The New England Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine (NEACSM) Honor Award recognizes a professional member who has provided significant contributions to both NEACSM and the field of exercise science, and is the highest honor bestowed by the chapter. The recipient of this award is recognized at the NEACSM Annual meeting.
2011 NEACSM Honor Award Recipient Dr. Lara Carlson
The New England Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine is proud to announce Dr. Lara Carlson as the 2011 Honor Award recipient.Dr. Carlson has been a member of the faculty at Castleton State University, and is currently a faculty member at the University of New England. She has served the New England Chapter since 2001, and has single handedly re-defined how the Camaione Fund raises money in support of student development.
Dr. Carlson has provided dedicated service to the New England Chapter in a wide variety of ways, not the least of which is her contagious, fun-loving passion for everything she does. Dr. Carlson has served as Vermont State Representative, Member-at-large, and President in 2006. She was a key contributor to strategic planning, and has chaired free-communications and served on the scholarships committee. Most recently, she serves as Chairperson of the Camaione Development Fund. Dr. Carlson is recognized by a former Honor Award recipient as “a champion for students and as a role model to other professionals”. Her passion and skill for raising money for student development is matched only by her passion and skill for contributing to the exercise science body of knowledge as an accomplished researcher, and invited speaker. Equally compelling is her commitment to collaborating with students through advocacy and community service. Dr. Carlson has been nominated to serve as a member of the American College of Sports Medicine and Motorsports (NASCAR) Safety Committee, and to serve as the ACSM Key Contact for the Maine Legislative district as dictated by the ACSM & Health and Science Policy Committee. To honor her selfless dedication to the Chapter; her commitment to our profession; and her devotion to our students; NEACSM is proud to name Dr. Lara Carlson as the recipient of the 2011 Honor Award. Congratulations Dr. Carlson!
NEACSM Honor Award Recipients-
1986- Howard G. Knuttgen 1987- James A. Vogel; Beverly A. Bullen; Lyle J. Micheli; and Robert C. Cantu 1988- Lorraine Bloomquist; David N. Camaione; and Paul Thompson 1989- Kent B. Pandolf 1990- W. Jay Gillespie; and Donald Mahler 1991- Thomas Rowland 1992- Gary Skrinar 1993- Thomas Manfredi; and Lee Cunningham 1994- Nancy Clark 1995- 1996- Lawrence Armstrong 1997- Carold Ewing-Garber 1998- Linda Pescatello 1999- Priscilla Clarkson 2000- Carl Maresh 2001- Bernard Clark 2002- Robert Axtell 2003- Dino Costanzo; and Patty Freedson 2004- Deborah Riebe 2005- Nancy O'Hare 2006- Kyle McInnis 2007- Nancy Rodriquez 2008- John Castellani 2009- 2010- Charlie Chatterton 2011- Lara Carlson
