History of the Sport Management Research Group

The Sport Management Research Group (SMRG) at Texas A&M University was founded in 2003. The SMRG was founded for the purpose of (a) becoming a catalyst in bringing together persons from various disciplines and departments to further the study of sports and athletics management and (b) to generate and disseminate timely and appropriate knowledge concerning the theory related to and practice of sports and athletics management.
Founding members of the SMRG include:
Department of Health and Kinesiology:
Michael Sagas, George B. Cunningham, Paul J. Batista
Department of Management:
Ramona Paetzhold, Dennis Smart
Department of Marketing:
James Leigh
Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism:
John Crompton
Department of Intercollegiate Athletics:
John Thornton, Jeff Schmahl