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AOPA Announces 2025 Howard R. Thranhardt Award Recipients

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Joy Klapp Email: jklapp@AOPAnet.org AOPA Announces 2025 Howard R. Thranhardt Award Recipients Alexandria, VA (July 8, 2025) — The American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association (AOPA) is proud to announce the recipients of the prestigious 2025 Howard R. Thranhardt Award: Levi Hargrove, PhD, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Tyler Klenow, MSPO, MBA, CPO, FAAOP, […]

Teri Kuffel, JD to Continue as AOPA’s Interim Executive Director Through 2025

The American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association (AOPA) Board of Directors is pleased to announce that its contract with Teri Kuffel, JD to serve as AOPA’s Interim Executive Director has been extended an additional six months to December 31, 2025. Teri stepped into the role on January 1, 2025, following the resignation of AOPA’s previous Executive […]

JOINT STATEMENT: O&P Outcomes Research Funding Available through Department of Defense for Fiscal Year 2025

We’re excited to share promising news for the orthotic and prosthetic (O&P) community: the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) has confirmed that Orthotics and Prosthetics Outcomes has been named as one of 56 eligible topic areas for the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY 2025) Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP), a competitive grant program that […]