Profiles in excellence.

APTA recognized 50 individuals for their achievements during the Honors and Awards Ceremony held at PT 2006, APTA's annual conference in Orlando, Fla. Fifteen of these awardees are current or former Foundation funding recipients.

Catherine Worthingham Fellows of APTA

Richard W Bohannon, PT, EdD, NCS, FAHA, FAPTA, recipient of a doctoral training grant in 1985, is Professor and Director of Research, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Connecticut.

Irene R McEwen, PT, PhD, FAPTA, recipient of a doctoral training grant in 1987, is Professor and Vice Chair of the Department of Physical Therapy, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.

Richard K Shields, PT, PhD, FAPTA, a Foundation Trustee and former member of the Scientific Review Committee, received doctoral training grants in 1989 and 1990. He is Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Graduate Program in Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, University of Iowa, and Director of the Motor Control and Human Performance Laboratory, University of Iowa Hospital.

Anne Shumway-Cook, PT PhD, FAPTA, a 1980 recipient of a doctoral training grant, is Associate Professor in the Division of Physical Therapy, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington. Shumway-Cook also received the Jack Walker Award this year.

Ann F VanSant, PT, PhD, FAPTA, recipient of doctoral training grants in 1983 and 1988, is Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy, College of Allied Health Professions, Temple University.

Lucy Blair Service Award

Diane Nicholson, PT, PhD, NCS, received doctoral training grants in 1990 and 1991. She is Director of Graduate Studies and Associate Professor in the Division of Physical Therapy, College of Health, University of Utah.

Christopher M Powers, PT, PhD, a member of the Foundation's Scientific Review Committee, has received 3 awards from the Foundation, including research awards in 1993 and 2001. Powers also is a Co-Lead Investigator of the Foundation's Clinical Research Network (CRN) project. He is Associate Professor and Assistant Chair, Department of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy, University of Southern California.

Marcia B Smith, PT, PhD, received a doctoral training grant in 1990. She is Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy, Regis University.

Eugene Michels New Investigator Award

John D Childs, PT, PhD, MBA, OCS, FAAOMPTA, received a Promotion of Doctoral Studies (PODS) I scholarship in 2001 and a research grant in 2004. He is Assistant Professor and Director of Research at the US Army-Baylor University Doctoral Program in Physical Therapy, Army Medical Department Center & School, Baylor University.

Marian Williams Award for Research in Physical Therapy

Carolee J Winstein, PT, PhD, FAPTA, is the principal investigator of the largest project ever funded by the Foundation or APTA, the Clinical Research Network (CRN), awarded in 2002. She is Professor of Biomechanics and Physical Therapy, University of Southern California.

Dorothy Briggs Memorial Scientific Inquiry Award

Jill Heathcock, PT, PhD, MSc, received a Mary McMillan scholarship in 2001, Promotion of Doctoral Studies (PODS I) scholarships in 2002 and 2003, and Promotion of Doctoral Studies (PODS II) scholarships in 2004 and 2005. Michele A Lobo, PT, PhD, MPT, received a Mary McMillan scholarship in 2000, a Promotion of Doctoral Studies (PODS I) in 2002, and Promotion of Doctoral Studies (PODS II) scholarships in 2004 and 2005.

Helen J Hislop Award for Outstanding Contributions to Professional Literature

Stephen M Haley, PT, PhD, a former member of the Scientific Review Committee and a 1986 recipient of a doctoral training grant, is Professor of Rehabilitation Sciences at Boston University's Sargent College and Associate Director of Boston University's Health & Disability Research Institute.

Chattanooga Research Award

Rebecca L Craik, PT, PhD, FAPTA, is a former Foundation Trustee and a 1981 funding recipient. Kathleen K Mangione, PT, PhD, GCS, received a research grant in 2000. Both are currently at the Department of Physical Therapy, Arcadia University, where Craik is Professor and Chair and Mangione is Associate Professor.