Jim Brademas, associate professor, emeritus, retired, living in Tucson, AZ. He received his BS and MS degrees in 1954-55 from the Department of Recreation & Park Administration, University of Illinois under the mentorship of Charles K. Brightbill and Allen V. Sapora. He received a Fulbright grant and served as the Director of the YMCA Leadership Training School in Athens, Greece from 1955-56. On his return to the U.S., he was appointed the first Superintendent of Recreation for the newly formed recreation department at the Rockford, Illinois Park District where he had conducted experimental recreation programs the two previous summers. In 1960 he accepted the position of vice-president, director of community organization for City Planning Associates (CPA) a city planning and urban renewal consulting firm working in 150 cities in the U.S.. In 1969 he became vice-president, director of operations for Barnaby's, Inc. a newly formed restaurant franchise company with head quarters in Chicago. In 1972 he returned to CPA as president. In 1974 he was  appointed Chief of the Office of Recreation & Park Resources, Department of Leisure Studies, University of Illinois, a position he held for eight years. He received his Ph.D. in 1976 at the age of 46. His work and writings at the university centered on management issues, particularly personnel administration. He has completed three sabbaticals in Greece.  For the past six years Brademas has been responsible for the department's internship program. He also started the Illinois Rural Recreation Development Project (IRRDP), a highly successful program designed to introduce summer recreation programs in communities of under 5,000 population. Brademas retired in December 2000 after 26 years on the faculty.