usta and nrpa: A Logical Partnership.(United States Tennis Association; National Recreation and Park Association)(Transcript) From: Parks & Recreation | Date: July 1, 2000 | COPYRIGHT 2000 National Recreation and Park Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

At the NRPA Board of Trustees meeting held May 3, 2000, in Newport, Rhode Island, the United States Tennis Association (USTA) graciously sponsored a dinner reception at which USTA President Julia "Judy" Levering addressed a group of approximately 150 Trustees and guests.

Levering, the first woman to head the 119. year-old tennis organization and the first woman to serve on The Grand Slam Committee, was named one of the most powerful women in sports. Nicknamed "the Velve...