MARC-ACSM is pleased to offer the following four awards-
MARC-ACSM Student Research Grant Award (Submission Deadline- Information will be posted by late Summer 2012.) Applicants for this award must be registered as full-time undergraduate or graduate students, at any of the colleges or universities within the MARC geographical area. Applicants must also be a student member in good standing of MARC.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.
MARC-ACSM Matthew Kerner Undergraduate Student Investigator Award Eligible individuals are a current or recently graduated UG student who is not enrolled in a Master’s level program.The purpose of this award is to recognize and support undergraduate student investigative research. The winner receives a plaque and $250. 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. All abstracts will be evaluated, but only the top abstracts will have their presentations evaluated.
MARC-ACSMMaster’s Student Investigator Award Eligible individuals are any student who is currently enrolled in a Master’s level program, even if the work was completed as an UG student. The purpose of this award is to recognize and support Master’s level student investigative research. The winner receives a plaque and $400. 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. All abstracts will be evaluated, but only the top abstracts will have their presentations evaluated.
MARC-ACSM Doctoral Student Investigator Award Eligible individuals are any student who is currently enrolled in a doctoral or medical program, even if the work was completed as a Master’s student. The purpose of this award is to recognize and support graduate student investigative research. The winner receives a plaque and $500 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. All abstracts will be evaluated, but only the top abstracts will have their presentations evaluated.
Determination of Finalists and Award Recipients for the Student Investigator Awards The MARC Research Committee screens all student abstracts that are submitted for an oral presentation using a rubric.You may download the evaluation rubric here. The top five ranked abstracts for each academic category identified above present their research during an oral session with the other class finalists (i.e. there is an Undergraduate session, a Master’s level session and a Doctoral level session) during the MARC Annual Conference. These finalists are ranked by a sub-committee of the MARC Research Committee to determine the award recipients.
MARC Doctoral Student Investigator Award
Recipient- 2010- Christopher Martens (University of Delaware)
MARC Master's Student Investigator Award (Note: Prior to 2010, the Award was named the MARC Graduate Student Investigator Award)
Past Recipients 2010- J. Luke Pryor (Ithaca College) 2009- Kenneth P. Clark (West Chester University) 2008- Styliani Goulopoulou (Syracuse University) 2007- Francesca Amati (University of Pittsburgh) 2006- Sara Fleet (University of Pittsburgh) 2005- Kimberly Weary (University of Pittsburgh) 2004- Brian Clark (Syracuse University) 2002- Ifignia Giannopoulou (Syracuse University) 2001- Devin Dobrosielski (Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine)
MARC Matthew Kerner Undergraduate Student Investigator Award
Past Recipients 2010- Wesley Lefferts (Skidmore College) 2009- Dawnette M. Urcuyo (Gettysburg College) 2008- Kristy Rubino (Gettysburg College) 2007- Mark Sausen (University of Delaware) 2006- Jennifer Basich (Slippery Rock University) 2005- Luke Haile (Bloomsburg University) 2004- Valerie Williams (Slippery Rock University) 2003- John Cuddy (Messiah College) 2002- Faith Augrom (Gettysburg College) 2001- Anita Christie (Brock University)
MARC President's Award
Past Recipients 2009- Michael Holmstrup (Syracuse University) 2008- Ruth Franklin (Syracuse University) 2007- Francesca Amati (University of Pittsburgh) 2006- Stella Goulopoulou (Syracuse University) 2005- Summery Cook (Syracuse University) 2004- Tracy Baynard (Syracuse University) 2003- Todd Manini (Syracuse University) 2002- Joseph Andreacci (University of Pittsburg) 2001- Todd Cade (University of Maryland School of Medicine)
MARC Student Research Grant Award
Past Recipients 2009- Michael Holmstrup (Syracuse University) 2008- Erin Delaney (University of Delaware) 2007- Stella Goulopoulou (Syracuse University) 2006- Not Awarded 2005- Tracy Baynard (Syracuse University) 2004- Melissa McManama Aukerman (Pennsylvania State University of PA) 2002- Brian Clark (Syracuse University) 2000- Kathleen Sward (University of Pittsburgh)
MARC Student Investigator Award Winners- Note: Before 2001, MARC did not differentiate between graduate and undergraduate students for this award.
2000- Kelly Doerzbacher (The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine) 1999- Shawn C. Franckowiak (Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine) 1998- B. Nindl (The Pennsylvania State University) 1997- J. Marx (The Pennsylvania State University) 1996- B. Nindl (The Pennsylvania State University) 1995- C. Choma (Ithaca College) 1994- H. Martin (The Pennsylvania State University) 1993- C.W. Ho (The Pennsylvania State University) 1992- J. Petrides (Uniformed Services University) 1991- D. Statt (SUNY) 1990- D. Zappe (The Pennsylvania State University) 1989- K. O. Hagen (Rutgers University)
College Bowl Winners
2010- Ithaca College 2009- Messiah College 2008- Salisbury University