Charles D. Ciccone '75 and Kyle Willets '06 were recently selected to receive national awards by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) to be presented at the Annual Conference, June 29 in Denver. Ciccone was one of 12 physical therapists selected to be named a Catherine Worthingham Fellow of the APTA, and Willets was one of 10 students selected to receive the Mary MacMillan Scholarship award.
The Catherine Worthingham Fellow of the APTA is the highest honor accorded by the American Physical Therapy Association. The foremost criterion for this honor is that the APTA member is one "whose contributions to the profession through leadership, influence, and achievements demonstrate frequent and sustained efforts to advance the profession for a period of not less than 15 years preceding the nomination for election" (APTA bylaws).
Ciccone, professor of physical therapy at IC, has been a member of the editorial board of the premier scientific journal in the discipline, Physical Therapy, for 17 years and the fourth edition of his exceptional text, Pharmacology in Rehabilitation, is now at the presses. With the transition to the doctorate degree in physical therapy, this content has become essential in educational programs. He conducted no less than eight invited courses across the country last year on this topic. We are fortunate to have his teaching and scholarly expertise on our faculty.
Willets was a student in our D.P.T. degree program in physical therapy when she was nominated by the faculty for the Mary MacMillan Scholarship award, the highest given to a student in the final year of the academic program. Criteria for this award are superior scholastic performance, past productivity, evidence of potential contribution to physical therapy, and service to the APTA. Her double minors in health communication and integrative health studies added to the intensity of her academic responsibilities, yet she excelled in all these programs.
She was a founding member and president of both the Integrative Medicine Society and the IC women's soccer club team (captain of the latter). Her service activities were extensive and included the Community Plunge, Helping Hands, Habitat for Humanity project in Columbus, Georgia, and God's Child Service Project in Guatemala. She continues to demonstrate her humanitarian interests as a current volunteer in Guatemala. As a student member of the APTA, she attended several regional programs and shared her experiences with her classmates. We are proud to have her as a graduate of our program and asset to our profession.
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