Award(s) and Categories:

Honoring significant contributions in one or more of the following categories: 

Service 

Honors a USF PA alumnus whose contributions to the Physician Assistant profession are of exceptional quality. Qualifying contributions can pertain to service to association components, through work on appointed or elected positions and/or in other capacities at the association and component levels.

Education 

Acknowledges an outstanding educator who is establishing a career as an academician and has demonstrated excellence in teaching as exemplified by their career.

Leadership

Alum who have demonstrated exceptional leadership and/or administrative duties in their career, professional organization, or community.

Research

Alumnus who have engaged in independent or collaborative research efforts pertaining to the field of medicine. Qualifying nominees may work in any aspect of each profession including, but not limited to, research, education, clinical practice, and consultation.

Clinical Practice 

Alumnus who have excelled in clinical practice and strives to use evidence based clinical practices. They are responsible, self-directed, capable, and caring in their clinical practice and strive to deliver patient centered care throughout their lifespan. Recipient of this award embodies and demonstrates a commitment to developing physical therapy or athletic training as caring professions.

Nominations may be submitted by anyone familiar with the alumni’s work – self, faculty, staff, student, family, community member, colleague.

Nomination Form

Alumni Award Winners 2024:

• Leadership: Kevin Allison, Class of 2019
• Service: Eric Chu, Class of 2021
• Education: Natalie Watson, Class of 2020
• Research: Ellen Marin, Class of 2021
• Clinical Practice: Ashni Deschenes, Class of 2020