SHAPE America

Membership organization of health and physical educators

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).

Associations allied with SHAPE America have developed the following national standards. Physical education: NASPE publishes standards for K 12 physical education, for sport coaches, and for beginning physical education teachers. Moving into the Future: National Standards for Physical Education, 2nd Edition: Voluntary national standards for K 12 physical education Quality Coaches, Quality Sports: National Standards for Sport Coaches: Fundamental competencies that athletic coaches from beginning coach to master coach should possess National Standards for Beginning Physical Education Teachers, 2nd Edition: Knowledge, skills, and dispositions that the beginning teacher of physical education should possess Serve as the basis for teacher certification and program development for preparation of physical education teachers. National Standards & Guidelines for Physical Education Teacher Education, 3rd Edition: This publication provides the knowledge, skills, and dispositions that the beginning teacher of physical education should possess. It serves as the basis for teacher certification and program development for preparation of physical education teachers. Health education: AAHE publishes standards critical to the healthy development of children and youth. Health Education Standards, Second Edition: National Health Education Standards provide a foundation for curriculum development, instruction, and assessment of student performance. National Health Education Standards provide a guide for enhancing preparation and continuing education of teachers. Dance education: NDA standards were completed as part of a project developed by the Consortium of National Arts Education Associations and prepared under a grant from the U. S. Department of Education, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Humanities. The National Standards for Dance Education: The dance standards guide content and achievement at grades K 4, 5–8, and 9–12. The standards help ensure that the study of dance is disciplined and well focused and that dance instruction has a point of reference for assessing its results.

Location Year Theme Annual conference AAHPERD president 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 ConventionJay 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 ConventionMinneapolis, MN2016131st Anniversary ConventionBoston, MA2017132nd Anniversary ConventionNashville, TN2018133rd Anniversary ConventionTampa, FL2019134th Anniversary ConventionSalt Lake City, UT2020135th Anniversary Convention (cancelled)Virtual2021136th Anniversary ConventionNew Orleans, LA2022137th Anniversary ConventionTerri DrainSeattle, WA2023138th Anniversary ConventionKymm BallardCleveland, OH2024139th Anniversary ConventionSarah Benes

Information of the 1885 1950 and 1982 2008 was shared via email from the conference staff at AAHPERD. Information of the 1950 1982 taken from conference programs collected by Lynn W. McCraw of the University of Texas at Austin
Information of the 2008–present conventions was found online through the AAHPERD website.