The Hollis Fait Scholarly Contribution Award

Individuals nominated must have a distinguished record of scholarly productivity in the area of physical education or recreation for individuals with disabilities including:

1. Significant contributions to the knowledge or understanding of physical education/recreation for individuals with disabilities,
2. Publications in journals and/or books that are widely used or quoted in the field of physical education/recreation for individuals with disabilities,
3. A significant record of scholarly presentations at international, national, and regional professional meetings,
4. Service on the editorial boards and/or as a reviewer of scholarly journals dealing with physical education/recreation for individuals with disabilities, and
5. A record of scholarly/creative works in a specialized area of physical education/recreation for individuals with disabilities.

The William A. Hillman Distinguished Service Award

Individuals nominated must have an exemplary professional service record including:

1. Elected or appointed service to NCPERID. This includes membership on the Board of Directors, committees, and/or ADVOCATE newsletter editorial board,
2. Service to other organizations that deal with persons with disabilities in the same or similar functions as stated above,
3. Service on editorial boards and/or reviewer of scholarly journals dealing with physical education/recreation for individuals with disabilities,
4. Service as a community volunteer involved with programs and/or athletic events for individuals with disabilities (i.e., Special Olympics, USABA, NWAA, etc.), and
5. Presentations before educational groups, conventions, media presentations, and other meetings held in the interest and promotion of physical education/recreation for individuals with disabilities.

The Congressional Award

Individuals or organizations nominated must have either a record of effort on legislative reform, policy, or contributions which resulted in significant change including:

1. Legislative reform efforts on the local, state, or federal level in the area of physical education/recreation for individuals with disabilities.
2. Leadership for legislative actions that enhance and/or protect the quality and quantity of physical education/recreation services for individuals with disabilities.

The G. Lawrence Rarick Research Award*

Individuals nominated must be recognized as a research scholar in the area of physical education/recreation for individuals with disabilities including:

1. A distinguished record of research systematically directed toward specific questions that has helped advance knowledge in physical education/recreation for individuals with disabilities,
2. Authorship of data based articles published in refereed journals or monographs of national or international significance,
3. Research that has undergone refereed review and meets criteria established by academia,
4. Research presentations at international, national, and regional professional meetings, and
5. Direction of student research (theses and/or dissertations) dealing specifically with physical education/recreation for individuals with disabilities.

*Recipients of the Rarick award may be from other disciplines, but their research must have made a significant contribution to the area of physical education/recreation for individuals with disabilities.

Past Winners

The Hollis Fait Scholarly Contribution Award (instituted in 1982)
Hollis Fait 1982	Ronald French 1989	David Porretta 1999
John Nesbit 1983	John Dunn 1990	Stephen Klesius 2000
David Auxter 1984	Jay Shivers 1990	Michael Horvat 2006
Claudine Sherrill 1985	Gary Robb 1991	Hester Henderson 2007
Joseph Winnick 1986	David Austin 1993	Jean Pyfer 2008
Geoffrey Broadhead 1988	Martin Block 1996
Louis Bowers 1988	Ron Davis 1997

Nomination Process for All Awards

A call for nominations is sent to all members approximately January 15 of each year. All nomination materials must be submitted electronically by March 15th. It is the nominator's responsibility to demonstrate in a 1-2 page written statement to the Awards Committee why the person nominated deserves a particular award. The letter of nomination must be accompanied by the nominee's up-to-date vita. Carefully review the criteria for each award to be sure your nomination is submitted for the most appropriate recognition category. The Awards Committee will determine who, if anyone, will receive awards in a given year. A nominee who does not win an award in a given year will automatically be reconsidered for the same award the next year.  In this instance, the nominator will be contacted by the Chair of the Awards Committee in February and asked if he/she wants to keep the nominee in the pool for a second year. If he/she does, the nominator will be asked to submit an updated vita by the posted deadline for his/her nominee.  After two consecutive years of consideration, the nominee must be renominated in order to be considered for an award.

There are many Consortium members who are making very noteworthy contributions to the profession. One of the greatest honors an individual can receive is to be recognized by his/her peers. Your participation in the nomination process is needed and very much appreciated. Please take time to nominate your peers.

Nomination Content and Format

For each nomination, please electronically submit the following information:

1. Award category and the date of nomination submission
2. Nominee: Up-to-date vita to include:
   • Name
   • Title/position
   • Business address
   • Business and home telephone numbers
   • Email address
3. Nominator
   • Name
   • Title/position
   • Business address
   • Business and home telephone numbers
   • Email address

General Nomination Guidelines

1. All nomination materials (letters and vita) must be submitted electronically.
2. NCPERID members should follow the above nomination format. All nominations must be from current Consortium members.
3. NCPERID members can nominate more than one person per year; however, each nominator can only nominate one person per award category.
4. A person cannot be nominated for an award they have previously received. However, past recipients can be nominated for awards in other categories.
5. All nomination letters and vitae should be emailed to: Dr. Hester Henderson, Department of Exercise and Sport Science, University of Utah, (801) 581-7964, hester.henderson@health.utah.edu.
6. The nomination deadline is March 15th of each year. Because of the timelines we must follow, no nominations will be accepted after this date (unless the committee makes a special request for clarification purposes). Award winners will be notified by approximately April 15th of each year, and will be invited to the awards presentation ceremony at the annual conference in July.
7. A nominee who does not win an award in a given year will automatically be reconsidered for the same award the next year.  In this instance, the nominator will be contacted by the Chair of the Awards Committee in February and asked if he/she wants to keep the nominee in the pool for a second year. If he/she does, the nominator will be asked to submit an updated vita by the posted deadline for his/her nominee.  After two consecutive years of consideration, the nominee must be renominated in order to be considered for an award.

Specific Award Nomination Guidelines

The Hollis Fait Scholarly Contribution Award
A written statement and vita needs to be provided that documents to what extent the nominee has contributed, either in print or nonprint, to a better understanding of adapted physical activity or recreation for individuals with disabilities.

The William A. Hillman Distinguished Service Award
A written statement and vita needs to be provided that documents to what extent the nominee has contributed, through leadership roles, to adapted physical activity or recreation for individuals with disabilities.

The Congressional Award
A written statement and vita needs to be provided that documents to what extent the nominee has made contributions to enhance education and adapted physical activity or recreation for individuals with disabilities.

The G. Lawrence Rarick Research Award
A written statement and vita needs to be provided that documents to what extent the nominee has contributed to research activities for the advancement of adapted physical activity or recreation for individuals with disabilities.

Awards Committee

For information about the NCPERID Awards, please contact:

Dr. Hester Henderson Awards Committee Chair (2006-09) Department of Exercise and Sport Science University of Utah 801-581-7964 hester.henderson@health.utah.edu

Dr. Georgia Frey (2006-09) Indiana University gfrey@indiana.edu

Dr. Lisa Silliman-French (2006-08) Texas Woman's University lsillimanfrench@twu.edu