2017 AOTA Award Recipients

OT Award of Merit

Charles Christiansen, EdD,  OTR, FAOTA

OTA Award of Excellence

Melissa J. Tilton, BS, COTA/L, ROH

Eleanor Clarke Slagle Lectureship Award

Gordon Muir Giles, PhD, OTR/L,  FAOTA

Roster of Fellows

Rebecca E. Argabrite Grove, MS, OTR/L

Nancy A. Baker, ScD, MPH, OTR/L

Peggy P. Barco, OTD, BSW, MS,  OTR/L, SCDCM, CDRS

Karin J. Barnes, PhD, OTR

Roxanne Castaneda, MS, OTR/L

Tina Champagne, OTD, OTR/L

Lisa Crabtree, PhD, OTR/L

Elin Schold Davis, OTR/L, CDRS

Barbara Demchick, ScD, OTR/L

Sharon Rose Flinn, PhD, OTR/L, CHT

Kathleen T. Foley, PhD, OTR/L

Joanne Jackson Foss, PhD, OTR/L

Lynwood (Tony) O. Gentry, PhD,  OTR/L

Kathleen Golisz, OTD, OTR

Gwendolyn Gray, MA, PhD, OTR/L

Deborah Lynn Hinerfeld, MS, OTR/L

Dana Howell, PhD, OTD, OTR/L

Kurt Hubbard, PhD, OTD, OTR/L

Stephanie Johnston, MA, OTR

Jeremy Lee Keough, MSOT, OTR/L

Sonia Lawson, PhD, OTR/L

Dennis P. McCarthy, PhD, OTR/L

Ellen McLaughlin, EdD, OTR/L

Carolyn Murray-Slutsky, MS, OTR,  C/NDT

Maureen S. Nardella, MS, OTR/L

Izel Obermeyer, MS, OTR

Beth Pfeiffer, PhD, OTR/L, BCP

Emily S. Pugh, MA, OTR/L

Ketki D. Raina, PhD, OTR/L

Stacey Reynolds, PhD, OTR/L

Jerilyn (Gigi) Smith, PhD, OTR/L, SWC

Jeff Snodgrass, PhD, MPH, OTR/L

Angela Thomas-Davis, EdD, MPA,  OTR/L

Debra Young, MEd, OTR/L, SCEM,  ATP, CAPS

Roster of Honor

Tara Franks Bailey, BS, COTA

Rev. Angela K. Kidd, BS, MA, COTA

Barbara A. Seguine, MAEd, COTA/L

Recognition of Achievement Award

Brent Braveman, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA

Lindy Boggs Award

Natalie E. Leland, PhD, OTR/L, BCG,  FAOTA

Terry Brittell OTA/OT Partnership Award

No award this year

Gary Kielhofner Emerging Leader Award

Jenny Martinez, OTD, OTR/L

Outstanding Mentor Award

Steven Wheeler, PhD, OTR/L, CBIS

Health Advocate Award

Lex Frieden, MA, LLD (Hon)

Award for Excellence in the Advancement of Occupational Therapy

Shari Bernard, OTD, OTR/L, SCFES

Rita P. Fleming-Castaldy, PhD,  OT/L, FAOTA

Emerging and Innovative Practice Award

Sharon J. Elliott, DHS, GCG,  OTR/L, BCG, FAOTA

Kiley Hanish, OTD, OTR/L

Roger I. Ideishi, JD, OT/L, FAOTA

Alexander Lopez, JD, OT/L, FAOTA

Marlene Riley, MMS, PTR/L, CHT

Jan A. Rowe, DrOT, OTR/L, FAOTA

Outstanding Student Advocate Award

Gabrielle Heckman, Caroline Thompson, Lydia Ely, and Audrey Imhoff; Swimming and Water Instruction Modifications for Kids With ASD (SWIM for ASD)

Distinguished Fieldwork Educator Award

Patricia Jean Precin, PhD, PsyaD,  NCPsyA, LP, OTR/L, FAOTA

International Service Award

Keli Mu, PhD, OTR/L

Bonnie Nakasuji, OTD, OTR/L,  C/NDT, FAOTA

Nathan Short, OTD, OTR/L, CHT

Interprofessional Collaboration Award

Elizabeth Ching, MEd, OTR/L

AOTA/AOTF Presidents’ Commendation

Florence Clark, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA

Cordelia Myers AJOT Best Article Award

Sophia Vardaki, PhD

Anne E. Dickerson, PhD, OTR/L,  FAOTA

Ion Beratis, MSc, PhD

George Yannis, PhD

Sokratis G. Papageorgiou, MD, PhD

Jeannette Bair Writer’s Award

Megan Driscoll, MOT, OTR/L

Nancy A. Baker, ScD, MPH, OTR/L

SIS Quarterly Excellence in Writing Award

Kristin Zellner, OTD, OTR/L

Stacy Smallfield, DrOT, MSOT,  OTR/L, BCG, FAOTA