Prerequisites: 

• Education: Masters Degree or Equivalent

• PA Employment last 10 years
• PSAHPERD/SHAPE PA Member 15 years 

• Minimum 20 years (outstanding and dynamic teacher, leader, coach or HPE administration)

• SHAPE America Member for at least 10 years

• Recipient of PSAHPERD/ SHAPE PA Professional Honor Award


Qualifications/Experience: (minimum of 8)

• Past President PSAHPERD, Eastern District, or SHAPE America
• Three or more years as elected officer of PSAHPERD, and/or Local PA association
• Member of PSAHPERD Executive Board or Board of Directors (minimum of five years)
• Three or more times as Chair of a section for PSAHPERD Conference or as a member of Eastern District’s Council of Conventions
• PSAHPERD Journal Editor
• Convention manager or program chair of a PSAHPERD Conference
• Chair of five or more different committees of PSAHPERD, ED, or SHAPE America
• Chair of two committees 6 years or more, PSAHPERD, ED, or SHAPE America
• Committee work (not chair) for 10 year period or more in PSAHPERD, Eastern District, or SHAPE America
•  Author or co-author of a published book or professional manual
• Published and recognized research in the HPE field (dissertation, thesis, research project)
• Articles in PSAHPERD journal and/or other publications (Blogs)
• Foreign experience in HPERD
• Promotional leadership in HPE and related fields including speeches, papers, publicity or community PR, Local Association, PSAHPERD, Eastern District, SHAPE America
• Professional leadership in HPE for the entire school system (Director of HPE, multi-school coordinator)
• Leadership in HPE in grant writing or curriculum writing
• Five or more years with the rank of Professor in professional HPE PA teacher education program
• Special recognition and honor by professional organizations, or by school administration as an outstanding teacher or educational leader
  

Ethel G. Encke

Prerequisites:

• Education: Master’s Degree or Equivalent

  10 years or more in the HPE field

• Member of PSAHPERD for 10 years

• Current SHAPE America member

• Recipient of PSAHPERD Professional Honor Award

• Local Association nominations must be approved by a majority vote at a regular or special meeting.


Qualifications: 

• Served as an officer of a PSAHPERD Local, PSAHPERD, District or National Association
• Chair of a committee a PSAHPERD Local, PSAHPERD, District or National Association
• Committee work over a period of five or more years in a PSAHPERD Local, PSAHPERD, District or National Association

• Author or co-author of a book or articles in the field of HPE

• Presenter of speeches, papers, etc before professional groups, school assemblies, civic organizations public media, etc

• Research in the field

• Public relations in promoting HPE

• Service to the community and school by exhibiting leadership in the field

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Professional Honor Award

Prerequisites:

• Education: Masters Degree or Equivalent
• 
10 years experience in the HPE in PA
• 
Member of PSAHPERD for 5 years
• 
Current SHAPE America member
• 
Local Association nominations must be approved by a majority vote at a regular or special meeting.


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Qualifications (at least 5):

• Present or past office holder of Local, State, District or National Association
• 
Chairperson of a committee of a Local, State, District or National Association

• President or member of an Executive Committee/BOD in any other HPE organization
• Committee work over a period of three or more years in Local, State, or National Association affiliated with PSAHPERD
• 
Author of co-author of one or more books in HPE
• Articles in HPE field

• Presenter of speeches, papers, etc before professional groups, school assemblies, radio, lunch clubs, etc.

• Research in the field

• Promotional work in the field

• Any other outstanding contribution or service to the Association or the profession of HPE (not included in the above categories)

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Thom Cobb Emerging Leader Award

Prerequisites: 

• Education, minimum Bachelor’s Degree
• 
Less than 10 years experience in HPE field
• 
Member of PSAHPERD for 3 years


Qualifications:

• Demonstrate best practices in his/her field of employment

• Demonstrates evidence of emerging leadership

• Accomplishments extend beyond his/her immediate job responsibilities

• Participation in Professional Development for personal growth