WCPT Awards for Brian Mulligan and Robin McKenzie.

Therapy (WCPT) conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, two physical therapists from New Zealand were honoured with the WCPT International Service to the Profession Award1. This award is presented at most once every four years to physical therapists that have made an exceptional contribution to the profession at the international or regional level by way of excellence in the areas of practice, education, research, or administration and policy development2. Brian Mulligan received the Award for his development and teaching of mobilization with movement, the Mulligan Concept. Well-recognized for his generosity and enthusiasm in addition to his clinical acumen and innovative approach to OMPT diagnosis and management, Mr. Mulligan continues to be in great demand internationally for teaching courses. The Mulligan Concept is instructed in entry-level and postgraduate university physical therapy programs throughout the world where faculty members have the credentials to teach them. A member of the New Zealand Society of Physiotherapists (NZSP) since his graduation in 1954, Mr. Mulligan has participated over many years in various roles and on various committees at a Branch, Special Interest Group, and NZSP Standing Committee level. With two other NZSP members—including the other Award winner celebrated here, Robin McKenzie—he established the New Zealand Manipulative Physiotherapy Association (NZMPA) in 1968 and he represented New Zealand at the founding meeting of International Federation of Orthopaedic Manipulative Therapists (IFOMT) in 1970. In recognition of his achievements on behalf of the physical therapy profession in New Zealand Mr. Mulligan has also been awarded Life Membership of the NZMPA (1988), Honorary Fellow status in the NZSP (1996), and Life Membership of NZSP (1999). Robin McKenzie graduated from the University of Otago School of Physiotherapy in 1952. In 1956 while in private practice in Wellington, New Zealand, a chance observation led him to develop diagnosis and management protocols that are now in widespread use internationally under the name Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy. Like no other, this concept has crossed professional boundaries and is being used by physical therapists, chiropractors, osteopaths, and medical physicians. Within this concept the emphasis is placed on WCPT Awards for Brian Mulligan and Robin McKenzie