August 2008 Certification Connection
2008 EOR (Exams on Request) Award Winners
The 2008 recipients of the distinguished Silver and Bronze Awards were honored at the Certification Reception on July 11 in conjunction with the NSCA National Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. These awards were established to honor Exams on Request hosts for their efforts in promoting the NSCA and the CSCS and NSCA-CPT credentials.
NSCA Certification honors individuals who have hosted at least 10 exams with the Silver Award. The Silver Award recipients were: Dr. Lee Brown, CSCS,*D; FNSCA (Buena Park, California); Philippe Ray (Lakewood, Colorado); Michael Tse, CSCS,*D; NSCA-CPT,*D (Hong Kong) and Charles Ware, NSCA-CPT (Lee’s Summit, Missouri).
The Bronze Award is given to individuals who have hosted at least three exams. The Bronze Award recipients were: Michael Arnold, CSCS (Ridgefield, Washington); Peggy Barber, CSCS (University Center, Michigan); Dr. Helen Binkley, CSCS,*D; NSCA-CPT,*D (Murfreesboro, Tennessee); Michael Grimsley, CSCS (Aroma Park, Illinois); Michael Kjelland, CSCS,*D; NSCA-CPT,*D (Alexandria, Minnesota); Greg Lanners, CSCS (Brandon, Minnesota); Kari Mellone, CSCS, NSCA-CPT (Grand Forks, North Dakota); Wendy Miletello, CSCS (Ruston, Louisiana); Dr. Mike Miller, CSCS (Kalamazoo, Michigan); Sally Olsen (Marquette, Michigan); Judy Quinti, CSCS (Montgomery, Pennsylvania); Becky Robinson, CSCS (Ithaca, New York); Kari Schneider, CSCS (Winnipeg, Manitoba); Dr. David Spierer (Brooklyn, New York); Charles Ware, NSCA-CPT (Lee’s Summit, Missouri) and Eric West (Richmond, Virginia).
A Visit from South Korea
NSCA Certification hosted a delegation of visitors from South Korea in April 2008. The visitors, comprised of a professor and three of his top students, came to discuss future NSCA-CPT exam administrations, plans to translate the CSCS exam into Korean and evaluate areas for further collaboration between NSCA Certification and South Korea.
The delegation was led by Dr. Wanki Lim, CSCS. Dr. Lim is the department chair and a professor at Hoseo University in Asan City, South Korea. Dr. Lim was accompanied by Hansol Kang,
NSCA-CPT, a personal trainer at Hotel Shilla Vantt Tower Palace, Duksung Cho, a supervisor of Kwacheon Sportsclub and Kwangyeon Kim, the general secretary of the Korean Personal Trainers Association at Chung Cheong College.
Dr. Lim and the NSCA worked together on the first translation of the NSCA's Essentials of Personal Training textbook into Korean, which was published through Dehan Media in Seoul, South Korea. In October 2007, Dr. Lim also led a team of experts in personal training for the translation of the NSCA-CPT exam. The first exam was given in Seoul on January 20, 2008, to 72 candidates. Dr. Lim and the NSCA are continuing to plan on collaborating on the translation into Korean of Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning, Third Edition textbook and the CSCS exam.
"I am very proud to be a part of the first Korean delegation to visit the NSCA Certification office. This trip was an opportunity to get recognition of what our organizations have achieved and gain more cooperation and support for the path I have chosen, which is to promote competent personal training professionals in South Korea," Dr. Lim said.
Recertification Reminder
CEUs for all CSCS and NSCA-CPT certified individuals are due by
December 31, 2008.
Additional Opportunities for CEUs:
>Online Proficiency Questions are a 10-question set over the major concepts regarding strength training and conditioning and personal training. Choose from 18 topics; each 10-question set is $10 and worth 0.3 CEU in category C. Available only online: Order and access at www.nsca-cc.org.
>CEU Quiz Packets are now available for purchase and can be used to earn CEUs for recertification. You can earn up to 3.0 CEUs per packet by correctly submitting and passing each quiz. Each packet contains six previously published articles and corresponding quizzes. The articles and quizzes are each worth 0.5 CEU when successfully completed and submitted. (Keep in mind that each completed quiz requires a $15 processing fee when submitted for CEU credit). There is a maximum number of CEUs that can be earned in category B for recertification, which includes all NSCA CEU quizzes. To purchase a CEU Quiz Packet, go to the Online Store at www.nsca-cc.org or call toll-free 888-746-2378.
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