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Section on Geriatrics Awards

The Section on Geriatrics sponsors several awards to recognize outstanding achievement in geriatric physical therapy research and practice.

2009 Award Winners

  • Distinguished Educator: Deb Kegelmeyer, PT, MS, DPT, GCS
  • Clinical Educator: Adetoyeje Oyeyemi, PT, DHSc, GCS
  • Clinical Excellence: Florence Garcia, PT
  • Outstanding PTA: Cecilia Grillo, PTA
  • Lynn Phillippi Advocacy for Older Adults Award: Patrice Antony, PT, GCS
  • President’s Award: Anne Coffman, PT, MS, GCS, Michelle Criss, PT, MS, GCS
  • Adopt-a-Doc: Dave Wert, PT, MPT, Dennis Klima, PT, MS, GCS, William Thompson, PT, DPT
  • Excellence in Research Award: Paul LaStayo, PT, PhD, CHT
  • Joan Mills Award: William Staples, PT, DPT, GCS

2008 Award Winners

  • Adopt A Doc: Jennifer A. Mai, PT, DPT, MHS, Dennis W. Klima, PT, MS, GCS, Jaime Talkowski, PT, MPT, David M. Wert, PT, MPT
  • Excellence in Research: Jennifer S. Brach, PT, PhD, GCS
  • Clinical Excellence in Geriatrics: Sheila Francis, PT, MBA, CCI, CDP
  • President’s Award: Carleen Lindsey, PT, MSc, GCS and Marilyn Moffat, PT, DPT, PhD, FAPTA
  • Joan Mills Award: Cathy Haines Ciolek, PT, DPT, CGS

2007 Award Winners

  • Adopt A Doc: Jennifer A Mai, PT, DPT, MHS; Ann H. Newstead, PT, MS, GCS, NCS; Jaime Berlin Talkowski, MPT
  • Clinical Excellence in Geriatrics: L. Gail Denber, PT
  • Outstanding PTA: Lois Armour, PTA, MA, ATRIC
  • Distinguished Educator: Dale Avers, PT, DPT, PhD; Mary Thompson, PT, PhD, GCS
  • President’s Award: Mary Thompson, PT, PhD, GCS; Richard Bohannon, PT, EdD, NCS, FAPTA
  • Joan Mills: Carol Schunk, PT, PsyD
  • 2007 Poster Award: Age-related effects of a cognitive task on frontal plane stability during narrow-base walking; Authors: Valerie E. Kelly, Matthew Schrager, Robert Price, Luigi Ferrucci, Anne Shumway-Cook; Institution: Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington: Kelly, Price and Shumway-Cook Clinical Research Branch, National Institute on Aging: Schrager and Ferrucci
  • Excellence in Research: Dr. Julie M. Whitman, PT, DSc, OCS
  • Student Award for Geriatric Research: Lisa Graves, PT

2006 Award Winners

  • Adopt A Doc: Tiffany E. Shubert, Sharon L. Gorman, Michael L. Puthoff, Martha Acosta, Kristin Lowry, Kerstin M. Palombaro
  • Fellowship for Geriatric Research: Jason Hardage
  • Clinical Excellence in Geriatrics: Reenie Euhardy, Ellen Strunk
  • Clinical Educator: Cathy Ciolek
  • President's Award: Cathy Ciolek
  • Distinguished Educator: Bill Staples
  • Joan Mills: Kathy Brewer

2005 Award Winners

  • Adopt A Doc: Wendy Katzman, Michael Puthoff ,Tiffany Shubert, Brian Wrotniak
  • Fellowship for Geriatric Research: Shuo-Hsiu James Chang
  • Clinical Excellence in Geriatrics: Jennifer Sidelinker
  • Distinguished Educator: Charity Johannson, Mike Moran
  • Joan Mills: Judy Canfield

2004 Award Winners

  • Adopt A Doc: Meredith Edwards, Tiffany Shubert, Brian Wrotniak
  • Excellence in Research: Mark Rogers, Lola Sicard-Rosenbaum
  • Fellowship for Geriatric Research: Allon Goldberg
  • Student Award for Geriatric Research: Stephanie Covert
  • Clinical Excellence in Geriatrics: Tim Kauffman
  • Clinical Educator: Susan Wenker
  • Distinguished Educator: Kathleen Kline Mangione
  • Lynn Phillippi Award: Janet Duttarer
  • Outstanding PTA Award: Teri Ryan
  • Volunteers In Action: Judy Canfield
  • Joan Mills: Marilyn Miller

