Graduation&Awards Program_DPT20_2025

Doctor of Physical Therapy

Convocation Ceremony

DPT 20 December 5, 2025 Provo, Utah

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Dear RMU DPT Graduates, Congratulations!

Today marks a defining moment in your life journey—a culmination of years of dedication, resilience, and purpose. You now stand ready to step into your calling as compassionate healthcare professionals.

At Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions (RMU), your education has combined an evidence-based academic curriculum with people-focused experiences that prepare you to make a positive difference in the lives you touch.

Through rigorous study and hands-on training, you have become part of the next generation of healthcare leaders, ready to set the standard for compassionate care and excellence in your field. Ahead of you are countless lives that will intersect with yours—patients who will look to you for healing, hope, and strength.

As you go forward, remember and intentionally act upon the heart of RMU’s mission: to improve the human condition by loving and lifting those in need. To love is to see others as they are, meet them where they are, and listen to what they say. Doing so will instill a trust in the treatment that will elevate their and your quality of life.

Congratulations, DPT 20, we are proud of you and of the good you will do!

Welcome to the distinguished alumni ranks of RMU!

Dr. Cameron K. Martin University President & CEO

CEREMONY AGENDA Conducting Dr. Steve Wilkinson Program Director & Department Chair Processional of the Graduates Pomp and Circumstance Written by Sir Edward Elgar (Please stand) Welcome Dr. Jeff Lau Dean, College of Rehabilitation Sciences Graduate Speaker Jason Nguyen DPT 20 Class President Presentation of Awards Reading of Names and Degrees Gretel Cosman Registrar Remarks Dr. Cameron K. Martin University President & CEO Alumni Welcome Dr. Glory Dioh-Esona Alumni Association Board President, DNP/FNP Alumna Concluding Remarks Dr. Steve Wilkinson Program Director & Department Chair Recessional of the Graduates (Please stand) Participation in the ceremony does not indicate degree completion. Upon degree completion, the Registrar’s Office will post the degree on the academic transcript and graduates will receive an official RMU diploma.

AWARD RECIPIENTS & NOMINEES Top Scholars Presented by Dr. Misti Timpson Professor Curtis Lundberg Hanna White National Physical Therapy Student Honor Society Presented by Dr. Will Sykes Co-Director of Clinical Education Cassidy Ashton Emily Flake Perri Freeman Curtis Lundberg Hanna White Clinical Excellence Award Recipients Presented by Dr. Will Sykes Co-Director of Clinical Education To Be Announced

Outstanding Clinical Instructor Award Recipient Presented by Dr. Will Sykes Co-Director of Clinical Education Dr. Robin Cecil

AWARD RECIPIENTS & NOMINEES Leadership Award Nominees Presented by Dr. Christa Young Associate Professor Emily Flake Kenneth Higgins Jason Nguyen William Stasinis Bing Yeung Faculty Recognition Award Nominees Presented by Dr. Michael Bartholomew Assistant Program Director Jack Bonniwell Connor Dunaway Emily Flake Perri Freeman Kenneth Higgins Curtis Lundberg Stephen Powers

AWARD RECIPIENTS & NOMINEES Professional Engagement Award Nominees Dr. Steve Wilkinson Program Director & Department Chair Emily Flake Perri Freeman Kenneth Higgins Lizzie Peikert Bing Yeung

Lifting Others Award Nominees Presented by Dr. Tyler Luszeck Assistant Professor Emily Flake Perri Freeman Timothy “TJ” Guerrero Kenneth Higgins Chase Jones Aden Pierce Stephen Powers William Stasinis Katryn Valdoria Bing Yeung

FEATURED BIOGRAPHY Dr. Robin Cecil Outstanding Clinical Instructor Award Recipient Robin L. Cecil, PT, DPT, SCS, is a board-certified sports clinical specialist and the founder and director of Sport Ready Academy in Sandy, Utah.

With over 30 years of experience in physical therapy and sports medicine, she is dedicated to advancing athlete care and performance and safe return-to-sport practices.

A graduate of Texas Woman’s University (MSPT, 1995) and Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions (tDPT, 2015), Dr. Cecil holds additional certifications and training in blood flow restriction (BFR) training, Emergency Medical Responder (EMR), 3D movement analysis, sports speed training, workload management, and strength and conditioning. She is the medical director for Salt Lake Academy, providing sports medicine care, rehabilitation, sideline coverage, and athlete development services. Additionally, she provides athlete physical therapy services and sideline coverage through her cash-based model, supporting youth and sports club programs throughout Utah.

Passionate about mentoring future clinicians, Dr. Cecil is honored to be recognized as Clinical Instructor of the Year by Rocky Mountain University for her commitment to education, clinical excellence, and student development.

