2005 Scholarship Luncheon Program

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William E. Pinky NewellMemorial Scholarships

• Known as a founding father of NATA
• Former NATA Executive Secretary
• Long time Head Athletic Trainer at Purdue
  University
• NATA Hall of Fame Class of 1972
• Along with Bill Chambers, began the NATA student
  scholarship program

• Sponsored by
• Great Lakes Athletic Trainers Association

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Richard E. VandervoortMemorial Scholarship

• Multiple scholarships awarded
• NATA Hall of Fame Class of 1988
• First Student Member of NATA
• Integral role in the restructuring of the
• NATA in 1969
• President of the National Basketball
• Athletic Trainers Association for 10
• years

• Sponsored by
• Richard E. Vandervoort Foundation

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Sayers Bud MillerMemorial Scholarship

• NATA Hall of Fame Class of 1980
• Former chair of the Professional Education
  Committee
• One of the most active athletic trainers in terms
  of publishing articles and textbooks, conducting
  research projects, consulting, speaking at
  workshops and getting involved in professional
  societies

• Sponsored by
• National Football League Charities, Inc.

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NATA Past PresidentsScholarship

• This scholarship honors all past NATA presidents
• Bobby Gunn 1970-1974 Mark Smaha 1988-1992
• Frank George 1974-1978 Denny Miller
  1992-1996
• Bill Chambers 1978-1982 Kent Falb 1996-2000
• Bobby Barton 1982-1986 Julie Max 2000-2004
• Jerry Rhea 1986-1988 Chuck Kimmel 2004-2008

• Sponsored by National Football League Charities,
  Inc.

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Chuck CramerMemorial Scholarship

• NATA Hall of Fame Class of 1962
• Original National Secretary of NATA
• Co-Founder of Cramer Products
• Honorary Member of NATA
• Selected to the first-ever Olympic athletic
  training staff for the 1932 U.S. Olympic Team

• Sponsored by
• Cramer Products, Inc.

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Frank CramerMemorial Scholarship

• Co-Founder Cramer Products
• NATA Hall of Fame Class of 1962
• Extensively involved in the formation of the NATA
  
• First Honorary Member of NATA
• Member of the USOC Medical Committee that
  selected athletic trainers and physicians for
  Olympic Games

• Sponsored by
• Cramer Products, Inc.

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Jack CramerMemorial Scholarship

• Former Chairman of the Board
• of Cramer Products
• Honorary member of the NATA
• Long time supporter of the Certified Athletic
  Trainer

• Sponsored by
• NATA Board of Directors

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William TessendorfScholarship

• Vice-president of Medical Services and Head
  Athletic Trainer with the Baltimore Ravens
• Former President of the Great Lakes Athletic
  Trainers Association
• Recipient of NATA Most Distinguished Athletic
  Trainer Award
• Revered Member of Professional Football Athletic
  Trainers Society

• Sponsored by
• Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society
• and Gatorade

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Katie BurkeMemorial Scholarship

• Undergraduate athletic training student at East
  Tennessee State University from 1989-1993, who
  became ill during her senior year and passed away
  in 1996.
• Known for her dedication and enthusiasm for the
  profession

• Sponsored by
• Tinactin/Merck (Shering-Plough)

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Linda Weber Daniel Memorial Scholarship

• Eddie Wojecki Award, N.A.T.A. Board of
  Certification 1995
• Induction into the Ohio State University Athletic
  Hall of Fame 1997
• Inducted into the Ohio Athletic Trainers
  Association Hall of Fame 1998
• Former Co-Head Athletic Trainer the Ohio State
  University

• Sponsored by Great Lakes Athletic Trainers
  Association/District 4

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Jeff SnedekerMemorial Scholarship

• Athletic Trainer with New York Jets
• Long time Athletic Trainer with Milwaukee Bucks
• Revered member of National Basketball Athletic
  Trainers Association

• Sponsored by
• National Basketball Athletic Trainers Association

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Jack RockwellMemorial Scholarship

• NATA Hall of Fame Class of 1997
• Former Executive Secretary of NATA
• Integral part of the NATA during its initial
  developmental
• Former Athletic Trainer at the University of
  Colorado and with the St. Louis Football Cardinals

• Sponsored by
• Far West Athletic Trainers Association
• NATA District 8

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Donald J. FaulsMemorial Scholarship

• Athletic Trainer at Florida State University from
  1954-1986.
• NATA Hall of Fame Class of 1981
• Worked as an athletic trainer for the U.S. Pan
  American Team
• Member of the Olympic Training Selection
  Committee

• Sponsored by
• Gatorade Company

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Gail WeldonMemorial Scholarship

• Pioneer for the advancement of women in the field
  of athletic training
• NATA Hall of Fame Class of 1995
• First female athletic trainer hired by the
  Amateur Basketball Association
• Second female member of NATA
• First female athletic trainer hired by the U.S.
  Olympic Committee

• Sponsored by
• Gatorade Company

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Dr. Jack HughstonMemorial Scholarship

