2006 ATRA Award Recipients
Distinguished Fellow Award: Pamela Wilson, MS, LRT/CTRS
Outstanding Professional: Diane Baumann, MS, CTRS
Frank N. Brasile Clinician of the Year: Heather J. Sedletzeck, CTRS
Member of the Year: Betsy Best Martini, MS, CTRS
Excellence in Education: Grand Valley State University
Certificates of Recognition: Janet Funderburk, Ph.D., CTRS and Kari Kensinger, Ph.D., CTRS
Presidential Awards: Susan McGhee Ph.D., LRT/CTRS and Martha Judge, MS, CTRS
ATRA Chapter of the Year: Arizona State Therapeutic Recreation Association (ASTRA) and Iowa Therapeutic Recreation Associaton (ITRA)

2005 ATRA Award Recipients
Distinguished Fellow Award: Joanne Finegan, MSA, CTRS
Outstanding Professional: Sharon Nichols, CTRS
Frank N. Brasile Clinician of the Year: Erica Sciolla, CTRS, CCLS
Member of the Year: Lisa Jo Morgan, CTRS
Organization/Institution Award: RecCare LLC
Scholarly Achievement: Judith Voelkl, Ph.D., CTRS
Individual Citation: Yong Kyeom Yoo, MS, CTRS
Excellence in Education: Slippery Rock University
ATRA Chapter of the Year: New Jersey/Eastern Pennsylvania TR Association
Presidential Awards: Portland VA Medical Center Managers, Peter Hauser, M.D., Jack Heims, CHE, and James Sardo, Ph.D., John Jacobson, Dr. Don Lollar, Dr. Jean Folkerth, Dr. Marcia Carter, and the TREC Planning Committee of Dr. Nancy Navar, Dr. Deborah Hutchins, Dr. Cathy O’Keefe and Dr. Jeff Wittman
Presidential Certificates of Recognition: In recognition of individuals who provided concept papers for the TREC Conference – Marcia Jean Carter, Re.D., CPRP, CTRS, Ramon B. Zabriskie, Ph.D., CTRS, Jane K. Broida, Richard Williams, Ed.D., TRS/CTRS, Lou Powell, Re.D., CTRS and Janet Sable, Ed.D., CTRS, Joanne Finegan, MSA, CTRS, Lynn Anderson, Ph.D., CTRS, CPRP, Leandra Bedina, Ph.D., CTRS, Barb Wilhite, Ed.D., CTRS, Bob Riley, Ph.D., CTRS and Peg Connolly, Ph.D., CTRS, Kenneth Mobily, Ph.D., CTRS, Deborah Getz, Re.D., CTRS, Tim Passmore, Ed.D., CTRS, Judy S. Kinney, Ph.D., CTRS, Terry Kinney, Ph.D., CTRS, Jeff Witman, Ed.D., CTRS, and Frank M. Brasile, Ph.D., CTRS
ATRA Certificates of Recognition: David Howard, Ph.D., CTRS, Fran Stanat, Ph.D., Jean Folkerth, Re.D., CTRS, Heather Sedletzeck, CTRS, Mary Ann Aquadro, MS, CTRS, John Mikula, CTRS, Lylian Melendez, CTRS, and Douglas Boleyn, CTRS

2003 ATRA Award Recipients
Distinguished Fellow Award: Dr. Marcia Jean Carter
(click here for Dr. Carter's Acceptance Speech)
Outstanding Professional: Dr. Deborah Hutchins
Frank N. Brasile Clinician of the Year: Sienna Boothman
Member of the Year: Dr. Nancy Richeson
Individual Citation: Thomas Hoyer
Organization/Institution: Brookcrest Sunset Association of Michigan
Scholarly Achievement: Dr. Frank Brasile
Excellence in Education: East Carolina University
ATRA Chapter of the Year: Pacific Northwest Therapeutic Recreation Association
Presidential Awards: Suzanne Fitzsimmons, Ressie Hardy, Laurie Jake,
Sharon Nichols, Kathy Murphy and Tim Passmore
Certificates of Recognition: Dionne Beaman, Louis Long and Kelly Parker

2002 ATRA Award Recipients
Distinguished Fellow Award: Dr. Carol Ann Peterson
Outstanding Professional: John Jacobson
Frank N. Brasile Clinician of Year: Dawn DeVries
Member of Year: Pamela A. Wilson
Individual Citation: Dan Roman
Organization/Institution: Shane Inspiration & Aidan’s Place Boundless Playgrounds
Scholarly Achievement: Youngkhill Lee
Excellence in Education: Slippery Rock University
Presidential Awards: Dr. Robert Riley, Dr. Jerry Dickason and Patricia Thomas
Certificates of Recognition: Amy S. Mascolc-DeMay, Rachel West, Kim Clark, Betsy Kennedy, Lyn C. Blank, Chris Meneses, Beverly Hairfield, Karen Tomasello, Alee Karpf, Richard Vroman, Sienna Boothman, Keith Savell, and Suzanne Fitzsimmons

