2023-2024 VCU-Marquette Challenge Awards Announcement

May 22nd, 2024 — After months of dedication, hard work, and fundraising events, we have announced the awards for the 2023-24 VCU-Marquette Challenge!

For anyone new to this event, the Marquette Challenge is a student-led fundraiser to support the mission of the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research. The top fundraising school earns co-naming rights for the next Marquette Challenge and will receive the Marquette Challenge traveling cup, a trophy inscribed with the names of the schools that have taken top honors since the Marquette Challenge began in 1989.

First place: Virginia Commonwealth University

Second place: University of Delaware

Third place: University of Miami

Total: $148,789.38

Philanthropy Circle:

Cornerstone society ($50,000 +) – The University of Iowa

Award of Merit (schools raising $6,000 or more)

Arcadia University
The Ohio State University

Award of Excellence (schools raising $10,000 or more)

New York University
University of Miami

Award of Distinction (schools raising $20,000 or more)

University of Delaware
Virginia Commonwealth University

Honorable Mention: Schools raising $3,000 or more

Emory University
Regis University
Somerset Community College
University of Illinois at Chicago
University of Iowa
William Carey University

Special Awards

Most Successful Newcomer: University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point
Biggest Stretch School: New York University
Most Successful PTA School: Somerset Community College
Most Creative: Northwestern University
Best Comeback: Maryville University in St. Louis
Best Effort to Raise $1000: Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science

Special thanks to our Marquette Challenge Title Sponsor HPSO/CNA, and to all the dedicated Program Directors, Challenge Coordinators, faculty, and students at participating schools. This Challenge would not be possible without you, and we are so grateful for your support!

Our 2023-2024 Fundraising Schools

Arcadia University
Briar Cliff University
California State University, Northridge
Carroll University
Concordia University – St. Paul
Creighton University
Drexel University
Duke University
Emory University
Hazard Community & Technical College/Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College
High Point University
Keiser University – Ft Lauderdale
Marquette University
Marymount University
Maryville University of Saint Louis
Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences
MGH Institute of Health Professions
Midwestern University – Naperville, IL/Downers Grove
New York University Steinhardt
Northwestern University
Old Dominion University
Regis University

Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science
Sacred Heart University
Saint Louis University
Shenandoah University
Somerset Community College
Springfield College
Stockton University
Temple University
The George Washington University
The Ohio State University
Thomas Jefferson University
University of Cincinnati
University of Delaware
University of Illinois – Chicago
University of Iowa
University of Kentucky
University of Maryland – Eastern Shore
University of Miami
University of Minnesota
University of Mississippi at the Medical Center
University of Nebraska Medical Center
University of New England
University of South Dakota
University of St. Augustine – Texas
University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point
Virginia Commonwealth University
William Carey University