Awards

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2025 WISCPHR AWARD WINNERS

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WISCPHR Award of Excellence

Each year at the Annual Conference, WISCPHR awards the "Award of Excellence" to members who are outstanding professionals and who have served the Society as mentors and leaders.

2025 Award Winner: Abigail Ahlskog (Pictured below with Carley Schramski and Dawn Hoff)

Presidential Citation & Recognition Award

Each year at the Annual Conference, the outgoing WISCPHR President has the opportunity to formally recognize an individual the "Presidential Citation & Recognition Award" who has made significant contributions to the president's term and the association as a whole.

2025 Award Winners: Kim Radtke (not pictured), Megan Justman (Pictured below with Dawn Hoff)

Honor of Clinical Distinction

The Honor of Clinical Distinction is given in recognition of an outstanding clinician in the field of cardiac and/or pulmonary rehabilitation. This award is intended to identify an individual who is highly effective in improving the outcomes of their patients by applying superlative clinical vigilance and motivational techniques. The candidate should also be considered a resource for program guideline clarification and other regulatory bodies. 

2025 Award Winners: Kacie Vergeront (not pictured), Kayla Olson (pictured below)

Distinguished Service Award

Each year at the Annual Conference, the WISCPHR Executive Committee has the opportunity on any given year to award the "Distinguished Service Award" to an individual whose leadership, ideas, and committee work have significantly benefited WISCPHR as an organization.

2024 Award Winners: Tammy Riebe, Lisa Michaels-Bilgrien (Pictured below)