Academy Member Awards

Titus-Ferguson Award
This lifetime achievement award is intended to be the highest level of recognition bestowed upon an outstanding Academician whose accomplishments and contributions have significantly impacted the growth and development of the profession. This highly dedicated individual must have demonstrated a record of sustained devotion and leadership to advancing the Academy and the orthotics and prosthetics profession. The award is intended to be presented as deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors to no more than one person per year.
Distinguished Practitioner Award
This award is intended to recognize those members who have distinguished themselves through their personal dedication and leadership to the advancement of the orthotic and prosthetic profession. This individual must have demonstrated a record of sustained contributions and commitment to advancing the ideals of the Academy and the profession. The award is intended to be presented as deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors to no more than one person per year.
Champion Of The Profession Award
This award recognizes members (s) who have distinguished themselves through their personal dedication and contributions in response to significant threats to the well-being of the O&P profession. The individual(s) will have successfully addressed a specific issue with urgency in a limited amount of time and at great personal sacrifice, receiving no additional financial compensation or other support. The award shall be presented from time to time, as deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors.
Outstanding Educator Award
This award is intended to recognize an outstanding educator. The educator must have been or currently be associated with at least one of the NCOPE-accredited educational programs. This educator must have demonstrated unique didactic or laboratory skills that create a positive and permanent impression on the students he/she teaches.
Clinical Commitment
This award is intended to recognize those Academy members who have quietly demonstrated a commitment to The Code of Professional Responsibility and to improving the professional image of the orthotic and prosthetic profession for
 patients, co-workers, and colleagues. This award shall be considered for presentation on an annual basis or as deemed necessary by the Board of Directors.
Clinical Creativity Award
This award is intended to recognize those individuals who demonstrate high levels of creativity in process or device development that improve orthotic and/or prosthetic patient care.
Research Award
This award is intended to recognize those members performing the most outstanding research in orthotics and prosthetics. The research must have been documented and published or presented as part of an Academy-sponsored scientific education program within the previous three years. This award shall be considered for presentation on an annual basis or as deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors.
NCOPE Clinical Mentoring Award in Partnership with the Academy
This award is intended to recognize Academy members who are outstanding clinical mentors who make substantial contributions to residents learning and professional development, as well as enhance the overall success of the National Commission on Orthotic and Prosthetic Education residency programs.
The Mohamed Amin Award For Humanitarian Service
The Board may, at its discretion, recognize an outstanding physically disabled individual who has demonstrated the ability to significantly influence and promote the advancement of human welfare through their philanthropic, vocational, or avocational activities. This person must be under the care of an Academy member practitioner.
Honorary Membership
This award is intended to recognize non-O&P certified individuals who are closely allied with the orthotics and prosthetics profession. The recipient of this award should have demonstrated a very high level of knowledge and dedication to the O&P field. Examples of this dedication would include, but not be limited to, volunteering to give scientific presentations at O&P scientific meetings, collaborating with and mentoring O&P practitioners with research activities, or participating as a volunteer in the ABC certification process. This is a lifetime designation and there shall be no requirement to pay dues. There are no voting privileges nor may the recipient hold Academy elected office. The award shall be presented from time to time, as deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors.
