The Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt Award for Excellence in Recreation and Park Research is presented to an individual whose contributions to parks and recreation through research have significantly advanced the cause of the parks and recreation movement and whose dedication to the field parallels the same dedication and zeal toward parks, recreation, and conservation that was exhibited by the presidents after whom the award is named.
The nomination deadline is March 23, 2018
Eligibility Criteria:
- Nominee must be an NRPA member
- Nominee must have made significant contribution to parks and recreation through research which has advanced the cause of the parks and recreation movement
- The nominee's basic and applied research contributions must have been of the highest quality, as judged by academic and professional peers, and the individual's research contribution must represent productivity sustained over a period of not less than five years.
Required Materials
- Answers to the questions provided below
- Two letters of recommendation only
- Curriculum Vita of nominee
NOMINATION INSTRUCTIONS
- All nominations must be received by NRPA no later than 11:59 p.m. EST on March 23, 2018.
- Nominator may only nominate using this official nomination form. All materials must be submitted electronically using this survey format.
- Submit no more than two documents (multiple documents may be combined, video links included, however, submit no more than two separate documents). No separate photographs will be accepted. To insure connectivity, provide URL addresses, not hyperlinks.
- Nomination is automatically disqualified if it does not meet criteria, submission instructions or if the responses are over the word limit.
- This format has a save and continue feature that is located at the bottom of the question pages.
- For more information, contact the NRPA Awards Programs at 703-858-2144 or awards@nrpa.org