Recipients must be a recent graduate of an entry-level PT or PTA program within the last 5 years and have demonstrated early contributions in one of the following areas: education, research, clinical practice or professional service. 

Past Recipients:

  • 2024 Samantha Pietrzak, Mitchell Adam & Kayla B. Coutts
  • 2023 Jordan Birdsong, Uzair Hammad, & Jeff Schmidt
  • 2021 Alyssa Jones, Olivia Berry, Carolyn Skyes
  • 2020  Elizabeth Anderl, Nicole Blitz, & Kaci Handlery
  • 2019  Clay Schewe & Keenan E. Whitesides
  • 2018 Allison Miller, Bryant Seamon, & Robert Hand
  • 2017 Alana Garcia, Bria Varner
  • 2016 Rachel Tabak Tran, Laura Miller McPherson, Alison Hays, April Fajardo, & Michele Sulwer