The dual purpose of the Academy of Kinesiology shall be to encourage and promote the study and educational applications of the art and science of human movement and physical activity and to honor by election to its membership persons who have directly or indirectly contributed significantly to the study of and/or application of the art and science of human movement and physical activity.
The Academy shall promote its dual purpose by means of recognizing and encouraging the continued exemplary, scholarly, and professional productivity of its individual members; synthesizing and transmitting knowledge about human movement and physical activity at annual scholarly meetings and via publication of Academy Proceedings; fostering philosophic considerations regarding purposes of and issues and values related to human movement and physical activity; and annually bestowing honors for outstanding contributions to the fields of kinesiology physical education.
