Nominations/Awards

Nominations Forms

Nominations for the 2025 awards are now open.  Submissions are due January 31, 2025.

APTA South Carolina Awards Information – Submissions due January 31, 2025
Facility of the Year Nominations –  Submissions dues January 25, 2025

Past APTA South Carolina Award Recipients:

Butch Buchanan Clinical Excellence Award for a Physical Therapist

2024 Amber Gadow, PT, DPT
2023 Abbey Sullivan, PT, DPT
2022 Kurt Kimmons, PT
2021 Tamara Green PT, DPT
2020 Sara Kraft, PT, DPT, NCS, ATP

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Chris Junkins Clinical Excellence Award for a Physical Therapist Assistant

2023 Barney Keitt, PTA, MHA
2017 Greg Sills, PTA

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Emily Cate Award for Outstanding Achievement 

2024 Jessica Jacobs, PT, DPT, PhD
2023 Marissa Slate, PT, DPT
2022 Amber Gadow, PT, DPT
2020 Catherine VanDerwerker, PT, DPT, NCS

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Lisa Saladin Lecture Award

2024 Barney Keitt, PTA, MHA
2023 Janet M. Shelley, PT, DPT
2022 Ellen Shanley, PT, PhD

Willette McKamey Award for Outstanding Achievement

2024 Regina Marsh, PTA
2023 Rochelle Bragg, PTA
2020 Barnett ‘Barney’ Keitt, PTA, MHA

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Outstanding Student Award

2024 Jasmine McClendon, SPT
2022 Evan Motlong, SPT
2021 Ashley Bondurant, SPT

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Legislator of the Year Award

2018 The Honorable Leon Howard

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Lucy Blair Service Award

2012 Lisa K. Saladin, PT, PhD


Eugene Michels New Investigator Award

2012 Mark G. Bowden, PT, PhD


Facility of the Year

2023 ProMotion Rehab & Sports Medicine
2022 Chapin Rehabilitation Clinic
2021 Renewal Rehabilitation Center
2020 Joints in Motion Physical Therapy and Wellness

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