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AWARDS: The awards are overseen by the Awards Committee and presented each year during the annual meeting of the Academy of Education at CSM.
- Adopt-A-Doc Scholarship: seeks to increase the number of doctorally prepared PTs and PTAs by providing financial support to Academy members who are in the dissertation phase of their post-professional doctoral programs.
- Award for Leadership in Education: recognizes a nationally prominent educator who has exhibited outstanding leadership and contributions to physical therapy education.
- Polly Cerasoli Lectureship Award: acknowledges an individual who has distinguished himself/herself as an educator, administrator, practitioner and/or mentor as exemplified in the professional career of Pauline "Polly" Cerasoli, PT, EdD.
- Distinguished Educator in Physical Therapist Education Award: recognizes excellence in academic or clinical teaching in a physical therapy education program.
- Distinguished Educator in Physical Therapist Assistant Education Award: recognizes excellence in academic or clinical teaching in a physical therapist assistant program.
- Distinguished Mentor in Residency/Fellowship Education Award: recognizes excellence in Residency/Fellowship mentoring
- Education Professional Service Award: a high honor recognizing significant service to the APTA Academy of Education.
- Outstanding Clinical Instructor Award: recognizes an outstanding clinical instructor who demonstrates exceptional skills in teaching, communication, interpersonal relationships, professional competence, mentoring, modeling, and professionalism.
- Outstanding Site Coordinator for Clinical Education Award: recognizes an outstanding Site Coordinator for Clinical Education (SCCE) who consistently demonstrate exceptional skills in the supervision and education of Clinical Instructors through mentoring as well as serving as a role model for Clinical Education.
- President's Award: honors an individual who has provided exemplary service or noteworthy contributions in advancing the vision, mission or goals of the APTA Academy of Education.