SCJ Editorial Excellence Award
The Strength and Conditioning Journal (SCJ) Editorial Excellence Award is presented to an individual in recognition of their exemplary service to the review and editorial process of the SCJ.
How Awardees are Selected for the SCJ Editorial Excellence Award
The Editor-In-Chief selects the recipient(s) of the SCJ Editorial Excellence Award annually in April-May from members of the SCJ Editorial Board based on their overall contribution to the review and editorial process over the past year. Recipients may only be awarded this award once.
Awardee Notification
1. The SCJ Editor-In-Chief will notify NSCA Headquarters and the Awards and Honors Committee Chair of the selected recipient.
2. The Awards and Honors Committee Chair will notify the NSCA Board of Directors of the recipient.
3. The NSCA Headquarters will notify the recipient of the award, send regret notifications, create a Press Release announcement of the winner, and verify attendance at the National Conference awards banquet.
If there are no qualifying nominees, the award will not be given.
Award Timeline
February – SCJ Editor-In-Chief decides the winner and will submit the winners name to the National Office.
March – notifications to nominees will be sent by the National Office and press announcements will be coordinated
July – Award conferred at the National Conference Awards Banquet
Past SCJ Editorial Excellence Award Recipients
Congratulations 2024 SCJ Editorial Excellence Award Winner
Tessa Koschel, PhD, CSCS
Dr. Tessa Koschel is the innovator of Fitness Therapy Coaching and Consulting, a program that utilizes the interplay between anthropology and neurophysiology to elicit apex human performance. From private clients to large lecture halls, Dr. K takes an interdisciplinary approach to unleash the superhuman within the professional, first responder, and perinatal communities. Following a successful NCAA Track and Field career, Dr. K spent 10 years coaching NCAA athletics in track and field and strength and conditioning. She went on to conduct NIH research for the University of Colorado Denver, pioneered health-coaching models with Iora Health, and currently travels nationwide to advocate for the value and need of strength and conditioning professionals in US healthcare. Dr. Koschel serves as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Denver, is the NSCA Oregon State Director, and previously served on the NSCA Colorado State Advisory Board.
Read the Press Release
2023 Winner
Capt. Jeremy G. Carter, CSCS
2022 SCJ Winner
Tom Cormier, MS, CSCS,*D, CSPS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D
2019 SCJ Winner
Paul Comfort, PhD, CSCS,*D
2021 - Whitney D. Leyva-Camberos, MS, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D, RSCC
2020 - Paul Salamh, PhD, DPT, PT
2018 - Chris Bishop, MSc
2017 - Edward McNeely, MS, CSCS
2016 - Melissa Aversa, DPT, OCS, CSCS
2015 - Stephanie M. Svoboda, DPT, MS, CSCS, USAW
2014 - Patrick Pabian
2013 - Dr. Scott Cheatham, DPT
2012 - Daniel Lorenz, DPT, CSCS
2011 - William J. Hanney IV, DPT, CSCS
2010 - Kelly Brooks, PhD, CSCS
2009 - Morey J. Kolber, PT, PhD, CSCS
2008 - Mark Kovacs, PhD, CSCS
2007 - David J. Szymanski, PhD, CSCS,*D
2006 - Patrick McHenry, MA, CSCS,*D
2005 - Loren Chiu, CSCS
2004 - Brian Findley, CSCS,*D
2003 - Avery Faigenbaum, EdD, CSCS,*D, FNSCA
2002 - Michael Stone, PhD
2001 - Allen R. Hedrick
2000 - John F. Graham
1999 - Steven S. Plisk, MS, CSCS
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