OPAF has awarded the 2011 Dale Yasukawa Memorial Scholarship to Adam McFarlane, a student in the Northwestern University Prosthetics-Orthotics Center (NUPOC), Chicago, Illinois, blended learning certificate program for orthotics or prosthetics. He is also an orthotic resident at Clark & Associates, Waterloo, Iowa.
McFarlane was selected from a panel of applicants who are currently enrolled at NUPOC on a full-time basis.
The scholarship, which is maintained and awarded by OPAF and The First Clinics, was increased this year to $1,000 with the intent that the winner will use the funds to defray O&P meeting registration fees or to help offset education expenses.
“I am pleased and honored to accept this award from OPAF in memory of Dale Yasukawa,” McFarlane said. “[OPAF’s] work with individuals within the orthotic and prosthetic community is exemplary. I look forward to a long and rewarding journey in the field of orthotics and prosthetics, and in the short term, to the opportunities this award will present.”
“We are very pleased with the selection of Adam McFarlane as the 2011 Dale Yasukawa Scholarship winner and believe that he will reflect the fine work that has come to be recognized as our scholarship winners,” Robin Burton, OPAF executive director, said.