The Hetherington Award was established in honor of Clark W. Hetherington to provide recognition for an Academy Fellow’s service to the National Academy of Kinesiology and for contributions specifically related to the purpose of the Academy as an organized group of professional and academic leaders in kinesiology and physical education. Such service and contributions may include:
- Production or stimulation of needed research.
- Contributions of philosophical and/or scientific concepts.
- Effective dissemination of professional knowledge through writing, speaking, and/or teaching.
- Direction of theses and dissertations where significant contributions have been made.
- Active participation and service as a member of the Academy and its affairs.
The Hetherington Award, the highest honor bestowed by the Academy may be given annually for outstanding contributions specifically related to the purposes of the Academy. The Hetherington Award shall be given only to Fellows of the Academy who have retired from active service. Fellow Emeritus status shall not be required for eligibility for the Hetherington Award. (Article X, Section 1, By-Laws 2022). No one may receive the award twice.
Completed nominations shall include:
- A current vita of the nominee; and
- A nomination letter of support summarizing the nominee’s unique contributions to the field, per the criteria listed above.
Note: Nominations must be made annually as there will be no automatic carry-over of previous nominees.
Please submit nomination materials each year by February 1st.
Previous Hetherington Award Recipients
1956 - 1966
- 1956 – Jay B. Nash
- 1957 – Charles H. McCloy
- 1958 – Mabel Lee
- 1959 – Vaughn Blanchard
- 1960 – Elmer Dayton Mitchell
- 1961 – Gertrude E. Loulton
- 1962 – Dorothy Ainsworth
- 1963 – Athur H. Steinhaus
- 1964 – Seward C. Staley
- 1965 – David K. Brace
- 1966 – Rosalind Cassidy
1967 - 1977
- 1967 – Helen Manley
- 1968 – Elwood Craig Davis
- 1969 – Anna Espenschade
- 1970 – Ruth B. Glassow
- 1971 – Delbert Obertueffer
- 1972 – Franklin Henry
- 1973 – H. Harrison Clarke
- 1974 – Eleanor Metheny
- 1975 – Laura Huelstar
- 1976 – Thomas K. Cureton
- 1977 – Karl Bookwalter
1978 - 1988
- 1978 – M. Gladys Scott
- 1979 – Marion R. Broer
- 1980 – Leona Holbrook
- 1981 – Ben W. Miller
- 1982 – Ruth L. Murray & G. Lawrence Rarick
- 1983 – Leonard A. Larson
- 1984 – Catherine L. Allen
- 1985 – Reuben B. Frost
- 1986 – Ruth Abernathy
- 1987 – Edward J. Shea
- 1988 – Louis E. Alley
1989 - 1999
- 1989 – Earle Ziegler
- 1990 – Henry Montoye
- 1991 – Wayne D. Van Huss
- 1992 – Aileene Lockhart
- 1993 – Ann Jewett
- 1994 – John Cooper
- 1995 – Harold Barrow
- 1996 – Roberta J. Park
- 1997 – G. Alan Stull
- 1998 – Vern D. Seefeldt
- 1999 – Margaret J. Safrit
2000 - 2010
- 2000 – David H. Clarke
- 2001 – (not awarded due to 9/11)
- 2002 – Lawrence Locke
- 2003 – Robert Christina
- 2004 – Robert Singer
- 2005 – Gary Krahenbuhl
- 2006 – William P. Morgan
- 2007 – Robert M. Malina
- 2008 – Daryl Siedentop
- 2009 – Daniel Landers
- 2010 – Jack Wilmore
2011 - 2021
- 2011 – Waneen Spirduso
- 2012 – Charles “Tip” Tipton
- 2013 – Charles Corbin
- 2014 – Glyn Roberts
- 2015 – Shirl J. Hoffman
- 2016 – James R. Morrow, Jr.
- 2017 – Roberta E. Rikli
- 2018 – Jerry R. Thomas
- 2019 – Thomas L. McKenzie
- 2020 – Beverly Ulrich
- 2021 – R. Scott Kretchmar
2022 - 2032
- 2022 – Jane E. Clark
- 2023 – Karl M. Newell
- 2024 – Deborah L. Feltz
- 2025 – Maureen R. Weiss
