Outstanding PT for 2011 Award Presented to
Amy Stone Hammerich PT, DPT
Amy enjoys engaging
in all aspects of clinical and academic activities related to
physical therapy. Amy is an Assistant Professor at Regis University
School of Physical Therapy. Clinically, she has spent the majority
of her career working at Pro Physical Therapy now Pro PT/Waldren’s
Peak therapy in Boulder, CO. She is currently completing a PhD
through the University of Colorado at Denver in Health and
Behavioral Sciences. Her PhD research focuses on the treatment and
outcomes for patients with lumbar spinal stenosis. Amy and her
colleagues from University of Colorado at Denver, Franklin Pierce
University, and EIM are conducting an RCT evaluating both epidural
steroid injection and physical therapy treatment in the management
of patients with lumbar spinal stenosis. She is also involved in two
additional RCTs investigating exercise in community dwelling older
adults and adults with knee osteoarthritis. Amy has additional
post-doctoral education and research experience in neuromuscular
physiology and motor control which she brings to her teaching at
Regis University. She is currently the outgoing President of the
Colorado Chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association. Her
interests outside of physical therapy include hiking, biking and
cross country skiing with her husband and almost 2 year old
daughter, Lucy.
Outstanding PTA for 2011 Award Presented to
Mary Kelly, PTA
This year’s recipient of Colorado’s
Outstanding PTA Award serves as a role model for physical therapist
assistants and physical therapists alike, in her zeal to make a
difference and to participate in any activity that will enhance the
profession of physical therapy. Just get her started and you can
immediately see her passion. She thrives on taking on a new
challenge and learning all she can learn about her new endeavors.
She is married, has three wonderful children which have supported
her endeavors over the years.
She has been a physical therapist assistant since 1982 and a member
of the APTA since 1981. She will be celebrating her 30th year
working in therapy and throughout this time she has maintained her
involvement in the Association. The past two years she has been
serving on the Sunset Bill Committee (which included the new
Certification of PTA's in Colorado), the Governance Task Force and
enjoying her second term as PTA Representative to the National
Caucus at the APTA House of Delegates. She has lobbied both at the
State Capital and National Capital promoting co-sponsors of PT
related bills. This recipient enjoys being a member of the Clinical
Educators Forum and loves to share and promote clinical education as
an occasional guest speaker. Part of her love for education involves
being an active Advisory Board Member for PIMA's PTA program.
She knows the importance of being a member of the APTA (in which she
shares with students), the importance of knowing our Legislators
both in the state and nationally, and has learned how our governing
body functions for all PT/PTA's.
The co-workers at Colorado Physical Therapy Institute (CPTI) in
Broomfield, CO look up to her because of her participation in our
profession. Co-workers can readily see her passion for and
commitment to the profession.
By now you have likely identified this year’s recipient of
Colorado’s Outstanding Physical Therapist Assistant Award as Mary
Kelly. Mary, let me be the first to congratulate you on this award.
Congratulations!
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