Athletic Trainer Service Award

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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.