• A founding father of sports medicine
• Avid supporter of the Certified Athletic Trainer
• NATA Presidents Challenge Award recipient
• Former Team Physician Auburn University

• Sponsored by
• The Hughston Foundation

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Larry AshleyMemorial Scholarship

• Revered member of the Professional Hockey
  Athletic Trainers Society
• Long time athletic trainer with the Vancouver
  Canucks
• Instrumental in developing the Professional
  Hockey Athletic Trainers Society
• Member of the Hockey Hall of Fame

• Sponsored by
• Professional Hockey Athletic Trainers Society

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Z. Mel Blickenstaff Memorial Scholarship

• NATA Hall of Fame Class of 1978
• Long time Head Athletic Trainers at Indiana State
  University
• Athletic Trainer of 1976 Montreal Olympics

• Sponsored by Great Lakes Athletic Trainers
  Association/District 4

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NATA MemorialScholarship

• This scholarship is to honor all deceased NATA
  members

• Sponsored by
• NATA Memorial Scholarship Fund
• (NATAs 10 Districts)

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Denny and Linda MillerScholarship

• Denny
• Past President of the NATA
• Head Athletic Trainer Purdue University
• NATA Hall of Fame Class of 2001
• Linda
• Avid supporter of the Certified Athletic
  Trainer

• Sponsored by
• Purdue Athletic Training Family
• and The Shelbourne Knee Center

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Warren LeeMemorial Scholarship

• Past members NATA Board of Directors
• Athletic Trainer at the University of Arizona
  1968-1982
• Avid supporter youth sports in Tucson, Arizona

• Sponsored by
• Rocky Mountain Athletic Trainers Association
  NATA District 7

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Robert H. Bobby GunnMemorial Scholarship

• First President of the NATA in 1970
• Former Head Athletic Trainer of the Washington
  Redskins and the Houston Oilers
• NATA Hall of Fame Class of 1975

• Sponsored by
• National Football League Charities, Inc.

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Edward Block Courage Society Scholarship

• Long time athletic trainer with Baltimore Colts
• Revered member of the Professional Football
  Athletic Trainers Society
• Dedicated much of his life to
• helping abused and neglected children

• Sponsored by
• Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society

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Blynn DeNiroMemorial Scholarship

• Revered member of the Professional Hockey
  Athletic Trainers Society
• Assistant Athletic Trainer for the Los Angeles
  Rams
• First Athletic Trainer for the Anaheim Mighty
  Ducks

• Sponsored by
• Professional Hockey Athletic Trainers Society

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Kent Maxine FalbScholarship

• Kent
• NATA Hall of Fame Class of 1999
• Past President of NATA
• Head Athletic Trainer with the Detroit Lions
  1967-2000
• Maxine
• Avid supporter of the Certified Athletic Trainer

• Sponsored by
• National Football League Charities, Inc.

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Larry Stosh NeumannMemorial Scholarship

• Revered member of Professional Football Athletic
  Trainers Society
• Former Minnesota Vikings Assistant Athletic
  Trainer who battled brain cancer

• Sponsored by
• Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society

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Rebecca PayneMemorial Scholarship

• Former student at Northeastern University where
  she was President of the Athletic Training Club
• Described as "one of our brightest young lights,"
  a spiritual young woman, dedicated to her
  studies, passionate about causes in which she was
  involved
• Family, friends former colleagues in District 1
  want Rebeccas memory and dedication to live on
  through this memorial scholarship

• Sponsored by Rebecca Payne Scholarship Fund/NATA
  District 1

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Eddie WojeckiMemorial Scholarship

• NATA Hall of Fame Class of 1965
• One of the early authorities in the athletic
  training profession
• Founding father NATA certification process
• Long time athletic trainer at Rice University

• Sponsored by
• Southwest Athletic Trainers Association
• NATA District 6

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Norm MackieMemorial Scholarship

• One of the founders of the Professional Hockey
  Athletic Trainers Society
• Member of the Hockey Hall of Fame
• Athletic trainer with several professional hockey
  teams
• Revered member of Professional Hockey Athletic
  Trainers Society

• Sponsored by
• Professional Hockey Athletic Trainers Society

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Dean KleinschmidtScholarship

• NATA Hall of Fame Class of 1994
• Currently Coordinator of Athletic Medicine
• and an athletic trainer with the Detroit
  Lions
• Three terms as President of Professional Football
  Athletic Trainers Society
• Former Head Athletic Trainer with the New Orleans
  Saints and Washington Redskins
• Former Member of the NATA Foundation Scholarship
  Committee

• Sponsored by
• Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society

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Frank GeorgeScholarship

• NATA Hall of Fame Class of 1991
• Past President of the NATA
• Head Athletic Trainer at Brown University
• Former Chairman of Grants and Scholarship
  Committee
• Supervisor of athletic trainers for the Lake
  Placid Olympics

• Sponsored by
• Eastern Athletic Trainers Association
• NATA Districts 1 2

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Lindsy McLeanScholarship

• NATA Hall of Fame Class of 1988
• Known for his pioneering work in the development
  of the initial NATA examination and
  certification requirements
• Former Head Athletic Trainer of the San Francisco
  49ers
• Past Chair of the former NATA Certification
  Committee
• Former Member of the Professional Advancement
  Committee

• Sponsored by
• Board of Certification, Inc.

