Member Spotlight

We love to shine a spotlight on those who shine in our profession.

The Academy has established the following annual awards for members: The Award of Excellence, The Distinguished Service Award, and The Professional Merit Award. Please visit our Academy Awards Page    to nominate active members. Below  is a listing of our awards, as well as those presented each award in over the past years:

The Award of Excellence

The Award of Excellence is established to recognize individuals who have made exemplary contributions toward advancement of the science and practice of clinical electrophysiology and wound management in scholarly endeavors which have promoted the academic, research, and clinical aspects of our profession.

The Distinguished Service Award

The Distinguished Service Award is established to recognize individuals who have made outstanding contributions in leadership and service roles within this section. The recipients of this award have had a noteworthy track record of performing beyond the call of duty to accomplish goals that are salient to the section.

Professional Merit

The Professional Merit Award is established to recognize individuals who have served in an elected or appointed position in the section and have given laudatory service in that role.

Presidential Award and Certificates of Appreciation

Recipients by Year:

2021 (Presented at CSM 2022):

• Service Appreciation Award
  •  Beshoy Ghaly
  • Sarah Alfaro
  • Ruth Bryant
  • Cooper Wardell
  • Patty Larkin
  • Kim Snyder
  • Rose Hamm
  • Sonya Dick
  • Jennifer Gardner-Harbison
  • Eddie J. Traylor
• Presidential Awards
  •  Melissa Johnson
  • Deborah Wendland
  • Mohini Rawat
• Academy Awards
  •  Award of Excellence in Service – Elizabeth Painter, PT, DPT, DScPT
  • Award of Excellence in Academic Education – Kim Levenhagen, PT, DPT
  • Award of Excellence in Academic Education – Stacy Fisher, PT, DPT
  • Lynda D. Woodruff Award of Excellence in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion – Weiqing Ge, PT, DPT, PhD
  • Lynda D. Woodruff Award of Excellence in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion – Eddie J. Traylor, PT
  • Award of Excellence in Clinical Practice – Eddie Monroy, PT, DPT
  • Outstanding Student Award – Dylan Abshire, PT, DPT
  • Outstanding Physical Therapist Assistant – Jeremy Foster, PTA

2020 (Presented at CSM 2021):

• Certificate of Appreciation
  •  Rick McKibben
  • Dimitrios Kostopoulos
  • Nicole Koppenhaver
  • Teresa Bachman
• Academy Awards 
  •  Award of Excellence in Service – Deborah Wendland, PT, DPT, PhD
  • Award of Excellence in Service – Ryan Boggs, PT, DPT
  • Award of Excellence in Clinical Education – Dimitrios Kostopoulos, PT, DPT, MD, PhD, DSc
  • Award of Excellence in Clinical Education – Mohini Rawat, PT, DPT, MS
  • Award of Excellence in Clinical Education – Kostantine Rizopoulos, PT, DPT
  • Award of Excellence in Clinical Education – John Lugo, PT, DPT
  • Award of Excellence in Clinical Practice – Quinn Millington, PT, DPT

2019 (Presented at CSM 2020):

• Certificate of Appreciation
  • Kara Gainer JD
  • Jennifer Quisberg
  •  Edwin Monroy
  • Mohini Rawat
  •  Lisa Cabral
  • Weiqing Ge
  •  Sonya Dick
  •  Ryan Boggs
• Presidential Award
  •  Jeannie Bryan Coe
  •  Deborah Wendland PT
  •  Melissa Johnson PT
  •  Stephanie Woelfel PT
• Academy Awards
  •  Award of Excellence in Research – Gad Alon, PT, PhD
  •  Award of Excellence in Research – Luther Kloth, PT, MS, FAPTA
  •  Award of Excellence in Service – Rick McKibben, PT, DSc
  •  Award of Excellence in Academic Education – Maureen Watkins, PT, DPT, MBA
  •  Award of Excellence in Academic Education – Weiqing Ge, PT, PhD
  •  Outstanding Student Award – Michelle Jamin, PT, DPT
  •  Award of Excellence in Clinical Practice – Mohini Rawat, PT, DPT, MS