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AMERICAN ALLIANCE FOR HEALTH, PHYSICAL EDUCATION, RECREATION AND DANCE (AAHPERD)
Headquarters: Reston, Va.
Leadership: Founded in 1885 when William Gilbert Anderson, two years out of medical school and an instructor of physical training at Adelphi Academy in Brooklyn, N.Y., invited a group of people who were working in the gymnastics field to come together to discuss their profession. Today, Stephen L. Cone is president and Shirley-Holt-Hale is president-elect.
Noteworthy: With 26,000 members, AAHPERD is an alliance of six national associations: American Association for Health Education (AAHE), National Dance Association (NDA), American ...
Source: HighBeam Research, The History of Aquatics: Organizations.