The Personal Trainers Special Interest Group selects the recipient of the annual Personal Trainer of the Year Award. This award is given in recognition of a personal trainer for exemplary service to the advancement of the personal training industry and the National Strength and Conditioning Association.
Past recipients of the Personal Trainer of the Year Award include:
2012 - Robert C. Linkul, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT
2011 - Brad Schoenfeld, CSCS, NSCA-CPT
2009 - Mark Nutting, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D
2008 - Benjamin Greenfield, MS, CSCS, NSCA-CPT
2007 - Jeffrey Segal, CSCS, NSCA-CPT
2006 - Michael Yu Seril, MS, NSCA-CPT
2005 - Michael Ranieri, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D
2004 - Maria Teresa Mendizabal, NSCA-CPT,*D
2003 - Gina Lombardi, NSCA-CPT,*D
2002 - Patrick Hagerman, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D
2001 - Anthony A. Abbott, EdD, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D
2000 - J. Henry Drought, MS, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D