2001 ATRA Award Recipients:
Distinguished Fellow Award: Frank Brasile
Outstanding Professional: Lynda Mitchell
Frank N. Brasile Clinician of Year: Mary Ann Bellfy
Individual Citation: Denise Rand
Organization/Institution: RP Malik Enterprises, Inc
Scholarly Achievement: Bryan McCormick
Excellence in Education: Indiana University
Chapter of Year: New Jersey/Eastern Pennsylvania
Certificates of Recognition: Charles Bond, Ben Curti, Marc Dallman, Michael Duquette, Susan Emanuel, Helen Flanders, Gloria Garton, Gloria Gram, Jennifer Hinton, Suzanne Melcher

2000 ATRA Award Recipients:
Distinguished Fellow Award: Ann James, CTRS
Outstanding Professional: Nancy McFarlane, CTRS
Frank N. Brasile Clinician of the Year: Rebecca Stackhouse, CTRS
Individual Citation: Debbie Drayton,
Organization/Institution: New Hampshire Hospital
Scholarly Achievement: Dr. Leandra Bedini, CTRS
Excellence in Education: Univ. Of Wisconsin-LaCrosse
Chapter of the Year: Recreation Therapists of Indiana
Presidential Awards: Karen Wensel, Sharon Nichols, Nancy Beckley, Janet Turner, Melinda Conway Callahan and Pam Wilson
Certificates of Recognition:
Deborah Getz, Cathi McMahan
Becki Chilcote-McGrath, & Jonathan Crew

1999 ATRA Award Recipients
Distinguished Fellow Award: Dr. Mary Ann Keogh Hoss
Outstanding Professional: Mike Hasl
Member of the Year: Bettyann Cramer-Manchin
Individual Citation: Pamela Clark
Organization/Institution: Atascadero State Hospital
Scholarly Achievement: Linda Buettner, Ph.D.
ATRA Chapter of the Year: New Jersey/Eastern Pennsylvania and Arkansas Chapter
Certificates of Recognition: Mary Ann Aquadro, Debra Blair, Suzanne Lesnick-Emas, Marjorie Malkin, Bryan McCormick and Becki Chilcote-McGrath

1998 ATRA Award Recipients
Distinguished Fellow Award: Linda Hutchinson Troyer
Outstanding Professional: Rick Vroman
Member of the Year: Pamela Griffin
Organization/Institution: The Center for Recreation and Disability Studies at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Excellence in Education: Shriner’s Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, PA
ATRA Chapter of the Year: Cincinnati-Dayton Area Recreational Therapy Association (CDARTA)
Presidential Awards: Diane, Sandra Negley and Gloria Gram
Certificates of Recognition: Raychul Goldenburg, Jodi Dively-Sprouls, Diane Baumann, Mary Ann Keogh Hoss, Ann James, John Jacobson, Nancy McFarlane, Dr. Linda Buettner, Annette Jacobs and Karen Kay Gray
Board Member Recognitions: Robin Yaffe, Jon Palks, Glen Kastrinos and Mike Haire

1997 ATRA Award Recipients
Distinguished Fellow Award: David Austin, Ph.D.
Member of the Year: Lori Morency
Organization/Institution: Northeast Passage
Scholarly Achievement: Dr. Norma Stumbo
Excellence in Education: University of New Hampshire
ATRA Chapter of the Year: Therapeutic Recreation Association of Oklahoma (TRAO)
Presidential Awards: Marybeth Santiago, Frank Brasile, CTRS, Mike Rhodes, CTRS and Suzie Lane, CTRS
Certificates of Recognition: George Patrick, Tina Gadison, Kari Kensinger

1996 ATRA Award Recipients
Distinguished Fellow Award: Glen Van Andel
Outstanding Professional: Becky Stackhouse
Clinician of the Year: Paul Cowles
Member of the Year: Colleen Deyell Hood
Organization/Institution: Decker School of Nursing at Binghamton University
Scholarly Achievement: Cythia Carruthers
Excellence in Education: UNC Hospitals
ATRA Chapter of the Year: North Carolina Recreation Therapy Association (NCTRC)
Certificates of Recognition: Catherine Tooze, Mallory Thomas Harwood, Michael Haire, Barbara Jean Stubbing, Linda Aldrich

1995 ATRA Award Recipients
Distinguished Fellow Award: Dr. John Shank
Outstanding Professional: Diane Martin Mortensen
Clinician of the Year: Missy Armstrong
Member of the Year: Jon V. Palks
Organization/Institution: Robbie Page Memorial of Sigma Sigma Sigma Foundation of Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority and Immanuel Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
Scholarly Achievement: Dr. Terry Kinney
Excellence in Education: Indiana University Department of Recreation and Park Administration Video Grant Project
Presidential Awards: Dr. George Patrick, Geln Kastrinos, Don Rogers and Anita Martin Hale and Cindy Flowers
Certificates of Recognition: Diane Latourette, Karen Foster-Badzgon, Laurie Selz, and Suzanne Bell

