Jack C. Hughston Sports Physician

To acknowledge and honor a physician who has made a distinguished contribution to the specialty of sports physical therapy.

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Nominee must NOT be a member of the American Academy of Sports Physical Therapy.
Nominee must be a licensed physician; they are not required to have “team physician” status.
Nominee must demonstrate an interest and investment in the practice of sports physical therapy as evidenced by actions that clearly demonstrate their continued interest and support of sports physical therapy over a period of time.
A physician may only be awarded this honor once.

Successful candidates should be considered based upon the active role they have demonstrated in the development, progression, and/or support of the profession of sports physical therapy.
The recipient must have demonstrated clear contributions to the practice of physical therapy. Examples include, but are not limited to:
- joint publications and/or lectures with sports physical therapists
- involvement in panels or advisory boards that promote the practice of sports physical therapy
- demonstration of public support of the practice of sports physical therapy

Any member of the AASPT may nominate candidates for the award.
A maximum of one (1) award will be given in any year.
Nominations must be submitted electronically and include only the following materials.
- Completed online nomination form; and,
- Letter of support from person nominating the member not to exceed two (2) pages, including reasons for the nomination.
- Please have all materials completed and collected when completing the award application. There is no way to save applications in-process so please ensure you have all materials compiled before starting the application.

The President of the American Academy of Sports Physical Therapy will notify the recipient of the award and obtain written confirmation of acceptance.
The President of the American Academy of Sports Physical Therapy will invite the recipient to the CSM Awards Ceremony and facilitate attendance at the ceremony.
The name of the recipient will be kept confidential until announced.

Past Recipients

2001 Robert Leach

2002 Jim Andrews

2003 James Nicholas

2004 Donald Shelbourne

2005 Mike Brunet

2006 Larry Bowman

2007 Michael Axe

2008 Ben Kibler

2010 Frank Noyes

2011 Richard Hawkins

2012 David Lintne

2013 Stephen Nicholas, MD

2014 Walter Richard Lowe, MD

2015 Richard Steadman, MD

2016 John Conway, MD

2017 Edward Michael Wojtys, MD

2018 John Wilckens, MD

2020 Jarrod Harrall, DO

2021 Robert LaPrade, MD, PhD

2023 Carl W. Nissen