CONGRATULATIONS TO THE
FOLLOWING OU PT PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM ALUMS FOR
RECEIVING ABPTS 2006 BOARD CERTIFICATION:
Bryan Burch (Class of 1981) PT, OCS, now...SCS
(Sports Physical Therapy)
John Marrujo (Class of 1982) PT, now...OCS (Orthopedic Physical Therapy) John
Tunnell (Class of 1993) PT, now...OCS (Orthopedic Physical Therapy) Amy Thiessen
(Class of 1997) PT, now...NCS (Neurologic Physical Therapy)
Congratulations to the students and graduates
of the Department’s Web-based master
of science degree program in pediatrics who
recently received pediatric specialist certification
through the American Board of Physical Therapy
Specialties. The new clinical specialists are:
Amanda Arevalo, PT,
PCS -- Illinois
Suzanne Britanyak, PT, MS, PCS – Washington
Tricia Catalino, PT, PCS -- Illinois
Ronnee Greenstein, PT, MS, PCS -- Pennsylvania
Michelle Fox, PT, MS, PCS -- Kansas
Cathy Fischer, PT, MS, PCS – North Dakota
Lisa Kloc, PT, MS, PCS - Indiana
Casey Nesbit, PT, MS, PCS (recertification) -- Virginia
Renee Reiser, PT, MS, PCS – Indiana
Including the newest specialists, 100% of
physical therapist graduates in the Web-based
program have received pediatric clinical specialist
certification. Congratulations to all
of you!
December 2005: Professor
Denise Bender, PT, JD, GCS was selected
to be one of seven congressional delegates
from Oklahoma to the 2005 White House Conference
on Aging.
Congratulations Jennifer
Bugg, a physical therapy first year
student, for being selected to receive the
College of Allied Health Alumni Leadership
Award for
the Outstanding First Year Student.
We
are pleased to report that the College's Research
Seed Grant Review Panel recommended funding the
following faculty research proposals (05-06):
Families
of Children with Severe Autism:Ways of
Living and Coping
Dr.
Beth DeGrace, Rehabilitation Sciences
Development
of a self-Initiated Prone Progression Crawler
for Infants at Risk for Cerebral Palsy
Dr.
Thubi Kolobe, Rehabilitation Sciences
Congratulations
to Shannon Roberts, 2nd year
Master of Physical Therapy Program. She is the
winner of the Florence Kendall Essay Content
sponsored by Lippincott
Williams & Wilkins. She will be receiving
an autographed copy of the new edition of Muscles,
Testing and Function with Posture and Pain.
The
Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions
sponsors a scholarship program for allied health
students enrolled in its member schools. The
purpose of the scholarship program is to recognize
outstanding students in the allied health professions
who are achieving excellence in their academic
programs and have significant potential to
assume future leadership roles in the allied
health professions. Jamie
Howell, a master of occupational therapy
student, was among six students nationally
selected for a $1,000 ASAHP Scholarship
of Excellence. Please join me in congratulating Jamie on this honor. |
October
19, 2005
September
30, 2005
