Ronald G. Peyton Award

To acknowledge and honor a member of the American Academy of Sports Physical Therapy who has made a distinguished contribution to the specialty of sports physical therapy.  In addition, the recipient is offered an opportunity to share his or her achievements and ideas with members through a brief lecture presented at the CSM.

Eligibility

Nominee must be a physical therapist who is a current Academy member and has been a member for a minimum of five (5) years. Nominee must also be a member in good standing of the American Physical Therapy Association.

• Nominee must be a physical therapist who is a current Academy member and has been a member for a minimum of five (5) years
Nominee must also be a member in good standing of the American Physical Therapy Association.
• Nominee must have made distinguished contributions to the profession of physical therapy in the specialty area of sports physical therapy in the areas of service, research/publication, education, and clinical expertise.
• Members of the Academy Executive Committee, APTA leadership, and the AASPT Awards Committee shall not be eligible for the award during their terms of office.
• A person can receive this award only once.

Selection Criteria

• The nominee shall have fostered relationships with other members of sports/health fields and promoted the profession of physical therapy and the specialty of sports physical therapy in a professional manner. Wide-reaching effects of contributions as evidenced by the quality and diversity of the letters of support received.
• Educational preparation as evidenced by degrees and certifications held.
  Service to AASPT through volunteerism by serving in a wide variety of roles (elected and appointed) as evidenced in the nominee's curriculum vitae.
• Professional public visibility of contributions related to the practice of sports physical therapy, as demonstrated by publications, presentations, invited lectures, appointed and elected positions held, and other information contained in the nominee’s curriculum vitae.
• Contributions in more than one of the areas of administration, education (academic or continuing education), patient care, and research as documented in the letters of support and in the nominee’s curriculum vitae.
• The nominee shall have served as an accomplished role model and provided incentive for other members to grow and reach their highest potential, as evidenced by comments made in support letters.
  The nominee must be able to attend CSM for the award presentation.

Nomination Procedure

• All nominations should be submitted online through the Academy's website.
• Letter of support from person nominating the member
• Letter of support from three (3) individuals who can specifically address one or more of the criteria for this award (not to exceed two pages).

The Ron Peyton Lecture

The recipient of this award will present a lecture at the APTA Combined Sections meeting at the Awards program. The lecture shall not exceed 20 minutes and shall use auditory media only. The title of the lecture will be left to the award recipient but should focus on the recipient’s ideas and contributions related to sports physical therapy and the American Academy of Sports Physical Therapy. The recipient will be invited to submit a written copy of the lecture for potential publication by the section.

Notification of the Award

The Academy President will notify the recipient of the award and obtain written confirmation of acceptance. The name of the recipient will be kept confidential.

Past Recipients

1988    Ron Peyton

1989    Clem Eischem

1990    Keith Kleven

1991    Trudy Lamb

1992    George McCluskey

1993    Lynn Wallace

1994    Tab Blackburn

1995    Jack Rockwell

1996    Terry Malone

1997    Barb Sanders

1998    Bob Mangine

1999    George Davies

2000    Gary Derscheid

2001    Bill Bandy

2002    Steve Tippett

2003    Gordon Eiland

2004    Kevin Wilk

2005    Mark DeCarlo

2006    Lori Thein

2007    Todd Ellenbecker

2008    Mike Voight

2009    Danny Smith

2010    Walt Jenkins

2011    Barb Hoogenboom

2012    Lynn Snyder-Mackler

2013    Allen Hardin

2014    Cookie Friedhoff

2015    Joe Moore

2016    R.M. Barney Poole

2017    Guy Simoneau

2018    Rob Manske

2019    Mark Paterno

2020    Joe Black

2021    Timothy F. Tyler

2022    William S. Quillen

2023    Gary Joseph Calabrese