APTA
congratulates the following association members for their winning entries to
the 2012 photo contest: Jan Black, PT,
MSPT, first place; Megan Herrman, PT,
and Gayati Mathur, PT, second place;
and Bob Wellmon, PT, PhD, NSC, third
place. Black will receive $500. Herman and Mathur will receive a total of $250.
Wellmon also will receive $250.
Physical
therapists, physical therapist assistants, and students submitted 73 entries to
the contest. The 3 winning photos and 5 honorable mentions are available at www.apta.org/PhotoContest/. They also will be displayed at association headquarters and may appear
in APTA's online or print publications.
Submissions to the contest were
judged on how well they:
- Reflected the full scope of practice and depict strides
in contemporary physical therapy practice, education, or research
- Depicted models of excellence in a variety of settings
- Portrayed a diverse population of physical therapists,
physical therapist assistants, patients, researchers, faculty, or students
- Reflected high quality in terms of aesthetics,
composition, and technical standards
Information on the 2013 photo contest will be
available February 1 on APTA's website.