Attention all ASHT members! It is time to recognize and award our colleagues who have made significant contributions to our field. ASHT offers multiple awards at the Annual Meeting, all of which recognize the hard work and accomplishments of distinguished individuals:
- The Nathalie Barr Lectureship Award is among ASHT’s highest honors, recognizing and honoring a member of the American Society of Hand Therapists who has made significant original contributions to hand rehabilitation The nominee must have shared this information through publications and speaking presentations,
- The Paul Brand Award recognizes individuals who have exemplified humanitarianism in their work as a hand therapist in addition to providing clinical and professional excellence in several facets of practice.
- The MacDermid Lifetime Scientific Award in Hand Therapy recognizes an ASHT member who has made effective contributions through research to the science and practice of hand rehabilitation.
- Lifetime Fellowship status is an honor awarded to individuals in recognition of career-long contributions to the society and the field of hand rehabilitation.
- Honorary Membership status recognizes individuals for their long-term professional interest and interaction with the society.
Who do you know that is deserving of any of these awards? Now is your chance to recognize them! We need your help to hear about all the great things people are accomplishing in our field. For full details on these awards and the nomination process, please visit the ASHT Awards page. The submission deadline for nominations is August 5, 2020. On behalf of the ASHT Awards Committee, we thank you in advance for your nomination and look forward to recognizing our distinguished colleagues.
Tara Ruppert, OTD, OTR/L, CHT
2020 Awards Committee Chair