Academy Award Recipients (1990-Present) 
Award Recipient
Titus-Ferguson Award Scott D. Cummings, PT, CPO, FAAOP
Distinguished Practitioner Award Tracy Melton CPO/L, C.Ped, CFm
Clinical Creativity Award Christopher Lake, CPO, FAAOP(D)
Outstanding Educator Award Ava S. Herbrick, MS, CPO
Research Award Sara Morgan, PhD, CPO
Clinical Commitment Award Adrienne W. Hill, MHA, CPO(L), FAAOP
Honorary Membership Andreas Kannenberg, MD (GER), PhD
Honorary Membership David C. Morgenroth, MD
Award Recipient
Titus-Ferguson Award James H. Campbell, PhD, CO, FAAOP
Distinguished Practitioner Award Pat Prigge, CP, LP, FAAOP(D)
Clinical Creativity Award Bob Silvestri, CPO, LPO
Outstanding Educator Award David G. Wilson, MPO, CPO, LPO, FAAOP
Research Award Todd Farrell, PhD
Award Recipient
Titus-Ferguson Award Mark Edwards, MHPE, CP
Distinguished Practitioner Award Jeffrey M. Brandt, CPO
Clinical Commitment Award Leigh Davis, MSPO, CPO, FAAOP
Clinical Creativity Award Deanna Fish, MS, CPO
Outstanding Educator Award Sally Kenworthy, MPO, CPO, FAAOP
Research Award Brian Hafner, PhD
Mohamed Amin Award Nick Stilwell
Honorary Membership Shawn Swanson Johnson, OTR/L
Award Recipient
Titus-Ferguson Award Wendy Beattie, MA, CPO, FAAOP
Distinguished Practitioner Award Scott Cummings, PT, CPO, FAAOP
Clinical Commitment Award Heidi Truman, CPO
Outstanding Educator Award John T. Brinkmann, MA, CPO/L, FAAOP(D)
Research Award Matthew J. Major, PhD
Honorary Membership Robin Seabrook
Award Recipient
Titus-Ferguson Award Gary M. Berke, MS, CP, FAAOP
Distinguished Practitioner Award Alicia J. Davis, MPA, CPO, FAAOP(D)
Clinical Commitment Award Robert F. Silvestri, CPO, LPO
Clinical Commitment Award Allen Ingersoll, BA, CP
Clinical Creativity Award Greg Davidson, CPO
Outstanding Educator Award Duffy Felmlee, MSPO, CPO, FAAOP
Research Award Shane R. Wurdeman, PhD, CP, FAAOP(D)
Mohamed Amin Award Nicole Ver Kuilen
Honorary Membership Jeffrey Bott
Award Recipient
Titus-Ferguson Award Bruce "Mac" McClellan, CPO/l, FISPO, FAAOP(D)
Distinguished Practitioner Award David Hughes, CPO, LPO
Clinical Commitment Award John Angelico, CP, LP, FAAOP
Clinical Creativity Award Elaine Owen, MBE, MSc, SRP, MCSP
Outstanding Educator Award Matthew Parente, MS, PT, CPO, FAAOP
Honorary Membership Robin Burton
Honorary Membership Hugh Gill
Award Recipient
Titus-Ferguson Award Gary Bedard, CO, FAAOP
Distinguished Practitioner Award Keith Smith, CO/LO, FAAOP
Research Award Levi Hargrove, PhD
Clinical Commitment Award Jerome Voisin, CP (posthumously)
Clinical Commitment Award Stephen Schulte, CP, LP, FAAOP
Outstanding Educator Award Susan Spaulding, MS, CPO,FAAOP
Outstanding Educator Award J. Chad Duncan, PhD, CPO, CRC
Mohamed Amin Award Aaron Holm
Honorary Membership Jack Richmond
Honorary Membership Yeong Chi Wu, MD
Award Recipient
Titus-Ferguson Award Frank H. Bostock, MBA, CO, FAAOP
Distinguished Practitioner Award Ann Yamane, MEd, CO/LO
Research Award Glenn K. Klute, PhD
Clinical Commitment Award Michelle J. Hall, MS, CPO, FAAOP(D)
Clinical Creativity Award John M. Miguelez, CP, FAAOP(D)
Champion of the Profession Award Bruce "Mac" McClellan, CPO/L, FISPO, FAAOP(D)
Champion of the Profession Award Michael J. Allen, CPO, FAAOP
Champion of the Profession Award Phil M. Stevens, MEd, CPO, FAAOP
Outstanding Educator Award Joshua B. Utay, MEd, CPO, LPO
Honorary Membership Joyce J. Perrone
Honorary Membership Robert Benedetti, MBA
Award Recipient
Titus-Ferguson Award C. Michael Schuch, CPO, FAAOP, FISPO (posthumously)
Distinguished Practitioner Award Charles W. Kuffel, MSM, CPO, FAAOP
Research Award M. Jason Highsmith, PT, DPT, PhD, CP, FAAOP
Clinical Commitment Award Tim Dennis, CO
Clinical Creativity Award Ryan Caldwell, CP, FAAOP
Outstanding Educator Award Sara Peterson, CPO, FAAOP
