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Springfield College Physical Therapy Professor Receives Award from National PT Association

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May 23, 2022 (05/23/2022) — Contact: Office of Communications

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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Angela Campbell, PT, DPT, Springfield College professor of physical therapy, was recently selected a 2022 recipient of the Lucy Blair Service Award from the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). Campbell will be recognized at the APTA Leadership Congress' Honors and Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 14, 2022.

Campbell has served in several important leadership roles for the APTA, including her current position as president of the Academy of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Therapy. She also has contributed to many programs and projects for the APTA for more than 20 years.

The Lucy Blair Service Award honors physical therapist members whose "contributions to APTA are of exceptional quality."

Campbell noted that her servant leadership within the APTA "has been an honor and privilege."

"My service has provided me the opportunity to engage and collaborate with exemplary, dedicated clinicians within the U.S. and beyond, who have further fueled my passion for my profession and the clients we serve," she said. "This award is a tangible source of feedback that this journey of service is one that I do not take alone and is on the right track."

Brooke Hallowell, PhD, dean of the Springfield College School of Health Sciences, said of Campbell's accomplishment, "This award sheds a beacon of recognition not only on Dr. Campbell's extensive accomplishments, but also on our physical therapy program and Springfield College as a whole, on a national scale. We are tremendously grateful for her leadership and service."

A number of Campbell's accomplishments within the APTA came during the COVID-19 pandemic. Colleagues who nominated her for the Lucy Blair award praised her for rising to the challenge of leading the profession through the pandemic. One colleague noted Campbell was involved in the COVID PPE Crisis Resolution, which resulted in the position statement of exercise as an aerosol generating procedure, and she implemented the Post-Acute COVID Exercise & Rehabilitation Project (PACER) to assist therapists working with patients/individuals with COVID-19. The PACER project has been viewed more than 165,000 times across the Academy social media channels and garnered international interest in the creation of a follow-up series.

Another colleague who nominated her for the award recognized that Campbell's greatest accomplishment to the service of the physical therapy profession is her mentorship. "She pulled out my potential and strategically placed me on projects to help me grow from a leadership and service perspective," the colleague noted.

Campbell has expertise in the acute care and cardiovascular and pulmonary areas of physical therapy, teaching this content more than 17 years (15 of those at Springfield College) to physical therapy students and professionals. She is the current vice president of the Springfield College Faculty Senate.

Springfield College is an independent, nonprofit, coeducational institution founded in 1885. Approximately 4,100 students, including 2,500 full-time undergraduate students, study at its main campus in Springfield, Mass., and at its regional campuses across the country. Springfield College inspires students through the guiding principles of its Humanics philosophy - educating in spirit, mind, and body for leadership in service to others.

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