Western Illinois University ECOEE Class of 1980 Places Memorial to ‘Doc’ Lupton at HFC

The first of several memorials to a beloved Western Illinois University Recreation, Park and Tourism Administration (RPTA) chair and professor emeritus was placed at Horn Field Campus last week. Frank “Doc” Lupton passed away in March in Minnesota. During his tenure at WIU (1971-1993), Lupton led WIU’s RPTA department, as well as its semester-long field studies program, known as the Environmental Conservation and Outdoor Education Expedition (ECOEE), which included a wilderness trip component. Lupton was a national leader in outdoor recreation programming. It was students from... Read More