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The Distinguished Service Award

The Distinguished Service Award is presented to one or more individuals who have shown a strong commitment to and/or have had a dramatic effect on the physical therapy profession, although recipients do not have to be PTs or PTAs. The award is presented by the president of APTA of Maryland, Inc., at the Annual Fall Meeting. The award need not be given annually. The pool of candidates is drawn from letters of nomination submitted to the Distinguished Service Award Committee.

If you know someone who you think should be considered for this award, please provide the following information for the nominee: name, address, type of APTA membership (PT/PTA) if any, phone number (day/evening) and in narrative form on a separate page an explanation of why you think this person should receive the 2010 Distinguished Service Award. Send submissions to: Lauri Jacobson, Executive Director | APTA of Maryland, Inc. | PO Box 3329 | Crofton, MD 21114. You can also e-mail aptamd@aptamd.org. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION IS September 1, 2010

The Henry O and Florence P Kendall Award

The Kendall Award was established as a way for the APTA of Maryland to honor its members for outstanding contributions to the field of physical therapy. This award is presented at the Fall Meeting. Nominees should be: * Physical therapists or physical therapist assistants who have demonstrated outstanding service to the profession of physical therapy in the area(s) of patient care, supervision, administration, education, and/or research. * Physical therapists or physical therapist assistants who have participated and been a dominant force in activities that have significantly affected chapter or professional growth and development.

If you know of someone whom you would like to be considered for the award, please send your nomination by September 1, 2010 to: Lauri Jacobson, Executive Director APTA of Maryland, Inc. PO Box 3329 | Crofton, MD 21114 Fax: 410/695-6127 * Provide in narrative form on a separate page documentation of the nominee’s specific activities and contributions to the field of physical therapy and why you feel he or she is qualified for this award. * Provide a current curriculum vitae for the nominee.

Past Awardees
1976 Florence P and Henry O Kendall
1977 Gladys Wadsworth
1978 Not Awarded
1979 Ernest Burch Jr
1980 Ruth Latimer
1981 Kathleen Dixon, Jane Satterfield
1982 William Rhoads
1983 Gilbert Fine
1984 Rodney Schlegel
1985 Don Hiltz
1986 Patricia Provance
1987 Dilys Williams
1988 Irvin Miller
1989 Lee Miller
1990 Barbara Dillon
1991 Joseph Rock
1992 Charles Dilla
1993 William Hodges
1994 Judith A Schank
1995 Anita Bemis-Dougherty, Nancy Vogler
1996 Nancy Ciesla
1997 Richard T Peret Jr
1998 Michael L Caruso
1999 Rose Sgarlat Myers
2000 Elizabeth Anne Appel, Paul Brager
2001 John Shober
2002 Dennis W Klima
2003 Lynn N Rudman
2004 Stephen M Levine
2005 Carol Zehnacker
2006 Francis S Reicherter
2007 Jill D Kuramoto
2008 Linda B. Horn, LTC Lynne Lowe
2009 Carolyn Chanoski

APTA Honors & Awards

The deadline to submit nominations for APTA's 2010 Honors and Awards was December 1, 2009. Honors and Awards include:

Education Awards

Practice and Service Awards

Publications Awards

Research Awards

For more information about APTA's Honors and Awards Program, contact executivedept@apta.org