▁ ▁H ales ▁served ▁as ▁tre as urer ▁and ▁board ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Association ▁of ▁American ▁Colleg es ▁and ▁Univers ities , ▁and ▁cha ired ▁the ▁executive ▁committee ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁L akes ▁Colleg es ▁Association . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁former ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁bo ards ▁of ▁direct ors ▁of ▁the ▁Association ▁of ▁Independent ▁Colleg es ▁and ▁Univers ities , ▁and ▁the ▁Association ▁of ▁Pres by ter ian ▁Colleg es ▁and ▁Univers ities , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁past ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁Coast ▁Athlet ic ▁Conference . ▁ ▁H ales ▁is ▁a ▁two - time ▁United ▁States ▁men ' s ▁singles ▁champion ▁in ▁bad m inton , ▁winning ▁the ▁titles ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁ 4 0 - year ▁career , ▁he ▁has ▁played ▁on ▁and ▁co ached ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Thomas ▁Cup ▁team . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁council ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Bad m inton ▁Federation ▁for ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁and ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁three ▁deput y ▁ref ere es ▁for ▁the ▁bad m inton ▁competition ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁Olympic ▁Games ▁in ▁Atlanta , ▁G A . ▁H ales ▁won ▁back - to - back ▁national ▁junior ▁titles ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁national ▁champion ▁again ▁by ▁winning ▁the ▁Grand ▁Master ' s ▁( 6 0 ▁and ▁over ) ▁men ' s ▁singles ▁title ▁in ▁ 2 0 0