The Athletic Trainer Service award recognizes NATA members for their contributions to the athletic training profession as a volunteer at the local and state levels. ATSA recipients have been involved in professional associations, community organizations, grassroots public relations efforts and service as a volunteer athletic trainer. No other award, NATA or otherwise, is a prerequisite for eligibility for the ATSA.
Award Eligibility
- NATA member in good standing
- 20 years BOC certification
- 20 years membership in NATA
Nominations are open from August 1 through September 15 annually.
Past Athletic Trainer Service Award Recipients
Please click on a year to view past Athletic Trainer Award Recipients:
2017
- Pamela Arriola, MPE, LAT, ATC
- James M Bazluki, MAEd, LAT, ATC
- Randy L. Biggerstaff, MS, LAT, ATC
- Eileen Bowker MA, LAT, ATC
- James R. Burr, MS, LAT, ATC
- Casey Christy, MA, ATC, CSCS
- Brian Lydell Coles, MS, LAT, ATC, CSCS
- Laura C. Decoster, ATC
- Shelly Fetchen DiCesaro, PhD, LAT, ATC
- Ernest Charles Drews, M.Ed., ATC, SCAT
- Daniel A. Duffy, LAT, ATC
- Zeny Galo Eakins, ATC
- Aaron Galpert, MSEd, ATC
- Sheila C. Gordon, MEd., ATC, SCAT
- Larry Howe, MS, ATC, LAT
- Owen J. Keller, MA, ATC
- Bob Marley, MA, LAT, ATC, CSCS
- Anton Martinez, MSEd, ATC, LAT
- Thomas McCarthy, MS, LAT, ATC
- Alice J. McLaine, PhD, ATC, SCAT
- Jim Mensch, PhD, ATC
- Dani M. Moffit, PhD, LAT, ATC
- Holly J Odean-Carpenter, MS, ATC
- Leah H. Oliver, ATC
- Renee L. Polubinsky, Ed.D., ATC, CSCS, CES
- Julie Ramsey Emrhein, M.Ed., LAT, ATC
- Steven Risinger, MA, ATC, LAT
- John D. Smith MBA, MSEd, AT, ATC
- Bernie Stento, MS, LAT, ATC
- Vincent G. Stilger, HSD, ATC
- Daniel Watson, MEd, LAT, ATC
- Thomas S. Woods, M.S., M.Ed., LAT, AT.,C.
- Daryl Wooten, ATC, LAT
- Dean Weber, ATC
2016
- Sara E. Bjerke, MS, ATC
- Barbara Blackstone, MSS, ATC
- Kirk Brumels, PhD, ATC
- Amanda Caswell, PhD, ATC
- David Csillan, MS, LAT, ATC
- Brian D. Curless, MA, ATC, SCAT
- Scott A. Devore, LAT, MA, ATC
- Jennifer D. Dougherty, MA, ATC
- Brian Farr, MA, ATC, CSCS
- Karen Lew Feirman, MEd, LAT, ATC
- Alan Freedman, MEd, ATC,
- Anthony Garofalo, Jr., ATC
- John L. Gilmour, MA, ATC
- Vicky Graham, ATC
- Dana Gunter, MS, ATC, LAT
- John Hauth, EdD, LAT, ATC
- Hal Hilmer, MA, ATC
- Jeff Hopp, ATC, LAT
- Brian J. Hughes, EdD, ATC
- Thea M. Lockett, MEd, ATC, LAT
- Joan Mann, ATC, LAT
- Catherine M. Marr, MEd, ATC, LAT
- Martin M. Matney, MBA, ATC, LAT
- Gregory Mitchell, MA, ATC, LAT
- Chris C. Mizer, MS, ATC
- Suzette Nynas, EdD, ATC, LAT
- Bart Peterson, MSS, ATC
- Dave A. Rauch, MS, ATC
- John D. Reynolds, MS, ATC, VATL
- Jennifer D. Rheeling, MS, ATC
- Ian Rogol, MEd, VATL, ATC
- Jeffrey Shields, MEd, ATC
- William Shinavier, Jr., MS, ATC, CSCS
- Morgan Simpson, ATC
- Scott B. Swope, ATC, LAT, EMT-P
- Kathleen Thornton, MS, ATC
