Scholarships, fellowships, and grants. (Foundation for Physical Therapy).

And the Winner Is ...

Amid much fanfare and excitement, the winner of the Foundation's PT Cruiser Raffle's 2002 Limited Edition Chrysler PT Cruiser was announced on Saturday, February 23 at Combined Sections Meeting in Boston. The lucky winner, Gary Brooks, PT, DrPH, CCS, of Ada, Michigan (seen sitting in his new car) was thrilled and surprised that he won the coveted PT Cruiser. "My family and I have been wanting a PT Cruiser, especially my children. We are pleased to have been able to support the Foundation," stated Dr Brooks.

Jayne Snyder, PT, MA, Foundation President/Chair, also recognized 5 chapters for their fundraising efforts on behalf of the Raffle. Snyder presented sterling Silver Star awards to recognize the following chapters for raising the most donations in their Chapter Recognition Levels:

Level I: California, David Hayes, PT, President

Level II: North Carolina, Eileen Watkins, PT, MBA, President

Level III: Nebraska, Mark Edward Longacre, PT, President

Level IV: Mississippi, Neva Greenwald, PT, MSPH, CHES, President

Level V: North Dakota, Wade Burgess, PT, President.

Also recognized were Michael Weinper, President, PTPN Network; The Tri W-Group, Inc; EFI/Total Gym; Pre-Pak Products Inc; and Pneumex for their efforts and support. The Car Raffle Committee, Louise Yurko, PT, MAEd, Pat Traynor, PT and Committee Chair, Duane Fast, Vice President, The Tri-W-G Group Inc, whose diligence helped make the raffle a tremendous success were also acknowledged. "We greatly appreciate everyone's endeavors on behalf of the Foundation," Snyder stated. All expenses for the PT Cruiser Raffle were underwritten with generous contributions from the following corporate and individual sponsors:

APS/Oakworks
Bailey Manufacturing Company
CDM Medical/BackSystems Inc
Chattanooga Group Inc
Computer Sports Medicine Inc
Core Products International Inc
Don Lang
EFI/Total Gym
FOTO-Focus on Therapeutic Outcomes
Key Methods
MediServe Information Systems Inc
Parker Laboratories Inc
Peak Care
Pneumex
PrePak Products Inc
Rehab and Therapy Products Review
S & W Enterprises Inc
Smith & Nephew Rehabilitation
The Tri W-G Group Inc.
Whitehall and WorkWell Manufacturing Inc

"The Foundation is extremely grateful to our sponsors for their loyal financial support," Snyder said.

"The Foundation of Physical Therapy's Board of Trustees is very pleased that so many APTA members participated in this important fundraising activity. The raffle was a grassroots effort whose success is due to the APTA Board of Directors, Component Presidents, and member support," Snyder said.

Profiles of Excellence

This month, the spotlight is on the accomplishments of a member of the Foundation s Scientific Review Committee and 2 former Foundation award recipients.

Dina L Jones, PT, PhD, Research Associate in the School of Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh, was interviewed by Reuters on her study on remaining active after knee replacement surgery. The interview appeared in Reuters Health Information (2002-01-21). Jones research suggests that people who have a knee replacement do not need to avoid physical activity after surgery. Subjects reporting high levels of physical activity were not more likely to need later surgery to revise or repair their knee replacement. Also, the risk of repeat surgery was one-third lower in more active study participants, but this difference was not statistically significant. This is the first reported study to quantify and describe patterns of physical activity in a population with total knee arthroplasty. Jones and her colleagues presented the results last fall at the annual scientific meeting of the American College of Rheumatology and Association of Rheum-atology Health Professionals. Awarded her PhD in April 2001 from the University of Pittsburgh, Jones received the Viva J Erickson Scholarship from the Foundation in 1998. Jones is also Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh.

Irene McEwen, PT, PhD, Professor of Physical Therapy in the Department of Rehabilitation Science, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, recently was awarded a 3-year, $521,499 research grant, Learning Early Travel Skills: Effects of Power Mobility on the Development of Young Children with Severe Motor Impairments, from the Office of Educational Research and Improvement, US Department of Education. Self-produced locomotion is widely believed to exert a powerful influence on children s cognitive, communication and social-emotional development. Over a 1-year period, McEwen s randomized, controlled study will measure the change in developmental, functional, and coping skills of children 14 to 30 months of age whose disabilities prevent locomotion and who use and do not use power mobility devices. McEwen is also the principal investigator of a 5-year grant, currently in progress, from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau to develop the Oklahoma Maternal and Child Health Center for Leadership in Pediatric Physical Therapy Education. The center s mission is to help meet identified needs for contemporary, evidence-based, family-centered, culturally appropriate services for children with disabilities and their families in community-based settings. McEwen received Foundation funding in 1987 that was instrumental in helping her complete her doctorate. She is also currently Editor Case Reports for Physical Therapy.

Mary McIntyre Rodgers, PT, PhD, Professor and Chair of the Department of Physical Therapy at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and member of the Foundation s Scientific Review Committee, was voted president-elect of the International Society of Biomechanics (ISB). A worldwide scientific society with a membership of more than 1,000 scientists in various biomechanical specialties, the ISB encourages an international exchange of ideas and dissemination of knowledge with a special emphasis on the biomechanics of human movement. Rodgers will serve 2 years as president-elect, 2 years as president, and 2 years as past president. Rodgers presented her work on the

Propulsion Bio-mechanics and Functional Performance of Manual Wheelchair Users while at the 18th Congress of ISB in Zurich, Switzerland in 2001. Rodgers other notable accomplishments are a recently completed 3-year VA Rehabilitation R&D Merit Review Project on Physical Performance Measures for Young, Middle-Aged, and Elderly Manual Wheelchair Users; currently, she is co-investigator with Andrew Goldberg, MD, on a 5-year, $8,115,842 grant funded by the National Institute on Aging to the Claude D Pepper Older Americans Independence Center project. The Center is focused on exercise rehabilitation in hemiparetic stroke. Rodgers also established a Web-based post-professional DPT program that began in fall 2001 at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, to help currently licensed physical therapists upgrade their degree.

RELATED ARTICLES: Approaching deadlines.

Silent Auction Donations for PT 2002 Silent Auction in Cincinnati, Ohio, must be received by April 18. Items may include vacation packages, airline mileage, major sporting event tickets, fine crystal and silver, theme baskets, antique items, and certificates to fine restaurants. Contributors will be recognized in the Auction Catalogue.

Pittsburgh-Marquette Challenge: Students and Program Directors are in the final stages of hosting fundraising events for the 2002 Challenge. All donations must be made by April 22 to count in the 2002 Pittsburgh-Marquette Challenge. Schools will be recognized in APTA publications.

Split Raffle Tickets must be purchased by May 9, 2002. Tickets are $1000 and can be purchased in full-, half-, or quarter-ticket increments. Prizes include the Grand Prize of $ 10,000, and several $2,000 prizes. Winners will be announced on June 6, 2002, at PT 2002 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Please contact the Foundation receive information on fundraising activities.