Page 25 - AASP Summer 2014 Newsletter

2015 AASP Distinguished Professional Practice Award

David Yukelson, Ph.D., Past President, Fellow, CC-AASP, Penn State University

Although the deadline for the 2015 AASP Peter Haberl, Jack Lesyk, Sean McCann, Frank

Distinguished Professional Practice Award Smoll, and, most recently, Colleen Hacker.

is still months away, as a committee we

would like to remind our membership of this
We encourage you to mindfully relect
opportunity in hopes to promote a larger
if there is a member in AASP you feel is
inlux of nominations for this year’s pool
worthy of consideration as well as meets
of candidates. There are many wonderful
the criteria listed below. If so, please take
distinguished professionals who have made a
the time to nominate that individual and
signiicant impact within our ield in terms of
submit the appropriate paperwork to AASP

professional practice and delivery of service
headquarters. Instructions for completing the
that do not get the recognition they deserve.
award application are on the AASP website
It is time for AASP members to come forward
(http://www.appliedsportpsych.org/
and nominate some of the people who have
resource-center/awards/).
been admired within our association and are

worthy for consideration of this prestigious
The recipient of the Distinguished Professional
award.
Colleen Hacker, AASP’s 2014 Distinguished

Practice Award must meet three criteria:
Professional Practice Award Recipient.

In terms of qualiications and criteria, the 1) Sustained involvement and signiicant

recipient of the award should be an AASP contribution in a sport and exercise

member who demonstrates exceptional psychology service delivery program to the For more information, please contact Dave

public;
Yukelson, Chair of Distinguished Professional
quality and innovation in delivering sport
Practice Search Committee, at (814) 865-4396
and exercise psychology services to the 2) Quality and innovation that distinguishes
or y39@psu.edu.
public and must have been a member of
this person and corresponding program
AASP for 3 consecutive years at the time of
as an exceptional model of professional
nomination. The award recipient receives
practice in sport and exercise psychology;
$300 cash and free registration to the AASP
and

2015 conference, where a plaque honoring
3) Signiicant program impact on the public
the recipient will be presented. Shane Murphy
and the enhancement of public interest
was the irst individual to receive the award
or appreciation for professional sport and
in 2000. Although not given out every year,

other distinguished professionals who have exercise psychology services.

received this award include Keith Henschen,

AASP Newsletter // Summer 2014 // 2015 AASP Distinguished Professional Practice Award

25
IN THIS ISSUE
VISIT US ONLINE:
WWW.APPLIEDSPORTPSYCH.ORG