Outstanding Educator Award Steven Stolberg, CP
Honorary Membership Billie J. Randolph, PT, PhD, ATC (Colonel, U.S Army Retired)
Honorary Membership Senator Charles Grassley
Award Recipient
Titus-Ferguson Award Donald E. Katz, MHA, CO/L, FAAOP
Distinguished Practitioner Award Kevin Carroll, MS, CP, FAAOP
Mohamed Amin Award for Humanitarian Service Cameron Clapp
Research Award Robert S. Gailey, PhD, PT
Clinical Commitment Award Scott D. Cummings, PT, CPO, FAAOP
Clinical Creativity Award Jason T. Kahle, MSMS, CPO, FAAOP
Outstanding Educator Award Mark Muller, MS, CPO, FAAOP
Outstanding Educator Award Gerald Stark Jr., MSEM, CPO/L, FAAOP
Honorary Membership Andrew H. Hansen, PhD
Honorary Membership Russell J. Hornfisher
Award Recipient
Titus-Ferguson Award Carl A. Caspers, CPO
Distinguished Practitioner Award Arturo Vázquez Vela Sánchez, CPO, CPO(M) FAAOP
Research Award Kenton Kaufman, PhD, PE
Clinical Commitment Award JoAnne L. Kanas, DPT, CPO, PT
Clinical Creativity Award Jonathan M. Naft, CPO
Outstanding Educator Award Christopher Robinson, MS, MBA, CPO, ATC, FAAOP
Honorary Membership Ignacio Ponseti, MD
Honorary Membership Stuart L. Weinstein, MD
Award Recipient
Titus-Ferguson Award Donald G. Shurr, PT, CPO
Distinguished Practitioner Award James H. Campbell, PhD, CO, FAAOP
Mohamed Amin Award for Humanitarian Service Christina Skoski, MD
Research Award Mark D. Geil, PhD
Clinical Commitment Award Gary M. Berke, MS, CP, FAAOP
Clinical Creativity Award Keith M. Smith, CO, LO, FAAOP
Outstanding Educator Award Arlene Gillis, CP
Honorary Membership Todd Kuiken, MD, PhD
Award Recipient
Titus-Ferguson Award Terry J. Supan, CPO, LPO, FAAOP, FISPO
Distinguished Practitioner Award Donald E. Katz, MHA, CO, LO, FAAOP
Research Award Andrew H. Hansen, PhD
Clinical Commitment Award Wendy Beattie, CPO, FAAOP
Clinical Creativity Award Jose Miguel Gomez, MD, LO
Outstanding Educator Award Bryan S. Malas, MHPE, CO
Honorary Membership Kendra L. Calhoun
Honorary Membership Tammy Duckworth
Award Recipient
Titus-Ferguson Award Karl D. Fillauer, CPO, FAAOP
Distinguished Practitioner Award Gary G. Bedard, CO, FAAOP
Research Award Joan E. Saunders, PhD
Clinical Commitment Award Todd F. Anderson, CP, FAAOP
Clinical Creativity Award Phillip M. Stevens, M.Ed, CPO, FAAOP
Outstanding Educator Award Edward Hadden, M.Ed, CO
Honorary Membership Brian J. Hafner, PhD
Honorary Membership Robert S. Gailey Jr., PhD, PT
Award Recipient
Titus-Ferguson Award John W. Michael, MEd, CPO/L, FISPO, FAAOP
Distinguished Practitioner Award Robert S. Lin, CPO, FAAOP
Mohamed Amin Award for Humanitarian Service Jordon Thomas
Research Award Stefania Fatone, PhD, BPO(Hons)
Clinical Commitment Award Alfred Denison, CP
Clinical Creativity Award Randall D. Alley, CP, FAAOP
Outstanding Educator Award Robert S. Kistenberg, MPH, CP, FAAOP
Honorary Membership Robert Radocy, MS
Honorary Membership Hugh Herr, PhD
Award Recipient
Titus-Ferguson Award J. Martin Carlson, CPO, FAAOP
Distinguished Practitioner Award William C. Neumann, CPO
Clinical Commitment Award Thomas Hamm, CO
Clinical Creativity Award Ammanath Peethambaran, CO, FAAOP
Outstanding Educator Award Robert Daniels, CP
Honorary Membership Colleen P. Coulter, MS, PT, PCS
Honorary Membership Harold Sears, PhD
Award Recipient
Titus-Ferguson Award Maurice LeBlanc, MSME, CP(E)
Distinguished Practitioner Award Donald G. Shurr, CPO, PT
Clinical Commitment Award Alfred E. Kritter, Jr., CPO, FAAOP
Clinical Creativity Award Todd A. Kuiken, MD, PhD
Research Award Brian J. Hafner, PhD
Honorary Membership Jean Deitz, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Honorary Membership Steven A. Gard, PhD
Award Recipient
Titus-Ferguson Award William W. Schumann, CPO
Distinguished Pratitioner Award Thomas V. DiBello, CO, LO, FAAOP