- Garvin Tsuji, MS, ATC
- Larry R. Ullery, MS, ATC
- Michael Van Bruggen, MS, ATC, LAT
- Benito J. Velasquez, DA, ATC, LAT
- Michael Waters, MEd, ATC, LAT
- Jacqueline Williams PhD, LAT, ATC
- Scott A. Winslow, MS, ATC, LAT
- Bret Wood, MEd, ATC
- Lynne-Marie Young, MEd, ATC
2015
- Paul H.Alvarez,PhD,ATC
- Thereasa Angelo,MA, ATC
- FranBabich,MS,ATC
- Mar kD.Buchman, ATC, SCAT
- Dominic L. DiManna, MEd, MS,A TC
- John Donnell, MS, ATC, LAT
- Bruce Fischbach, MSS,A TC
- David K. Fitzhugh, PhD, ATC, NRP
- Stephen Hornor, MS, LAT, ATC
- Brian V. Hortz, PhD, ATC
- Yvette Ingram, PhD, ATC
- Peter J .Kotz, MS, ATC
- Samuel Y. C. Lee, ATC
- Linda S. Levy, EdD,ATC
- Cheryl A. Lindly, ATC, PA-C
- Robin Marshall, ATC
- Andrew Massey, MAT, ATC
- Jeffrey McKibbin, MEd, ATC,LAT
- Michael Medich, MS, ATC
- Kathy Tate Meyer, MS, ATC, NCMT
- Ross Oshiro, MS, ATC, CSCS
- Ronda Peterson, MS, ATC
- Jill Ponzi, MEd, ATC
- Daniel J. Quigley, MSED, LAT, ATC
- Stacey Jensen Ritter, MS, ATC
- Gail S. Samdperil, ATC
- Amy Wiezorek Schork, MA, ATC, LAT
- Rick Shaw, MS, ATC, LAT
- M. Allen Shelley, MA, ATC, LAT
- Andrew Smith, MS, ATC
- Gerald Stevens, ATC, LAT
- John Phillip Vardiman, PhD, ATC
- William J. VonLeer, MA, ATC
- Gary Ward, ATC, PT
- Thomas West, PhD, ATC, LAT
- Donna Wisely, MA, ATC
2014
- Martin Baker, ATC
- L. Scott Barringer, MEd, ATC, LAT
- Scott L. Bruce, MS, ATC
- W. David Carr, PhD, ATC
- Michael Catterson, MS, ATC, LAT
- Mark I. Cherwony, MS, ATC
- G. Larry Cooper, MS, ATC, LAT
- Erin L. Cramer, ATC, PA-C
- Jonathan H. Dana, ATC
- Jon Darling, ATC, LAT
- Jennifer E. Earl-Boehm PhD, ATC
- Keith E. Eggleston, ATC, LAT
- Jessica Emlich-Jochum, PhD, ATC
- Karen D. Fennell, MS, ATC, LAT
- James Scott Galloway, ATC
- Darrell Ganus, ATC
- Darrell Jon Gililland, Jr., MSEd, ATC, LAT
- Gary R. Hanna, ATC
- Laura L. Harris, PhD, ATC
- Kelley Henderson, MEd, ATC, LAT
- Kevin Herod, ATC
- Gregor A. Hill, ATC, CSCS
- Chris H. Hummel, MS, ATC
- Gregory K. Janik, MS, ATC
- Scott J. Johnson, MSED, ATC, LAT
- Lisa Kluchurosky, MEd, ATC
- Paul J. Krawietz, EdD, ATC, LAT
- Thomas Kuster, III, MS, ATC, PES
- Christine Lauber, EdD, ATC
- Scott E. Lawrance, DHS, ATC, MSPT
- Elicia Leal, MEd, ATC, LAT
- Lana Loken, EdD, ATC
- Douglas Long, PhD, ATC, LAT
- Kembra Mathis, MEd, ATC, LAT
- Alan Maynard, MEd, ATC
- Susan M. McGowen, PhD, ATC, EMT
- Randall Meador, MS, ATC
- Brent B. Millikin, MEd, ATC
- Valerie Moody, PhD, ATC, WEMTB
- Thaddeus L. Moore, Jr., ATC
- Thomas “TJ” Morgan, MS, ATC, PES
- Gary Morin, PhD, ATC, LAT
- Daniel J. Newman, MS, ATC, LAT
- Michael A. Prybicien, MA, ATC, CSCS
- Jerome Razayeski, MEd, ATC, SCAT
- Ronald “Rick” Redden, ATC, LAT
- Russell Richardson, EdD, ATC
- George Roberts, MEd, ATC, CES
- Rob Sandmann, MEd, ATC, LAT
- Natalie Steadman, MAT, ATC, PT, LAT
- Mark Stutz, PhD, ATC, LAT
