Robert J. Knight
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Title
Robert J. Knight
Subject
Young Men's Christian Association of North America;
Knight, Robert; YMCA; YMCA Hall of Fame; Dayton YMCA; Toledo YMCA; Columbus YMCA
Description
Portrait photograph of Robert J. Knight. Robert Knight started his YMCA career in 1928 as the assistant young men’s secretary and a participant in the one-year Fellowship Training Class at the Dayton (Ohio) YMCA.
In the 1930s and 1940s, he served as adult program secretary in the Columbus and Toledo (Ohio) associations. For 19 years, beginning in 1948, he was on the staff of the Ohio-West Virginia Area Council of YMCA. He held this position, in which he provided consulting services to local YMCAS, until 1967.
In 1967, he became the first full-time executive director of the YMCA Association of Professional Directors (APD), developing new organizational structures for the APD.
After his retirement in 1972, he continued to consult with local YMCAs and was an active member of the International Association of Retired Directors, serving as its vice president from 1975 to 1978, and president from 1978 to 1981.
In the 1930s and 1940s, he served as adult program secretary in the Columbus and Toledo (Ohio) associations. For 19 years, beginning in 1948, he was on the staff of the Ohio-West Virginia Area Council of YMCA. He held this position, in which he provided consulting services to local YMCAS, until 1967.
In 1967, he became the first full-time executive director of the YMCA Association of Professional Directors (APD), developing new organizational structures for the APD.
After his retirement in 1972, he continued to consult with local YMCAs and was an active member of the International Association of Retired Directors, serving as its vice president from 1975 to 1978, and president from 1978 to 1981.
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Publisher
Springfield College
Date
1996-04
Rights
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Relation
RG 103 YMCA Hall of Fame Papers
http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/library.nsf/78D4B8F1DEB9FDC38525741100498AC9/F75FFB60247BF41A85257639005F614A?OpenDocument
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Image/jpg
Image/tiff
Type
Image
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Citation
“Robert J. Knight,” Digital Commonwealth , accessed May 22, 2013, http://digitalcommonwealth.org/items/show/12252.
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