This award is awarded to an individual who is currently serving as a Clinical Educator either at the PT or PTA level. This may be awarded to an APTA TN member who has demonstrated outstanding qualities in the clinical education of PT and/or PTA students. This recipient has contributed substantially to the clinical education of students and commitment to the clinical education of PT/PTA students. This individual has gone above and beyond in the efforts to make clinical education relevant to the practice of physical therapy and has demonstrated the capabilities to affect the professional lives of the students under their clinical guidance.
2025 Jennifer Pearcy
2024 Karen Buehlman
2023 Tony Bleckley
2022 Peggy O’Hara Poag
2021 Shantel Phillips
2020 Susan Reynolds
2019 Keri Rogers
2018 Anthony McCormick
2017 Bryan Clary
2016 Carol Wheelock
2015 Ernie Dickson
2014 James Gose
2013 Karen Woods
2012 Justin Smith
2011 Elouise Busby