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Midwest District Honor Award

The Honor Award is the highest recognition the Midwest District AAHPERD can bestow to an individual who is clearly outstanding in his/her profession with long and distinguished service to health, physical education, recreation, dance, and/or sport. One so honored with this award would most probably have received a Midwest Meritorious Service Award prior to becoming a candidate for the Honor Award.

Qualifications

Candidates shall have maintained membership for a minimum of ten (10) years in the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance.

Candidates shall be persons who have exhibited a devotion to the advancement of health, physical education, recreation, dance, and/or sport as exemplified by their leadership and industry.

Candidates shall display distinctive leadership, meritorious service to the profession, and satisfy five or more of the following conditions. The following are some illustrations of meritorious contributions:

Service
  • Office holder of the American Alliance.
  • Office holder of the Midwest District AAHPERD.
  • Office holder of a State Association.
  • Office holder of an affiliated organization of AAHPERD or one closely allied to the Alliance such as the National Association for Physical Education in Higher Education, the American School Health Association, or the American College of Sports Medicine.
  • Chair of a committee of the American Alliance.
  • Chair of a committee of the Midwest District AAHPERD.
  • Committee worker over a period of three or more years with a state, district, or national organization, either in AAHPERD or affiliated organizations.
  • Speaker or clinician before educational groups, at conventions, assemblies, and meetings held in the interest and for the promotion of heath, physical education, recreation, and dance.
Teaching/Coaching
  • An outstanding contributor to clinics, workshops, and state or local health, physical education, recreation, and dance conferences.
  • Promoter of outstanding programs in any of the various areas of health, physical education, recreation, and/or dance at any educational level.
  • An outstanding contributor to the profession whose work has affected its philosophy or practice, not included in the above.
  • Demonstrator of outstanding teaching or athletic coaching.
  • Recipient of awards for teaching or administration of programs.
Authorship/Research/Creative Contributions
  • Systematic researcher, which has helped to advance the profession.
  • Author or co-author of one or more books in health, physical education, recreation, dance, and/or sport.
  • Author of articles on the subject of health, physical education, recreation, and/or dance in magazines of national scope published in monograph form.
  • Creator of unique productions in dance, synchronized swimming, etc.
  • Recipient of scholarships, fellowships, grant monies, or monetary awards.
Application Procedures

All applicants must submit six typed and complete applications to the chair of the Midwest District AAHPERD Recognition and Awards Committee by August 15. Application materials should include:

  1. Awards Application Cover Sheet
  2. Written documentation demonstrating compliance with the award qualifications (resumes or vitae not accepted), and
  3. A current letter of recommendation from applicant’s administrator or colleague. The letter should be directly related to the award qualifications providing a biographical sketch outlining the contributions of the applicant and how those contributions are deserving of recognition.
Selection and Recognition Process

The Midwest District Recognition and Awards Committee will select one Honor Award recipient from the applications and present the nominee to the MDAAHPERD Board of Directors for approval. The recipient will be notified by October 1 (or immediately following the Midwest District AAHPERD Fall Leadership Conference) and presented with the award at his/her state HPERD conference.

The Midwest Honor Award recipient is encouraged to complete an AAHPERD Honor Award and/or Luther Halsey Gulick Award application (including letters of recommendation from AAHPERD members and a publicity form) by December 1.

The Honor Award or Gulick Award materials should be sent to the Recognition Awards Committee, American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, 1900 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191, for national consideration.

Please do not hesitate to contact the chair of your state or Midwest Awards Committee if you have any questions.