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Congratulations to the three faculty member who received awards during the College of Allied Health's spring faculty meeting!
Mary Isaacson: Oustanding Faculty Member in Teaching Award (less than 5 years)
Vince Lepak: Outstanding Faculty Member in Teaching Award (more than 5 years)
Carol Dionne: Outstanding Faculty Member in Service Award (less than 5 years)
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 November 10, 2007
Thelma “Thel” Pedersen, who died on
November 4, 2007 at age 99, founded the University
of Oklahoma’s College of Physical Therapy
in 1954. After twenty-two years of service she
retired as Professor Emeritus in Physical Therapy,
an accomplishment she truly appreciated the rest
of her life.
Miss Pedersen established the physical therapy
curriculum at the University of Oklahoma in 1954.
She served as Department head through 1976. During
her tenure, 398 physical therapy students graduated
from the program. In addition to her academic
responsibilities, Miss Pedersen served as Director
for the Department of Physical Therapy of University
Hospital and Children’s Memorial Hospital
until June 1973. She was a member of the Amputee
Clinic Team for several years at University Hospital.
Miss Pedersen was a member of the Board of Directors
of the American Physical Therapy Association
(APTA) (1961-1964), APTA-OVR Institutes Planning
Committee, the Governor’s Advisory Committee
for Statewide Planning for Vocational Rehabilitation,
Comprehensive Health Survey Committee, Regional
Medical Program Stroke Committee, Board of Governors
of the State Arthritis Committee, Advisory Committee
for United Cerebral Palsy of Oklahoma and a member
of the State Task Force to the White House Conference
on Aging. She is listed in Who’s Who of
American Women. She was recognized by the APTA
for her many contributions with the Lucy Blair
Service Award. In 1980 the Oklahoma Physical
Therapy Association selected her as a recipient
of the Chapter Founders Award for outstanding
contributions to the profession in Oklahoma.
During her retirement, she was an active volunteer
in many community service programs.
Thel Pedersen’s contributions will forever
be memorialized not only by her family, friends
and colleagues but also by the dedication of
her name to the new laboratory which will be
located in the new College of Allied Health building.
She will also continue to be known by those who
benefit from the scholarship fund that was established
in her name.
Contributions may be made to the Thelma Pedersen
Physical Therapy Fund, payable to the OU Foundation,
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2nd annual james"Joe" johnson
Memorial Lecture
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2nd Annual James "Joe Johnson
Memorial Lecture with Susan Isernhagen,
PT, COO
"The Role of PT and OT in Returning
Your Patient to Work" was the topic
of the second annual James "Joe Johnson
Memorial Lecture, presented Tuesday, Dec.
4, 2007 sponsored by the Department of Rehabilitation
Sciences. The presentation was broadcast
to OU-Tulsa.
All students, core faculty, and clinical
faculty were invited to attend the presentation
by Susan Isernhagen, PT, COO of DSI Work
Solutions, Inc., a program developer, practitioner,
and leader in the fields of work injury management
and occupational injury prevention. Isernhagen
developed the first functional capacity assessment,
functional job description and functional
prework screening process. Her newest program, "early
job specific test,"is the first
of its kind. It is designed to reduce lost
and
restricted work days.
Isernhagen was an invited member of the
expert panel for the 2006 Change in Social
Security Disability Task Force. She is co-founder
of the Ergonomic Rehabilitation and Research
Society. In 2003, she was named Director
of the Rehabilitation Division of the National
Association of Occupational Health Professionals.
In 1993 she was recognized by her peers as
the recipient of the 1993 APTA Kendall Award
for Practice
Isernhagen's specialties also include
functional ergonomics, disability management
and early intervention. Her published peer-reviewed
research includes reliability of assessing
functional capacity performance and identifying
predictors for return to work.
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CONGRATULATIONS
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Amira Al-Jiboori (MPT):
Rosemary Harkins Award
Stacy Angermeier (MOT):
Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence
(4.0 GPA)
Amanda Dixon (MOT):
Dean’s Award for Excellence in
Clinical Practice
Christy Ellis (MPT):
Dean’s Award for Excellence in
Clinical Practice
Caitlin McSpadden (MPT):
Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence
(4.0 GPA)
Crystal Hazelton (MPT):
OUHSC Outstanding Student Leadership
Award
Professor
Ken Randall…as the first recipient
of the OUHSC Student Association Robert
Magarian Faculty Award – an award
createc to honor a faculty member students
consider to be outstanding the the areas
of teaching, mentoring, service activities
or professional activities.
Congratulations also to Professor Cyndy
Robinson for being one of the 29 OUHSC faculty
nominated for this award, including Ken and
4 other Allied Health faculty members.
All in all - the Department’s
commitment to excellence by both its
students and faculty was noticed last
night!
2007
Awards Photo Album
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