Student Awards

Each year, the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program recognizes students for a variety of accomplishments, denoted by the following awards.
  • The Dean's Award is given annually to the graduating student(s) with the highest GPA in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program.

    2023

    • Brittany Belanger

    2022

    • Isabella Goddard
    • JT LaPusata
    • Sydney Sunnerberg

    2021

    • Rachel Eatherton

    2020

    • Kristen Chai
    • Britney Rose
    2019
    • Zachary Martin

    2018

    • Kristen Palmer
  • The Award of Excellence is given annually to the student(s) of the graduating class who demonstrate exceptional extracurricular experience. The decision is based on excellence in research, leadership, service and/or community involvement. A student is nominated by a faculty member, peer, or is self-nominated. In addition to the application, one letter of nomination is required. When self-nominating, a letter from the individual student is required.

    2023

    • Thomas Sherriff (Research)
    • Brielle Sufat (Service)

    2022

    • Stephanie Esker (Leadership)
    • Shaylyn Gallagher (Research)
    • Ashraful Rahman (Leadership)

    2021

    • Rebecca Olivieri (Leadership)

    2020

    • Allison Dunbar (Leadership)
    • Katherine Muise (Leadership)
    • Caroline Pisinski (Leadership)

    2019

    • Christian Navarro
    • Abigail Sheehan

    2018

    • Brittany Clark
  • The Clinical Excellence Award is given annually to student(s) who have demonstrated outstanding clinical achievement throughout clinical education experiences. Decisions are based on performance as defined by clinical performance instruments (CPIs), recommendations of the students' clinical instructors (CIs), site coordinators (SCCEs), the Clinical Education Coordinator (CEC), the Director of Clinical Education (DCE), and other faculty members who may have been in contact with the student and clinical site during clinical experiences.

    2023

    • Brittany Belanger
    • Daniel Bonanno
    • Alicia Cecchini
    • James Goodwin
    • Karina Keenan
    • Charles Savard
    • Thomas Sherriff
    • Brendan Surette
    • Courtney Teehan

    2022

    • Esteban Chapeta
    • Justin Cormier
    • Lauren Crowley
    • Emma George
    • Val Madonna-Lendvai
    • Benjamin Malin
    • Sean McCarty
    • Thomas Melanson
    • Brendan Nixon
    • Sarah Tassinari
    • Alicia Wohlgemuth

    2021

    • Brian Chadbourne
    • Siobhan Francoeur
    • Nicole Harrison
    • Haley LaFeniere
    • Rebecca Olivieri
    • Kathleen O’Neill
    • Marissa Pearson
    • Lily Salgat
    • Dylan Sellers

    2020

    • Christopher Bruno
    • Alexa Chenell
    • Jacob Lenthall
    • Britney Rose
    2019
    • Melissa Armstrong
    • Marissa Beaudoin
    • Christopher Carreiro
    • Jeffrey Falco
    • Christian Navarro

    2018

    • Dylan Chisholm
    • Brittany Clark
    • Kellie Fokin
    • Carolyn Nowoswiat
    • Entela Roba
    • Jared Tucker
    • Justin Walker