The Mohamed Amin Award for Humanitarian Service David J. Krupa, CP
Honorary Membership Sharon M. Hubbard
Honorary Membership Stefania Fatone, PhD, BPO(Hons)
Clinical Commitment Award William (Stan) Patterson, CP
Clinical Creativity Award Wayne A. Koniuk, CP
Research Award Douglas G. Smith, MD
Research Award John William Michael, CPO/L, FAAOP, FISPO
Award Recipient
Titus-Ferguson Award Melvin L. Stills, CO(e)
Distinguished Practitioner Award Michael J. Allen, CPO, FAAOP
Honorary Membership Paddy Rossbach, RN
Clinical Commitment Award No award given this year*
Clinical Creativity Award Max Lerman, CO
Outstanding Educator Award Christopher Hovorka, MS, CPO, LPO
Research Award Steven Gard, PhD
Award Recipient
Titus-Ferguson Award H.E."Ted"" Thranhardt, CPO
Distinguished Practitioner Award Arie J. Bronkhorst, CO, FAAOP
Honorary Membership Mark D. Geil, PhD
Honorary Membership Douglas G. Smith, MD
Honorary Membership Jeffry G. Kingsley
Clinical Commitment Award Donald G. Shurr, CPO, PT
Clinical Commitment Award Ronald F. Altman, CPO(E)
Outstanding Educator Award Thomas P. Karolewski, CP, FAAOP
Clinical Creativity Award Marlo Ortiz Vazquez
Award Recipient
Titus-Ferguson Award David J. Forbes, CPO, FAAOP
Distinguished Practitioner Award Terry J. Supan, CPO, FAAOP
Honorary Membership Frederick Downs, Jr.
Clinical Commitment Award William W. Schumann, CPO
Clinical Commitment Award David J. Jendrzejczyk, CP, FAAOP
Clinical Creativity Award Robert N. Brown, Sr., CPO, FAAOP
Award Recipient
Titus-Ferguson Award Sam Hamontree, CP
Distinguished Practitioner Award Dennis Clark, CPO
Honorary Membership Mark DeHarde
Clinical Commitment Award Michael J. Allen, CPO, FAAOP
Outstanding Educator Award Timothy B. Staats, EdD, CP
Research Award No award given this year*
Clinical Creativity Award Gary W. Horton, CO, FAAOP
Award Recipient
Titus-Ferguson Award Ronney Snell, CPO, FAAOP
Distinguished Practitioner Award John G. Craig, CPO
The Mohamed Amin Award for Humanitarian Service Peter W. Thomas, Esquire
Honorary Membership Dennis Oehler
Honorary Membership Todd Schaffhauser
Honorary Membership T. Walley Williams III
Clinical Commitment Award Jack E. Uellendahl, CPO
Research Award Jeffrey A. Nemeth, CPO, FAAOP
Clinical Creativity Award Paul E. Prusakowski, CPO, LPO
Award Recipient
Titus-Ferguson Award David C. Schultz, CPO
Distinguished Practitioner Award Robert Hayes, CP
Honorary Membership Yoshio Setoguchi, MD
Clinical Commitment Award No award given this year*
Outstanding Educator Award Ann Yamane, CO
Clinical Creativity Award Michael Martin, CO, FAAOP
Award Recipient
Titus-Ferguson Award John N. Billock, CPO
Distinguished Practitioner Award Donald W. Holmes, CPO
The Mohamed Amin Award for Humanitarian Service Gerard B. White
Honorary Membership John D. Hsu, MD, FACS
Honorary Membership Avinash G. Patwardhan, PhD
Clinical Commitment Award Gerald A. Tindall, CPO, FAAOP;
Clinical Commitment Award Steven R. Whiteside, CO
Outstanding Educator Award Scott Hornbeak, CPO
Clinical Creativity Award Arthur W. Guilford, CO (E)
Award Recipient
Titus-Ferguson Award Hans Richard Lehneis, PhD, CPO
Distinguished Practitioner Award Jan J. Stokosa, CP
Honorary Membership James Gage, MD
Honorary Membership Rudolf B. Becker
Honorary Membership Roy B. Davis, PhD
Honorary Membership Harry Douglas III, DPA
Honorary Membership Anthony Staros, ME, PE
Clinical Commitment Award Michael A. Joyce, CP;
Clinical Commitment Award C. William Teague, CP
Outstanding Educator Award Gary G. Bedard, CO, FAAOP
Clinical Creativity Award Northeast Passage
Research Award No award given this year*
Award Recipient
Titus-Ferguson Award No award given this year*
Distinguished Practitioner Award David J. Forbes, CPO
Honorary Membership Peter W. Thomas, Esq.
