Wayne Brewer, a professor of physical therapy, will receive a national award for starting a support group for heart patients.

For his community work, Brewer will receive the Heartfelt Hero Award from the Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA), a multidisciplinary organization working to improve and expand heart failure care through collaboration, education, research, innovation and advocacy. He will be recognized at the HFSA Annual Scientific Meeting from Sept. 26-29 in Minneapolis.