UCA student Micah Dailey is the 2007 recipient of the Mary McMillan Scholarship Award from the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), making him the second UCA student in as many years to win this national award.
Dailey, who will graduate on August 10 with a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree, is one of ten students selected from nearly 200 physical therapy programs across the nation. He receives a $5,000 cash award and will be recognized at the APTA Annual Conference on June 29 in Denver, Colo. Dailey has maintained a 4.0 grade point average throughout PT school and his undergraduate work at UCA as well. He was selected for this award for not only his scholastic achievements but for leadership, service, and participation in research including a poster presentation at the national APTA 2007 Combined Sections Meeting and multiple mission trips such as Tsunami Relief in Thailand.