- Erik E. Swartz, PhD, ATC, FNATA
- William Warren, ATC CAA
- Brian Zeller, PhD, ATC
2013
- Steve Barrett MS, LAT, ATC
- David C. Berry, PhD, ATC
- John L. Carda MS.Ed, ATC, L/ATC
- Mark Coberley MS ATC LAT
- Kenneth D Cole MS, LAT, ATC
- Ray Davis, MSS, ATC, LAT
- David L. Edell MEd, ATC, LAT, CSCS
- Deanna M. Errico, PT, DPT, ATC
- Richard E. Frazee, MS, ATC, LAT
- Robert T. Hammons M.Ed., ATC
- Jenni Johnson MS, ATC
- Billy Ray Laxton, M.Ed, LAT, ATC
- Charles G. Limbach, MA, ATC/LAT
- John Locke, EdD, LAT, ATC
- Jim Malseed, M.Ed., ATC
- Randell G. Matthews MA., ATC., LAT
- Bruce McCrary, MEd, ATC, LAT
- John L. “DOC” Moyer Jr., LAT / ATC
- Susan A. Norkus
- Robert C. O’Malley, MEd, ATC, CES
- Rick Proctor EdD, LAT, ATC
- David R. Schultz, MEd, ATC
- Patricia M. Tripp, PhD, ATC, LAT, CSCS
- Aric Warren, EdD, ATC, LAT, CSCS, CES
- David Weir, ATC, LAT
- Dean Wennerberg, MS, ATC
- Scott M. Westermann, ATC
- George S. Wham Jr., EdD, ATC, SCAT
- Michael Scott Zema, M.Ed, LAT, ATC
2012
- Glenn D. Beachy, MS, ATC
- Craig Bennett, MA, ATC, AT/L
- Lori E. Bristow, MEd, ATC, LAT
- Doug Calland, MS, ATC
- Jason Cates, ATC
- Jill W. Dale, ATC
- Michael S. Doyle, MBA, ATC
- Ed Ferreira
- Aubry B. Fisk, Jr., MEd, ATC, LAT
- Paul R. Geisler, EdD, ATC
- Shaun McCarthy, MA, ATC, LAT
- Rusty McKune, MS, ATC
- Katherine Newsham, PhD, ATC
- Daniel P. O’Connor, PhD, ATC
- Forrest Q. Pecha, MS, ATC, CSCS
- John David Roslien, MS, ATC
- David Strickland, MS, ATC, CSCS
- David Stuckey, MS, ATC, LAT
- LesLee Taylor, PhD, ATC, LAT
- Tamara Valovich McLeod, PhD, ATC
- Guido Van Ryssegem, MS, ATC, CSCS
- Michael Van Veghel, ATC
- Ron H. Walker, MA, ATC, CSCS
2011
- Michael Barnish, MS, ATC, CSCS
- Mary Barnum, EdD, ATC, LAT
- Diane Bartholomew, DHSc, ATC
- Linda Bobo, PhD, ATC, LAT
- Jody Brucker,PhD, LAT, ATC
- Jeff Bryant,MS, ATC, LAT
- Michael Chisar, MPT, ATC, SCS, CSCS
- Mike Diede, PhD, ATC
- Gregory Gaa, MBA, ATC, CSCS
- Bill Griffin, MA, LAT, ATC
- Valerie Herzog, EdD, LAT, ATC
- Carol Humble, MS, ATC
- Oscar Krieger, MS, ATC, CIE
- BJ Maack, ATC, LAT, CSCS
- Jamie Musler, ATC
- Don Nielsen, MS, ATC
- Michelle Padgett, MS, ATC, CSCS
- John Parsons, PhD, ATC, AT
- Robin Ploeger, EdD, ATC, LAT
- Paul Plummer, MA, LAT, ATC
- Kathryn Powell, MS, ATC
- Timothy Speicher, MS, ATC, CSCS
- Rebecca Spurlock, MS, ATC, LAT
- Dan Stephens, ATC
- Cindy Trowbridge, ATC, LAT, CSCS
- Christine Volk, MS, ATC
- Craig Voll ATC, PT
- Lisa Walker, ATC/L
- Donna Wesley, MS, ATC, LAT
- Doug West, PhD, ATC, CSCS, LAT
2010
- Michelle Boyd, ATC
- Kristine Boyle-Walker, MPT, OCS, ATC
- Randall Cohen, ATC, PT
- Marisa Colston, PhD, ATC
- Neil Curtis, EdD, ATC
- David Gish, MEd, ATC, LAT
- M. Sue Guyer, DPE, ATC, LAT
- Pamela Hansen, EdD, ATC
- Maria Hutsick, MS, ATC, LAT
- Melinda Larson, MS, ATC
- Andrew Llaguno, MSEd, ATC, CSCS
