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Awards

ACSM Annual Meeting Awards

The Awards and Tributes Committee invite you to congratulate our distinguished award recipients. The Honor and Citation Awards are two of ACSM’s most prestigious awards.

2026 ACSM Honor Award Recipients

The Honor Award of the American College of Sports Medicine is the most prestigious award granted to an individual with a distinguished career of outstanding scientific and scholarly contributions to ACSM’s mission. The contributions may be in basic science, applied science, clinical science, allied health, and/or education.

Thomas Best, PhD, MD, FACSM 
Wendy M. Kohrt, PhD, FACSM

2026 ACSM Citation Award Recipients

The Citation Award of the American College of Sports Medicine is granted to an individual or group who has made significant and important contributions to ACSM’s mission. The contributions may be in basic science, applied science, clinical science, allied health, and/or education.

NiCole R. Keith, PhD, FACSM
Enette Larson-Meyer
D. Enette Larson-Meyer, PhD, RDN, FACSM
Edward R. Laskowski, MD
A. William Sheel, PhD, FACSM
Richard Troiano, PhD
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2026 Annual Meeting Sponsors

Premier

Presenting

TechnoGym

Sustaining

NSCA
Parvo Medics

The above sponsorships do not support or influence annual meeting continuing education programming.

GSSI Pre-Conference

The Physiology of Hydration: More Than Water Alone

This session explores the physiology of hydration through an integrated lens—examining how carbohydrate, sodium, flavor, and fluid interact to influence intake, absorption, retention, and performance. We’ll review current research on fluid balance, osmotic drivers, and palatability, highlighting mechanisms that underpin voluntary intake and thermoregulation. Attendees will gain insight into individualized strategies, including sweat profiling and timing approaches, to optimize euhydration and mitigate performance decrements associated with >2% body-mass loss. Practical applications will be linked to laboratory- and field-based research, ensuring translation from bench to field. This pre-conference equips you with evidence-based tools to support athlete hydration across diverse environments and sporting contexts. 

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  • Session 1: Sweating the detail: New insights on hydration considerations for athlete performance
    • Lewis James, PhD, Associate Professor in Human Nutrition in the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences at Loughborough University
  • Session 2: Functional ingredients in fluid replacement beverages for athletes
    • Lindsay Baker, PhD, Director at the Gatorade Sports Science Institute
  • Session 3: The hydration toolkit: Practical approaches to athlete support
    • Floris Wardenaar, PhD, Associate Professor at the College of Health Solutions at Arizona State University