1994 ATRA Award Recipients
Distinguished Fellow Award: Dr. Thomas Skalko
Outstanding Professional: Karin Vecchione
Clinician of the Year: Mary Beth Santiago
Member of the Year: Glenn “G.T.” Thompson
Organization/Institution: Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC
Presidential Awards: Richard L. Vroman, Diane Wagner, Wayne Pollock and David Park
Certificates of Recognition: Charlotte “Susie” Myers, Becky Stackhouse, Debra Robbins-Sisco and Cynthia Carruthers

1993 ATRA Award Recipients
Distinguished Fellow Award: Jerry Jordan
Outstanding Professional: Sandra Negley
Clinician of the Year: William Schmid, Ph.D.
Member of the Year: Diane Wagner
Organization/Institution: National Amputee Gold Association/Baltimore Municipal Golf Association
ATRA Recognizes: Alayne Kazin and Dianne Mortensen
Certificates of Recognition: Jim Ebel, Bruce Spencer, Jerry Duncan

1992 ATRA Award Recipients
Distinguished Fellow Award: Robert Riley
Outstanding Professional: Michael Rhodes
Member of the Year: Ann Huston
Organization/Institution: Therapeutic Recreation Curriculum, Temple University, Dr. Cathy Coyle, Dr. John Shank, Dr. Terry Kinney
Certificates of Recognition: Jennifer Strecker, Richard Vroman, Alayne Kazin, Jill Hardway, Joanne Finegan

1991 ATRA Award Recipients
Distinguished Fellow Award: Ray West
Outstanding Professional: Linda Hutchinson Troyer
Member of the Year: Richard Vroman
Organization/Institution: The National Citizen’s Coalition for Nursing Home Reform
Presidential Awards: Kelly Evans, Frank Brasile, Mike Rhodes, and Suzie Lane
Certificates of Recognition: Anne Gillespie, John Cogley, Mark Yamamoto, Marjorie Malkin, Julia Dunn, Mary Ann Keogh Hoss, Katherine Nash Johnson, Bruce Spencer, Donna Murphy

1990 ATRA Award Recipients
Distinguished Fellow Award: Dr. Peg Connolly
Outstanding Professional: Ann Huston
Member of the Year: Mary Ann Keogh Hoss
Organization/Institution: Honey Shields and the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification
ATRA Recognizes: Julia Dunn and Lamar Evans
Presidential Awards: Bob Riley, Melinda Conway-Callahan, Diane Mortensen,
Chris Lay, Mary Jean Erwin, Theresa Boeger, Martha Lauber and the
National Association of Rehabilitation Facilities

1989 ATRA Award Recipients
Distinguished Fellow Award: Nancy Navar
Outstanding Professional: Carmen Russioniello
Clinician of the Year: Gary Randall
Member of the Year: Thomas Skalko
Organization/Institution: Children’s Specialized Hospital, Mountainside, NJ
Presidential Awards: Alan Toppel, Lamar Evans, University of Toledo, Ann Huston, Jeff Levy, Karin Vecchione and Karen Grote
Certificates of Recognition: Darrell Urlacker, Laird MacCubbin, John Jacobson, Char Pilewskie, Neldon Mitchell, David Bailey, Ann Gillespie, Lanny Knight, Dan Johnson, Richard Vroman and Mary Jean Erwin

1988 ATRA Award Recipients
Distinguished Fellow Award: Bernard E. Thorn
Member of the Year: Jeff Levy
Organization/Institution: North Carolina Memorial Hospital and Sacred Heart Medical Center of Spokane
Presidential Awards: Robert Riley, Carmen Russioniello, Ricahrd Scalenghe, Patty Thomas, Karin Vecchione and Ray West
Certificates of Recognition: joan Burlingame, Julie Gaffney, Karen Grote, Laird MacCubbin, Marsha Misenhimer, Nancy Navar, Sandra Sagraves and Rick Vroman

1987 ATRA Award Recipients
Distinguished Fellow Award: David C. Park
Clinician of the Year: Richard Scalenghe
Member of the Year: Melinda Conway-Callahan
Organization/Institution: Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
Presidential Awards: Alicia Orr, Robert Riley, Caremen Russoniello and Glen Van Andel
Certificates of Recognition: joan Burlingame, Jeff Levy, Nancy Navar, Patricia Thomas, Anne Williams, Missy Armstrong, Lisa Turpel, Johnna Peterson, Sharon McIntyre, John Shank, Karen Mueck Vecchione and Barbara Wilhite

1986 ATRA Award Recipients
Presidential Awards: Ann Huston, Jeff Levy and Melinda Conway-Callahan
Certificates of Appreciation: Nancy Smith, Bonnie Hurwitz, Carmen Russioniello, Bob Riley and Peg Connolly
Special Award: Peg Connolly, Founding President