MARC Awards
The ACSM Mid-Atlantic Regional Chapter is
pleased to announce the availability of four awards for student
researchers. A summary of each of these awards is found below.
Additional information about the awards can be obtained from
MARC Executive Director Dr. Craig Stevens at West Chester
University (Phone: 610-738-0497; e-mail:
cstevens@wcupa.edu ) or from the MARC web page (http://www.marcacsm.org).
The application deadline for each of the awards is October
5, 2007. Applications should be sent to:
Dr. Craig Stevens
MARC Executive Director
P.O. Box 896
Unionville, PA 19375
MARC Graduate Student Investigator
Award ($300)
The purpose of this award is to recognize
and support graduate student investigative research. The winner
receives a plaque and $300 to be used to defray either travel
costs to the National ACSM meeting or her/his research expenses.
All graduate students who submit an abstract for a Free
Communications/Slide presentation at the MARC Regional Chapter
Meeting will be eligible for this award. The award is based on
the quality of the submitted abstract and the presentation at
the meeting. Click
here to view the rubric used for evaluating abstracts and
presentations.
2007 Recipient:
Francesca Amati
University of Pittsburgh
2006 Recipient:
Sara Fleet
University of Pittsburgh
2005 Recipient:
Kimberly Weary
University of Pittsburgh
MARC Undergraduate Student
Investigator Award
The purpose of this award is to recognize
and support undergraduate student investigative research. The
winner receives a plaque. All undergraduate students who submit
an abstract for a Free Communications/Slide presentation at the
MARC Regional Chapter Meeting will be eligible for this award.
The award is based on the quality of the submitted abstract and
the presentation at the meeting. Click
here to view the rubric used for evaluating abstracts and
presentations.
2007 Recipient:
Mark Sausen
University of Delaware
2006
Recipient: Jennifer Basich
Slippery Rock University
2005 Recipient:
Luke Haile
Bloomsburg University
MARC President's Award ($500)
The purpose of this award is to recognize
outstanding doctoral students in Exercise and Sports Medicine
within the Mid-Atlantic Region. The winner receives $500 plus a
plaque. The student's academic advisor or associated faculty
member must nominate the student for this award and provide a
written recommendation. A copy of the student’s Curriculum Vitae
must accompany this letter of recommendation. Please Note:
Applicants for the MARC President’s Award should provide the
sponsor with his/her curriculum vitae, who should then
submit the letter of recommendation together with the curriculum
vitae to Dr. Craig Stevens at the address above. Click
here to view the rubric used for evaluating applicants for
this award.
2007 Recipient:
Francesca Amati
University of Pittsburgh
2006 Recipient:
Stella Goulopoulou
Syracuse University
2005 Recipient:
Summer Cook
Syracuse University
MARC Student Research Grant Award
($500)
The purpose of this award is to recognize
and support student investigative research. The winner receives
$500 plus a plaque. This award may be used to support research
work for Master's Degree Theses or Doctoral Dissertations, but
cannot be used for indirect costs or travel to professional
meetings. The awardee is encouraged to present the findings from
the research project at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Chapter Annual
Meeting within one year of receiving the award. Guidelines for
the MARC Student Research Grant Award can be found by
double-clicking on
this link. Click
here to view the rubric used for evaluating applicants for
this award.
2007 Recipient:
Stella Goulopoulou
Syracuse University
2006 Recipient:
Not awarded
2005 Recipient: Tracy Baynard
Syracuse University
