WAPA Legacy Committee Scholarship & Award Recipient History

Congratulations 2023 Legacy Scholarship Award Recipients!

(Pictured left to right: Nathan Lesnick, PA-S, Kaylee Jensen, PA-S, Kaitlyn Foley, PA-S)

(Not Pictured: Yu Ling Tseng, PA-S)

WAPA PA OF THE YEAR AWARDS

• 2023 Victoria Maloney, PA-C
• 2021 Katharine Schenck, PA-C
• 2020 Practicing Pandemic PAs
• 2019 Joshua Knox, PA-C
• 2019 Amy Parins, PA-C
• 2019 A. Miranda Spindt, PA-C
• 2019 Margaret Straub, PA-C
  
• 2018 Brenda Balthazor, PA-C
• 2018 Milton Viergutz, PAC  
• 2017 Jackie Kazik, PA-C      
• 2016 Jeffrey Baranek, PA-C 
• 2015 Bart Miller, PA-C         
• 2014 Lindsey Kulbacki, PA-C          
• 2014 Sarah Misustin, PA-C   
• 2013 Kathie Bollenbach, PA-C         
• 2012 Rob Birk, PA-C
• 2011 Julie Rayburn, PA-C     
• 2010 Joanne Rash, PA-C       
• 2010 Lori Seaborne, PA-C    
• 2009 Clark Collins, MPAS, PA-C     
• 2008 Kim Shefchik, PA-C     
• 2007 Robert Rennells, PA-C 
• 2006 Anne Hletko, PA-C      
• 2005 Rosalie Murphy, PA-C 
• 2004 Eric Garland PA-C       
• 2003 Michael Conard PA-C  
• 2002 William J. Zirnhelt, PA-C        
• 2001 Anne J. Nohl, PA-C      
• 2000 Paul Robinson, PA-C   
• 1999 Dave Marie, PA-C        
• 1998 Honorie Coté, PA-C     
• 1997 Richard Faust, PA-C
• 1996 Lou Falligant, PA-C     
• 1995 Robert Aldrich, PA-C   
• 1994 David Koskey, PA-C    
• 1993 Thomas Woods, PA-C  
• 1992 Rebecca Lehman, PA-C
• 1991 John McCarty, PA-C     

PA Leader of the Year

• 2023 Jennifer Jarrett, PA-C, MPAS
• 2022 Keenan Horness, PA-C, MPAS
• 2019 Margaret Straub, PA-C
• 2018 Jamie Silkey, PA-C
• 2018 Sarah Vanderlinden, PA-C
• 2017 Kathy Osterhaus, PA-C

PA Preceptor of the Year

• 2023 Whitney Seul, PA-C
• 2022 Andrea Bequest, PA-C (Co-recipient)
• 2022 Sarah Kraemer, PA-C, MPAS (Co-recipient)
• 2021 Miranda DeThier, PA-C, MPAS 

WAPA Diversity Student Scholarship

• 2023 Yu Ling Tseng, PA-S
• 2022 Zhiling Kelly, PA-S
  

Paul S. Robinson Leadership Award

• 2023 Kaitlyn Foley, PA-S
• 2022 Grace Chamberlin, PA-S
• 2021 Faustina Zertler
• 2020 Baily Marrow
• 2019 Ashley Kenney
• 2018 Martin Medina
• 2016 Miranda Zuhlke
• 2015 Lucy Bernhoft
• 2014 Melissa Malloy
• 2013 Sara Mitchell
• 2012 Celia Hemmerich
• 2011 Jennifer Hildahl
• 2011 Quinn Seston
• 2010 Shae Ellefson
• 2010 Carey Dachik

Norine Friell Service Award

• 2023 Kaylee Jensen, PA-S
• 2022 Madison Rosin, PA-S
• 2021 Connor Schulz
• 2020 Patrick Johnson
• 2019 Trina Coleman
• 2018 Karina Klotz
• 2016 Colton Skenandore
• 2014 Karla Wethal
• 2012 Kimberly Brown

Robert T. Cooney, MD Scholarship Award

• 2023 Nathan Lesnick, PA-S
• 2021 Marissa Tenneson
• 2020 Lauren Pederson
• 2019 Jordyn Pieper 
• 2016 Khou Xiong
• 2015 Sara Messner
• 2012 Ivy Elsbernd
• 2011 Miranda DeThier
• 2009 Kristin Mocadlo
• 2008 Kelsey Henningson-Kaye
• 2005 Andrea Neault

[No Longer Awarded]

Ben Lawton, MD Advancing Careers Award

• 2015 Brenda Balthazor, PA-C

WAPA Foundation High School Senior Scholarship

• 2013 Kathryn Hill
• 2012 Paige Frendahl
• 2011 Zachary Seaborne
• 2010 Taylor Havisto & Eric Nigh
• 2009 Tess Becker & Alyssa Tope
• 2008 Lauren Hobbs & Victoria Hay
• 2007 Ann Marie Homan & Joseph Sanfilippo
• 2006 Abigail Faust & Thea Havisto
• 2005 Sam Considine & Megan Vander Wyst
• 2004 Allison Lehman & Alexandra Bauman
• 2003 Erin Vander Wyst, David Kruser & Alexander Faust
• 2002 Chelsea Garland & Ann Marie Krupa
• 2001 Meggan Parish 2000 John Parish & David Cronin
• 1999 Christina Hoy
• 1998 Timothy Kruser

WAPA Foundation Post-Secondary Education Scholarship

• 2018 Megan Swain

WAPA President's Award

• 2011 Richad Faust, PA-C
• 2009 Lou Falligant, PA-C