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CHP awards scholarships to
students
The
College of Health Professions (CHP) Department of Rehabilitation
Sciences awarded scholarships to 10 of its outstanding students in a
ceremony held June 8 in the atrium of the new CHP complex.
The scholarship awards ceremony is held annually to honor the
recipients and acknowledge the benefactors who make these awards
possible.
This year’s awards include six scholarships awarded to 10 students
representing each of the three programs within the Department of
Rehabilitation Sciences: Communication Sciences & Disorders,
Occupational Therapy, and Physical Therapy.
Presentations made at the 2006 awards ceremony included the following:
Lynsey Robinson
The Rowley Award for Education: presented in honor of academic
achievement to Lynsey Robinson, representing the Communication Sciences
& Disorders program; Jessica Doner, representing the Occupational
Therapy program; and Timothy Jackson, representing the Physical Therapy
program. The Rowley Award for Education in Rehabilitation Sciences is
awarded to a first year student who is selected based on academic
achievement and financial need. The Jessica Doner
finalists for the award submit an essay on the topic, “The Art and
Science of Being an Excellent Health Professional,” which is judged by
the awards committee. The Rowley Award for Education is one of three
scholarships made possible through the support of Brock Rowley and his
late wife, Kathleen, who began the Kathleen and Brock Rowley
Scholarships in 2001.
Timothy Jackson
The Rowley Award for Clinical/Research Excellence in Rehabilitation
Sciences: presented to Kristina Madden, representing the Communication
Sciences & Disorders program; Lindsay Steelman, representing the
Occupational Therapy program; and Julie Carraway, representing the
Physical Therapy program. This scholarship is awarded to third-year
students in the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences for the purpose
of enhancing educational experiences in the clinical and research arenas. Although specific
criteria
for the award vary by program, the award recognizes Madden, Steelman
and Carraway for demonstrated excell-ence in their academic, clinical
and research endeavors.
Kristina
Madden
Lindsay Steelman
Julie Carraway
The Rowley Award for Academic Enhancement in the Rehabilitation
Sciences: presented to Kristen Driesse. This award is for a second or
third year student. It is designed to provide seed money to provide
support for professional activities in areas such as presentations at
professional meetings, research projects, professional enhancement in
continuing education, and community outreach and service programs.
Driesse also is the recipient of this year’s Kenneth and Cozie Thomas
Scholarship. Established through the beneficence of Jack Thomas, Ph.D.,
associate professor of Rehabilitation Sciences, in honor of his
parents, this scholarship is given annually to a second-year
Rehabilitation Sciences student. Driesse was judged by the faculty to
have potential for becoming an outstanding clinician and to have
demonstrated exceptional academic and professional perfor-mance.
Kristen Driesse
The Eric Michael Hardy Memorial Scholarship: awarded to Emily Devine, a
physical therapy student in the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
based on her community service and compassion in helping others. The
Hardy Memorial Scholarship was established by Ruth Hardy Wyse, a member
of the IT team in the College of Health Professions Dean’s Office, on
behalf of the Hardy family to honor the memory of their son and
brother. The donations of the Hardy family make possible an annual
award to a Rehabilitation Sciences student who demon-strates not only
the technical skills to treat patients, but the capacity to touch and
enhance the quality of their lives as well.
Emily Devine
The Catherine Michele Poulnot Memorial Scholarship: awarded to physical
therapy students Erin Carlton and Teresa Hibbs in honor of their
demonstrated commitment to programs which improve the quality of life
for persons with disabilities. Carlton and Hibbs continue a legacy
begun by Catherine Michele Poulnot, a former College of Health
Professions student in whose name the scholarship was established by
her parents, Sandra and Capers Poulnot. Catherine Michele Poulnot was a
biomedical engineer who worked in the physical therapy department at
MUSC designing and developing devices to improve the mobility of
children and adults with disabilities. She loved working with children
and volunteered a significant amount of her time to agencies dedicated
to persons who are disabled. The Poulnot scholarship, as do the other
scholarships presented during this ceremony, make it possible to pass
the gift of education from one generation to the next, benefiting both
the student recipients and the communities they ultimately serve.
Teresa Hibbs
Presiding at the ceremony were chair of the Department of
Rehabilitation Sciences, Jennifer Horner, Ph.D., J.D., and associate
professor Lisa Saladin, Ph.D., chair of the scholarship selection
committee. In attendance were faculty, staff and students who came to
honor the accomplishments of students and peers recognized as among the
best and brightest of the College of Health Professions.
Erin Carlton
Representing College of Health Professions administration were
professor and interim dean, Becki Trickey, Ph.D., as well as professor
and associate dean of sttudent affairs and planning, David Ward, Ph.D.
Trickey recognized the scholarship donors who made the awards possible,
including attendees Sandra Poulnot, Ruth Hardy Wyse, and Jack Thomas,
Ph.D., as well as Brock Rowley, who could not attend.
Assisting with the award presentations were Department of
Rehabilitation Sciences faculty including professor and director of the
Occupational Therapy Educational Program, Maralynne Mitcham, Ph.D.;
associate professor Sandra Brotherton, Ph.D.; assistant professor and
academic coordinator of clinical education, Debora Brown, assistant
professor Nancy Carson, and assistant professor and director of
clinical education Laurel Hays.
Friday, July 14, 2006
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