2021 NC SHAPE Honor Award

Jan 15, 2021 - Sep 30, 2021

Background: NC SHAPE's highest award is given to persons of high moral character and personal integrity who by their leadership and industry have made outstanding and noteworthy contributions to the advancement of NC SHAPE's allied fields of adapted physical education, athletics, health education, physical education, dance and/or sport management.

Qualifications for the Honor Award

• Candidates shall have served professionally in school, college, or community programs for a period of at least 10 years prior to nomination.
• Candidates shall be members of this Alliance. Former members who have retired from professional work may be exempt from this requirement.
• Candidates shall be persons of high moral character and personal integrity who by their leadership and industry have made outstanding and noteworthy contributions to NC SHAPE's allied fields.
• Candidates shall be at least 40 years of age and in possession of at least a Master's degree or be a National Board Certified Teacher. These qualifications may be waived by a unanimous vote of the committee.
• To indicate leadership or meritorious contributions, the candidates should present evidence of successful experiences in any five or more categories of service from the following three Divisions:
  • Division I - Officers
    • A member of the Executive Board of NC SHAPE.
    • President of the NC SHAPE.
    • Officer of an Association in NC SHAPE.
  • Division II - Committee Work
    • Chairperson of a committee of NC SHAPE.
    • Committee work over a period of three years or more with local, state, district, or national organizations in adapted physical education, athletics, health education, physical education, dance, and/or sport management.
  • Division III - Speeches, Writing, and Research
    • Significant addresses before educational groups, conventions, assemblies, and such other meetings held in the interest and promotion of NC SHAPE's allied fields.
    • Systematic research which has helped to advance the profession
    • Author or co-author of one or more books on NC SHAPE's allied fields.
    • Author of articles accepted and published by magazines of national scope or brought out in monograph form.
    • Articles for handbooks, newspapers, magazines, not covered above 
    • An outstanding, original contribution to the profession which has affected its philosophy or practices, not included above 

Instructions

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Nomination Deadline: May 1st of each year.