Board of Trustees Q4 Approved Actions

Board of Trustees Q4 Approved Actions 

The following action items were approved by the ACSM Board of Trustees during the fourth quarter: 

Science and Publications

• Science Integration and Leadership Committee’s (SILC) recommendation to move forward with the proposed roundtable titled, “Standardizing Fitness Assessments for Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease” to be held in-person April 2026. 
• Pronouncements Committee’s recommendation to publish the “ACSM Position Stand: Resistance Training Prescription for Muscle Function, Hypertrophy, and Physical Performance in Healthy Adults: An Overview of Reviews”.
• Publications Committee’s recommendation that ACSM’s three print + online journals—Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise_®, Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews, and ACSM’s Health & Fitness Journal®—will be provided to ACSM members in an opt-in format, whereby all members will automatically receive full electronic access to the journals, with print delivery available only to those who elect this option. 

Operations

• Budget and Finance Committee’s recommendation for the 2026 budget. 
• Budget and Finance Committee’s recommendation to accept the 2023 Audit. 
• Budget and Finance Committee’s recommendation to transfer all ACSM reserve funds, including building sale proceeds, to Fidelity for management with minimized risk and optimized returns. 
• Research Awards Committee’s recommendation to pause the Visiting Scholar Award in 2026 and revise it to better meet members’ needs. 
• Awards and Tributes Committee’s recommendation to transform the Rathbone/Drinkwater Memorial Breakfast into the Josephine L. Rathbone & Barbara L. Drinkwater Named Lecture at the Annual Meeting. 
• Awards & Tributes Committee’s recommendation to grant two Honor Awards and five Citation Awards for 2026. 

Governance

• Nominating Committee’s recommendation to accept the 2026 election slate.
• Credentials Committee’s recommendation to advance the proposed slate of members to Fellow status.  
• Chief Medical Officer Evaluation Group’s recommendation to not continue the Chief Medical Officer position. 
• International Relations Committee’s recommendation to change International Trustee’s eligibility requirement from “Non-U.S. Citizen” to “a person not residing in the U.S.” 
• Renaming the Diversity Statement to the ACCESS (Advancement, Collaboration, Community, Engagement, Support, and Success) Statement. 
• Revised ACCESS Statement. 
• Renaming the Health, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Trustee to the ACCESS Trustee. 
• Renaming the Diversity Action Committee to the ACCESS Committee. 
• Adoption of the ACCESS Committee purpose statement. 
• Renaming the “Accessibility & Equity” Core Value to the “Access & Belonging” Value with the description “ACSM strives for equal opportunity and access across our community.” 
• Renaming the “Leadership & Diversity Training Program” to the “Leadership & Development Training Program.” 
• ACCESS Committee’s recommendation to accept the revised eligibility criteria for the LDTP Program.