Award Recipients

The Massage Therapy Foundation recognizes outstanding former volunteers and outstanding members of the massage profession with two awards: The John Balletto Distinguished Service Award and the MTF / Stopain Humanitarian Award (formerly MTF / Performance Health Humanitarian Award).

John Balletto Distinguished Service Award Recipients

This award is given to individuals whose service to the profession, by nature of their generous volunteer efforts on behalf of the Foundation, goes far beyond the norm. It is only through the dedicated work of our volunteers that the Foundation can realize any success. Without the incredible vision and farsightedness of the core group of individuals who had the brave and bold idea to establish this charitable organization to further advance the profession and serve humanity, the work that we do would simply not be done. Below are all previous award recipients.

2024
Douglas Nelson, LMT, BCTMB

2023
Jerrilyn Cambron, DC, MPH, PhD, LMT
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2019
Clifford W. Korn, LMT BCTMB
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2018
Ruth Werner,  BCTMB

2017
Leslie A. Young, Ph.D.
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2016
Jean Shea
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2014
Jan Schwartz, MA
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2013
Diana Thompson, LMP
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2012
Tim Herbert

2011
Glenn Hymel, Ed.D, LMT

2010
Sharon Marden Johnson

2004
MTF Founders:
Iris Burman
Grace Chan, D.O.M.P, RMT
Elliot Greene
Janet Kahn, Ed.M., Ph.D.
Robert King
George Kousaleous
Sue Kozisek
Martha Brown Menard, Ph.D., CMT
Ray Moriyasu

Massage Therapy Foundation / Stopain Humanitarian Award Recipients

Stopain sponsors the MTF/Stopain Humanitarian Award which recognizes individuals selected by the Massage Therapy Foundation for their efforts in improving the welfare of their clients and demonstrating selfless devotion to others. Below are all previous award recipients.

2023
Lynda Solien-Wolfe, LMT, BCTMB https://massagetherapyfoundation.org/dolly-wallace-2022-humanitarian-award/

2022
Dolly Wallace, LMT, BCTMB
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Massage Therapy Foundation / Performance Health Humanitarian Award Recipients

Performance Health sponsored the MTF/Performance Health Humanitarian Award which recognized individuals selected by the Massage Therapy Foundation for their efforts in improving the welfare of their clients and demonstrating selfless devotion to others. Below are all previous award recipients.

2019
Ann Blair Kennedy, LMT, PhD
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2018
Bill Brown
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2017
Tim Veitzer
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2016
Glenath Moyle
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2015
Whitney Lowe
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Chiropractic Economics article>>
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2014
Mary White, LMT
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2013
Diana Thompson, LMP
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2012
Tina Allen
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2011
Andrew Biel
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2010
Angie Patrick
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2009
Robert and Kathie King
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