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National Meritorious Award
(chosen from Chapter Meritorious Award winners for
each year)
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1969 James C. Bowling, TN
1970 Edna H. Rue, OR
1971 Ruth E. Williams, WA
1972 Mildred E. Hansen, IA
1972 Anna Hoops, CA
1973 David S. Carlson, CA
1974 Cecil W. George, FL
1975 Mildred E. Konsella, NE
1976 Marilyn Frender, NY
1977 Doreen C. Magee, CO
1978 Juel Janis Reilly, PA
1979 C. Nadine Graham, IN
1980 Bert Kidman, UT
1980 C. David Tinkle, NM
1981 Crescentia Sprenzel, CA
1982 Patty J. Kruschke, W
1983 Mildred Huggins, KS
1984 Vlast Vajtasa, ND
1985 B.A. Hartnett, KS
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1986 Ted T. Itami, ID
1987 Raymond Moriyasu, RI
1988 William John Vanderlaan, IN
1989 Benny Vaughn, FL
1990 Susan Jackson, CO
1991 Scott Lamp, FL
1992 Patricia Donohue, NY
1993 Gladys Manzer, FL
1994 Dana Whitfield, GA
1995 Lori Bielinski, WA
1996 Cheryl Siniakin, PA
1997 Ralph Stephens, IA
1998 William Greenberg, CT
1999 Wayne Anthony Pakulis, IA
2000 Robert E. McAtee
2001 Mildred Huggins, KS
2002 Chris Voltarel, CA
2003 Diane Gurgone, NY
2004 Glenath Moyle, OR
2005 Robert A. Doyle, GA
2006 Wayne Anthony Pakulis, IA
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National Distinguished Service Award
Is awarded for contributing to AMTA and/or the massage
therapy profession in an outstanding manner and diligent volunteerism done
by an AMTA member in an altruistic manner.
1981 Anne S. Bergholz, WI
1981 Thomas R. Fink, PA
1981 Marquetta K. Hungerford, CA
1982 Doreen C. Magee, CO
1982 Pierrette M. Plouffe, MA
1983 Darold A. Hartsook, CO
1984 R. Gary Warner, UT
1985 H. Argell Miller, CO
1986 Roger Whiting, UT
1987 Susan Zappacosta, IL
1988 William John Vanderlaan, IN
1988 Mary Lou Vanderlaan, IN
1989 John Bodrug, BC, Canada
1990 Leif Grunseth, WA
1991 Sally Niemand, MN
1992 John Fred Spack, OH
1993 Adela Basayne-Smith, OR
1994 Ray Moriyasu, RI
1995 Marlene D.C. Hundley, VA
1996 Ruth Marion, CO
1997 Janet R. Kahn, MD
1998 Jeffery Young, MD (deceased)
1999 John Balletto RI
2000 Jeanne Girard, CO
2001 Claude J. Gagnon III, WI
2002 Jan Schwartz, AZ
2003 Judy Dean, AZ
2004 Elliot Greene, MD
2005 Brenda L. Griffith, VA
2006 Carolyn Talley Porter, SC
National President’s Award
Is awarded for contributing to the massage therapy
profession in an outstanding manner and diligent volunteerism done in an
altruistic manner. The recipient is selected by the AMTA President.
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1988 |
Stephen Abraham, NE;
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1988 |
James Everett, Living
Earth Crafts |
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1989 |
Florida State Massage
Therapy Association; and |
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1989 |
Fred Burke, CA, former
AMTA Parliamentarian |
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1990 |
Robert Armstrong, AMTA
Legal Counsel |
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1991 |
Mark Beck, ID, Educator
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1992 |
George Kousaleos, FL,
former Chair, National Certification Council |
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1993 |
Dr. Tiffany Field,
Director, Touch Research Institute |
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1994 |
Grace Chan, Ontario,
Canada, first President, AMTA Foundation |
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1995 |
Margaret Avery Moon,
AZ, first Chair, National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage
and Bodywork |
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1996 |
Elliot Greene, MD,
former AMTA President, 1990-94, numerous contributions |
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1997 |
David Palmer, TouchPro
Institute |
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1998 |
William Greenberg, CT,
retired Board Member, Chair of Grievance Committee |
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1999 |
Michael Murphy |
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2000 |
Ben Benjamin |
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2001 |
Marlys Sperger |
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2002 |
E. Houston LeBrun, WA |
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2003 |
John Balletto, RI |
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2004 |
Leon Chaitow |
| 2005 |
Cynthia M. Ribeiro, CA |
| 2006 |
Diana Lynn Thompson, WA |
Humanitarian Award
Is awarded to an AMTA member who has demonstrated the
"heart" of massage in action through volunteer work, which may or may not
include massage, done in the larger community.
