SPELBRING LECTURE

Under the guidance of the Advisory Board, the vision of the Lyla M. Spelbring Lectureship that began as a kernel of an idea in 2010 has grown into a nationally known endowed lectureship.  

 

The Spelbring Advisory Board consists of Alumnae and faculty from the EMU Occupational Therapy Program as well as the Foundation Officer for the College of Health and Human Services. Three of the founding members of the board, Regina Michael Campbell, Carole Hays, and Leslie Kamil, worked closely with Dr. Spelbring at the University of Michigan Medical Center and considered her to be a mentor.

 

The board meets quarterly to select the endowed lecturer, oversee financial activities that serve to support the mission of the Spelbring and sustain the lectureship, and collaborate with the Event Planning Committee to assure excellence.

 

Members of the Spelbring Advisory Board:

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Board Chair -

Valerie Howells, Ph.D., OT/L, FAOTA, Emeritus Professor, EMU OT Program

EMU OT Alumna, 1974, Inaugural member

 

Board Members - 

Regina Michael Campbell, MS, OTR, FAOTA, Emeritus Professor, Texas Woman’s University, Dallas, Tx  

EMU OT Alumna, 1969, Inaugural member

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 Carole Hays, MA, OTR (retired), FAOTA, Baltimore, Maryland

EMU OT Alumna, 1960, 1970, Inaugural member

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Leslie Kamil, OTRL, MS, JD, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan

EMU OT Alumna 1971, Inaugural member   

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Gretchen Dahl Reeves, Ph.D., OT/L, FAOTA, Emeritus Professor, EMU OT program

Member since 2012

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Katie MacDonald, MA, OTRL, Willowbrook Rehabilitation, Brighton, Michigan

EMU OT Alumna, 2006, Member since 2014

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Penny Helfrich, MSEd, OTR/L , Saginaw Intermediate School District, Saginaw, Michigan

EMU OT Alumna 1984, Member since 2016

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Susan E. Robosan-Burt, OTRL, FMiOTA, FAOTA

EMU OT Alumna 1980, Member since 2020

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Trish Foster, PhD, OTR/L, EMU OT Program Director

EMU OT Alumna, Member since 2023

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