2015 RESNA Awards
The following awards were presented at the Annual Awards Luncheon on Saturday, June 13, 2015 at the RESNA Annual Conference in Denver, CO. RESNA congratulates all of the awardees, and thanks them for their contributions to the field of rehabilitation engineering & assistive technology, and for their service to the organization.
Fellow
Mary Ellen Buning, PhD, OTR/L, ATP/SMS
Honorary Fellow
David B. Gray, PhD
Jamie Noon
International SIG DIY Competition
Sponsored by Whirlwind Wheelchair International, Inc.
Zebreda Dunham, "zKey Turner"
Student Design Competition TREAT Award
Sponsored by the Center for the Translation of Rehabilitation Engineering Advances & Technology (TREAT)
Garret Kryt, British Columbia Institute of Technology
Samuel McFarland Memorial Mentorship Award
Kevin Caves, ME, ATP, RET
Carmen DiGiovine, PhD, ATP/SMS, RET
Leadership Award
Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities
Emerging Leader Award
Maria Luisa Toro, MS
Distinguished Service Award
Doug Gayton, ATP
Certificates of Appreciation
For Board Service:
Meghan Donahue, MS, ATP
Patricia Karg, MSBME
Heidi Horstmann Koester, PhD
Lauren Rosen, PT, MPT, MSM, ATP/SMS
Maria Luisa Toro, MS
For Exemplary Service on the Student Design Competition Committee:
David McNaughton, PhD
Contributions to the Achievement of ASNI/RESNA ED-1:2013
Erica Kuliogowski, PhD
Judges for the International SIG DIY Competition:
Rocio Alonso
Alexandra Enders, OTR/L
Marc Krizack, JD
Rajesh Pagadala, MSBME, ATP, RET
Tynee Ruedas
Maria Luisa Toro, MS
Jerry Weisman, MSME, ATP, RET
Jaclyn Wilsey, ATP
Contributions to Industry Body of Knowledge: Authors of the RESNA Position Paper, "Rehabilitation Engineers, Technologists, and Technicians: Vital Members of the Assistive Technology Team:"
Patricia A. Bahr, MSE, ATP, RET
Mark I. Bresler, MS, BME, PE, ATP
Brian Burkhardt, MSEE, ATP
Carmen DiGiovine, PhD, ATP/SMS, RET
Meghan Donahue, MS, ATP
Joseph Klaesner, PhD
Rajesh Pagadala, MSBME, ATP, RET
Outgoing SIG Leadership:
Mark I. Bresler, MS, BME, PE, ATP
Dawn Waller, ATP, Communication Technologies & Computer Access SIG Chair
Maria Luisa Toro, MS, International SIG Co-Chair
Outgoing PSG Leadership:
Marcia Moore, PT, DPT, ATP, Phsical Therapists PSG Chair
Catherine Sweeney-Thompson, PT, ATP/SMS, Physical Therapists PSG Vice-Chair
Michael Rozaeski, ATP, Suppliers & Manufacturers PSG Vice-Chair
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