The Illinois Physical Therapy Association makes several awards that recognize the efforts of clinicians, educators and leaders toward the advance of the practice and recognition of physical therapy.
Nominations for these awards will be solicited inthe fall of each year and are awarded at the Chapter's Assembly of Representatives meeting, held each spring. Requests for nominationswill be published in the August/September and/or October/November issues of the PT Priority, as well as being solicited online.
Please take a few moments to nominate individuals for the 2010 Illinois Physical Therapy Association Annual Awards. Award recipients will be honored at the IPTA Assembly of Representatives, to be held Saturday, April 24, 2010.
Deadline for all nominations and letters of recommendation is February 1, 2010.
Click here to download Nomination Form
The Chapter Awards currently include:
Babette Sanders Leadership & Service
An individual who has demonstrated an exceptional level of support and dedication to physical therapy through his or her support and/or roles in the national and/or state association. The Board of Directors passed a resolution renaming the Outstanding Physical Therapist award to the Babette Sanders Leadership & Service. Three letters of recommendation will be needed to nominate this candidate.
2010 Babette Sanders
Outstanding Physical Therapist
An individual who has demonstrated an exceptional level of support and dedication to physical therapy through his or her support and/or roles in the national and/or state association. Three letters of recommendation will be needed to nominate this candidate.
2010 Rebecca Wojcik
| 1972 Elizabeth Woods |
1990 Susan L. Suria |
2002 Ellen "Mickey" Bonk |
| 1974 Vilma Evans |
1994 Robert Babbs, Jr. |
2002 James Milder |
| 1978 William E. Dohse |
1996 Nancy Young |
2003 James Dayhuff |
| 1979 Virginia Daniel |
1997 Babette Sanders |
2004 Richard Rausch |
| 1980 Mary Liedloff |
1998 Sally Edelsberg |
2005 Barbara Sullivan |
| 1982 Louise Nelson |
1999 Mary Jo Mays |
2008 Sandra Levi |
| 1989 Judith Anderson |
2000 Jules Rothstein |
2009 Judy Stoecker |
| 1989 Karen Axley |
2001 George Wolff |
2010 Rebecca Wojcik |
Physical Therapist of the YearA PT who over the past year has demonstrated a significant contribution in the areas of practice, public relations, legislation, education or membership. Two letters of recommendation are needed to nominate this individual.
2009 Christina Tebbe
| 1994 Christine Deans |
2000 Barb Sullivan |
2005 Vicki Lee |
| 1996 Lisa Schwarz |
2001 Alan Tomasko |
2005 Tina Jonas |
| 1997 Mickey Bonk |
2002 Patricia Naylor |
2006 Jeannette Elliott |
| 1998 Beth Coulson |
2003 Peter McMenamin |
2008 Jennifer Ryan |
| 1999 Teri Elliot-Burke |
2004 Diane Merkt |
2009 Christina Tebbe |
Physical Therapist Assistant of the YearA PTA who over the past year has demonstrated a significant contribution in the areas of practice, public relations, legislation, education or membership. Two letters of recommendation are needed to nominate this individual.
2009 Louise Dolvig
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1994 Becky Rogers |
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1996 Patricia Santucci |
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2009 Louise Dolvig |
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1997 Barb Zelm-Miller |
2004 Patrice Lassa |
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Emerging Leader AwardRecognize active members who are developing leadership skills at the state or district level. The executive committee or district chairs can nominate this individual. Two letters of recommendation are needed to nominate this individual.
2010 Jeffrey Damaschke
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2000 Ken Olson |
2003 Amy Maxeiner
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2009 Chris Egizio
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2001 Tina Jonas |
2004 Dawn Piech
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2010 Jeffrey Damaschke
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2002 Colleen McQuillan |
20006 Krista Ferguson |
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John Maselter Award
Given to an individual who is not a physical therapist who has supported the betterment of the practice of physical therapy. Two letters of recommendation are needed to nominate this individual.
| 1976 John Maselter |
1997 Bernard Cahill, MD |
2002 Christian Badar |
| 1982 Charles Chivillon |
1998 Tim Hennessey |
2003 Dale Yasukawa |
| 1982 Pat Wolff |
1999 Judy Gazaway |
2005 Jayne Holley |
| 1984 Arthur Gottschalk |
1999 Eric Rohde |
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| 1992 Mike Cristoi |
2001 Sen. J. Bradley Burzynski |
Clinical Educator of the YearEstablished in 2004 to recognize a clinical educator who has consistently demonstrated significant contributions to the quality of clinical education.
| 2004 Claudia Glenn |
2004 Julie Whalen |
2005 Carol Ann Everett |
| 2010 Cori zook-Arquines |
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Outstanding Physical Therapist Student and Physical Therapist Assistant Student Awards
Given to an outstanding Physical Therapy and/or an outstanding Physical Therapist Assistant Student to recognize those students who exhibit superior scholastic ability and potential for future professional contribution.
2010 Giovanni Berardi
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2006 Tracy Arceo |
2008 Gemma Fletcher |
2009 Kristen Hofer |
| 2010 Giovanni Berardi |
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Student nominees should be in one of the following phases of their educational program:
A. Physical therapist assistant education program students must be enrolled in the final year of study. For physical therapist assistant education programs that have a part-time curriculum, all nominees must be in the final year of the curriculum of that institution. Each institution must determine the minimum number of credit hours required for final year status. Based on this, all nominees must be in the final year of the curriculum to be nominated.
B. Physical therapist professional education program students, including entry-level doctor of physical therapy degree (DPT) students, must be within 12 months of completing all requirements for graduation from the entry-level program.
C. Post-professional students must have completed at least one (1) term in the program and be enrolled at the time of nomination.
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