KSPT Awards
The Krannert School of Physical Therapy, with the support of community partners, awards our outstanding students each year. Descriptions of each award are listed below.
DPT Student Awards
The winner of this award is chosen by the graduating class as someone who has contributed the most to the enhancing the growth and development of his or her peers while in physical therapy school. The award is sponsored by Community Health Network, a partner of the University of Indianapolis and a long-time supporter of the Krannert School of Physical Therapy.
Award Winners
- 2023 - Sarah Maxson, Ashley Neumann
- 2022 - Macy Hogan, Jessica Bailey
- 2021 - Kendall Beckstein
- 2020 - Emily Gamze
- 2019 - Grace Connell
- 2018 - Mark Mattern
This award, also sponsored by Community Health Network, is based upon superior scholastic performance, evidence of potential contribution to physical therapy, and past productivity. The awardee is determined by faculty ballot.
Award Winners
- 2023 - Niki Mihovilovic
- 2022 - Ryan Colliver
- 2021 - Hannah Jones
- 2020 - Carl Stones
- 2019 - Aryelle Murray
- 2018 - Matthew Bashore
This award is given to the student with the most outstanding professional development portfolio, as determined by the KSPT faculty. The award is sponsored by Professor Emeritus Sam Kegerreis, PT, MS, a founding faculty member of the Krannert School of Physical Therapy. Sam was the lead faculty member for the musculoskeletal content for more than 30 years and had a significant influence on our graduates' ability to consider the whole patient and not just the diagnosis.
Award Winners
- 2023 - Ashley Neumann
- 2022 - Allison Ketchum, Rachel German
- 2021 - Kendall Beckstein, Jordan Alnemer
- 2020 - Jonah Meier
- 2019 - Nicole McPherren, Regan Johnson
- 2018 - Matthew Bashore, Alison Bagwell (Everetts)
Each year, this award is presented to a group of students who have completed a two-year research study with a faculty advisor. The award is based upon the group's presentation of the study findings as well as quality and impact of the study on the profession of physical therapy. The award is sponsored by Dr. Evan Armington, UIndy team physician and research collaborator with the DPT program. Dr. Armington is a board-certified, fellowship trained, sports medicine specialist and general orthopaedic surgeon at Greenwood Orthopaedics, one of the area's leading providers of outpatient orthopaedic care.
Award Winners
- 2023 - Nicholas San Giacomo, Trevor Jacob, Alan Brutchen
- 2022 - Samantha Kennedy, Ericka Pursley, Noah Smith, Kathryn Stemme
- 2021 - Madisyn Coudriet; Erin Mack, Kyleigh Nelson, Kim Sterrett, Alayna Wozniak
- 2020 - Dylan Michel, Kallee Rice, Megan Bales, Stephanie Ganley, Kayla Silverman
- 2019 - Christopher Cory; Haley Condon
- 2018 - Nathan Buchanan, Erin Knowles, Elizabeth Larson, Rachel Snow
PTA Student Awards
This award is sponsored by Healthcare Therapy Services. To qualify for this award, the individual should have the highest, or close to the highest, grade point average in the class, demonstrate outstanding academic ability and professionalism throughout the PTA program, demonstrate service to the profession and the community at large. Additionally, this graduate, if an APTA member, may be nominated for the Mary McMillan award. The Mary McMillan award is a national award presented at the Annual Conference of the American Physical Therapy Association. The Mary McMillan award includes national recognition as well as a substantial scholarship.
Award Winners
- 2023 Luke Lyvers
- 2022 Joshua Muldoon
- 2021 Timothy Erney
- 2020 Alicia Hood, Natalie Winslow
- 2019 Danielle Owens
- 2018 Andria Mendoza
Nora Francis was the founding director of the physical therapist assistant program at the University of Indianapolis. She established and continues to support this award. To qualify for this award, the individual should demonstrate outstanding academic ability as well as attention to detail and have excellent organizational skills. This person is most often a non-traditional student making a career change, but this is not necessarily a requirement.
Award Winners
- 2023 Jarrett Mattingly
- 2022 Benjamin Tierney
- 2021 Elizabeth Morville
- 2020 Alicia Hood
- 2019 Shelby Music; Rebecca Twining
- 2018 Brittany Madore; Mitchel Padfield
This award is sponsored by Advantage Medical. To qualify for this award, the individual should demonstrate constant improvement and the unselfish willingness to assist classmates throughout the PTA curriculum. This person is not usually a top scholar, but a student performing at his or her best. This individual often demonstrates a willingness to assist the PTA program as well as the profession of physical therapy.
Award Winners
- 2023 Briana Stephenson
- 2022 Treva Beasley
- 2021 Logan Ciotta
- 2020 Emily Tweedy
- 2019 Aidan Brennan
- 2018 Anna Marie Weddle