Honors & Awards Program

Each year APTA honors outstanding achievements on the part of its members in the areas of overall accomplishment, education, practice and service, publications, research, and academic excellence. Award recipients are recognized in June with a ceremony and reception at NEXT (formerly APTA's Annual Conference).

Play a significant supporting role in helping your colleagues receive recognition for their achievements by nominating the person or persons you feel are most deserving of an APTA honor or award.

Learn more about the Board of Directors Policies on the honors and awards program.

2014 Nominations

The 2014 call for nominations is now open, and will close December 1. Click on the specific honor, award, or scholarship to obtain guidelines, requirements, as well as a link to the online submission site.

Honors and Awards Recipients

• View Past and Current Honors and Awards Recipients

Honors

• Catherine Worthingham Fellows of the APTA
• Honorary Membership

Lectures

• John H. P. Maley Lecture Award
• Mary McMillan Lecture Award

Awards

Education Awards

• Dorothy Baethke-Eleanor J. Carlin Award for Excellence in Academic Teaching
• F.A. Davis Award for Outstanding Physical Therapist Assistant Educator
• Margaret L. Moore Award for Outstanding New Academic Faculty Member
• Minority Initiatives Awards
• Signe Brunnstrom Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching

Practice & Service Awards

• Henry O. and Florence P. Kendall Practice Award
• Lucy Blair Service Award
• Marilyn Moffat Leadership Award
• Outstanding Physical Therapist Assistant Award
• Outstanding Physical Therapist/Physical Therapist Assistant Team Award

Publications Awards

• Chattanooga Research Award
• Dorothy Briggs Memorial Scientific Inquiry Award
• Helen J. Hislop Award for Outstanding Contributions to Professional Literature
• Jack Walker Award
• Jules M. Rothstein Golden Pen Award for Scientific Writing

Research Awards

• Eugene Michels New Investigator Award
• Marian Williams Award for Research in Physical Therapy

Additional Awards

• Federal Government Affairs Leadership Award

  The nomination process for 2014 will open December 2013.

• PTA Recognition of Advanced Proficiency

  There are two submissions deadlines annually for this award: February 1 and August 1.

• Public Service Award

  The nomination process for 2014 will open December 2013.

• State Legislative Leadership Award

  The nomination process for 2014 will open in spring 2014.

Scholarships

• Mary McMillan Scholarship Award
• Minority Scholarship Award

• Last Updated: 9/18/2013
• Contact: honorsandawards@apta.org
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