Thursday, April 23
Claudine Sherrill Adapted Physical Education Distinguished Lecture & Awards
7:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. (Salt Palace Convention Center – Room 251 B)
Julian U. Stein Lifetime Achievement Award
Barry Lavay, California State University, Long Beach, CA
Adapted PE/Activity Graduate Student of the Year Award
Layne Case, Oregon State University
Adapted PE Program of the Year Award
West Chester University, PA
C.H. McCloy Lecture
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (Salt Palace Convention Center – Room 251 B)
Hans van der Mars, Arizona State University, Lecturer
Research Council Distinguished Service Award
Mark Byra, University of Wyoming
Research Fellows
Cathy McKay, James Madison University, VA
Danielle Nesbitt, Fayetteville State University, NC
Jihyun Lee, San Jose State University, CA
Peng Zhang, East Stroudsburg University, PA
Risto Marttinen, George Mason University, VA
Tan Leng Goh, Central Connecticut State University
Tan Zhang, Winston-Salem State University, NC
Zachary Wahl-Alexander, Northern Illinois University
Thom McKenzie Research Grant
Christopher Kinder, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
RQES Lecture
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. (Salt Palace Convention Center – Room 251 B)
Charles H. Hillman, Northeastern University, Lecturer
RQES Writing Award
Tobe announced
Major of the Year Ceremony & Reception
2:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. (Marriott – Grand Salon A-D)
Major of the Year (All HPERD-related fields)
Mentor of the Year
Eloise Elliott, West Virginia University, WV
Rachel Bryant Lecture
2:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. (Salt Palace Convention Center – Room 251 B)
Judy LoBianco, Past President – SHAPE America, Lecturer
Guiding Woman in Sport Award
Natalie Williams, former WNBA basketball player & USA Women’s Basketball Olympic Gold Medalist
Raymond A. Weiss Lecture
4:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. (Salt Palace Convention Center – Room 251 B)
Kim Graber, University of Illinois, Lecturer
Professional Excellence Awards Ceremony
4:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. (Marriott – Grand Salon A-D)
Mabel Lee Award
Ross Chakrian, Oakwood Elementary School, Glen Burnie, MD
Langston Clark, The University of Texas at San Antonio
Ashley Doty, McNinch Primary, Marshall County Schools, WV
Mara Simon, Springfield College, MA
Leroy T. Walker Young Professional Award
Desmond Delk, Langston University, OK
Julian U. Stein Lifetime Achievement
Barry Lavay, California State University, Long Beach, CA
Joy of Effort Award
Lauren Lieberman, The College of Brockport, SUNY, NY
Tao Zhang, University of North Texas, TX
Mentor of the Year
Eloise Elliot, West Virginia University
Hall of Fame Award
Nancy Raso Eklund, Central District, WY
Luther Halsey Gulick Award
Michael Metzler, Georgia State University
Ruth Abernathy Presidential Scholarships
Undergraduate
Jenna McKinley, Colorado State University-Pueblo
Brittany Prince-Gamazon, Metropolitan State University of Denver, CO
Danielle Werner, Bridgewater College, VA
Graduate
Shakeyrah Elmore, Doctoral, University of Illinois
Bill Kane Undergraduate Health Education Scholarship
Hunter Niebrugge, University of Illinois at Springfield
Barbara A. Cooley Master’s Health Education Scholarship
Dilshad Patel, University of Houston, Clear Lake
North American Society of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance Professional –Fellows (NAS)
Tammy Brand, Liberty Perry School Corporation
Nancy Christensen, MNSHAPE Executive Director
Lauren Lieberman, The College at Brockport (NY)
Lois Mauch, Interactive Health Technologies
Weidong Li, The Ohio State University
Presidential Citations
Nancy Raso Eklund
Thomas Loughrey
KY SHAPE - KAHPERD
Jessica Lawrence
Stephanie Bunge
John Henry-Ledwith