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On July 17, 2009, Dr. Ron French received the G. Lawrence Rarick Research Award at the National Consortium for Physical Education and Recreation for Individuals with Disabilities Annual Summer Conference in Reston, VA.

Individuals nominated must be recognized as a research scholar in the area of physical education/recreation for individuals with disabilities including: A distinguished record of research systematically directed toward specific questions that has helped advance knowledge in physical education/recreation for individuals with disabilities; Authorship of data based articles published in refereed journals or monographs of national or international significance; Research that has undergone refereed review and meets criteria established by academia; Research presentations at international, national, and regional professional meetings; and direction of student research (theses and/or dissertations) dealing specifically with physical education/recreation for individuals with disabilities. Recipients of the Rarick award may be from other disciplines, but their research must have made a significant contribution to the area of physical education/recreation for individuals with disabilities.