2003 Award Winners

  • Clinical Excellence in Geriatrics: Donna Silsbee
  • Distinguished Educator: Michelle Lusardi
  • Joan Mills Award: Anne Coffman
  • Volunteers In Action: Sandra Levi
  • President’s Award: Joan M. Mills, Osa Jackson-Schulte, Bette Horstman, Clara Bright, Steve Gudas, Carole Lewis, Neva F. Greenwald, Dale Avers, Mary Ann Wharton, Tim Kauffman,Fran Kern, Jane King, Rita A. Wong, Michael Moran, LaDora Thompson, John O. Barr, Michelle Lusardi, Anne Coffman, Patricia Galileo, Carol M. Davis, Mary Beth Brown, Bonnie Teschendorf, Inez Peacock, Evie Hallas, Mary Lou Barnes, Marilyn Miller, Carole Schunk, Ruth U. Mitchell, In Memoriam Lynn Phillipi
  • Adopt A Doc: Celinda Evitt, Katy Mitchell, Brian Wrotniak

2002 Award Winners

  • Clinical Excellence in Geriatrics Award: Lucy Buckley, PT
  • Geriatrics Distinguished Educator Award: Carol Davis, PT
  • Joan M. Mills Award: Mary Ellen Riordan, PT
  • Lynn Phillippi Advocacy for Older Adults Award: Carol Probst, PT
  • President's Award: Fran Kern, PT
  • Clinical Educator Award: Becky Olson-Kellogg, PT
  • Excellence in Geriatric Research: Gail Deyle, PT, DPT, OCS
  • Adopt-A-Doc: Julia Chevan, PT, MPH, OCS; Celinda Evitt, PT, MA, GCS

2001 Award Winners

  • Outstanding Physical Therapist Assistant Award : Jeanne M. Shilts
  • Clinical Excellence in Geriatrics Award: Sara Mecomber Meeks
  • Geriatrics Distinguished Educator Award: Rita Wong
  • Joan M. Mills Award: Michelle Lusardi
  • Volunteers in Action Award: Mary Ellen Riordan
  • Lynn Phillippi Advocacy for Older Adults Award: Cathy and Dan Ciolek
  • Treasured Elders Award: Evie Halas, Inez Peacock
  • Excellence in Research Award: Marybeth Brown, David Sinacore, Ellen Binder, Wendy Kohrt
  • Fellowship for Geriatric Research: Emmy Wheeler
  • Health and Wellness Promotion Grant: Maryclare b. Krusing, Charles J. Gulas, Helen H. Host and JoAnna Schroer
  • Adopt-A-Doc: Celinda Evitt, Julia Chevan

2000 Award Winners

  • Joan M. Mills Award -- John Barr
  • Volunteers in Action Award -- Pamela Lyke-Marquez 
  • Excellence in Research Award -- Alan Jette
  • Adopt-A-Doc -- Susan Gibbons, Jennifer Brach, Laura Adomaitis

1999 Award Winners

  • Joan M. Mills Award -- LaDora Thompson
  • Clinical Excellence in Geriatrics Award -- Linda Crews
  • Lynn Phillippi Award -- Carleen Lindsey
  • Volunteers in Action Award -- None given
  • Fellowship for Geriatric Research --  None given
  • Excellence in Research Award -- Julie Chandler, Pam Duncan, et.al.
  • Student Award for Geriatric Research -- Stephanie Kesterson
  • Adopt-A-Doc -- Ellen Mitchell, Jennifer Brach, Susan Gibbons
    Outstanding PTA -- Judi Pastorin

1998 Award Winners

  • Joan M. Mills Award -- Jennifer Bottomely
  • Clinical Excellence in Geriatrics Award -- Chuck Gulas
  • Lynn Phillippi Award -- Pauline Hamel
  • Volunteers in Action Award -- Inez Peacock
  • Fellowship for Geriatric Research -- Denise Fredette and Deb Kegelmeyer
  • Excellence in Research Award -- Anne Shumway-Cook
  • Student Award for Geriatric Research -- Ryan Goodwine
  • Adopt-A-Doc -- Jennifer S. Brach and Ellen Miller Winchell
  • Outstanding PTA -- None given

1997 Award Winners

  • Clinical Excellence in Geriatrics Award -- Naomi Pollak
  • Fellowship for Geriatric Research -- Larry Nosse
  • Joan M. Mills Award -- Michael Moran
  • Lynn Phillippi Award -- Laureate Group
  • Outstanding PTA Award -- Ernestine Wells, PTA
  • Volunteers in Action Award -- Jennifer Bottomley

1996 Award Winners

  • Clinical Excellence Award -- Patrice S. Antony
  • Joan Mills Award -- Rita A. Wong
  • Lynn Phillippi Award -- Lynn Phillippi
  • Excellence in Research Award -- Teresa M. Steffen
  • Outstanding PTA Award -- Paul R. Groseclose
  • Student Award for Geriatric Research -- Lynn Aley, Susan McCullough, & Michelle Winegardner

1995 Award Winners

  • Clinical Excellence Award -- Osa Jackson-Wyatt
  • Joan Mills Award -- Jane Koons
  • Excellence in Research Award -- Margaret Gottschalk & Marie Koch
  • Fellowship for Geriatric Research -- Pei-Fang Tan
 

 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 
 
 

 

 
 

 

 

  
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