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ACADEMY OF RESEARCH 
Jennifer Fleming, PhD, OTR/L, FOTARA, Professor, The University of Queensland

AOTF EARLY CAREER RESEARCH EXCELLENCE AWARD
Ickpyo Hong, PhD, OTR, Assistant Professor, University of Texas Medical Branch

AOTF MID-CAREER RESEARCH EXCELLENCE AWARD
Elizabeth A. Pfeiffer, PhD, OTR/L, BCP, FAOTA Associate Professor Temple University

FRED SAMMONS VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION AWARD
Nancy Snyder Lieftinck, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA

AOTF A. JEAN AYRES AWARD
Stacey E. Reynolds, PhD, OTR/L, Associate Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University

AOTF VIRGINIA SCARDINA AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
Karla K. Ausderau, PhD, OTR/L, Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin – Madison

AOTF MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD 
Elizabeth Francis-Connolly, PhD, OTR, FAOTA, Dean, University of St. Joseph
Susan Garber, MA, OTR, FAOTA, FACRM, Professor, Baylor College of Medicine

AOTF LEADERSHIP SERVICE COMMENDATION
Julie Kalahar, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA, Director, Lake Area Technical Institute

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ACADEMY OF RESEARCH 
Kathleen Doyle Lyons, ScD, OTR/L, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire 
Shawn C. Roll, PhD, OTR/L, RMSKS, FAOTA, FAIUM, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 

AOTF EARLY CAREER RESEARCH EXCELLENCE AWARD
Chih-Ying "Cynthia" Li, PhD, OTR/L, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas

AOTF MID-CAREER RESEARCH EXCELLENCE AWARD
Jessica Kramer, PhD, OTR/L, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida

FRED SAMMONS VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION AWARD
Patricia Booth, MAT, Chicago, Illinois

AOTF A. JEAN AYRES AWARD
Leah Stein Duker, PhD, OTR/L, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California  
Scott D. Tomchek, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky

AOTF VIRGINIA SCARDINA AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
Aimee Piller, PhD, OTR/L, BCP, Piller Child Development, LLC, Phoenix, Arizona

AOTF MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD 
Tara C. Alexander, OTR/L, CPC, North Texas Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 
Roger I. Ideishi, JD, OT/L, FAOTA, George Washington University, Washington, DC 
Mary C. Lawlor, ScD, OTR/L, FAOTA, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California

AOTF LEADERSHIP SERVICE COMMENDATION
Wendy J. Coster, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts
M. Pollie Price, PhD, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah