Awards
Help your colleagues receive the recognition they deserve and nominate someone for an APTA Maryland award.
Congratulations 2023 Award Winners! Join us at our Semi Annual Member Meeting for the Award Presentations
The Chapter’s Annual Conference and Member Meeting is November 4th at Howard Community College. The member meeting starts at 4:45 pm.
Samantha Duflo PT, DPT
Henry O and Florence P Kendall Award
Michael Bershak PT
Richard T Peret Distinguished Service Award
Stephanie Waters PTA
Outstanding PTA Award
Outstanding PTA Award
In honor of the 50th year of the PTA, the APTA Maryland developed an award that recognizes individual achievements of a physical therapist assistant member who has provided clinical services for a minimum of 5 years. This award honors individual achievements in the areas of patient care, community service, and commitment toward the profession and Chapter.
Deadline for submission is September 1.
Awardees
- 2019 - Lisa Warwick-Arndt
- 2020 - Jessica Burns
- 2022 - Enjeen Woollford
- 2023 - Stephanie Waters
The Richard T. Peret Jr. Distinguished Service Award
The Richard T. Peret Jr. 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.
Deadline for submission is September 1.
Past Awardees
- Edith Stidman
- Ann Tyminski
- 1995 - Terry Heron and Bobbie di Sabatino
- 2001 - Dorothy "Dot" Kutcherman
- 2002 - Wayne Becraft
- 2007 - Pam Jenkins
- 2008 - Judy Bowden
- 2010 - St. Agnes Hospital
- 213 - Claire Wald
- 2014 - Lisa Warwick
- 2016 - Brian Hoy
- 2017 - Roy Film & Lauri Jacobson
- 2018 - Carol Zehnacker
- 2019 - Lakshmi Sanka
- 2021 - Clarisse Labor
- 2021 - Linda Horn
- 2022 - Lynn Rudman
- 2023 - Michael Bershak
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.
Deadline for submission is September 1.
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
- 1981 - 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
- 1995 - Nancy Vogler
- 1996 - Nancy Ciesla
- 1997 - Richard T Peret Jr.
- 1998 - Michael L. Caruso
- 1999 - Rose Sgarlat Myers
- 2000 - Elizabeth Anne Appel
- 2000 - 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
- 2008 - LTC Lynne Lowe
- 2009 - Carolyn Chanoski
- 2012 - Kathaleen Brady
- 2013 - Leslie B. Glickman
- 2013 - David Cooper Thomas
- 2014 - Gretchen Michaels
- 2015 - Sandy McCombe Waller
- 2016 - Britta Battaile
- 2018 - Cara Felter
- 2019 - Kevin Platt
- 2020 - JD Sheppard
- 2021 - Roy Film
- 2022 - Monique Caruth
- 2023 - Samantha DuFlo
Stephen M. Levine Award
In memory and honor of Stephen Levine. The Stephen M. Levine award was established to recognize a member who exemplifies the contributions made to the profession by Stephen M. Levine, PT, DPT, MSHA, FAPTA. This award is presented at the Fall Chapter Meeting. Nominees should be physical therapists or physical therapist assistants who demonstrate leadership in the APTA at a state and/or national level, advocate for the profession at the state and/or national level, and are a role model for professionalism.
Deadline for submission is September 1.
Past Awardees
- 2015 - Richard Peret, PT
- 2016 - Lynn Rudman, PT
- 2017 - Carolyn Chanoski, PT, DPT, MS & Linda Horn, PT, DScPT, NCS
- 2018 - William Hodges, PT
- 2019 - Carol Zehnacker PT, DPT, MS
- 2020 - Charles M. Dilla, PT
- 2021 - Michael Ukoha PT, DPT
Carol H. Zehnacker Advocacy Award
In memory and honor of Carol Hamilton Zehnacker. The Carol H. Zehnacker award was established to recognize a member who has demonstrated the most support or fostered the growth of the Physical Therapy profession through legislative efforts as exemplified by the contributions made to the profession by Carol Zehnacker.
Deadline for submission is September 1.
Past Awardees
- 2022 - Richard Peret, PT
APTA of Maryland Student Leadership Awards
The Student Leadership Award is presented to one or more individuals who exhibit superior scholastic ability and potential for future professional contribution. The award is presented by the president of APTA of Maryland, Inc., at the Annual Fall Meeting.
Deadline for submission is September 1.
Past Awardees
- 2011 - Scott Moreland and Maria Arini
- 2013 - Marcus Flom and Dillon Fink
- 2014 - Kellie Burton, Thomas Bruns, Faunice Jackson
- 2015 - Ben Adams, Ali Ferreira
- 2016 - Jason Diaz, Michael Ukoha, Michael Vaugh
- 2017 - Logan Buckley, Megan Mitchell, Bihn Nguyen, Stephanie Palacios, Jess Werth,Stephanie Thomson
- 2018/2019 - Ben Greene, Stephanie Oscilowski, Adalia Cubie, Maria Balarezo, Ray Gergen, Nicole Grabowski, Sheina Singer, Tim Smith
- 2022 - Michael Gentile, Jane Inynag, Patrick Luo, John Morgan, Cat Park, Autumn Smith
APTA Honors & Awards
The deadline to submit nominations for APTA’s Honors and Awards are from September 1 – December 1 each year. For more information on these awards and for past winners click here.
