FELLOWS

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MEFAPA Fellow Recognition

The purpose of the MEFAPA Fellows program is to recognize and promote outstanding accomplishments in scholarship and service by MEFAPA members. Fellow status is presented to MEFAPA members who have made significant and sustained contributions to scholarship (research and creative activity) and related service in the field of adapted physical activity.

MEFAPA Fellow Selection Criteria. Nominees for Fellow status must be current MEFAPA members who have demonstrated outstanding accomplishments in adapted physical activity through professional involvement over a period of at least five years and meet at least three of the following criteria.
• Service in the public or private sector within a community or educational setting.
• Significant contributions to the professional literature and/or creative works.
• Sustained involvement in leadership activities.
• Other evidence of leadership including service to the community at large.

MEFAPA Fellow Nomination Process. A call for nominations will be published in the MEFAPA Newsletter and on the MEFAPA website by September 1 annually. Nominations packets will be submitted by December 1 annually. Prospective MEFAPA Fellows must be nominated by a current MEFAPA member.

MEFAPA Fellow Selection Process. An 8-member Nominations Committee will be appointed by the MEFAPA President, consisting of a chair (at-large appointee) and 7 members representing each of the MEFAPA regions. All committee members will be current MEFAPA members who have achieved Fellow status. The Committee will review and evaluate nominations and make a recommendation for Fellow selection to the MEFAPA President by January 1 annually. There will be no limit to the number of Fellows that may be recognized, allowing the committee to recommend Fellow status without restrictions.

MEFAPA Fellow Recognition. The MEFAPA President will notify and congratulate new Fellows by email by February 1. Each Fellow will receive a certificate acknowledging induction into the MEFAPA Fellows program. The Nominations Committee Chair will submit a list of new fellows for publication in the MEFAPA Newsletter and on the MEFAPA website. The list will be accompanied by a 100-word summary of the fellow’s accomplishments. Every two years there will be a recognition ceremony at the ISAPA Conference for all Fellows inducted during the preceding two years.

Nominees Not Selected. The MEFAPA President will notify those nominees that are not recommended for Fellow status by the committee. Those names will be carried over to the next year’s selection process for a maximum period of two years.

MEAPA Fellows 2021 – 2023 (Elected at Board Meeting)