COLLEGE OF REHABILITATION SCIENCES Doctor of Physical Therapy Graduates Katie Harris Isaiah Hernandez Kenneth Higgins William Horner Francheska Isip Chase Jones Briana Marie Lawson Trisha Roween Lim Curtis Lundberg Lanney Nicole McKinley Jackson Mills Robert Millward Jason Nguyen Brandon Olsen Lizzie Peikert Aden Pierce

Jared Aarsvold Franco Nahuel Aguero Cassidy Rianne Ashton Andrew Bestenlehner Benjamin Bodily Jack Bonniwell Jacob Brockert Connor Kent Dunaway Kyler Edwards Emily Jane Flake Brooke Pauline France Perri A. Freeman PJ Goff Alyssa Grinde Timothy John “TJ” Fortune Guerrero

Rick B. Porter Stephen Powers Vanessa Rabos Matthew Rios Emma Seitz Tyler Earl Shumway Cooper Smith William Stasinis Ethan Tall Katryn Faith Jacobe Valdoria Christian Vellozzi Ashley Waddell Katie Werkema Hanna White Allyson Whiting Bing Yeung

PROGRAM LEADERSHIP Doctor of Physical Therapy Program Director and Department Chair Steve Wilkinson PT, MSPT, MS, PhD Associate Program Director Joel Tenbrink PT, PhD, ATC

Assistant Program Directors Michael Bartholomew PT, DPT, PhD, GCS, CEEAA Miriam Cortez-Cooper PT, MA, PhD

Co-Directors of Clinical Education Tim Stevenson PT, DPT, PhD, OCS Will Sykes PT, DPT Director of Accreditation and Assessment F. David Paulson PT, DPT, OCS

PROGRAM FACULTY Doctor of Physical Therapy Michael Bartholomew PT, DPT, PhD, GCS, CEEAA Assistant Professor

Tyler Luszeck PT, DPT, NCS Assistant Professor

Paul Stoneman DPT, PhD Professor

Kaiwi Chung-Hoon PT, PhD, CEEAA Professor

Megan Merrill PT, DPT, PCS Assistant Professor

Will Sykes PT, DPT Assistant Professor

Miriam Cortez-Cooper PT, MA, PhD Associate Professor

Crystal Miskin PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT Assistant Professor

Joel Tenbrink PT, PhD, ATC Associate Professor

Hina Garg PT, MS, PhD, NCS, CEEAA Associate Professor Kelsey Hopkinson PT, DPT, GCS Assistant Professor Megan Kisner PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT, Cert. DN, COMT Assistant Professor Greg Koberstein PT, DPT Assistant Professor Jeff Lau PT, DPT, PhD, CMPT Associate Professor

F. David Paulson PT, DPT, OCS Assistant Professor Rhodri Purcell PT, MPT, EdD, OCS, CSCS, Cert DN Associate Professor Tyler Robinson PT, DPT, Cert DN Assistant Professor

Angela Thomas PT, DPT Assistant Professor Misti Timpson PT, DPT, PhD, NCS Professor Steve Wilkinson PT, MSPT, MS, PhD Associate Professor

Douglas Santillo PT, DPT, PhD Assistant Professor

Elizabeth Willison PT, DPT, ScD, WCS, PRPC, Cert in Wound Care, Cert in DN Assistant Professor

Tim Stevenson PT, DPT, PhD, OCS Assistant Professor

Christa Young PT, PhD, NCS Associate Professor

BOARD OF TRUSTEES Dr. Michael Skurja, Jr. Chair Dr. Rogan L. Taylor Vice Chair Mr. Michael Held Treasurer Dr. Susan Lucht Secretary

Dr. Jessica Egbert

Dr. Richard P. Nielsen

Dr. Leah I. Fullman

Mr. James Suel

Dr. Sunnie Giles

Dr. Roy Zwahlen

Dr. Lily S. Hsu

Dr. Cameron K. Martin Ex officio

Dr. Gregory D. Myer Dr. Michael Nelson

UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION & OFFICERS Dr. Cameron K. Martin University President & Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Stephen L. Whyte Executive Vice President of University Relations

Dr. Malissa Martin Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs & Provost

Mr. Richard Peterson Chief of Staff

Mr. Jeffrey B. Bate Executive Vice President of Finance/Chief Financial Officer

Ms. Dana Costa Vice President of Enrollment, Marketing, and Communications

Mr. Dan Harmuth Vice President of Technology & Innovation/ Chief Information Officer Jeffrey L. Fisher Senior Executive Director of the RMU Foundation, Ex Officio Dr. Tom Cappaert Vice Provost Ms. Tanya Snelson Sr. Executive Assistant, Office of the President

Deans Dr. Malissa Martin Interim Dean, College of Health Sciences

Dr. Jeff Lau Dean, College of Rehabilitation Sciences

Dr. Adam Hickenbotham Dean, College of Optometric Medicine

WELCOME TO THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION On behalf of the Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions Alumni Association, we congratulate you on graduating from RMU and officially welcome you as a new member of the Alumni Association. As you now embark on the next phase of your life, know that you are part of an incredible network of more than 4,600 healthcare professionals who are alumni of RMU. As a graduate, you have access to the following: • 15% tuition discount on a future certificate or program • 15% tuition discount on RMU PEAKS continuing education offerings • Library resources and research databases • ORSP guidebook for getting published • Access to alumni reunions and University events We encourage you to get involved, be informed, and stay connected as alumni.

To learn more, visit rm.edu/alumni.

Congratulations, graduates!

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