; Sheffield, Alabama; October 9, 1992 "Attracting Retirees for Economic Development," Northeast Tennessee Conference on Attracting Retirees, The Tennessee State Planning Office; Kingsport, Tennessee; July 21, 1992 "Attracting Retirees for Economic Development," Southeast Tennessee Conference on Attracting Retirees, Southeast Tennessee Development District; Cleveland, Tennessee; June 11, 1992 "Attracting Retirees for Economic Development," conference leading speaker at South Carolina's Conference on Attracting Retirees, Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism; Hickory Knob State Park; March 17-19, 1992 "What The Census Bureau Can Do For You," The National Recreation and Parks Association Revenue School; Estes Park, Colorado; February 17, 1992 "Retirees and Economic Development," The First Annual Seminar on Attracting Alumni Retirees, Alabama Resource Center; Birmingham, Alabama; February 5, 1992 "The Economic Impact of Retirees on an Area," Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority's Ninth Annual Conference on Development Opportunities; Orange Beach, Alabama; November 7, 1991 "Longitudinal Impact of In-migrating Retirees on an Area," Fourth Annual Governor's Conference on Attracting Retirees to Alabama; Montgomery, Alabama; November 1, 1991 "Attracting Retirees for Economic Development," Alabama Intensive Economic Development Training Course, sponsored by The Alabama Cooperative Extension Service; Auburn University; September 25, 1991 "Chamber of Commerce Retiree Attraction Committees," Chamber of Commerce Executives of Alabama; Anniston, Alabama; July 16, 1991 "Migrating Retirees: A Source for Economic Development," Northwest Conference on Attracting Retirees; Lewiston, Idaho; June 13 and 14, 1991 "Retirement in Alabama," Alabama Gerontological Society's Tenth Annual Conference; Birmingham, Alabama; April 22, 1991 "Alabama as a Retiree Destination" to The Del Webb Corporation as part of Governor Hunt's delegation; Sun City, Arizona; February 25, 1991 "The Retirement Industry," Training Conference for South Alabama Cooperative Extension Agents; Montgomery, Alabama; January 30, 1991 "The Retirement Industry," Training Conference for North Alabama Cooperative Extension Agents; Anniston, Alabama; January 29, 1991 "Retirement as an Economic Development Tool for South Carolina," at the 26th Annual South Carolina Governor's Conference on Tourism and Travel, Charleston; South Carolina; January 25, 1991 "Attracting Retirees," Alabama Commission on Aging's Annual Training Conference; Birmingham, Alabama; November 28, 1990 "Attracting Retirees for Economic Development," The Alabama Intensive Economic Development Training Program, sponsored by the Alabama Cooperative Extension Service; Florence, Alabama; November 13, 1990 "Marketing Communities to Retirees," Appalachian Regional Commission's Conference on Attracting Retirees and Economic Development, University of Kentucky; Lexington, Kentucky; October 14, 1990 "Tourism and Retirement" with Gale Trussel, TVA, The Alabama Conference on Rural Economic Development; Oxford, Alabama; August 7, 1990 "Alabama Advantage for Retirees," Alabama Chamber of Commerce Executives Annual Conference; Gulf Shores, Alabama; July 28, 1990 "Attracting Retirees for Economic Development," Upper Cumberland Development District's Regional Conference on Attracting Retirees; Cookeville, Tennessee; June 7, 1990 "Attracting Retirees," Industrial Developer's Association of Alabama, Annual Conference; Auburn University; May 7, 1990 "Attracting Retirees to Your State," American Society on Aging's Annual Conference; San Francisco, California; April 5, 1990 "Economic Impact of Retirees On a Community," National Social Science Association Conference; New Orleans, Louisiana; November 2, 1989 "Attracting Retirees," Wiregrass Regional Conference on Attracting Retirees; Ozark, Alabama; August 22, 1989 "Economic Impact of Retirees," Eighth Annual Conference of the Alabama Gerontological Society; Birmingham, Alabama; March 20, 1989 "Economic Benefits of Attracting Retirees," Second Annual Alabama Leadership Conference, Montgomery, Alabama, October 28, 1988 "Economic Impact of Retirees," First Governor's Conference on Attracting Retirees to Alabama; Oxford, Alabama; October 24, 1988 "Housing Alternatives for the Elderly," Sixteenth Annual Alabama-Mississippi Social Work Education Conference, Jackson, Mississippi, October 8 and 9, 1988 "Attracting Retirees" with Peter Dickinson, Alabama Governor's Conference on Rural Economic Development; Oxford, Alabama; February 23 and 24, 1988 "National Social Work Licensing Exam," Fifteenth Annual Alabama-Mississippi Social Work Education Conference, University of Alabama in Birmingham; Birmingham, Alabama; October 16, 1986 "Retired People Make Productive Citizens," Fourth Annual Conference of the Alabama Gerontological Society; Birmingham, Alabama; February 21, 1985 "Interpersonal Conflict Behavior," National Association of Social Workers, Alabama Chapter; Decatur, Alabama; October 20, 1983 "Alternatives to Long Term Care for the Elderly," Southern Gerontological Society; Orlando, Florida; June 18, 1983 "Interpersonal Conflict Behavior," National Association of Continuing Education Director's Annual Meeting; Atlantic City, New Jersey; October 19, 1982 "Community Service Coordination," Searcy State Mental Institution; Mobile, Alabama; February 10-11, 1982
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