The Roberta J. Park Award for Scholarly Distinction honors senior scholars who have published exemplary research over an extended period of time that has contributed to a greater understanding and appreciation of sport from a historical perspective and how it has impacted broader societal and cultural practices.
The chair of the NASSH Recognition award welcomes nominations from the membership for this award. To submit a nomination, please complete the Nomination Form (available as a PDF) and send it to Murray Phillips, m.phillips@uq.edu.au, with the name of the nominee in the subject line.
2025 Deadline: TBD
2024 Jaime Schultz, Pennsylvania State University & Mark Dyreson, Pennsylvania State University
2023 Robert K. Barney, Western University & Samuel O. Regalado, California State University, Stanislaus,
2022 Patricia Vertinsky, University of British Columbia