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  

APTA Specialist Certification|Governed by ABPTS

  Congratulations to the 2024 Wound Management Clinical Specialist Class!  

• Zachary Agan, PT, DPT
• Roy Alinsub, PT, DPT
• Stephen Arnold, PT, DPT
• Margaret Carpenter, PT, DPT
• Michael Forston, PT
• April Hinchman, PT, DPT
• Erica James, PT, MSPT
• Judith Thichava, PT, DPT

     Congratulations to the 2024 Clinical Electrophysiologic Specialist Class!  

• Scott A Bradley, PT
• John McKell, PT
• Andrea Cahoon, PT, DPT
• Joseph Medley, PT, DPT
• Kevin Dusenbury, PT, DPT
• Teresa Olivas, PT, MPT
• Neil Haltom, PT
• Drayton Perkins, PT, DPT
• Richard Keen, PT, DPT
• Jedd Thorderson, PT
• Alec Losinski, PT
• Joshua Vance, PT, MPT
• Caleb Madden, PT

To learn more about becoming a specialist click   HERE.

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
  • ​​​​​​​James Bellew, PT, EdD, MS
  • Ryan Boggs, PT, DPT, DSc
  • Gregory Dedrick, PT, ScD
  • Deanna Dye, PT, PhD
  • Greg Ernst, PT, PhD
  • Beshoy Ghaly, PT, DPT
  • Karen Gibbs, PT, DPT, PhD
  • John Halle, PT, PhD
  • Jill Heitzman, PT, DPT, PhD
  • David Hutchinson, PT, MSPT, DSc
  • Roland Lazaro
  • Sarah Murnane, PT, DPT
  • Arthur Nitz, PT, PhD
  • Elizabeth Paitner, PT, DPT, DScPT
  • Kathryn Panasci, PT, DPT
  • Scott Shaffer, PT, PhD
  • Lynne Sturgill, PT, DPT, MHS
  • Jon Umlauf, PT, DPT, DSc, OCS, FAAOMPT
  • Frank Underwood, PT, PhD
  • Stephanie Woelfel, PT, DPT