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  • Home
  • About
    • Our Purpose
    • Officer Directory
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      • President
      • President Elect
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      • Insurance Benefits
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    • Gift Memberships
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    • Job Seekers
      • Find a Job
      • Interviewing Tips
      • Pre-Employment Checklist
      • Anatomy of a Contract
      • New Graduate Info Sheet
      • Obtaining State License
      • Employment Exit Checklist
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      • Employer Career Center
      • How to Find a PA
      • Benefits of Hiring a PA
      • Reimbursement for Services
      • Advertising and Fees
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      • Salary and Demographics
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      • Amending Hospital Bylaws
      • Research Grant
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      • General Info/Rules
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      • Nathaniel Alston Student Achievement Scholarship Award
      • Thomas J. Lemley Award for Health Disparities Competition
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      • State Boards of Medicine and Osteopathic Medicine
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      • SBM Regulations**
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      • Health Disparities
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      • 2023 CME Conference Rates & Registration
      • General Information
      • Schedule
      • Thank you to our 2022 speakers!
      • Hotel Information
      • CME Workshops
      • Professional Sessions
      • Current Exhibitors
      • Special Events
      • Conference Faculty
      • Committee Interest Form
      • Exhibitor and Sponsor Information
      • Speaker Application
      • Future Conference Locations
      • Posting of Conference Lectures
    • CME Miniseries
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      • Get Involved
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PSPA Award Winners

2022
PA of the Year – Amy Haller, PA-C
PA Educator of the Year – Rosa Fannie, PA-C
Michael J. Habeck Lifetime Achievement Award – Mark DeSantis, PA-C

2021
PA Educator of the Year – Jamie Hammond, MPAS, MS, PA-C
Preceptor of the Year – Robert Lowry, PA-C

2020
PA Educator of the Year – Jason Hare, MPAS, PA-C
Physician + PA Team Award – Zane Gates, MD and Vincent Capone, PA-C

2019
PA Educator of the Year – Mary C. Alias, PAS, PA-C
Physician + PA Team Award – Barry Jacob, MD and Jacqui Kernaghan, PA-C
Michael J. Habeck Lifetime Achievement Award – Robert Emery, PA-C

2018
PA Educator of the Year – Emily Murphy, PA-C
PA Preceptor of the Year – Dr. Mark Armstrong
Humanitarian of the Year – Deb Opacic, PA-C

2017
PA Educator of the Year – David Beck, PA-C
PA Preceptor of the Year – Dr. Marcelino DeSantos

2016
PA Educator of the Year – Kathleen Ehrhardt, MMS, PA-C
Humanitarian of the Year – Hoonani Cuadrado, PA-C

2015
PA Educator of the Year – Julie Kinzel, MEd, PA-C
Michael Habeck Lifetime Achievement Award – Dee Soltes, PA-C

2014
PA Educator of the Year – Lane Bower, PA-C
Michael Habeck Lifetime Achievement Award – Pam Minardi, PA-C
Physician + PA Team – Jonathan Lax Treatment Center, Philadelphia
Angela Kapalko, PA-C
Sarah Smith, PA-C
Dr. Karam Mounzer
Dr. Joseph Garland
Dr. Laura Bamford
Dr. Helen Koenig

2013
Humanitarian PA of the Year – Sandra Nettrour, PA-C
PA Educator of the Year – Dr. Kim Cavanagh, PA-C

2012
Humanitarians PA of the Year – Brett Feldman, PA-C and Corinne Feldman, PA-C
PA Educator of the Year – Tracy Wright, PA-C

2011
Humanitarian PA of the Year – Deborah Jennings, PA-C
PA of the Year – Mary Englerth, PA-C
PA Educator of the Year – Rosalie Coppola, PA-C
Michael Habeck Life Achievement Award – Linda Sekhon, PA-C

2010
Humanitarian PA of the Year – Jackie Lageman, PA-C
PA Educator of the Year – Deb Opacic, PA-C
Michael Habeck Life Achievement Award – Karen Sweeney, PA-C

2009
Humanitarian PA of the Year – Deborah Fischer, PA-C
PA Educator of the Year – Anne Mae Smith, PA-C

2008
Humanitarian PA of the Year – Peter Murray, PA-C
PA Educator of the Year – Michael Essig, MD
Michael J Habeck Life Achievement Award – Thomas J Lemley, PA-C

2007
Humanitarian PA of the Year – Marianne Taft Schroeder, PA-C
PA Educator of the Year – Walt Eisenhauer, PA-C
Michael J Habeck Life Achievement Award – Susan DeSantis, PA-C
Physician/PA Team – Pam Minardi, PA-C and Joel Samitt, MD

2006
PA of the Year – Bill Brown, PA-C
PA Educator of the Year – Earl Fraley, PA-C
Michael J Habeck Life Achievement Award – Bernie Schwartz, PA-C
Physician/PA Team – Abby Jacobson, PA-C – Bruce Bro, MD – Patrick Feehan, MD

2005
Humanitarian PA of the Year – Monica Medina, PA-C
PA Educator of the Year – Gretchen Fox, PA-C
Life Achievement Award – John Onderko, PA-C
Outstanding Leadership – Christine Snyder, PA-C

2004
Life Achievement Award – William Duryea, PA-C
PA of the Year – Fae Foust, PA-C

2003
Humanitarian PA of the Year – Allan Tidwell, PA-C
PA Educator of the Year – Michael Rackover, PA-C
Life Achievement Award – Greg Jaques, PA-C
Outstanding Leadership – Mark DeSantis, PA-C

2002
Humanitarian PA of the Year – Mary Englerth, PA-C
PA Educator of the Year – Eleanor Babonis, PA-C
Life Achievement Award – Michael Habeck, PA-C

2001
Humanitarian PA of the Year – Deborah Kortyna, PA-C
PA of the Year – Ginny Vesay, PA-C
Life Achievement Award – Ronald Mezick, PA-C

2000
Humanitarian PA of the Year – Marsha Lewis, PA-C
PA of the Year – Sherry Stolberg, PA-C

1999
PA of the Year – Mark Hertweck, PA-C
Life Achievement Award – Stephen Wilson, PA-C

1998
Humanitarian PA of the Year – Johanna Berrigan, PA-C
PA of the Year – Thomas Lemley, PA-C

1997
Humanitarian PA of the Year – Diane Romanowsky, PA-C
PA of the Year – Libby Brown, PA-C

1996
Humanitarian PA of the Year – Sue Swank-Cashera, PA-C
PA of the Year – Kim Rinaldi, PA-C
Life Achievement Award – Nate Alston, PA-C

1995
Humanitarian PA of the Year – Evelyn Gilbert, PA-C
PA of the Year – Karen Sweeney, PA-C
Life Achievement Award – Kathy and David Bissonette, PA-C

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