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Bobby BartonScholarship

• NATA Hall of Fame Class of 1996
• Past President of the NATA
• Long time Head Athletic Trainer and educator at
  Eastern Kentucky University
• Former member of the NATA Placement Committee,
  Public Relations Committee and NATA Foundation
  Board of Directors

• Sponsored by
• Southeast Athletic Trainers Association
• NATA District 9

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Gary DelforgeScholarship

• NATA Hall of Fame Class of 1988
• A founding father of athletic training education
• Member of the NATA Professional Education
  Committee for over 17 years
• Former Director of Athletic Training Education
  programs at University of Arizona and Arizona
  School of Health Sciences
• Served as Chairman of the NATA Board of Directors

• Sponsored by
• Gary Delforge Scholarship Endowment
• Friends of Gary District 7

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John A. MayesScholarship

• Distinguished graduate, Prairie View AM
• National liaison to NATA on Ethnic Diversity
• Made single largest endowment contribution from
  an individual
• Wants his donation to inspire others to enhance
  educational opportunities for ethnically-diverse
  students of athletic training
• Its not what you do for yourself that counts
  its what you do for others.

• Sponsored by
• John Mayes Scholarship Fund

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Jerry RheaScholarship

• NATA Hall of Fame Class of 1985
• Past President NATA
• Long time Head Athletic Trainer for Atlanta
  Falcons
• Instrumental in the formal transfer of the
  Atlanta Falcons Scholarship Fund to the NATA
  Foundation

• Sponsored by
• National Football League Charities, Inc.
• and Jerry Rhea/Atlanta Falcons Scholarship Fund

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William PrenticeScholarship

• Sayers Bud Miller Distinguished Athletic
  Training Educator Award in 1997
• Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award in 1999
• National Athletic Trainers Association's Hall of
  Fame Class of 2004
• Noted author of many athletic training textbooks
• Long time athletic trainer and educator at
  University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

Sponsored by Mid-Atlantic Athletic Trainers
Association NATA District 3
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Ronnie BarnesScholarship

• NATA Hall of Fame Class of 1999
• Long time Head Athletic Trainer of the New York
  Giants
• Former member of NATA Board of Certification
• Tim Kerin Award for Excellence in Education
• Former President NATA Foundation
• Former President of the Professional Football
  Athletic Trainers Society

• Sponsored by
• Ronnie Barnes Scholarship Fund

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Bill BuhlerMemorial Scholarship

• NATA Hall of Fame Class of 1996
• Athletic trainer who moved with the Dodgers from
  Brooklyn to Los Angeles
• Initiated icing pitchers' shoulders and elbows to
  minimize the effects of micro-trauma
• Innovator of safety equipment to help protect
  baseball players.

• Sponsored by
• Baseball Team Medicine Conference

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Mark Smaha Scholarship

• Past President of NATA
• NATA Hall of Fame Class of 1997
• Member of Memorial Resolution Committee
• Nominated NCAA Award of Valor in 1982

• Sponsored by Northwest Athletic Trainers
  Association/NATA District 10

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Jimmy WarfieldMemorial Scholarship

• Long time athletic trainer with the Cleveland
  Indians
• Held in great esteem by many professional
  baseball athletic trainers

• Sponsored by
• Baseball Team Medicine Conference

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Scholarship Sponsors
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Baseball Team Medicine Conference Board of Certification, Inc. Cramer Products, Inc. DJO Global Eastern Athletic Trainers Association (Districts One Two) F.A. Davis Company Publishers Far West Athletic Trainers Association (District Eight) Friends of Gary Delforge Gatorade Company Great Lakes Athletic Trainers Association (District Four) The Hughston Foundation Jerry Rhea/Atlanta Falcons Scholarship Fund John A. Mayes Scholarship Fund Johnson Johnson MAATA AT Student Leadership Council
















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Scholarship Sponsors
Mid-Atlantic Athletic Trainers Association (District Three) NATA Memorial Scholarship Fund National Basketball Athletic Trainers Association National Football League Charities, Inc. Northwest Athletic Trainers' Association (District Ten) Professional Baseball Athletic Trainers Society Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society Professional Hockey Athletic Trainers Society Purdue Athletic Training Family Shelbourne Knee Center Rebecca Payne Scholarship Fund (District One) Rocky Mountain Athletic Trainers Association (District Seven) Ronnie Barnes Scholarship Fund Southeast Athletic Trainers Association (District Nine) Southwest Athletic Trainers Association (District Six) Tinactin/Merck (Shering-Plough) Vandervoort Foundation