Ashley Sanchez: One Student, Multiple Awards

Update: November 7th 2017

Congratulations (again!) to Ashley Sanchez for being selected for the School of HHS Marjory W. Johnson Pre-Physical Therapy Research Program Award. Winning her second award for the 2017-2018 academic year, Ashley will begin her research in “Examining the Role of Feedback on Virtual Reality Obstacle Crossing” in Spring 2018. The purpose of this award is to support undergraduate research that advances our knowledge of prevention, evaluation and treatment of movement related injury and disease.

So who is Marjory W. Johnson? Marjory W. Johnson received a B.S. in Physical Education from Woman’s College in 1943. She earned a Certificate in Physical Therapy from Walter Reed Army Medical Hospital in 1944. She was as Lieutenant in the Army Medical Corps between 1944-46; she served as a polio physical therapist at the Moore County NC Hospital in Pinehurst, NC in 1946. She was Chief of Physical Therapy at the Rochester Rehabilitation Center, Rochester, NY, between 1948-1961. She served as a faculty member in the Division of Physical Therapy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1961 until her retirement in 1985.

Good luck in your research, Ashley. Keep up the good work!

October 10, 2017, Spartan of Promise

The Department of Kinesiology is very proud to announce that Ashley Sanchez was one of ten seniors throughout UNCG, given the Spartan of Promise Award from the UNCG Alumni Association.

Ashley, a Senior in the Department of Kinesiology, has shown tremendous academic drive and success; renowned by her peers and faculty as determined, ambitious, and motivated. She has represented UNCG and the Department well by traveling to conferences, conducting, and presenting research, and going above and beyond to assist with anything she can. Ashley has been serving as a Research Assistant in the Virtual Environment For Assessment And Rehabilitation Laboratory (VEAR) Lab for several years.

The Spartans of Promise are an exceptional group of students who represent the diversity of UNCG. Award recipients will be recognized at the Alumni of Distinction Awards Dinner – a signature Homecoming event – on Thursday, Oct. 19, and will be invited to participate and network at UNCG Alumni Association events throughout the year. The Spartan of Promise is an annual award recognizing UNCG seniors who have demonstrated exceptional academic and service accomplishments.