- Suanne Maurer-Starks, EdD, ATC
- Linda Mazzoli, MS, ATC, PTA
- David Orr, ATC
- Robb Rehberg, PhD, ATC, NREMT
- Kathleen Malone Sparks, MA, ATC, LAT
- Paul Ullucci, ATC, DPT, SCS
- Lawrence Venis, MEd, ATC, LAT
- James Wallis, ATC, CKT1
- Mike West, MS, ATC
- Timothy Weston, MEd, ATC
- Robb Williams, ATC
- Cari Wood, ATC
- Ericka Zimmerman, EdD, ATC
2009
- Hazel H. Ando, MS, ATC
- Helen M. Binkley, PhD, ATC, CSCS
- Jennifer Brodeur, MS, ATC
- Douglas James Casa, PhD, ATC, FACSM
- Katy Curran Casey, MS, ATC, CSCS
- Terry L. DeWitt, PhD, ATC
- Michael Higgins, PhD, ATC, PT, CSCS
- Stephen Knoche, ATC
- Richard Mark Laursen, MS, ATC
- Jill A. Manners, MS, ATC, LAT
- Linda Meyer, EdD, ATC, PES
- Mary Mundrane-Zweiacher, ATC,PT,CHT
- Joseph Scott, MS, ATC, LAT
- Nancy Weir, MS, ATC, LAT
- Beth Ann Young, ATC
- Teresa A. Zepka, MS, ATC, PES
2008
- Joseph Beckett
- Michael Carrol
- Cheryl Cundy
- Doin Dahlke
- Tanya Dargusch
- Gina M. Delmont
- Mark Kale Dempsey
- Tony Fitzpatrick
- Michael J. Guerrero
- Ernest Hallbach
- Theodore Hirschfeld
- Dale Isaak
- Jeff Konin
- Tara M. Lepp
- Robert L. Maniscalco
- Frank Mastrangelo
- Carl Mattacola
- Bradley Scott Montgomery
- Carolyn Peters
- Rose Schmieg
- James R. Scifers
- Cindy Thomas
- Bonnie L. Van Lunen
- Phillip Voorhis
- Michael Wilkinson
2007
- Marcia Anderson
- Kristine Brown
- Richard Burr
- David Burton
- Ray Castle
- Joan Couch
- Sean Cox
- Nancy Cummings
- Micki Cuppett
- Joseph Greene
- Trish Bare Grounds
- Jeff Hogan
- Robert Kersey
- Mitzi Laughlin
- Tim Laurent
- Tory Lindley
- Jamie Reed
- Kathy Remsburg
- John Ryan
- Diane Sartanowicz
- Patrick Sexton
- Brad Sherman
- Michael Sims
- Bonnie Siple
- Christine Stopka
- Lorna Strong
- Mary Walker
2006
- Tim Adams
- Veronica Ampey
- Don Bagnall
- James Berry
- Elisa Camillone
- Rebecca Clifton
- Robert Collins
- Earl Cooper
- Laura Darby-McNally
- Joe Erdeljac
- Paul Flynn
- Matthew Gerken
- Gordon Graham
- Lori Greenwood
- Chris Hall
- Ed Harris
- Neal Hazen
- Paul Higgs
- Robert Howard
- William Hughes
- Tim Kelly
- Sherry Kimbro
- Kathryn Koshansky
- Sharon Menegoni
- Paul Newman
- Larry Nottingham
- Allen Passerallo
- Susan Rozzi
- Mark Shauer
- Chris Snoddy
- Kathi Stotts
- Mike Sullivan
- Kathleen Walsh
- Gerard White
- Gary Wilkerson
- George Young
2005
- Denise Alosa
- Tom Bair II
- Ned Bergert
- Patricia Billingslea
- Bob Casmus
- Cindy Clivio
- Gail Connolly
- Debbie Craig
- John Davis
- Brent Faure
- Brian FitzGerald
- James Gillen
- Denise Harklau
- Ronnie Harper
- Al Hawkins
- Vicci Hill Lombardi
- Joe Kroeber
- Brett Massie
- Nairi Melkonian
- Darryl Miller
- Julie Moyer Knowles
- James Murdock
- Jim Nespor
- Janet Passman
- David Pawlowski
- Pamela Rast
- Kelli Sabiston
- Kim Terrell
- Robert Tim
- Antoinette VanDePutte
- Mark White
- John Zubal
2004
- Laurie Bitting
- Glen Brown
