The recipient(s) shall:

Eligibility

• Currently be a member of SHAPE America and shall have held such membership for at least five (5) years.
• Successful career as a faculty member, coach, director of athletics, leader in an educational sport organization or researcher or administrator in a college or university setting or school district.

Award Criteria

• Significant contributions to maintaining physical or health education, physical activity, sport or dance as an equitable and integral part of the total education program or recognized leadership of a quality physical/health education or physical activity program.
• Furthers the image of physical or health education, healthy physical activity, sport and dance.
• Symbolizes the educational and developmental potentials of physical education, healthy physical activity, sport and dance.
• Educational contributions of national significance through the medium of physical or health education, healthy physical activity, sport or dance and identified sub-disciplines through teaching and/or administration.
• Evidence of social and humanitarian concerns.
• Service to the profession at the national, regional, and/or state levels.