This year’s recipient of the Cossoy Award is Dr. Julie Moyer-Knowles, graduate of UDPT Class of 1982. The Cossoy Award, named for the founding director of the UDPT program, Barbara Cossoy, is given to an individual outside of the Department that has made an extraordinary contribution to the University of Delaware PT Program.

Dr. Knowles owns and operates a PT company called Southern Delaware Physical Therapy which employs several UDPT graduates. She is now Past-President of the University of Delaware Alumni Association, and continues to be involved with the association as well as on the Athletics Committee, and Gender and Racial Equity Committee.

Most recently Dr. Knowles initiated the UDPT development challenge, matching student donations to help build up the UDPT development fund. When asked about the challenged Dr. Knowles stated, “I am extremely happy to say that the current students were 100% supportive of this drive, and Every student participated in the donation! I am pretty sure that no other department on campus has achieved this goal!  I hope that in future years, students will continue to support this wonderful university and physical therapy program, through the donation of their time and/or financial resources.”  

Dr. Binder-Macleod stated, “The Department is so lucky to have alumni like Dr. Moyer-Knowles.  Her vision, insight and leadership serve as an inspiration to all of us. Her support of our Department has been consistent and incredibly generous."