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About the Author
Jay (Jacob) Schleichkorn, a native New Yorker, served in the Air Force
for three years, primarily as a Physical Therapy Technician. Upon
his discharge in 1946, he chose physical therapy as a career and
received a Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy and a Masters
of Arts from New York University. Joining the Air Force Reserve
in October 1959, as a physical therapist with the rank of Captain,
he served until 1978 and was discharged with total service of
22 years, with the rank of Lt. Colonel.
In 1982, he completed his doctorate in Developmental Disabilities
from The Union Institute, Cincinnati. After several clinical positions
as a physical therapist, from 1959 to 1971, he was the executive
director of the United Cerebral Palsy Associations of New York
State. He followed that from 1971 through 1987 as the founder
and Associate Professor and Chairman of the Physical Therapy Department,
School of Allied Health Professions, State University of New York
at Stony Brook.
Upon his retirement, he was named Associate Professor Emeritus,
SUNY Stony Brook. Jay and his wife, Marianne, moved to Central
Florida in 1989. A life member of the American Physical Therapy
Association, he was appointed to APTA's Committee on History 1993
through 1996 and served as Chair of the Committee in 1996. He
is the recipient of numerous awards including the APTA's Lucy
Blair Service Award (1984) and the Helen Hislop Award for Outstanding
Contributions to Professional Literature (1992).
He is the author of five books of which four were historical biographies
and one on cerebral palsy.
Dr. Schleichkorn is an Honorary Member of the Neuro-developmental
Treatment Association (NDT) and in 1991 was the recipient of the
NDTA's Bobath Award of Excellence.
From 1987-1999, he served as consulting editor and feature writer
for the PT Bulletin, a weekly publication of the APTA. Many of
his articles emphasized the role of those therapists considered
pioneers in the profession.
In the summer of 2000, he was called from retirement to join the
faculty of the Physical Therapy program, University of Central
Florida, Orlando. As an Adjunct Professor, he taught Foundations
of Physical Therapy. He was a part-time faculty in the summer
of 2001 and in February 2002, he was designated a Distinguished
Scholar in Residence in the Physical Therapy Program, Department
of Health Professions at UCF. He also received an appointment
as a Coordinator in the physical therapy program effective August
19, 2002. Concurrently he serves on the Advisory Board for the
Program in Physical Therapy .
Jay and Marianne Schleichkorn, now of Apopka, Florida, have three
sons, three daughter-in-laws and seven grandchildren.
Dr. Schleichkorn can be reached by email at: PTJay@aol.com
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