AAOMPT Awards

Submissions are no longer being accepted for the following awards this year:

Click here  for the Emerging Leader Award (New for 2021)

Click here  for the Distinguished Lecturer Award.

Click here for the Innovation Award (New for 2021)

Click here for the John McMillan Mennell Award.

Click here for the Kaltenborn, Teach I Must Award.

Click here for more information on the Honorary Fellow Procedure and Criteria

2022 Kaltenborn "Teach I Must Award" Recipient

Carol Courtney, PT, PhD, ATC, FAAOMPT

2022 John McMillan Mennell Service Award Recipient

Dan Rendeiro, PT, DSc, OCS, FAAOMPT

2022 Honorary Fellow

Raymond Butts, DPT, PhD

2022 Emerging Leader

Cody Mansfield, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT

2022 Innovation Award

Mark Milligan, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT


AAOMPT 2022 Poster Presentation Awards

  • First Place Research
    Author(s): Ron Schenk (Tufts University), Eric Miller, LanLin Pu

    UTILIZING DIRECTIONAL PREFERENCE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF CERVICOGENIC HEADACHE: A CASE STUDY

  • First Place Report
    Author(s): Jesse Anderson (University of Illinois Health), Emily Nicklies, Alison Duncombe

    PHYSICAL THERAPISTS MANAGEMENT OF A PATIENT WITH CHRONIC TEMPOROMANDIBULAR DISORDER FOLLOWING BUCCAL MUCOSAL URETHROPLASTY: A CASE REPORT

AAOMPT 2022 Best Platform Presentations

  • First Place Overall: Dick Ehrard Platform Presentation Award
    Author(s): Jeegisha Kapila (Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center), Troy Hooper, Jean-Michel Brismee, Phillip Sizer, Stephane Sobczak, Roger James, Aaron Likeness

    CERVICAL MULTIFIDUS MUSCLE STIFFNESS DURING ACTIVE NECK MOVEMENTS: A SHEAR WAVE ELASTOGRAPHY STUDY

  • First Place 5x5: Research
    Author(s): Marc Crawford (Texas Tech University Health Sciences, Center for Rehabilitation Research), Jean-Michel Brismee, Marc-Olivier St. Pierre, Phillip Sizer, Nicolas Bellot, Stephane Sobczak

    CERVICAL INTRADISCAL PRESSURE RESPONSES TO SUPINE SAGITTAL PLANE END-RANGE POSTURES: A CADAVERIC INVESTIGATION

  • First Place 5x5: Systemic & Scoping Review
    Author(s): Gary Kearns (Texas Tech Health Sciences Center), Jean-Michel Brismee, Sean Riley, Sharon Wang-Price, Thomas Denninger, Margaret Vugrin

    LACK OF STANDARDIZATION IN DRY NEEDLING DOSAGE AND ADVERSE EVENT DOCUMENTATION LIMITS OUTCOME AND SAFETY REPORTS: A SCOPING OF RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIALS

  • First Place 5x5: Case Reports
    Author(s): Meredith Atkenson (University of Illinois Health), Christopher Hagan

    CERVICAL SPINE ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION FOR THE SUCCESSFUL MANAGEMENT OF A CANDIDATE FOR SHOULDER SURGERY: A FELLOWS CASE REPORT

John McMillan Mennell Service Award

  • 1995 - Jane Walter
  • 1996 - Carol Jo Tichenor
  • 1997 - No Nominations
  • 1999 - Helene Fearon
  • 2000 - Barbara Stevens
  • 2001 - Steve McDavitt
  • 2002 - Patty McCord & Stephania Bell
  • 2003 - Patty Zorn
  • 2004 - Bill O’Grady
  • 2005 - Ben Massey
  • 2006 - Ann Porter Hoke
  • 2007 - Ken Olson
  • 2008 - William G Boissonnault
  • 2009 - Christopher Showalter
  • 2010 - Michael Puniello
  • 2011 - Joe Farrell
  • 2012 - Catherine Patla
  • 2013 - Mike Rogers
  • 2014 - Jean-Michel Brismée
  • 2015 - Carol Courtney
  • 2016 - Elaine Lonnemann
  • 2017 - Bob Rowe
  • 2018 - Jake Magel
  • 2019 - Jim Rivard
  • 2020 - No Recipient
  • 2021 - Chad Cook
  • 2022 - Dan Rendeiro

Kaltenborn Teach I Must Award

  • 2004 - Jim Viti
  • 2005 - Gail Deyle
  • 2006 - Julie Whitman
  • 2007 - Martin Langaas
  • 2008 - Phillip Sizer
  • 2009 - Ola Grimsby
  • 2010 - Erl Pettman
  • 2011 - Ron Schenck
  • 2012 - Skip Gill
  • 2013 - Barbara Stevens
  • 2014 - Michael Moore
  • 2015 - Gail Molloy
  • 2016 - Margaret Anderson
  • 2017 - Tim Fearon
  • 2018 - Britt Smith
  • 2019 - Michael O'Hearn
  • 2020 - No Recipient
  • 2021 - Ann Porter-Hoke
  • 2022 - Carol Courtney

AAOMPT’s Distinguished Lecturer Award

  • 2011 - Stanley V. Paris
  • 2012 - No recipient
  • 2013 - Gail Deyle
  • 2014 - Kornelia Kulig
  • 2015 - Joe Farrell
  • 2016 - Tim Flynn
  • 2017 - Joe Donnelly
  • 2018 - Bill Boisonnault
  • 2019 - Steve McDavitt
  • 2020 - No Recipient
  • 2021 - Pieter Kroon
  • 2022 - Jason Silvernail

Emerging Leader Award

  • 2021 - Jodi Young and Michael Bourassa
  • 2022 - Cody Mansfield

Innovation Award

  • 2021 - Alycia Markowski
  • 2022 - Mark Milligan

Honorary Fellows

  • 2005 - Gwen Jull
  • 2007 - Carol Jo Tichenor
  • 2008 - Charlie Cardon
  • 2010 - Margaret Anderson
  • 2011 - Barbara Stevens
  • 2012 - Greg Johnson, Vicky Johnson, Eileen Vollowitz, Dennis Morgan
  • 2013 - Brad Jordan, Frederick Hobusch
  • 2014 - Trish King
  • 2017 - Joseph Donnelly, Sharon Dunn, Julie Fritz
  • 2018 - Bob Elvey, Bod Syndeham
  • 2019 - Peter Edgelow, Phil Tygiel
  • 2022 - Ray Butts