HONORS AND AWARDS

AOTA Service Commendation - 2008
American Occupational Therapy Association

Keeper of the Flame Award - 2007           
National Women’s Hall of Fame

Yu Wing Distinguished Scholar - 2006      
Awarded by the Chinese University of Hong Kong

Excellence in Advising - 2006 & 2007      
Boston University Student Activities

The J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship - 2005
Grant awarded in the binational program of educational exchanges between the United States and Iceland.

Herbert J. Hall Award - 2004          
Awarded by the Massachusetts Association for Occupational Therapy in  
recognition of professional contribution to occupational therapy.

Certificate of Appreciation - 2003 
Salem State College

Award of Merit - 2003                      
Awarded by the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) in
recognition of extraordinary leadership in marketing, ergonomics, work, and
management.

Board of Directors Award - 2003
Awarded by the American Occupational Therapy Association in recognition of extraordinary service and outstanding advocacy in advancing the interests of occupational therapy among various publics.

Letter of Appreciation - 2002         
Awarded by New England Occupational Therapy Education Council as a
significant contributor to the occupational therapy clinical education process.

Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters – 2001   
Awarded by Bay Path College Longmeadow, Massachusetts for exemplary
leadership skills.

Doctor of Science (honorary degree) - 2000
Awarded by the University of Indianapolis in recognition of outstanding
contributions to the field of occupational therapy and for the development and
promotion of the field to multiple external audiences.

Special Award, Department of Occupational Therapy - 2000
Awarded by the faculty of the New York Institute of Technology for an outstanding professional role model.

Certificate of Appreciation for Dedicated Service - 1998          
Awarded by the Massachusetts Association for Occupational Therapy.

Recognition of Achievement Award - 1997          
Awarded by the American Occupational Therapy Association for distinguished national and international leadership in work-related practice.

Golden Key National Honor Society - 1996
Honorary member

Service Award, AOTA                      1993, 1994, 1997, & 2001

Certificate of Appreciation,              1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996 & 2005
Massachusetts Association
for Occupational Therapy

Fellow, American Occupational Therapy Association - 1988                
Awarded this recognition for outstanding contributions to the profession.