The International Federation of Adapted Physical Activity is proud to announce a call for nominations for two prestigious awards. Since 1991, IFAPA has been given the Elly D. Friedmann Award for Outstanding Adapted Physical Activity Contributions and beginning in 1993, IFAPA has given the Young Professional Award in Adapted Physical Activity.
Please see the eligibility criteria and lists of previous winners below. These awards will be presented at the 24th International Symposium for Adapted Physical Activity (ISAPA) in Dunedin, New Zealand, June 26 – 30, 2023. Please submit nominations no later than March 17, 2023, to IFAPA President Elect, Professor Cindy Sit, Chinese University of Hong Kong, via email at sithp@cuhk.edu.hk. The nomination packet should include the nominee’s CV and a one-page (300-400-word) letter of support including a biographical sketch of the individual highlighting major accomplishments in the field of Adapted Physical Activity.
The Elly D. Friedmann Award for Outstanding Adapted Physical Activity Contribution
The Elly D. Friedmann Award for Outstanding Adapted Physical Activity Contributions was established in 1989 by Dr. Gudrun Doll-Tepper, Professor, Free University Berlin, in memory of her close friend and colleague, Dr. Elly D. Friedmann, Founder and Director of the State Teachers College of Physical Education at Beer-Sheva, Israel, and pioneer in Adapted Physical Activity. This award recognizes longstanding leadership in the field of Adapted Physical Activity.
Previous recipients include:
1991 Dr. Claudine Sherrill, USA.
1993 Dr. Ernst J. Kiphard, Germany.
1995 Inge Morisbak, Norway.
1997 Dr. Julian U. Stein, USA.
1999 Dr. Atara Sherman, Israel.
2001 Dr. Kurt-Alphons Jochheim, Germany.
2003 Dr. Kyonsuke Yabe & Dr Yang Ja Hong, Japan and Korea.
2005 Josef Lev, Israel.
2007 Dr. Herman Van Coppenolle, Belgium.
2009 Dr. Hana Valkova, Czech Republic.
2011 Dr. Hideo Nakata, Japan.
2013 Dr. Karen DePauw, USA.
2015 Dr. Greg Reid, Canada.
2017 Dr. Yeshayahu Hutzler, Israel.
2019 Dr. Pauli Rintala, Finland.
2021 Dr. Martin Kudlaeck, Czech Republic.
The Young Professional Award in Adapted Physical Activity
This award recognizes the development of “passionate enthusiasm and inspiration” in young adapted physical activity professionals. It was initiated by Dr. Claudine Sherrill, with the help of Dr. Karen DePauw and Dr. Gudrun Doll-Tepper in 1993. The goal of the award is to encourage, recognize, and support young professionals interested in Adapted Physical Activity. Eligibility for the Young Professional Award is restricted to professionals less than 40 years of age. One Young Professional Award is made by IFAPA and a second one is by the local organizing committee of the Symposium.
Previous recipients include:
1993 Harold von Selzam & Kazumi Tsukagoshi, Germany, Japan.
1995 Pilvikki Heikinaro-Johansson & Heidi Anne Peterson, Finland, Norway.
1997 Lauren Lieberman & Pascale Poirier, USA, Canada.
1999 Deena Scoretz & Anna Fillat, Canada, Spain.
2001 Andrea Scherney & Christoph Lienert, Austria, USA/Germany
2003 Lisa Silliman-French & Kwang-Jin Oh, USA, South Korea.
2005 Peter Van de Vliet & Stefano Frassinelli, Belgium, Italy.
2007 Simon Driver & Jose Angelo Barela, USA, Brazil.
2009 Cindy H.P. Sit, Hong Kong.
2011 Aija Klavina; Steffi de Jong & Pierre Bataille; Latvia, Netherlands, France.
2013 Bartosz Molik & Mehmet Ata Ozturk/Aysen Cevik, Poland, Turkey.
2015 Meghann Lloyd & Sharon Barak, Canada, Israel.
2017 Justin Haegele & Kwok Ng, USA, Finland.
2019 Chunxiao Li & Andy Colombo-Dougovito, Singapore, USA.
2021 Jane Jie Yu & Wesley Wilson & Niko/Heidi Leppa, China, USA, Finland.
