NATA Hall of Fame

Sue Stanley-Green was the first woman to cover football full-time in the Southeast Conference, as associate head athletic trainer at the University of Kentucky. Currently, she is program director of the athletic training education program at Florida Southern College. She served on the NATA board and was a two-time director on the Board of Certification.

Kathy Schniedwind's career was spent at Illinois State University, where she worked from 1976-2006. She was the first female athletic trainer at Illinois State and the first female board member for the state association. Schniedwind served on the NATA Foundation board and the Foundation Scholarship Committee; now retired, she still lectures and is a sought-after mentor.

Charles Redmond, who served two terms on the NATA board, is a proponent of clinical education and worldwide sports medicine, having lectured in Aruba, Ireland and China while caring for athletes at the college, professional and Olympic levels. He is dean of the School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation at Springfield College, where he has worked more than 30 years.

1934-2001

Ted Quedenfeld, while working at Temple University, developed the first hospital-based sports medicine center and the first clinic-based outreach program for high school athletes in the U.S., creating jobs for athletic trainers outside the traditional setting. Quedenfeld also contributed significantly to secure Pennsylvania's first state legislative act for athletic trainers in the early 1980s.

William Prentice is recognized as a prolific author, educator, and clinician. Most noted as the author of nine textbooks, Prentice worked as a Professor and Coordinator of the Sports Medicine Program at the University of North Carolina throughout his entire career. A NATA Research & Education Foundation scholarship is presented annually in his name.

Bill McDonald was the director of sports medicine at Georgia Tech for 15 years before returning to his alma mater, the University of Alabama, in 1987. McDonald was an early advocate of legislative recognition, and he continues to mentor students in his current role as director of sports medicine for the Crimson Tide.

Al Green has been chair of the NATA Public Relations Committee and a member of the Board of Certification. He serves his community as a volunteer firefighter and EMT and received the Certificate of Valor in 1994 from the Kentucky Department of Fire Prevention. Green is assistant athletic director and head athletic trainer at Florida Southern College.

David Perrin is a longtime advocate of clinical research, having been editor-in-chief of the Journal of Athletic Training and founder of the Sports Medicine and Athletic Training Research Laboratory at the University of Virginia. Perrin's name now graces an award for doctoral dissertations. He is provost and executive vice chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

1934- 2012

Robert Moore was the epitome of service, having cared for athletes at the University of Illinois, Detroit Lions, San Diego Chargers, 1979 Pan American Games, 1982 World University Games and the US National Rugby Team. He spent 25 years, active and reserve, in the U.S. Air Force and Army, becoming a Lieutenant Colonel. He was a professor and clinical coordinator for the athletic training education program at San Diego State University.

Ron Carroll was the first certified athletic trainer at Arkansas State University and has been head athletic trainer since August 1976. He has been active in continuing education, governmental affairs and reimbursement. He has also served as chair of the Arkansas State Board of Athletic Training.