2022 APTA Honors and Awards Program

APTA's Honors and Awards program celebrates outstanding achievements on the part of association members in the areas of overall accomplishment, education, practice and service, publications, research, and academic excellence. APTA has announced the 2022 Honors and Awards Program recipients, and it is our pleasure to announce that the following members from APTA Home Health have been selected to receive the following awards:

Lucy Blair Service Award - (Practice & Service Award) The Lucy Blair Service Award honors physical therapist members or physical therapist life members whose contributions to APTA are of exceptional quality. Qualifying contributions can pertain to association components, through work on appointed or elected positions, and/or in other capacities at the association and component levels.

  • Peggy J. Lynam, PT, DPT
    Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy

Jack Walker Award - (Publications Award) The Jack Walker Award honors an author or team whose published study in Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Journal (PTJ) presents novel and innovative research related to patient care and advance clinical science, as it pertains to the physical therapy profession.

  • Jason R. Falvey, PT, DPT, PhD
    Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Geriatric Physical Therapy

Award recipients will be recognized with a ceremony and a reception hosted by the PT Fund on Sunday, Aug. 14, in Washington D.C. at the Omni Shoreham Hotel. The Honors & Awards Ceremony will immediately follow the 27th John H.P. Maley Lecture beginning at 7:00 pm E.T.