Graduation Dinner & Awards
April 19, 2023
Provo, Utah
DPT 15
CEREMONY PROGRAM
Welcome
Dr. Steve Wilkinson
DPT Program Director and Associate Professor
Program Director Address
Dr. Steve Wilkinson
Student Address
Paige Guild
DPT 15 Class President
Presentation of Awards
Top Scholar
Presented by Dr. Rhodri Purcell
DPT Associate Professor
National Physical Therapy Student Honor Society
Presented by Dr. Mark Walker
DPT Associate Professor
Clinical Excellence
Presented by Dr. Tim Stevenson
DPT Co-Director of Clinical Education and Assistant Professor
Outstanding Clinical Instructor
Presented by Dr. Tim Stevenson
PROGRAM CONTINUED
Leadership Award
Presented by Dr. Christa Young
DPT Associate Professor
Faculty Recognition Award
Presented by Dr. Christa Young
Professional Engagement Award
Presented by Dr. Christa Young
Concluding Remarks
Dr. Malissa Martin Interim Provost
AWARD RECIPIENTS & NOMINEES
Top Scholar
Students who earned a 4.0 grade point average are recognized as a “Top Scholar”
National Physical Therapy Student Honor Society
The National Physical Therapy Student Honor Society was established by ACAPT in 2018 to recognize graduating Doctor of Physical Therapist students who demonstrate excellence, integrity, and professionalism in the areas of academic achievement, leadership, and service or research. Additionally, these students demonstrate strong moral character, ethics and personify the core values of the PT profession.
Clinical Excellence Award
The Clinical Excellence Award is presented to the student who was outstanding throughout their clinical education. They provided compassionate and altruistic care, carefully balancing the patient’s needs with evidence-based practice. Their strong sense of duty and integrity represented themselves, the clinic, RMU, and the physical therapy profession with honor.
Outstanding Clinical Instructor
The Clinical Education Award is presented to the clinical instructor (CI) who is an outstanding clinician, mentor and role-model. The CI encourages curiosity, provides the right amount of challenge to develop the students’ skills and confidence and provides constructive feedback for growth.
Dr. Robertson earned her DPT degree from Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, Virginia in 2017. She has been working in outpatient orthopedics for Results Physiotherapy in Gallatin, TN for most of her career. In 2022, she was promoted to the clinic director position. On being a clinical instructor, Dr. Robertson states, “I absolutely love my job and have a passion for teaching students!”
Cameryn Fossell Cayson Goff Eric Luo Grace Marting Jackie Severseike
Dr. Katherine Robertson
AWARD RECIPIENTS & NOMINEES
Leadership Award
This award recognizes a student who in overt or quiet ways, influenced, inspired, and helped others become their best selves, building their skills and achieving goals along the way. They led by words and example and helped create a cohesive, well-functioning group.
Nominees
Genon Catarroja
Paige Guild
Faculty Recognition Award
Cade Mooney
This award recognizes a student who is exemplary in their pursuit of knowledge, practice, development of skills, and seeks and accepts feedback with humility. The student embodies professionalism, works hard, and is helpful, timely, and punctual. They are a team player and seek the good of those around them.
Nominees
Genon Catarroja
Cameryn Fossell
Jacob Holt
Kevin Ishitani
Clayton McKnight
Cade Mooney
Marin Williams
Amber Yates
Professional Engagement Award
This award recognizes a student who is exemplary in their professional engagement, including getting involved nationally or locally with APTA, participating in research, or any other element that demonstrates professional involvement in physical therapy.
Nominees
Grace Carlson
Genon Catarroja
Kevin Ishitani
Cade Mooney
Merenci Osborne
Rocky Mountain University
The mission of Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions is to educate current and future healthcare professionals for outcomesoriented, evidence-based practice. The University demonstrates mission fulfillment through the quality of its education and success of its students in academic programs that develop leaders skilled in clinical inquiry and prepared to effect healthcare change.
The Northwest Commission accredits Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions on Colleges and Universities (8060 165th Avenue NE Ste 100, Redmond, WA 98052-3981), an institutional accrediting body recognized by the Secretary of the US Department of Education.
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