Clair Martin receives VOTA Award
Clair Martin, Class of 2024, received the Virginia Occupational Therapy Association (VOTA) OT Graduate Award at the VOTA Annual Conference on Saturday, September 24, 2022. The OT Graduate award is awarded annually by VOTA to an entry level graduate occupational therapy student based on scholarship, leadership, and humanitarian qualities that OT students bring to their future profession. Clair is in her second year of VCU’s Occupational Therapy Doctorate program. Clair stated “It is an honor to be chosen for VOTA's OT Graduate Student Award. This scholarship will provide financial relief, which will support my endeavors in continuing my education to further the field of occupational therapy.” This year she was accepted into the dual degree Occupational Therapy Doctorate/PhD in Health Sciences program. In this program, she has started coursework for the college’s PhD in Health Sciences while she finishes her occupational therapy doctorate degree.