Southern District Taylor Dodson Young Professional Award

The Taylor Dodson Award recognizes a young professional who is less than 40 years of age.

Qualifications  

• Member of SHAPE America for at least five consecutive years prior to being nominated for the award and live in the district at the time of the award;
• Less than 40 years of age as of January 1 of the year the award will be presented;
• Contributor within the health, physical education, sport and leisure, and dance fields or to the profession through allied fields;
• Be of high moral character whose contributions have most fully expressed the spirit of service which the award represents;
• At least five years of meritorious service in Southern District with prominence gained through some of the following: excellence in teaching; outstanding administrative achievement; significant contributions in research; leadership in professional organizations, including state and national contributions to professional literature or outstanding community service.  

Deadline for Nominations: September 15

Nomination Form

Send the completed nomination form to Karen Dowd at [email protected].