APTA Home Health Award Recipient History

Emerging Leader in APTA Home Health (Established 2018)

  • 2026 – Zeeshan Bhimani
  • 2025 – Cyrus Brown
  • 2024 – Not Awarded
  • 2023 – Not Awarded
  • 2022 – Not Awarded
  • 2021 – Not Awarded
  • 2020 – Not Awarded
  • 2019 – Not Awarded
  • 2018 – Not Awarded

Excellence in Home Health Clinical Practice Award (Established 2018)

  • 2026
    • Ryan Sharrow
  • 2025 – Not Awarded
  • 2024
    • Swathi Balantrapu
  • 2023
    • Silke Mildenberger
  • 2022
    • Paras Goel
  • 2021 
    • Marissa Cruz
  • 2020 – Not Awarded
  • 2019 
    • Tommy Dean 
    • Denise Tillery Wagner
  • 2018 
    • Michele Berman
    • Nikki Gilroy

Excellence in Home Health Leadership Award (Established 2018)

  • 2026
    • Nick Panaro
    • Melissa Bednarek
  • 2025
    • Jeffery Scott
  • 2024
    • Betsy Coyle
    • Paras Goel
    • Denise Wagner
  • 2023
    • Marcie Ganson
    • Suzanne Havrilla
    • Andrew Morgan
    • Kandy Ortgies
  • 2022
    • Matt Hansen
    • Rachel Botkin
  • 2021 
    • Paula DeLorm
    • Diana "Dee" Kornetti
    • Ellen Strunk
  • 2020  
    • Celeste Cheek
    • Ken Miller
    • Clay Watson
  • 2019 
    • Christine Childers
    • Bud Langham
    • Jamie Lowy
  • 2018 
    • Karen Young

Dr. Carol Zehnacker Friend of the Academy Award (Formally "Friend of the Home Health Academy Award") (Established 2018)

  • 2026 – Not Awarded
  • 2025 – Justin Elliott
  • 2024 – Not Awarded
  • 2023 – Not Awarded
  • 2022 – Not Awarded
  • 2021 – Senator Ben Cardin
  • 2020 – Senator Susan Collins
  • 2019 – Justin Elliott
  • 2018 – Kara Gainer

Preceptor Award (Established 2018)

  • 2026 – Not Awarded
  • 2025 – Melissa Schmidt
  • 2024 – Not Awarded
  • 2023 – Not Awarded
  • 2022 – Terriann Jui
  • 2021 – Not Awarded
  • 2020 – Not Awarded
  • 2019 – Sharon Siegel
  • 2018 – Lori Kirchner

President’s Award (Established 2018)

  • 2026 – Tracey Collins
  • 2025 – Dawn Greaves
  • 2024 – Eva Norman
  • 2023 – Chris Chimenti
  • 2022 – Kenneth Miller
  • 2021 – Matt Janes
  • 2020 – Jason Falvey
  • 2019 – Not Awarded
  • 2018 – Not Awarded

 

 Excellence in Home Care (Established June 1997, Discontinued February 2017)

  • 2017 – Dan Kevorkian
  • 2016 – Cindy Krafft
  • 2015 – Arlynn Hansell
  • 2014 – Not Awarded
  • 2013 – Jonathan Talbot
  • 2012 – Ronald “Bud” Langham
  • 2011 – Nancy Stith
  • 2010 – Ken Miller
  • 2009 – Not Awarded
  • 2008 – Cindy Krafft
  • 2007 – Sparkle Sparks
  • 2006 – Not Awarded
  • 2005 – Not Awarded
  • 2004 – Not Awarded
  • 2003 – Not Awarded
  • 2002 – Arnie Burchianti
  • 2001 – Michelle Moffa-Trotter
  • 2000 – Not Awarded
  • 1999 – Not Awarded
  • 1998 – Bella J May (first recipient)

Section Contribution Award (Established June 1997, Discontinued February 2017)

  • 2017 – Sean Hagey
  • 2016 – Kenneth L. Miller
  • 2015 – Diana "Dee" Kornetti
  • 2014 – Not Awarded
  • 2013 – Not Awarded
  • 2012 – Roshunda Drummond-Dye
  • 2011 – Jane Bernatovich & Diana "Dee" Kornetti
  • 2010 – Ken Schonbachler
  • 2009 – Not Awarded
  • 2008 – Tonya Miller
  • 2007 – Chris Chimenti
  • 2006 – Roger Herr
  • 2005 – Wendy Anemaet & Marie DiTomas
  • 2004 – Not Awarded
  • 2003 – Linda Krulish
  • 2002 – Karen Lindstrom
  • 2001 – Margaret Carr
  • 2000 – Betty Landis-Abrandt & Michael Gallucci
  • 1999 – Scott Swaldo (first recipient)
  • 1998 – Not Awarded