Clinical Commitment Award Alfred Denison, CP
Outstanding Educator Award Stephanie D. Langdon-Bash, CPO, FAAOP
Clinical Creativity Award T. Walley Williams III
Research Award No award given this year*
Board Service John N. Billock, CPO, 1993
Award Recipient
Titus-Ferguson Award Wade Barghausen, CPO
Distinguished Practitioner Award John W. Michael, CPO
Honorary Membership Charles W. Radcliffe
Honorary Membership Wesley C. Prout
Honorary Membership Augusto Sarmiento, M.D.
Clinical Commitment Award Robert O. Gooch, CP
Clinical Commitment Award Manuel F. Dobrenz, CPO
Clinical Commitment Award C. Richard Fadley, CP(E)
Outstanding Educator Award James C. Russ, CO
Clinical Creativity Award J. Martin Carlson, CPO
Research Award Donald E. Katz, CO
Award Recipient
Titus-Ferguson Award No award given this year*
Distinguished Practitioner Award Richard R. La Torre, CO
Honorary Membership Sidney Fishman, PhD
Clinical Commitment Award Albert F. Rappoport, CP
Outstanding Educator Award Mark L. Edwards, CP
Clinical Creativity Award Carl A. Caspers, CPO
Research Award Thomas R. Lunsford, CO
Award Recipient
Titus-Ferguson Award Alvin L. Muilenburg, CPO
Distinguished Practitioner Award Melvin L. Stills, CO
Honorary Membership Ira Schoenwald, PhD
Honorary Membership Diane J. Atkins, OTR
Clinical Commitment Award Douglas S. Potter, CPO
Outstanding Educator Award Steven H. Alpert, CP
Clinical Creativity Award Tracy C. Slemker, CPO
Clinical Creativity Award Louis J. Haberman, CPO
Award Recipient
Titus-Ferguson Award Kurt Marschall, CP(E)
Distinguished Practitioner Award William J. Barringer, CO
Honorary Membership John Bowker, MD
Outstanding Educator Award Darrell R. Clark, CO
Outstanding Clinician Award Richard Voner, CPO
Technical Award for Research Daryl G. Barth, CPO
Technical Award for Research Laura Schumacher, CPO
Technical Award for Research Charles H. Pritham, CPO
Technical Award for Creativity L. George Mattingly, CO
Award Recipient
Titus-Ferguson Award Herman Hittenberger, CPO
Distinguished Practitioner Award Thorkild Engen, CO
Honorary Membership Dudley Childress, PhD
Outstanding Educator Award Susan Kapp, CP
Outstanding Educator Award Bernard Simons, CPO(E)
Outstanding Clinician Award Henrich Promer, CO
Outstanding Clinician Award Joseph Zettl, CP
Outstanding Clinician Award Joseph Leal, CP
Technical Award for Research Thomas Gavin, CO
Technical Award for Research Maurice LeBlanc, CP
Technical Award for Creativity Wallace Motloch, CO
Award Recipient
Titus-Ferguson Award The first year new categories of awards were presented
Distinguished Practitioner Award Gunter Gehl, CP
Distinguished Practitioner Award Alvin L. Muilenburg, CPO
Honorary Membership Charles H. Pritham, CPO
Honorary Membership Ben Moss
Outstanding Educator Award Robert H. Klebba
Outstanding Educator Award Robert S. Lin, CPO
Outstanding Clinician Award Michael D. Brncick, CPO
Outstanding Clinician Award John W. Michael, CPO
Technical Award for Research Keith E. Vinnecour, CPO
Technical Award for Research Donald G. Shurr, CPO
Technical Award for Creativity Carl Sumida, CPO
Technical Award for Creativity Robert O. Nitschke, CP(E)
Award Recipient
Titus-Ferguson Award Carleton Fillauer, CPO
Distinguished Practitioner Award Ivan A. Long, CP
Honorary Membership Frank Clippinger, MD
Honorary Membership A. Bennett Wilson, Jr.
Award Recipient
Titus-Ferguson Award Charles W. Childs, CPO
Distinguished Practitioner Award John J. Bray, CPO
Distinguished Practitioner Award Ivan A. Dillee, CP
Distinguished Practitioner Award H. Blair Hanger, CP
Distinguished Practitioner Award Ralph R. Snell, CPO
Honorary Membership Robert E. Tooms, MD
Honorary Membership Col. Maurice Fletcher
Honorary Membership Jacqueline Perry, MD
Honorary Membership Newton C. McCullough, III, MD
Honorary Membership Ernest M. Burgess, MD
Honorary Membership Norman E. McKonly