NATA Hall of Fame Inductee for 2004
William E. Prentice
William E. Prentice is recognized as an author, educator, and clinican. He received both BS and MS degrees from the University of Delaware, a PhD degree in sports medicine and applied physiology from the University of Virginia and BSPT degree in physical therapy from the University of North Carolina. He is a Professor in the Department of Exercise and Sport Science, a Clinical Professor in the Division of Physical Therapy, and has served as the Program Director of the NATA Accredited Graduate Athletic Training Education Program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill since 1980. He started his career as an Assistant Athletic Trainer at Temple University prior to beginning his PhD at Virginia. He also served for ten years as the Director of Sports Medicine Education for the Healthsouth Corporation. Prentice is the author of eight textbooks most notably Arnheim's Principles of Athletic Training, Essentials of Athletic Injury Management, Therapeutic Modalities in Sports Medicine and Athletic Training, Rehabilitation Techniques in Sports Medicine and Athletic Training, Therapeutic Modalities for Physical Therapists, Techniques of Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, and two additional fitness books. He has published more than 50 journal articles and abstracts, and has made more than 150 lectures and presentations. Prentice has served as the Athletic Trainer for the Women's Soccer Program at the University of North Carolina since 1980 and during that period the team has won 17 NCAA and one AIAW National Championships. Prentice has been the recipient of numerous awards from the NATA including most notably the Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award in 1999; the Sayers "Bud" Miller Distinguished Athletic Training Educator Award in 1997; and, the Educational Multimedia Committee Videotape Production Award in 1997. He also received the Outstanding Alumni Award from the College of Physical Education, Recreation, and Athletics at the University of Delaware in 1989.
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