Service Award Recipients

Jodi Thomas , PT, DPT, DHSc

School of Occupational Therapy

Service Award Recipient: 2024

Jodi Thomas provides pro-bono services to the international service organization, Hearts in Motion, bringing students for hand- and hearts-on learning experiences, and is a current APTA representative.

William Sit

School of Occupational Therapy

Service Award Recipient: 2023

William Sit serves Texas occupational therapists at the AOTA representative assembly and is the 2022 Texas Occupational Therapy Association Roster of Merit recipient.

“People will forget what you said, but people will never forget how you made them feel through your service.”  - Dr. Sit’s motto

Claudette Fette, PhD, OTR, CRC

School of Occupational Therapy

Service Award Recipient: 2022

Claudette Fette provided direct service and consultation to the Denton Community Health Clinic and Denton County MHMR. She organized volunteers to develop trauma training with OT students and faculty at a Dallas shelter to appraise the needs and advocated for activities for at risk youth.

Kathleen Davis, PhD, RDN, LD

Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences

Service Award Recipient: 2021

Kathleen Davis was the Co-Lead for Eat Well to help build the Health and Wellbeing Initiative, and worked with the library to develop Health and Wellbeing book collection for the library. She advocated for students nutritional education and food security.  

Carolyn Moore, PhD, RDN, LD

Department of Nutrition Food Sciences

Service Award Recipient: 2019

Carolyn Moore collaborated with the Houston Food Bank to receive food twice a month for food insecure students. She also served the community on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors for Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Houston.