Daniel L. Dustin is a professor in the Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism in the College of Health at the University of Utah. He served previously as the Department Chair at Utah, and before that as Frost Professor and Chair of the Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation at Florida International University in Miami, and as professor and Chair of the Department of Recreation, Parks and Tourism at San Diego State University. Dr. Dustin's academic interests center on environmental stewardship and the moral and ethical bases for leisure and recreation activity preferences and behaviors. A past president of the Society of Park and Recreation Educators (SPRE) and the Academy of Leisure Sciences, he is a recipient of the National Recreation and Park Association's Literary Award. In 1994, he was named an honorary lifetime member of the California Park Rangers Association for his contributions to the literature of outdoor recreation planning and policy, and in 2001 he received the SPRE Distinguished Colleague Award for a lifetime of achievement.