Honors and Awards

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The Honors and Awards Committee needs your help to make sure our profession’s top contributors are recognized! Any NATA member may nominate a colleague for one of the association’s national honors or awards. Please refer to our timeline to make sure your nomination is received in plenty of time.

2026 HONORS AND AWARDS RECIPIENTS

HONORS AND AWARDS PORTAL

Award Info

The 2027 National H&A Cycle is open for nominations July 1st, 2026. Applicants have until October 1st, 11:59pm central to turn in all of their materials.

***New for 2027 Cycle, Nominees will now collect and submit their nomination letters as part of their application process. Award Sponsors should contact their award nominee directly to coordinate on application materials, or, nominees can self-nominate. Advocate letters remain separate.

***To request your application materials from the 2026 cycle, please complete this form: Requests take about 1 week to turnaround. Requests submitted after September 21st may not be returned in time for the awards deadline.

Click Here to Submit Request

There are a variety of awards bestowed each year to worthy members of NATA, each with their own unique requirements, application, review processes, timelines and recognition efforts. These awards include: Hall of Fame (HOF), Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer (MDAT), Athletic Trainer Service Award (ATSA), Eve Becker-Doyle Leadership Award, Fellows and the Gail Weldon Award of Excellence, Jack Weakley Award of Distinction and Honorary Membership. The Tim Kerin Award has a separate application process.

Many awards require that a candidate complete an application or submit supporting materials (letters of recommendation, vitae, etc.). We recommend you allow ample time to complete these materials by submitting your nominations early.

Workflows Available

Use the following workflows to help you navigate our Awards Software!

How to Complete an Application

How to Complete an Advocate Form

Timeline

July 1	National Awards open
October 1 (11:59pm central time)	Deadline to return all application and support materials
February	Award Recipients selected and notified
June	Awards presented during the NATA Convention & AT Expo

While other NATA awards may follow the same or similar National Awards timeline, almost all of them have different applications, requirements and separate processes in place for submission, selection, notification and recognition. Please be advised that a candidate for multiple awards will most likely need multiple nomination forms and supporting documents, depending on the requirements for each award. View our helpful breakdown of all the awards that are given at NATA below, and be advised that any questions for a particular award should first be directed to the staff liaison listed as the contact on the respective award page.