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 email Sarah K. Fields, SARAH.FIELDS@ucdenver.edu , with the name of the nominee and a concise overview of how their research has contributed to a greater understanding and appreciation of sport from a historical perspective.
2025 Douglas Booth, Thompson Rivers University; Wray Vamplew, University of Stirling; & Jan Todd, University of Texas at Austin
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 & Allen Guttmann, Amherst College.