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1996 |
Marci Roberts, OK |
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1997 |
Judith Anderson, AZ |
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1998 |
Terrie Yardley-Nohr, MO |
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1999 |
Jeanne Dodge, MA |
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2000 |
Carol Kane Neilson, VT |
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2001 |
Lavina Tomer, AZ |
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2002 |
JoAnn M. Fekany, FL |
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2003 |
Sandy Aycoth, NC |
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2004 |
Winifred J. Cain, AZ |
| 2005 |
Marv Kwiecinski, IN |
| 2006 |
William “Dub” Leigh, HI (posthumously) |
Outstanding Committee Award
Is awarded to a National Committee that has
demonstrated outstanding qualities and/or service to the AMTA in their
position and recognize team effort.
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1996 |
Special Committee on
Governance: Steve Olson, Chair; Karen Barth; Elliot Greene; Scott Lamp;
Kathleen Miller; Ray Moriyasu |
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1997 |
House Of Delegates
Committee: Charle Tuttle, Chair; Shirley Cooper; Patricia Donohue;
Carl Wilson; Robyn Wilson; Norah Wynne; Bob Yoder |
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1998 |
Meeting Planning
Committee: Karen Deprey, Chair, Debra Brooks, Betsy Benham, Randa
Holmquest, Jeri Hudson, Cheryl Gorey |
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1999 |
Strategic Planning
Committee: Virginia Anthony-Barrow, John Balletto, Dan
Barrow, Adela T. Basayne, Marlene Cohen, Elliot greene, E. Houston
LeBrun, William Mitchell |
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2000 |
Government Relations:
Denise M. Logsdon, chair, John Fred Spack M K Knollmeyer, Beverly May,
Tom Oakley, Dolly Wallace |
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2001 |
Special Committee for
Insurance Issues: Pat Donohue, chair, Debra Brooks, Gary Gilbert,
Barbara Grigsby, Deanna Jackson, Denise Logsdon, Dennis Ramsey, Ed
Denning |
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2002 |
Education Committee:
Diane M. Sater, chair, Burns Smith Davis, Minchelle Ann Minch, Claude
Salerno |
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2003 |
Planning Committee:
Claude Gagnon, chair, William Mitchell, Jeanne Girard, Judy Rassier,
Christopher Sovereign, Brenda Griffith, Steve Olson |
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2004 |
Planning Committee:
Marietta J. Flagg, chair, Adela T. Basayne, William Mitchell, Maureen A. Moon, Glenath E. Moyle |
| 2005 |
Chapter Relations Committee: Chris Voltarel, Patricia L. Phillips, Kathleen Crewdson, Deborah J. Hatch, LuAnn Williams |
| 2006 |
Governance Committee: Fe S Tubio, Brenda Griffith (Chair), Mary Beth Braun (AMTA President), Dan R Barrow, Terry Hirth-Caldwell, and Chris Voltarel |
Outstanding Committee Chair Award
Is awarded to a National Committee Chair who has
demonstrated outstanding qualities and/or service to the AMTA in their
position.
1996 Jean Middleswarth, NC
1997 Dana Whitfield, GA
1998 Laurel J. Freeman, FL
1999 Brenda Griffith, VA
2000 Cheryl Siniakin, PA
2001 Erica Lind, WA
2002 Diana Kincaid, WA
2003 Terrie Yardley-Nohr, MO
2004 Marietta J. Flagg, PA
2005 Chris Voltarel; Chapter Relations Committee
2006 Dolly A. Wallace; Government Relations Committee
Government Relations Committee
Achievement Award
Is awarded to a Government Relations Committee that
has provided exceptional accomplishments at the Chapter and/or the National
level regarding government relations activities.
