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Previous Keynote Honorees
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1994 Lela Llorens
1995 Charles Christiansen
1996 Penney Kyler Hutchinson
1997 Catherine Trombly
1998 Carolyn Baum
1999 Beatriz Abreu
2000 Shereen Farber
2001 Linda Fazio
2002 Karen
Jacobs
2003 Barbara
Kornblau
2004 Patricia Crist
2005 Jim Hinojosa
2006 Suzanne M. Peloquin
2007 Wendy Wood
2008 Penny Moyer
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Reflections On
Over a Decade of Excellence
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Lela Llorens Ph.D, OTR, FAOTA
“I am still in awe of the high honor
accorded me as the inaugural Vanderkooi Lecturer. I continue to feel highly
honored to have had a productive relationship with the Texas Woman’s
University School of Occupational Therapy for almost 50 year beginning with
Ruth Whipple Pershing, Cruz Mattei as fellow classmate at Western Michigan
University and Virginia Chandler Dykes, as a fellow intern at St Luke’s
Hospital in Chicago. The lecture gave me the wonderful opportunity to
recognize the legacy that was Ms Fanny B. Vanderkooi and to forge another
link in that legacy that has been recognized and continued by the work of
Drs. Janette Schkade and Sally Schultz in their conceptualization of
occupational adaptation that incorporated my theoretical work and that of
Lorna Jean King...It has been a pleasure to have been an early part of
an historic continuing education event that has shown significant growth and
development over the ten years of its existence”.
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Charles Christiansen, EdD, TO(C), OTR,
FAOTA
“It is hard for me to believe that a
decade has passed since this fabulous lecture series was inaugurated in the
name of a very significant figure in the development of occupational therapy
in Texas. In reflecting on my own experience as an honored lecturer, I can
certainly recount the immense sense of responsibility I felt at offering
something worthwhile for the many people gathered for the event. I will
always be grateful to the School of Occupational Therapy at Texas Woman’s
University for the soul food provided by my Vanderkooi Lectureship
opportunity”.
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Catherine Trombly, Sc.D., OTR/L, FAOTA
“I remember feeling very honored to
be invited to do the Vanderkooi Lecture. It is rare that a Department of
Occupational Therapy should have an endowed lecture, so being invited to
participate was all the more special…I especially enjoyed meeting with
the students in workshops afterward and conversing with them about
occupational therapy and their hoped-for careers”.
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Carolyn Baum. PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
“...I was very honored to be chosen
as a Vanderkooi Lecturer. Ms. Vanderkooi began an important tradition of
scholarship. It was my privilege to participate with you in honoring that
tradition”.
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Betty Abreu
“I continued to be humbled by the
honor bestowed upon me by Texas Woman’s University School of Occupational
Therapy. Thank you for allowing me to become a part of your history… As
we say in Puerto Rico, “Felicitaciones y Adelante con la mission”
(Congratulations and keep moving forward with this great mission)”.
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Shereen D. Farber, Ph.D., OTR, FAOTA
“I was honored to be asked to
present a lecture at the Vanderkooi Seminars and used the opportunity to
reflect upon my occupational voyage as a therapist. For many years, I have
been told that I "think way outside the box". At TWU, the faculty and
students seem to be receptive to applying concepts of occupational
performance in creative ways, so I felt right at home”.
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Linda S. Fazio, Ph.D., OTR/L, FAOTA
“Being named as one of the Annual Fanny B. Vanderkooi Endowed Lectureship
recipients was one of the most significant highlights of my career in
occupational therapy. As a graduate of Texas Woman's University, and as a
former faculty member in the School of Occupational Therapy I have always
valued my associations with TWU. I have been particularly proud of the TWU
legacy that values and celebrates the accomplishments of women. The School
of Occupational Therapy has exemplified that heritage in the
many opportunities granted women of all ages, ethnicities and cultures and,
in their resulting achievements. I thank you for the opportunity to be
associated with such an exemplary program for the ongoing recognition and
support of occupational therapy scholarship and practice”.
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Barbara Kornblau. JD, OT/L FAOTA
“I want to thank you for your
wonderful hospitality … Presenting the 10th Vanderkooi Lecture
was real honor for me. Joining such a distinguished group of occupational
therapist make the honor that much greater for me. I will never forget this
wonderful experience”.
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