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Collegewide award winners

Alumni Awards

Excellence in Mentoring

RecipientDate awarded
Marilyn Sanford HargroveMay 7, 2011
Jan McElroy, PT, PhDMay 4, 2012
Michael CarrMay 1, 2013
Jennifer HighbargerMay 8, 2015
Shanna AlexanderMay 1, 2016
Paula BurnettMay 5, 2017
Edie StarkMay 4, 2018
Matthew KrauseMay 10, 2019
Sara SchwabMay 8, 2020
Claire WillardJune 2021
Eric Lybeck-BrownSeptember 2022

Citation of Merit

RecipientDate awarded
Monica S. PerlmutterSeptember 27, 1996
David J. LackeyOctober 3, 1997
Janet S. Brooks, BS, PTOctober 3, 1998
Bob SchaalSeptember 25, 1999
R. Neal TannerNovember 4, 2000
Robert SherrillMay 18, 2002
Mary Joan WoodMay 17, 2003
Debra Vogt FarnanMay 15, 2004
Charla Philips HolstMay 15, 2004
Kathleen Keller Passanisi, PT, CSP, CPAEMay 6, 2005
Shirley Patterson, PhD.May 5, 2006
George Hage, JrMay 4, 2007
Mike HageMay 4, 2007
Darrell E. McKay, PhD.May 2, 2008
Winifred “Winnie” Dunn, PhD, OTR, FAOTAMay 8, 2009
Gertrude E. Motavalli, MPTMay 7, 2010
Brandy Clark McCoolMay 9, 2016
Max LewisMay 5, 2017
Dana EvansMay 4, 2018
Robert Shaw Jr.May 2019
Marilyn Sanford HargroveMay 2020
Aren KoenigSeptember 2022
Jennifer Carter DochlerOctober 2023

Outstanding Young Alumni Award

RecipientDate awarded
Gabby Heckman-ScheulerMay 4, 2018
Dana CholeMay 10, 2019
Alex DenningMay 8, 2020
Anastasia HarrisJune 2021
Carmen TaylorJune 2021
Louis DavisSeptember 2022
Ethan GreenblattOctober 2023

Faculty and Staff Awards

Lewis & Clark Discovery Award

RecipientDate awarded
Micah MazurekMay 2014
Steve SayersMay 2015
Christina McCraeMay 2016
SungWoo KahngMay 2017
Enid SchatzMay 2018
Michelle TetiMay 2019
Adrianne FrechJune 2021
Nancy Cheak-ZamoraMay 2022
Aaron ThompsonMay 2023
Kelli CanadaMay 2024

Lewis & Clark Discovery – Early Career

RecipientDate awarded
Enid SchatzMay 2015
Teresa BriedwellMay 2016
Carla AllenMay 2017
Elizabeth KelleyMay 2018
Sharlette AndersonMay 2019
Brad WillisJune 2021
Erin RobinsonMay 2022
Ashley GivensMay 2023
Kate TroutMay 2024

Faculty Engagement Award

RecipientDate awarded
Wilson MajeeMay 2016
Dana MartinMay 2017
Evan ProstMay 2018
Botswana BlackburnMay 2019
Wilson MajeeMay 2020
Lea Ann LoweryJune 2021
Michelle TetiMay 2022
Tiffany Bolton and Brittney StevensonMay 2024

Excellence in Clinical Service Award

RecipientDate awarded
Leanna LawrenceMay 2014
Cheryl ShigakiMay 2015
Eric HartMay 2016
Greta HullMay 2017
Carmen AbbottMay 2018
Gwen NolanMay 2019
Jenny KeelyMay 2020
Kelli CanadaJune 2021
Christi BakerMay 2022
Rebecca BlissMay 2023
Andrea AdertonMay 2024

Excellence in Education Award

RecipientDate awarded
Giulianne KrugMay 2014
Carolyn OrbannMay 2015
Evan Prost and Kathy MossMay 2016
Dana FritzMay 2017
Crystal GateleyMay 2018
Sara ParkerMay 2019
Barbara McLayMay 2020
Enid SchatzJune 2021
Alexandria LewisMay 2022
Virginia Ramseyer WinterMay 2023
Jennifer KeelyMay 2024