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1996 |
AMTA - Maryland Chapter |
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1997 |
AMTA - Florida Chapter |
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1998 |
AMTA - Iowa Chapter |
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1999 |
AMTA - Missouri Chapter |
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2000 |
no winner |
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2001 |
no winner |
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2002 |
AMTA - Arizona Chapter |
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2003 |
AMTA - Illinois Chapter |
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2004 |
AMTA - North Carolina Chapter |
| 2005 |
AMTA - Georgia Chapter |
| 2006 |
AMTA - Montana Chapter |
Government Relations Activist Award
Is awarded to an individual for exceptional
accomplishments at the Chapter and/or the National level regarding
governmental relation activities.
1996 Carolyn Talley, SC
1997 Kathy Murphy, MD
1998 Barbara Benson, NJ; Barbara Mikos, PA (deceased)
1999 Jennifer Peters, MO
2000 Vlad Thomas, WI
2001 Mary Beth Braun, IN
2002 John Fred Spack, OH
2003 Carolyn Talley Porter, SC
2004 Edwin F. Sansbury, NC
2005 Jane Horton Johnson
2006 Xerlan Geiser, OK
Outstanding Sports Massage Team Award
Is awarded to an outstanding Sports Massage Team that
has provided exceptional accomplishments in the area of sports massage.
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1996 AMTA - Connecticut Chapter
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1997 AMTA - New Jersey Chapter
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1998 AMTA - Missouri Chapter
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1999 AMTA - Washington Chapter
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2000 AMTA - Ohio Chapter |
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2001 AMTA - Washington Chapter
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2002 AMTA - Vermont Chapter
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2003 AMTA - Missouri Chapter |
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2004 AMTA - Ohio Chapter |
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2005 AMTA - Maine Chapter |
| 2006 AMTA - Connecticut Chapter |
Sports Massage Achiever Award
Is awarded to an AMTA member for accomplishments in
the area of sports massage.
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1996 Sue Kozisek, NE |
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1997 Gay Koopman, WA |
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1998 George Glass, VT |
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1999 Barbara Bohaty, NE |
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2000 no winner |
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2001 Selton Scott Stevens III, ID |
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2002 Roger Olbrot, UT |
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2003 Gay B. Barefield, SC |
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2004 Ernest J. Kidd, VA |
| 2005 Cyndi S. Fine, WI |
| 2006 Lee Stang, Connecticut |
Chapter Growth Award
Is awarded to the AMTA chapter with the most growth in
membership.
1993 AMTA-Washington Chapter
1994 AMTA-New Jersey Chapter
1995 AMTA-Washington Chapter
1996 AMTA-Washington Chapter
1997 AMTA-Florida Chapter
1998 AMTA-California Chapter
1999 AMTA-Wisconsin Chapter
2000 AMTA-North Carolina Chapter
2001 AMTA-Oregon Chapter
2002 AMTA-New York
2003 AMTA-Maine
2004 AMTA-Illinois
2005 AMTA - Hawaii Chapter
2006 AMTA-Arizona Chapter
Outstanding Chapter Newsletter
1998 AMTA-Arizona Chapter
1999 AMTA-Wisconsin Chapter
2000 AMTA-California Chapter
2001 AMTA-Oregon Chapter
2002 AMTA-Idaho Chapter
2003 AMTA-NY Chapter
2005 AMTA-New Jersey Chapter
2006 Harold E Achille, NY Chapter
Special Recognitions
Emeritus Status is a special honor bestowed upon
members of AMTA who have contributed exemplary service and/or knowledge that
has benefited massage or the Association.
1995 Ray Moriyasu, RI, granted Emeritus Status
Chapter Web Site Award
2002 AMTA - Alabama Chapter
2003 AMTA - Indiana Chapter
2004 AMTA - Indiana Chapter
2005 AMTA - Texas Chapter
2006 AMTA - Tennessee Chapter
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