Celebrating Our Members and Honoring Excellence

We extend our heartfelt gratitude to all ACEWM members for their unwavering dedication to our mission: optimizing patient outcomes by advancing physical therapy practices in biophysical agents, clinical electrophysiology, neuromusculoskeletal ultrasonography, and integumentary/wound management.

Congratulations to Our Academy Award Winners!

These awards recognize and celebrate the outstanding achievements, dedication, and contributions of our members to the field of physical therapy.

Thank You for Your Nominations!

Your thoughtful nominations are vital in ensuring that those who have made significant impacts are duly recognized and honored.      If you would like to nominate a candidate for an award, submissions open annually on    October 1st and close on November 15th. For detailed information on the nomination process  and award categories, please visit the Academy Awards page or click HERE.    Together, we continue to elevate the standards of our profession and celebrate the excellence within our community.

Academy Award Winners Recognized at CSM 2025

• Excellence in Academic Education:     Karen Gibbs, PT, PhD, DPT, CWS
• Excellence in Academic Education:    Kathryn Panasci, PT, DPT, CWS
• Excellence in Academic Education:     Deborah Wendland,  PT, DPT, PhD  
• Excellence in Research:    Austin Andrus, PT, DPT, ECS
• Excellence in Research:    David Levine, PT, PhD, DPT, MPH, CCRP, FAPTA
• Excellence in Service:    Scott Shaffer, PT, PhD, ECS

Presidential Awards

• Exemplary service to ACEWM in managing the JCEWM:     Mohini Rawat, PT, DPT, MS, RMSK
• Exemplary service to ACEWM in launching the EDX Lab Accredidation:    Mark Brooks, PT, DSc
• Exemplary service to ACEWM in launching the EDX Lab Accredidation:     Greg Ernst,  PT, PhD
• Exemplary service to ACEWM in launching the EDX Lab Accredidation:    Rick McKibben, PT, DSc, ECS
• Exemplary service to ACEWM in launching the EDX Lab Accredidation:    Quinn Millington,  PT, DPT, ECS, OCS  

Service Recognitions

• Publishing of the "Diabetic Foot Ulcer   Clinical Practice Guideline"
  • Elizabeth Altenburger, PT, MSPT
  • Jaimee Haan, PT, MBA
  • Shelley Swen, PT, DPT
  • Deborah Wendland, PT, DPT, PhD
• Service to ACEWM
  • Drayton Perkins, PT, DPT, ECS
  • John Tawfik, PT, DPT
• Service to the BPA    SIG
  • Rita Ator, PT, DPT, ATC
  • DéShawn Fairbairn, PT
  • John Tawfik, PT, DPT
• ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Service to the EDX SIG
  • ​​​​​​​Mark Brooks, PT DSc
  • Alain Claudel, PT, DPT
  • Greg Ernst, PT, PhD
  • Nancy Mansell, PT, DPT
  • Kyle Martinos, PT, DPT
  • Rick McKibben, PT, DSc, ECS
• ​​​​​​​Service to the NMSKUS SIG
  • ​​​​​​​Heather Roberts
• ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Service to the WM SIG
  • ​​​​​​​Tami Lopes Bonebrake, PT, DPT
  • Ruth Fedor Burns, PT, DPT
  • Michael Reed, PT, MSPT
• ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​JCEWM Reviewers