The Outstanding Physical Therapist Student award is designed to honor outstanding students and to promote increased academic and professional involvement.  The intent of this award is to recognize those students exhibiting superior scholastic ability and the potential for future professional contributions.  Please consider sharing this information with your faculty and students as we look forward to hearing all of the wonderful things they have accomplished.

The Candy Bahner Outstanding Physical Therapist Assistant Student Award is designed to honor outstanding students and to promote increased academic and professional involvement.  The intent of this award is to recognize those students exhibiting superior scholastic ability and the potential for future professional contributions.  Please consider sharing this information with your faculty and students as we look forward to hearing all of the wonderful things they have accomplished.

Criteria for these awards:

1. Awards are made on a competitive basis of the following: 
   1. Above average scholastic performance
   2. Past productivity
   3. Evidence of potential contribution to physical therapy
   4. Nominees must meet the eligibility requirements of APTA's "Mary McMillan Scholarship Award"   
2. Award Selection: 
   1. All information must be submitted to the Nominating Committee no later than December 1st of each year.  
      1. Nomination form
      2. Letters of nomination (one from faculty, one from a member of the student body-other than the nominee)
      3. Option to include up to three letters of support from other faculty, students and physical therapy professionals
3. The Nominating Chair will notify the awardees and the directors of their educational programs with awards to be presented at the spring conference.