Excellence in Education Award – Early Career

RecipientDate awarded
Botswana BlackburnMay 2016
Whitney HendersonMay 2017
Keith BelmoreMay 2018
Brad WillisMay 2019
Jenna WintembergMay 2020
Ashley GivensJune 2021
Jamie HallMay 2022
Kaleea LewisMay 2023
Greg CoxMay 2024

Early Career Award

RecipientDate awarded
Elizabeth KelleyMay 2018
Sharlette AndersonMay 2019
Bradley WillisMay 2021
Erin RobinsonMay 2022
Hsun-Ta HsuMay 2023
Alese ThompsonMay 2024

Faculty or staff awards

Excellence in Mentoring

RecipientDate awarded
Erin RobinsonMay 2024

Inclusive Excellence Award

RecipientDate awarded
Kristin Flynn PetersMay 2016
Ruth CrozierMay 2017
Karen HayesMay 2018
Kelly StephensMay 2019
Anita CampbellMay 2020
Tommy Thomas IIIJune 2021
Emily MahlerMay 2022
Alice TownsendMay 2024

Staff awards

Dean’s Service Award

RecipientDate awarded
Gertrude CombsMay 15, 2004
David Mount, Ph. D.May 15, 2004
Carmen Casanova Abbott MA, PTMay 6, 2005
Terri Dobey, M. Ed., RRTMay 6, 2005
Janet Farmer, Ph.D., ABPPMay 6, 2005
Charlet Quay, MSm OTR/LMay 6, 2005
Lea Ann Brittain. Med/OTR/LMay 5, 2006
Wei DuMay 5, 2006
Tish ThomasMay 5, 2006
Pat Tew. MS, RT,(R )(CT)(ARRT)May 5, 2006
David HoltzclawMay 5, 2006
Barbara BrinkmanMay 4, 2007
Dana Fritz, Ph.D.May 2, 2008
Rose HaydenMay 8, 2009
Tim LeibovichMay 7, 2010
Ruth CrozierMay 1, 2011
Joyce PfaffMay 1, 2013
Beth WalterMay 1, 2013
Michelle McReynoldsMay 1, 2014
Tammy GreenupMay 8, 2015
Bethany KendrickMay 9, 2016
Sandy GummersheimerMay 5, 2017
Meili HollingsworthMay 4, 2018
Cathi Veach & Tammy WinfreyMay 10, 2019
Fathia ZaghouaniMay 8, 2020
Luke GorhamJune 2021
Cheri GhanMay 2022
Lynn HerdzinaMay 2023
Adria KoehnMay 2024

Bridge Builder Award

RecipientDate awarded
Emily MahlerMay 2016
Liz BealMay 2017
Cheri GhanMay 2018
Brittney StevensonMay 2019
Sarah AnthonyMay 2020
Melissa BedfordJune 2021
Traci ScardinaMay 2022
Nicolette YevichMay 2023
Donal BucknerMay 2024

Core Values Staff Award

RecipientDate awarded
Terri StoneMay 2019
Angie WilliamsMay 2020
Crystal NullJune 2021
Cody BaggettMay 2022
Joe SallMay 2023
Aerin MelvinMay 2024

Exemplary Staff Award

RecipientDate awarded
Rose HaydenMay 2024

Other awards

Vista Award

RecipientDate awarded
Janet FarmerMay 2023

Student Awards

Undergraduate Research Award

RecipientDate awardedMentor
Bryant BenderMay 2016Carolyn Orbann
Victoria MossMay 2017 
Paulina SimonMay 2018Mili Kuruvilla-Dugdale
Erin TippitMay 2019 
Rachel KendrickMay 2020 

Undergraduate Student Engagement Award

RecipientDate awarded
Evan CulbertMay 2016
Bryce BogartMay 2017
Aliyha HillMay 2018
Jenna LawlerMay 2019
Kelly VilbigMay 2020

Graduate Student Engagement Award

RecipientDate awarded
Kristi LemenagerMay 2016
Gabrielle HeckmanMay 2017
Jessica DiermannMay 2018
Katie PartridgeMay 2019
Kaitlin StumpMay 2020