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Education Professional Service Award
PURPOSE
A high honor used to recognize significant service to the APTA Academy of Education.
AWARD ELIGIBILITY / CRITERIA
- The recipient will be an Academy member who has done significant work contributing to the academy over the course of their career.
- The recipient will have served the academy for at least 10 (cumulative) years in a committees or task forces
- The recipient will have served in at least 5 different committees or task forces of the academy
- Multiple individuals are eligible to be recognized for the award in a single year
- Individuals who are current members of the APTA Academy of Education Awards Committee, the APTA Academy of Education Board of Directors, the APTA Board of Directors, or APTA Staff are not eligible for this award and may not participate in the nomination process.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
- Written nomination summary addressing the nominee's contributions in service of the Academy of Education. The letter should carefully document the ways in which the nominee fulfills the criteria noted above.
- Formal resume or curriculum vitae which includes biographical information pertaining to major professional activities and accomplishments of the nominee.
- Three support letters from Association members, at least three of which are from APTA Academy of Education members. These letters should support the nomination letter by providing a personal account of the nominee's work in service to the Academy. The authors of the support letters must document proof of APTA Membership.
If a nominee was not selected for the award, the nominator may resubmit the same nomination packet one time only in the following calendar year with the option of updating supporting documents.
* Please note that this award does not have to be given annually. Nominees not selected for the award will not automatically be considered in successive years.