The Margaret L. Moore Award for Outstanding New Academic Faculty Member to acknowledge an outstanding new faculty member who is pursuing a career as an academician and has demonstrated excellence in research and teaching as exemplified by the professional career of Margaret L. Moore. Nominees must: be physical therapists or individuals not eligible for APTA membership who, from the starting date of their first academic appointment as core faculty until the time of nomination, have been actively engaged in teaching physical therapist (professional or postprofessional) or physical therapist assistant students for at least 2, but not more than 5 years; have a full-time academic faculty appointment of any rank; be employed in an academic setting within 1 or more accredited physical therapy education programs or an advanced level program for physical therapists, from which students earn an academic degree; and possess distinct expertise in at least 1 subject area to which research and teaching efforts have been directed. A letter of nomination that specifically focuses on the strengths of the nominee in relation to the award criteria and includes descriptions of any previous academic appointments held by the nominee is required. Two letters of support from the following must also be submitted: a physical therapist colleague from the nominee's institution and a current or former student who is representative of an academic level of teaching in which the nominee has been engaged. For self-nominations, nominees must submit a narrative highlighting their specific accomplishments made as a faculty member. For nominators, they must submit a direct peer-review of the nominee's teaching ability. Please visit the award's website or contact the American Physical Therapy Association for more information.