- David England
- Ellen Epping
- Christina Farley
- Susan Finkam
- Walt Gainey
- Thomas Gocke
- William Hayes
- Chris Ingersoll
- Marjorie King
- Jackie Kingma
- Janet Lauer
- Gaye Merrill
- Ivan Milton
- Debrah Morante
- Sally Perkins
- Susan Saliba
- Jeffrey Stone
- Cathy Supak
- Donald Teahan
- Daniel Trampf
- Marion Vruggnink
- Chuck Whedon
2003
- Jeffrey Bass
- David Barnes
- Dale Blair
- Kevin Ennis
- Jerry Greeson
- David Griffin
- Diane King
- Doug Kleiner
- William Kulju
- Michael Pace
- Kimberly Peer
- Mark Romanick
- James Rudd
- Christopher Sementelli
- Timothy Sensor
- Beverly Westerman
- Fred Williams
2002
- Sandra K. Bricker
- Marisa Brunett
- Kathy I. Dieringer
- Jeffrey Dooley
- A. Louise Fincher
- Michael S. Goldenberg
- Mary K. Kirkland
- Stephanie A. Lennon
- Dwight E. McDonnell
- Mark S. Parsons
- John P. Rock
- Jim R. Routhier
- Therese E. Sparn
- Barrie E. Steele
- Melinda Terry
- Paula S. Turocy
2001
- Kimberly A. Blackburn
- Rebekah R. Bower
- Mark P. Doughty
- Robert S. Douglass
- Chris A. Gillespie
- Wayne M . Kendrick
- Gary G. Nelson
- Danny G. Poole
- Daniel R. Sedory
- Chad Starkey
- John G. Streif
- Richard G. Young
2000
- Barry W. Deuel
- Ron Meuer
- Paul G.G. Miller
- Gregory C. Behrens
- Jeffrey A. Will
- Michael L. Matheny
- John W. Brautigam
- L. Timothy McLane
- Elaine Baker
- MaryBeth Horodyski
- Sharon Summers
- David O. Draper
1999
- Mayfield B. Armstrong
- Everett Blackburn
- Sheila D. Curry
- Beth Ayn Deutsch
- Neal S. Dutton
- Robert A. Ferguson
- Skip L. Hunter
- Karen E. Manista
- Jeff S. Monroe
- Robert M. Nevil
- Kathy M. Pirog
- Roger L. Schipper
- Christopher S. Troyanos
1998
- Patricia A. Aronson
- Martyn H. Bradley
- Edwin D. Cantler
- David D. Carrier
- William R. Davis
- Leo J. Dougherty
- Malissa Martin
- Sally E. Nogle
- Erik M. Okasaki
- Tony I. Ortiz
- Dennis W. Porter
- William R. Whitehill
1997
- David L. Adams
- Jon L. Almquist
- John H. Anderson
- Steve Antonopulos
- Kim Bissonnette
- James Buriak
- David Burton
- Lorin A. Cartwright
- Anita H. Clark
- Steven L. Cole
- David J. Giardina
- Steve E. Glickman
- Robert Gray
- Gwen E. Hoffman
- Charles H. Karnop
- Charles W. Kimmel, Jr.
- Kathleen Laquale
- James H. Mackie
- Julie Max
- Jerry May
- Gary W. Nicholson
- Randal E. Oravetz
- Wendy Runley
- Thomas E. Simmons
- Clint Thompson
- Jerry A. Whetstone
- Michael J. Willets
1996
- Kathie Courtney
- George F. Curtis
- Hunter L. Durvin
- Robert C. Finke
- Robert T. Floyd
- David T. Green
- Frank Grimaldi
- Thomas H. Jones
- David L. Kendall
- Donald F. Kessler
- Richard M. Leander
- Phillip Luckey
- Steven J. Marti
- William McDonald
- Nicholas A. Pappas
- Jane Steinberg
- Kenneth E. Wright
- Nathan L. Yearsley
- David G. Yeo
Thank you for your interest in nominating a colleague for an NATA award. All materials are due by October 1.