Faculty, Staff & StudentAwards and Honors

Our faculty, staff and students are an amazing group of people. Their professional accomplishments are many, but here is a sampling of their activities and

awards in the past academic year.

John HeilmannCommunication Sciences & Disorders

Assistant Professor UWM Graduate School 2012-13 Research Committee Award for "Developing Linguistic Profiles of Children with Language Impairment"

Shelley LundCommunication Sciences & Disorders

Associate Professor and Interim Department Chair UWM Center for 21st Century Studies Award for “21st Century Voices: Synthesized Speech in the Third Millennium”

Paula RhynerCommunication Sciences & Disorders

Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Research and Professor American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Fellow

Sherri SieffCommunication Sciences & Disorders

Clinical Professor

“UWM Academic Staff Outstanding Teaching Award”

Patricia WillisCommunication Sciences & Disorders

Clinical Associate Professor Appointed by Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker to Wisconsin Hearing and Speech Examining Board

Rohit KateHealth Informatics & Administration

Assistant Professor 2012 UWM Graduate School Research Fellow

UWM Graduate School 2012-13 Research Committee Award for "Extracting Evidence-based Practical Guidelines for Laser Phototherapy from Meta-analysis Data"

Shahla AndersHealth Sciences: BioMedical Sciences

Clinical Assistant Professor “Key to the Future” Award, American Society for Clinical Laboratory Sciences-Wisconsin (ASCLS-WI)

Brad DePonsHealth Sciences: BioMedical Sciences

Clinical Instructor and Lab Manager “First Year Student Success Award”

Carol MitchellHealth Sciences: BioMedical Sciences

Assistant Professor and Diagnostic Imaging Program Director Fellow, Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (SDMS)

Susan StalewskiHealth Sciences: BioMedical Sciences

Clinical Associate Professor, Director of eLearning, Interim Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs “UWM Academic Staff Outstanding Performance Award” “Joanne Lazirko Award for Excellence in Teaching with Technology”

Elected to American Society for Clinical Lab Science-Wisconsin (ASCLS-WI) Board of Directors “First Year Student Success Award”

Chukuka EnwemekaKinesiology

Dean and Professor UWM Distinguished Professor

Stephen CobbKinesiology

Assistant Professor 2012 UWM Graduate School Research Fellow

Wendy HuddlestonKinesiology

Assistant Professor UWM Center for 21st Century Studies Award for “The Linkage of the Alexander Technique with Physical Therapy Concerns Through the Mediation of the MRI.”

Kathryn ZalewskiKinesiology: Physical Therapy

Associate Professor and Director of Doctor of Physical Therapy Program Appointed a Commissioner to the Milwaukee County Commission on Persons with Disability

Jennifer Earl-BoehmKinesiology: Athletic Training Education Program

Associate Professor and Athletic Training Education Program Director 2012 Wisconsin Athletic Training Association (WATA) “Outstanding Educator Award”

Ryan WilkinsonKinesiology: Athletic Training Education Program

Clinical Assistant Professor and ATEP Director of Clinical Education President, Wisconsin Athletic Training Association (WATA)

Jay KapelluschOccupational Science & Technology

Assistant Professor UWM Graduate School 2012-13 Research Committee Award for "Removing Air Bubbles Generated in the IV Lines during the Intravenous Cancer Therapy"

Virginia StoffelOccupational Science & Technology

Associate Professor President Elect, American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)

Milwaukee Business Journal “Women of Influence”

Ying-Chih WangOccupational Science & Technology

Clinical Associate Professor UWM Graduate School 2012-13 Research Committee Award for "Removing Air Bubbles Generated in the IV Lines during the Intravenous Cancer Therapy"

Patricia ThomasTherapeutic Recreation

Clinical Associate Professor and Therapeutic Recreation Certificate Coordinator Elected Vice Chair to National Council on Therapeutic Recreation Certification (NCTRC)

Ron CislerCenter for Urban Population Health

Director, Center for Urban Population Health 2011 Aurora Greater Milwaukee Collaborative Research Award

Sara EngelhardtCommunication Sciences & Disorders

Undergraduate Student

UWM Provost Study Abroad Diversity Scholarship

Kobina ShaffaHealth Sciences: BioMedical Sciences

Undergraduate Student

1st Place: American Society for Clinical Lab Sciences-Wisconsin (ASCLS-WI) Faculty -Sponsored Research Category of Poster Competition

Angela YostHealth Sciences: BioMedical Sciences

Undergraduate Student

2nd Place: American Society for Clinical Lab Sciences-Wisconsin (ASCLS-WI) Faculty-Sponsored Research Category of Poster Competition

Rachael BaumannOccupational Science & Technology

Graduate Student

Advanced Opportunity Program (AOP) Fellowship

Stacy KarlsOccupational Science & Technology

Undergraduate Student

UWM Institute for Service Learning (ISL)“Distinguished Service Learner Award”

Anna SkrzyniarzOccupational Science & Technology

Undergraduate Student

UWM Institute for Service Learning (ISL)“Distinguished Service Learner Award”

Student Occupational Therapy Association (SOTA) “Outstanding Student Organization”

UWM Center for Student Involvement

Robin BauerKinesiology

Graduate Student

American Society of Biomechanics Student Grant-in-Aid Award

Kelsey GeorgeKinesiology

Undergraduate Student

1st Place: Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) Undergraduate Research Symposium

John Hawkins, Jr.Kinesiology

Undergraduate Student

2nd Place: Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) Undergraduate Research Symposium

Samantha WoodwardKinesiology

Undergraduate Student

1st Place: Annual MLG Business Writing Challenge

Mark SchultzKinesiology: Physical Therapy

Undergraduate Student

2nd Place: Annual MLG Business Writing Challenge

Lian HorbinskiKinesiology: Athletic Training Education Program

Undergraduate Student

Wisconsin Athletic Training Association (WATA) Mueller Sports Medicine Undergraduate Scholarship

Phil OblakKinesiology: Athletic Training Education Program

Undergraduate Student

Wisconsin Athletic Training Association (WATA) Writing Contest Award for Best Original Research Project

“National Athletic Training Association (NATA) Bobby Gunn Student Leadership Award”

Katie BerschHealth Informatics & Administration

Undergraduate Student

“Outstanding Student Leadership Award” UWM Center for Student Involvement

Future Healthcare Executives (FHE)“Outstanding Student Organization”

UWM Center for Student Involvement

William Massey

Ph.D. Candidate

“Dissertation Fellowship Award”UWM Graduate School

Binal MotawarPh.D. Candidate

Asian Faculty and Staff Association (AFSA) Honorary Award

Aubri RotePh.D. Candidate

“Dissertation Fellowship Award”UWM Graduate School