Reward those outstanding teachers!


Please help by nominating your colleagues for an award. It's simple...

1. Send an email to Curt Martin, Interim Awards Chair: cwmsoccer@comcast.net
2. In the email, write who you are nominating, their contact info, their role, and what school they teach at.

You can nominate people for the following categories.

Award Brief Description Criteria
Lilyan B. Wright Service Award Recognizes an individual or organization making a significant contribution to NHAHPERD NHAHPERD Member
NAGWS Pathfinder Award The National Association of Girls and Women in Sport honors a woman from each state that advocates, recruits, & enhances opportunities for girls & women in sport and sport leadership NHAHPERD Member
Outstanding Professional Award for Recreation, Dance, Health or College Teaching Given annually to a recreation, dance, health, or college teaching professional who has made significant contributions to forwarding the objectives of the NHAHPERD organization. Current NHAHPERD Member, with 5 or more years of service in field
Outstanding Professional Award for Adapted Physical Education Given annually to an adapted physical educator who has made significant contributions to forwarding the objectives of the NHAHPERD organization. Current NHAHPERD Member. Certified, full time physical educator with 5 or more years of service. Also have a minimum of 50% total teaching responsibility in physical education
Teacher of the Year- Elementary, Middle, High School Presented to a physical educator who has made significant contributions to forwarding the objectives of the NHAHPERD organization related to teaching physical education Current NHAHPERD Member. Certified, full time physical educator with 5 or more years of service.
NHAHPERD Meritorious Achievement Award Recognizes professionals who best exemplify exceptional and outstanding contributions to their respective disciplines. The recipient receives New Hampshire Excellence in Education Award in recognition of their leadership throughout the state during the “EDies” DOE annual celebration in June. Nominee must have been a professional member of NHAHPERD for 7 years. Nominee is recognized for achievements from the elementary, middle school (junior high), secondary or college/ university level. Nominee must have had 7 years of active involvement in the discipline for which the award will be granted. Nominee must have active involvement at the local, state or district level.