Alumni News Fall 2024
Department of Physical Therapy Alumni Reunion held October 11-13, 2024.
This year, the Department of Physical Therapy celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program and over 50 years since the College of Health Professions awarded the first Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy. Alumni and former faculty gathered to share memories of their time at Upstate. Former department chairs, Pamela Gramet, PT, PhD, and Sue Miller, PT, DPT, MS, shared their memories via Zoom.
The videos, slideshows and pictures from the event may be viewed on the DPT Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/UpstateDPT
Congratulations to the 2024/2025 Alumni Association Scholarship recipients:
Nicholas B. Rappa Memorial Scholarship:- Erik Allen, Clinical Perfusion, class of 2025
Barbara Gonnella Memorial Scholarship:
- David Capone, Medical Technology, class of 2024
Ken George Scholarship:
- Rebekah Herold, Medical Imaging Sciences/MRI, class of 2025
- Htoo Saw Shee, Radiation Therapy, class of 2025
Kevin J. Reistrom Memorial Scholarship:
- Tyler Bagué, Doctor of Physical Therapy, class of 2025
Lisa A. Parlato & Clark M. Brown Radiation Therapy Continuing Education Scholarship:
- Aaron Andrukat, Radiation Therapy, class of 2025
Lucy Reff Scholarship:
- Scott Stanley, Respiratory Therapy, class of 2025
Stephen M. Furgal Endowed Memorial Scholarship:
- RoseAnn Kamagate, Respiratory Therapy, class of 2026
Dr. Pamela Gramet Physical Therapy Endowed Scholarship:
- Erin Mathios, Doctor of Physical Therapy, class of 2025
Harriet Mark Scholarship:
- Addy Studer, Medical Technology, class of 2026
Franciscan Management Scholarship:
- Skylar Matice, Respiratory Therapy, class of 2026
- Jeremiah Sokol, Respiratory Therapy, class of 2026
College of Health Professions Alumni Association Scholarship:
- Maria Burns, Medical Imaging Sciences/Radiography, class of 2026
- Katherine Martinez-Munoz, Medical Technology, class of 2026
- Joshua Kaness, Radiation Therapy, class of 2026
- Phoebe Sierson, Physician Assistant Studies, class of 2026
- Renee Park, Doctor of Physical Therapy, class of 2027
- Lauren Dudeck, Clinical Perfusion, class of 2026
- Christopher Rowan, Respiratory Therapy, class of 2026
College of Health Professions Alumni Association Scholarship (renewed):
- Kathleen Doherty, Clinical Perfusion, class of 2025
- Jenna Wike, Doctor of Physical Therapy, class of 205
- Emily Sanborn, Doctor of Physical Therapy, class of 2026
- Alicia Baldwin, Medical Biotechnology, class of 2025
- Leah Dermody, Medical Imaging Sciences/Radiography, class of 2025
- Grayce Docteur, Physician Assistant Studies, class of 2025
- Gwendolyn Peters, Radiation Therapy, class of 2025
- Ezekiel McGinn, Respiratory Therapy, class of 2025
Photo: Furgal Scholarship Recipient RoseAnn Kamagate & Kathy Furgal at the 2024 White Ceremony
Erik Allen, Clinical Perfusion class of 2025, was awarded the Nicholas B. Rappa Memorial Endowment
Nicholas B. Rappa Memorial Endowment:
A letter written in remembrance of Nicholas B. Rappa by his 2009 Clinical Perfusion classmates
Alumni Association Spotlights
Alex Ashley R.T. (R)(T), a 2010 graduate of the Radiation Therapy program, currently works as the quality improvement coordinator for Radiation Oncology Services at The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York NY. Last month, Ashley was a guest speaker in the Radiation Therapy Management course, where he was very well received by students and faculty. He recently published, "High dose gating protocol for deaf patients in radiation oncology,” in Radiation Therapist Vol 33, Issue 2. Ashley is active in NYSSRS and RTANYS. At the November 8th RTANYS meeting, he was sworn in as vice president for 2025. Congratulations on all your accomplishments!
The College of Health Professions Alumni Association wants to spotlight alumni! Send us news about your professional successes, job placements, promotions, grants, new programs, honors, publications, accomplishments, furthering education, calendar awareness dates, donations and more! To do this, you may either:
Email the name and email address of an alumni candidate to the Health Professions Alumni Association @ [email protected], or:
Share the following link with Alumni to self-nominate or nominate fellow colleagues: https://www.upstatefoundation.org/chpalumnispotlights
You may view alumni news and spotlights on the College of Health Professions social media pages and the CHP Alumni website.
