American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance - AAHPERD

AAPAR
Adapted Physical Education
Teacher of the Year

Margery Thomson, Kansas

AAHE
Health Educator 
 of the Year K-12  

Dianne Loberg, North Dakota

NASPE
Elementary Physical Education
Teacher of the Year

Mary Driemeyer, Missouri

NASPE
Middle School Physical Education
Teacher of the Year

Matthew Monfre, Colorado

NASPE
High School Physical Education
Teacher of the Year

Tracy Keutzer, Missouri

Patricia Morrison-Hughes

The Honor Award's Purpose and Tradition 

The presentation of the Honor Award provides our professional association an opportunity to recognize our fellow AAHPERD members for outstanding service. Criteria for this award includes: membership in AAHPERD, at least ten years of experience as a teacher, supervisor, or administrator in the field.

The candidate must possess: high moral character and personal integrity, render service contributions through the association (state, district, national), have outstanding service as a teacher or administrator and illustration of meritorious service.  

Beth Fox

Jim O'Connor

This award is to recognize a group or organization (not an individual) who may or may not be members of the Alliance but who, through their work in HPERD and/or Sport Education, has contributed significantly to The District and/or state Associations that Comprise the District.

 National Sports Center for the Disabled,
Winter Park, Colorado

Scott Gorman

Missy Parker

Dr. Mark L. Harvey enriched the lives of countless people. The recipients of the Mark L. Harvey Legacy Recognition Award demonstrate the qualities that were a part of Mark's character―friend, teacher, gentleman, leader, and more.

Criteria for this award includes: current member of AAHPERD and state AHPERD, have experience as a full-time teacher, supervisor or administrator in the field of HPERD for a minimum of ten years. Demonstrated accomplishments in the following areas: mentor, courage, leadership and stewardship.

Bobbie Harris

Dr. Vicki Worrell

Dr. John Zody

Barb Bjorum, North Dakoda

Tracy Masterson, Kansas

Health Division, Barb Bjorum, North Dakota

Barb is a veteran teacher in the Valley City School system. She is a master teacher whose leadership has made the health program a model for effective teaching and learning. Barb has been a certified HIV Prevention Trainer for 15 plus years for the DPI. She is also involved at the state level as a writer for two curriculums. The strength Barb is most widely known for is her passion for youth and their health and safety.

Sport/Physical Education Division, Tracy Masterson, Kansas  

Tracy is the physical education teacher for USD259 at Clark Elementary. He loves working with children and has always been interested in physical fitness. He is involved with KAHPERD, and is currently on the AHA committee and has been the elementary chair. Tracy also held a position in Central District for the Sport and Physical Education Division. His contributions to CDA and KAHPERD demonstrate his willingness to serve.

Dr. Sue Barnd

Dr. Barnd is an associate professor at Metropolitan State College of Denver. She works with the K-12 physical education majors and specializes in elementary physical education pedagogy. She also supervises student teachers and is the co advisor for the Physical Education Teaching Majors Club. Dr. Barnd is starting her 26th year in education as she has taught elementary, middle school and college physical education and has coached numerous athletic teams. 

Dr. Barnd has published over 30 articles and has served on numerous local, state and national physical education committees.  She recently served as the Colorado Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance President.