Foundation recipients recognized at PT2003.

At this year's Annual Conference, 13 Foundation recipients were recognized at the Honors and Awards Ceremony on June 21.

Stuart A Binder-Macleod, PT, PhD, FAPTA, Lynn Snyder-Mackler; PT, ScD, SCS, FAPTA, and Carolee Winstein, PT, PhD, FAPTA, were honored us Catherine Worthingham Fellow-APTA's highest honor--because of their lasting and significant advances in the science, education, and practice of the profession of physical therapy.

Dr Binder-Macleod, a 1989 Foundation recipient and former Scientific Review Committee (SRC) member, is chair of the Department of Physical Therapy at the University of Delaware. He was awarded the first training grant from the National Institutes of Health for physical therapists to pursue doctoral degrees. The recipient of more than S10 million in federal funding, Dr Binder-Macleod has been a mentor to numerous students with research awards and grants.

Dr Snyder-Mackler is a 1988 and 1991 Foundation recipient and former SRC member. Her major clinical and scientific contribution documented the need to change interventions for patients with anterior cruciate ligament injury. The effectiveness of neuromuscular electrical stimulation in both early and later stages of rehabilitation was recognized due to the pioneering work of Dr Snyder-Mackler and her colleagues.

Dr Winstein, a 1986 and 1993 Foundation recipient, principal investigator of the Foundation's recently funded clinical research network, "PTClinResNet," has been instrumental in revolutionizing neurologic physical therapy by integrating motor learning theory and evidence-based practice into examination, evaluation, and intervention. She has received grants totaling more than $1 million from various peer-reviewed granting agencies, including the National Institutes of Health and the Foundation for Physical Therapy.

Pamela W Duncan, PT, PhD, FAPTA, a former member of the Foundation's SRC, received the 34th Mary McMillan Lecture Award for her sustained and enduring professional accomplishments and excellence in research, education, administration, and clinical practice. Louise Yurko, PT, MAEd, Foundation Trustee; Michael J Emery, PT, EdD, a 1985 Foundation recipient; and Rita Wong, PT, EdD, a 1988 Foundation recipient, were each bestowed the Lucy Blair Service Award for their mentoring and tutelage of physical therapy's emerging leaders, and their service to the APTA at the chapter, section, and national levels.

Ann E Barr, PT, PhD, a 1998 and 1999 New Investigator Fellowship Training Initiative (NIFTI) recipient, received the Eugene Michels New Investigator Award for her emerging talents as a physical therapist researcher. Dr Barr's work has focused on cumulative trauma disorders and the pathophysiology and motor deficits related to repetitive motion injuries. To date, she has received grants totaling more than $1.7 million.

Margaret L Schenkman, PT, PhD, a 1990 Foundation award and 2001 grant recipient, was given the Marian Williams Award for Research in Physical Therapy for her history of outstanding clinical research. Her research has focused on strength, balance, and sitto-stand kinematics in people with neurological disorders, and she is well-known for her work with those who have Parkinson disease. Dr Schenkman also received the Golden Pen Award in recognition of her superior writing skills as demonstrated in articles published in Physical Therapy and in recognition of her collaboration with others to make similar contributions to the Journal. She also serves as a manuscript reviewer.

David E Krebs, PT, DPT, PhD, a 1985 Foundation recipient, received the Helen J Hislop Award for Outstanding Contributions to Professional Literature for his lifelong commitment to writing and publishing professional works. Dr Krebs' continually growing list of publications includes 95 original research manuscripts, 92 abstracts, 37 reviews, and 4 books primarily in the areas of pathophysiology, neurophysiology, and biomechanics.

Rosalie B Lopopolo, PT, PhD, MBA, a 1981 and 1996 Foundation recipient, was one of the recipients of the Dorothy Briggs Memorial Scientific Inquiry Award honoring student members who have demonstrated the ability to develop well-conceived, suitably designed, and clearly expressed experimental investigation, for her article, "The Relationship of Role-Related Variables to Job Satisfaction and Commitment to the Organization in a Restructured Hospital Environment." (Phys Ther. 2002;82:984-999). This article examines changes in physical therapist role behavior, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment following hospital restructuring.

Teresa M Steffen, PT, PhD, a 1990 Foundation recipient, and Louise Mollinger, PT, MS, were recognized with the Chattanooga Research Award for the best clinical research article published in Physical Therapy for "Age-and Gender-Related Test Performance in Community-Dwelling Elderly People: Six-Minute Walk Test, Berg Balance Scale, Timed Up & Go Test, and Gait Speeds." (Phys Ther. 2002; 82:128-137). Dr Steffen and her colleagues studied 4 common clinical tests of functional levels to provide data on the tests' reliability and validity when used with community-dwelling older adults in different age groups. Their results underscore the need for age-related data of clinical tests of physical mobility.

Receiving the Jack Walker Award for the best article on clinical practice published in Physical Therapy that makes a significant contribution to patient care were Julie M Fritz, PT, PhD, ATC, a 2002 Foundation grant recipient, and Steven Z George, PT, PhD, a 2000 PODS I and 2001 PODS II recipient, for "Identifying Psychosocial Variables in Patients With Acute Work-Related Low Back Pain: The Importance of Fear-Avoidance Beliefs." (Phys Ther. 2002;82:973-983). A baseline examination of measures of impairment, disability, pain, and psychosocial variables was performed on the subjects with acute work-related low back pain, all of whom received physical therapy interventions, and work status was assessed at 4 weeks. Drs Fritz and George found that fear-avoidance beliefs best predicted return-to-work status at 4 weeks.

Guy G Simoneau, PT, PhD, ATC, a 1996 and 1997 Foundation recipient, was given the Dorothy E Baethke-Eleanor J

Carlin Award for Excellence in Academic Teaching for his dedication to and excellence in academic teaching in physical therapy. Dr Simoneau is an Associate Professor of Physical Therapy at Marquette University.

The Foundation congratulates these outstanding physical therapists for their success and excellence in physical therapy research and publication.