College of Health Professions Community Partnership Awards Program

The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow College of Health Professions (CHP) 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.

Awards in four categories are presented to faculty, staff, and students each year:

• The CHP Community Partnership Development Award
• The Faculty and Staff Award for Excellence in Community Partnership
• The Undergraduate Student Award for Excellence in Community Partnership
• The Graduate Student Award for Excellence in Community Partnership

An additional bi-annual award is presented to one or more community partners:

• The CHP Outstanding Community Partner Award

The Outstanding Community Partner Award is presented to one or more community partners, in appreciation of their sustained and reciprocal partnership with the Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow College of Health Professions.  This award recognizes and honors the vital role and commitment of our community partners in supporting the College's pursuit of excellence in scholarship, education, and community service.

Community Partnership Awards 

Outstanding Community Partner Award

2024-2026

• Isabella County Commission on Aging
• Aleda E. Lutz VA Medical Center

2021-2023

• Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation
• Spectrum Health

Faculty and Staff Excellence Award

2023-2024

• Ann Marie Bates
  • Occupational Therapy Collaboration During Summer Speech-Language Specialty Clinics 2023
• Marcia Mackey
  • Sanctioned Professional Disc Golf Tournament

2022-2023

• Cheryl Barden and Kendra Miller
  • American Sign Language study abroad in Jamaica partnership with Caribbean Christian Center for the Deaf

2021-2022

• Jamie Haines
  • Doctor of Physical Therapy students provide online exercise classes for the Michigan Parkinson's Foundation
• Jodi Brookins-Fisher and Debra Kimball-Christie
  • Administering COVID-19 vaccines in rural communities: a university-agency partnership

Graduate Student Excellence Award

2023-2024

• Lindsay Koberna
  • Say What? No-Cost Hearing Aid Cleaning Clinics for the Community

2022-2023

• Class of 2023 Fit Feet Walking Club student leaders
  • Fit Feet Walking Club (FFWC): a health promotion project

2021-2022

• Doctor of Physical Therapy student team
  • MOVE! for HEALTH: student run exercise class for people with neurologic conditions

Undergraduate Student Excellence Award

2023-2024

• Meagan Treadwell
  • Clothing and Connect Project

2022-2023

• Katelyn Darbyshire and Anthony Rentzel
  • Bottles to branches beautification project

2021-2022

• Melanie Shell
  • Feminine hygiene pack volunteer project

Development Award

2023-2024

• Mary Kushion
  • Pampers, Periods and Pumps
• Shannon Palmer
  • Development of Audiology Service Project in the Bahamas 2022-2023
    

2022-2023

• AnnMarie Bates
  • Sustaining MPPS autism awareness and acceptance lessons
• Natalie Douglass
  • Communication partners in long-term care
• Barbara Jackson
  • Say what? No-cost hearing aid cleanings for the community

2021-2022

• Amy Malheim
  • IPE escape room
• Nicole Ferguson
  • Interprofessional education and clinical collaboration between Michigan Ear Institute and CMU Audiology
• Susan Naeve-Velguth
  • Hearing conservation education for children