2012 RESNA Awards

Jerry Weisman, MSME, ATP, RET - for his efforts and contributions as President

Heidi Horstmann Koester, PhD - for her efforts and contributions as Treasurer

Ray Grott, ATP, RET - for his efforts and contributions as Secretary

Greg McGrew, BSME, MEBME - for his efforts and contributions as Immediate Past President

Stephen Bauer, PhD - for his efforts and contributions as a member of the Board of Directors

David L. Jaffe, MS - for his efforts and contributions as a member of the Board of Directors

Edward Steinfeld, D. Arch., AIA - for his efforts and contributions as a member of the Board of Directors

Roger O. Smith, PhD, OT, FAOTA - for his efforts and contributions as a member of the Board of Directors

Mary Ellen Buning, PhD, OTR/L, ATP - for her efforts and contributions as PSG Committee Chair

Rory Cooper, PhD - for his efforts and contributions as AT Journal Editor

Heidi Horstmann Koester, PhD - for her efforts and contributions as Finance Committee Chair

Alex Mihailidis, PhD, P.Eng - for his efforts and contributions as Bylaws Committee Chair

Jamie Prioli, ATP - for her efforts and contributions as SIG Committee Chair

Caren Sax, EdD, CRC - for her efforts and contributions as Awards Committee Chair

Tom Stripling, PT - for his efforts and contributions as Database Task Force Committee Chair

William Armstrong, MS, ATP, RET - for his efforts and contributions as International SIG Co-chair

Mark Bresler, MS, BME, PE - for his efforts and contributions as Communication Technologies and Computer Access SIG Chair

Steven Dahling, ATP - for his efforts and contributions as Delivery, Outcomes, and Policy SIG Chair

Rajesh Pagadala, MSBME, ATP, RET - for his efforts and contributions as Accommodations SIG Chair

Lauren Rosen, PT, MPT, MSMS, ATP/SMS - for her efforts and contributions as Wheeled Mobility & Seating SIG Chair

Amos Winter, PhD - for his efforts and contributions as International SIG Co-Chair

Steven Dahling, ATP - for his efforts and contributions as Engineers and Technologists PSG Chair

Donna L. Kelly, MA, OTR/L - for her efforts and contributions as Occupational Therapists PSG Chair

Bill Scott - for the many key insights that he contributed as a charter member of RESNA’s Standards Committee on Emergency Stair Travel Devices used by Individuals with Disabilities, as well as his national influence on accessibility of the built environment.

Rory Cooper, PhD - for contributing significantly to the development of the Assistive Technology Journal, guiding the transition to an international publisher, and dramatically improving the editorial review process.

Maureen Linden, MS - for significant contributions to RESNA and the field of AT, which have included multiple contributions to wheelchair standards, as well as leadership at the SIG, PSG, and Meetings Committee, most visibly as Chair of the Student Design Competition.

Independence Care System for their immeasurable impact on people with physical disabilities in the New York City area, including a seating and wheeled mobility program that has changed the landscape of services in New York.

National Science Foundation for their longstanding support of RESNA’s Student Design Competition, as well as their ongoing promotion of assistive technology research & development through the HCC and GARDE programs.

Jean Minkel - giving of herself to education professionals so they can service the clients who need services, freely providing advice and counsel that nurtures clinicians, case workers, and support staff.

Heidi Horstmann Koester, PhD - for her contributions to the AT field as a service provider, researcher, product developer, company founder, mentor, and respected RESNA leader.

Mark Schmeler, PhD, OTR/L, ATP - for promoting the value of continuing education, bringing the clinical voice to public policy, providing highest quality services to consumers, and developing clinically friendly outcome measures supporting research.