CHP Community Engagement
In the College of Health Professions we collaborate with the larger community (local, regional, national, and global) to exchange knowledge and resources for the benefit of all. As a committee, it is our mission to recognize, celebrate, and strengthen meaningful community partnerships by honoring faculty, staff, students, and community partners whose work advances the mission and values of the college of Health Professions.
Community partnership awards program
Community partnership awards are presented to faculty, staff, students, and community partners in recognition and support of reciprocal and sustainable collaborations that align with the College's pursuit of excellence in scholarship, education, and community service. Four awards are presented to faculty, staff, and students each year and community partners are honored every three years.
Outstanding community partner award
| Recipient | Years |
|---|---|
| Isabella County Commission on Aging | 2024-2026 |
| Aleda E. Lutz Medical Center | 2024-2026 |
| Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation | 2021-2023 |
| Spectrum Health | 2021-2023 |
Faculty and staff excellence in community engagement award
| recipient | Project |
|---|---|
| Ann Marie Bates (2023-2024) | Occupational therapy collaboration during summer speech-language specialty clinics 2023 |
| Marcia Mackey (2023-2024) | Sanctioned professional disc golf tournament |
| Cheryl Barden and Kendra Miller (2022-2023) | American Sign Language study abroad in Jamaica partnership with Caribbean Christian Center for the Deaf |
| Jamie Haines (2021-2022) | Doctor of Physical Therapy students provide online exercise classes for the Michigan Parkinson's Foundation |
| Jodi Brookins-Fisher and Debra Kimball-Christie (2021-2022) | Administering COVID-19 vaccines in rural communities: a university-agency partnership |
Graduate student excellence in community engagement award
| recipient | Project |
|---|---|
| Lindsay Koberna (2023-2024) | Say what" No-cost hearing aid cleaning clinics for the community |
| Class of 2023 Fit Feet Walking Club student leaders (2022-2023) | Fit Feet Walking Club (FFWC): a health promotion project |
| Doctor of Physical Therapy student team (2021-2022) | MOVE! for HEALTH: student run exercise class for people with neurologic conditions |
Undergraduate student excellence in community engagement award
| recipient | Project |
|---|---|
| Meagan Treadwell (2023-2024) | Clothing and connection project |
| Katelyn Darbyshire and Anthony Rentzel (2022-2023) | Bottles to branches beautification project |
| Melanie Shell (2021-2022) | Feminine hygiene pack volunteer project |
Community engagement development award
| recipient | Project |
|---|---|
| Mary Kushion (2023-2024) | Pampers, periods, and pumps |
| Shannon Palmer (2023-2024) | Development of audiology service project in the Bahamas 2022-2023 |
| Ann Marie Bates (2022-2023) | Sustaining MPPS autism awareness and acceptance lessons |
| Natalie Douglass (2022-2023) | Communication partners in long-term care |
| Barbara Jackson (2022-2023) | Say what? No-cost hearing aid cleanings for the community |
| Amy Malheim (2021-2022) | IPE escape room |
| Nicole Ferguson (2021-2022) | Interprofessional education and clinical collaboration between Michigan Ear Institute and CMU Audiology |
| Susan Naeve-Velguth (2021-2022) | Hearing conservation education for children |
Meet the committee
COORD/CLINICAL COMPLIANCE & HPRC DIR
The Herbert H. & Grace A. Dow College of Health Professions
