The awards are presented each year the Combined Sections Meeting. The guidelines and applications are available on this page or from the Education Section Executive Office.

• Award/Scholarshop Descriptions
  • Adopt-a-Doc Scholarship
  • Award for Leadership in Education
  • Cerasoli Lecturer
  • Distinguished Educator in Physical Therapy Award
  • Linda Crane Memorial Lecture Award
  • Stanford Award – to recognize the author(s) of a paper “containing the most influential educational ideas. The Stanford Award was initiated by Dr. Kay Shepard in 2000 through an endowment to the Section for Education.  Kay’s editorial about the award can be found in JPTE Volume 15, No. 1, Spring 2001.   
  • Feitelberg Journal Founder’s Award – to acknowledge excellence in publication by a first time author.  The Feitelberg Journal Founder’s Award was initiated by Dr. Samuel Feitelberg founder of the Journal in 1987.  The definition of a first time author is a sole author or first author of a multi-authored manuscript who has 3 or less peer reviewed publications.