2019 National Distinguished Professional Award
The National Distinguished Professional Award is presented to an individual who has made outstanding contributions to the field through their leadership, research, advocacy, community outreach, and program development.
The nomination deadline is March 29, 2019
Eligibility Criteria:
- Nominee must be an NRPA member.
- Minimum of 15 years of experience in parks and recreation
- Degree in parks and recreation (preferred)
- Certification through national program (preferred)
- Nominee should:
- Exhibit distinctive service to the field of parks and recreation
- Provide effective leadership in the field of parks and recreation in research, advocacy, or community efforts to advance the field
- Served as a speaker, moderator, or panel member for state or national conference, school, or workshop; or
- Submitted an article for publication for a professional media (i.e, state or national magazine).
Required Materials:
- Answers to the questions provided below -- Nominator provides essays
- Nominee's resume which includes the educational history and career summary including a complete description of the nominee's current position, responsibilities, and volunteer activities.
- Two letters of recommendation
Optional Materials:
- One additional supplemental item which highlights the nominee's efforts and achievements
Nomination Instructions:
- All nominations must be received by NRPA no later than 11:59 p.m. EST on March 29, 2019.
- Nominator may only nominate using this official nomination form. Self nominations will not be accepted.
- All materials must be submitted electronically using this survey format.
- Submit no more than one supplemental item. (If submitting a link, please provide URL address, not hyperlink, to ensure connectivity.)
- Nomination is automatically disqualified if it does not meet criteria, submission instructions of 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 Program at (703) 858-2196 or awards@nrpa.org.