2003 RESNA Awards
Award of Appreciation
Susie Leone
For 20 years of dedicated service to RESNA
Certificates of Appeciation
The following individuals were cited for their 3 years of service on the RESNA Board of Directors:
Kim Adams
Peggy Barker
Jim Lenker
Certificates of Appreciation
William Ammer
For all efforts involved in the revision of standards on wheelchair test equipment, and support of the development of standards for stand-up wheelchairs
Carrie Brown
For all efforts involved in serving as Chair of the Special Interest Group Committee
Ann Eubank
For all efforts involved in serving as Chair of SIG-09, Seating & Wheeled Mobility
Rita Hostak
For all efforts involved to achieve systems change to make acquisition of Assistive Technology a reality for consumers
Michael Lawler
For all efforts involved in serving as Co-Chair of the RESNA 2002 Conference
Barbara Levy
For all efforts involved in serving as Chair of the Professional Specialty Group Committee
Dennis Rollinger
For all efforts involved in the development of wheelchair standards on electromagnetic compatibility
Jill Sparacio
For all efforts involved in serving as Chair of the Education Committee
Ed Steinfeld
For all efforts involved in serving as Chair of SIG-19, Universal Access
Linda Szczepanski
For continued efforts regarding recruitment and coordination of RESNA Conference volunteer staff
Holly Yanco
For all efforts involved in serving as Chair of SIG-13, Assistive Robotics & Mechatronics
Dave Wilkie
For all efforts involved in serving as Co-Chair of the RESNA 2002 Conference
Certificates of Appreciation
The following individuals were cited for their work on the development of the CPT Code for Assistive Technology Assessment:
Linda Botten (AOTA)
Rhea Cohn (APTA)
Leslie Davidson (AOTA)
Helene Fearon (APTA)
Mary Foto (AOTA)
Leslie Lloyd (AOTA)
Jim Nugent (APTA)
Judy Thomas (AOTA)
Certificates of Appeciation
The following individuals were cited for their work as Student Design Competition judges
Sherrie Edwards
Gilbert Fink
Joy Hyzny
Shelley Sandow
Nic Steenhout
Richard Weir
Distinguished Service Awards
Denise Yamada Axelson
For all efforts involved in the Sore Butts Competition, Technical Standards Board, and the revisions to the ISO ANSI/RESNA Standards on wheelchairs and seating
David Brienza, PhD
For all efforts made on behalf of consumers and the field to the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel
Stephen Sprigle
For all efforts made on behalf of consumers and the field to the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel
Leadership Award
US Department of Agriculture - TARGET Center
For provision of accommodations to its employees, and for the leadership it provides to other federal agencies in the area of worksite accommodation
Mentor Award
Paul Schwartz, MSIE, ATP, RET
For outstanding guidance and instruction provided to students in the academic environment and to professionals in continuing education venues
RESNA Fellows
Denis Anson
For outstanding efforts including the areas of student training, grass roots dissemination of information on Assistive Technology, authoring of journal and proceedings articles and books, coordination of the RESNA Tech Lab, and as a critical link between the members of RESNA and AOTA
Glenn Hedman
For outstanding efforts including the areas of Rehabilitation Engineering design, leadership of a masters level concentration on Rehabilitation Technology, authoring of journal and proceedings articles and book chapters, leadership provided to RESNA through roles as SIG-14 Chair, RE-PSG Chair, and Board of Directors, and further development of the Mobile Assistive Technology service delivery concept
Also Awarded at The Conference:
Outstanding Achievement in Research and Development
Rory A. Cooper
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Best Lab Coat
Ray "ErgoMan" Grott
Best Lab Coat Honorable Mention
Ronny Gaal
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