Rehabilitation Science PhD student Trevor Lentz has been selected by the Foundation for Physical Therapy Board of Trustees to receive a 2016 Promotion of Doctoral Studies (PODS) II Scholarship in the amount of $15,000. This scholarship has been designated as the 2016 Viva J. Erickson Award and recognizes outstanding academic and leadership achievement. The award is given in honor of Viva J. Erickson, PT, an accomplished physical therapist and leader within APTA.The pool of applicants for this opportunity was extremely competitive and Lentz’sapplication was deemed to have among the most outstanding potential.