The Foundation is grateful for the number and quality of applicants for AOTF scholarships this year. The Foundation seeks to promote research and education in the field of occupational therapy and is proud to award scholarships to students who promote and serve the occupation now and in the future.

Please note: Due to the overwhelming response and conversion of the Scholarship Application system, the announcement date has been pushed back to June 8, 2007.

AOTF 2006 SCHOLARSHIP AWARDEES.

Professional Master's Degree in Occupational Therapy
 

North Coast Medical Scholarship - $5,000

Kappa Delta Phi Scholarship – $2,000
                ▪     Jody Crane
                      Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA

                ▪     Kimberly Peters
                      University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 

Naida Ackley Memorial - $2,000
                ▪     David Dietz
                      Midwestern University, Downers Grove, IL

Ethel Beard Burstein Scholarship - $1,200 each
                ▪     Dana Gais
                      University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

                ▪     Jenny Holtslander
                      Belmont University, Nashville, TN 

Renee Achter Memorial Scholarship - $1,000
                ▪     Paula Querido-Kahn
                      Tufts University, Medford, MA

Diane Blicksilver Aja Memorial Scholarship - $1,000
                ▪     Kathryn Cargile
                      Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA

Mary K. Minglin Memorial Scholarship - $1,000
                ▪     Sandra Piechocki
                      University of Southern Maine, Lewiston, ME          

Edith Weingarten Memorial Scholarship– $1,000
                ▪     Phuong Nguyen
                      Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

Willard and Spackman Memorial Scholarship - $1,000
    ▪     Cydney Klc
           University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT

Janice McGraw Memorial Scholarship - $1,000
    ▪     Suzanne Kamel
          University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 

 
2006 AOTF / STATE ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIPS

The Florence Wood Arkansas Occupational Therapy Association Scholarship - $500
                ▪     Alana Dickey
                      University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR

The District of Columbia Occupational Therapy Association Scholarship - $500
                ▪     Konah Kpoto
                      Howard University, District of Columbia

The LOTA Scholarship of the Louisiana Occupational Therapy Association - $500
                ▪     Jenna Pastor
                      LSU Health Sciences Center, Baton Rouge, LA

North Carolina Occupational Therapy Association - $300 each
Associate Degree in Occupational Therapy
                ▪     Marisha Gooden
                      Cabarrus College of HEalth Science, Concord, NC

The Occupational Therapy Association of Oregon Scholarship - $1,100
                ▪     Sally Stauffer
                      Pacific University, Forest Grove, OR

The Reba M. Sebelist Scholarship of the Pennsylvania Occupational Therapy Association - $500
Professional Master's Degree in Occupational Therapy
                ▪     Lana Gealy
                      University of Pittsuburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

The Chris Ebbers Scholarship of the South Carolina Occupational Therapy Association – $750
                ▪     Keri Bledsoe
                      Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC

Texas Occupational Therapy Association -  $2,000 each
Professional Master’s Degree in Occupational Therapy
                ▪     Anima Mupier
                      University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX

The Wisconsin Occupational Therapy Assoc. Scholarship-$1,000 each
Professional Master’s Degree in Occupational Therapy
                ▪     Megan Nankee
                      University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
         
                ▪     Christy Scharping
                      Concordia University, Mequon, WI