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Pinky Newell Scholarship and Student Leadership
Breakfast

• Sponsored by the
• National Basketball Association

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William E. Pinky NewellMemorial Scholarship

• 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
• Chattanooga Group

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William H. Bill Chambers Scholarship

• Past President NATA
• Long time chair of the Scholarship Committee
• Raised nearly two million dollars in scholarship
  funding
• NATA Hall of Fame Class of 1986
• Along with Pinky Newell, began the NATA student
  scholarship program

• Sponsored by
• Johnson Johnson Sports Medicine Group

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Richard E. VandervoortMemorial Scholarship

• 4 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
• National Basketball Athletic Trainers
  Association and Richard E. Vandervoort Foundation

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Otho DavisMemorial Scholarship

• 2 Scholarships Awarded
• Former Executive Director of NATA
• Revered Head Athletic Trainer of the
• Philadelphia Eagles
• NATA Hall of Fame Class of 1981
• Recognized as an outstanding teacher,
• author and active member of the NATA

• Sponsored by
• Cegedim Dendrite (Buzzeo) International.
• and
• Johnson Johnson Sports Medicine Group

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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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Ralph SalvonMemorial Scholarship

• Head Athletic Trainer Baltimore Orioles 1968-1987
• Revered Member of Professional Baseball Athletic
  Trainers Society

• Sponsored by
• Professional Baseball Athletic Trainers Society

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Janet BristorMemorial Scholarship

• Former Head Athletic Trainer at Trinity
  University where she initiated Athletic Training
  Student Program
• Believed knowledge was the key to unlock future
  opportunities
• Friends former colleagues wanted Janets memory
  and dedication to live on by benefiting students
  through this memorial scholarship

• Sponsored by
• Friends of Janet Bristor

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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
• National Athletic Trainers Association

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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 Company

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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
• Schering-Plough, Inc.

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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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Mark SmahaScholarship

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

• Sponsored by
• Northwest Athletic Trainers Association
• NATA District 10

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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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William F. X. LinskeyMemorial Scholarship

• NATA Hall of Fame Class of 1967
• Began career in athletic training in 1934 with
  the Boston Olympic Team
• Became the first athletic trainer in Northeastern
  University history
• Member of the athletic training staff for the
  1959 Pan American Games

• Sponsored by
• Johnson Johnson Sports Medicine Group

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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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NATA MemorialScholarship

• This scholarship is to honor all deceased NATA
  members

• Sponsored by
• All 10 NATA 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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Julie MaxScholarship

• NATA Hall of Fame Class of 2007
• Past President NATA
• First female president in NATA history
• NATA Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer awardee
• Head Athletic Trainer at California
  State-Fullerton

• Sponsored by
• DJO, Inc.

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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. 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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Chuck KimmelScholarship

• President of NATA 2004-2008
• Head Athletic Trainer and Assistant Athletic
  Director at Austin Peay State University from
  1986-2006
• Director of Appalachian State Injury Clinic from
  2006 to present
• Loving husband of Patty Kimmel, father of 3 and
  of grandfather of 2

• Sponsored by Swede-O, 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
• and Gatorade Company

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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 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
• and Gatorade Company

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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
• Friends of Gary Delforge

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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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Del HumphreyMemorial Scholarship

• Purchased Schutt Manufacturing Company in 1962
• Lobbied to make faceguards mandatory for football
• Developed the loop strap faceguard attachment
  system
• Long time friend of the late Pinky Newell
• One of original sponsors of student scholarships

• Sponsored by
• Schutt Athletic Sales Company

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Jerry RheaScholarship

• 3 Scholarships Awarded
• 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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Jimmie 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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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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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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Roland Duke La RueMemorial Scholarship

• NATA Hall of Fame Class of 1990
• Long time educator and mentor at University of
  Nebraska - Lincoln
• Athletic therapist for the U.S. Olympic teams in
  1972 and 1980
• George Sullivan Athletic Trainer of the Year
  Award in 1993

• Sponsored by
• Mid-America Athletic Trainers Association
• NATA District 5

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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 Endowed Scholarship Fund

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Linda Weber DanielMemorial Scholarship

• Eddie Wojecki Award, NATA Board of Certification
  1995
• Ohio State University Athletic Hall of Fame
  inductee in 1997
• Ohio Athletic Trainers Association Hall of Fame
  inductee in 1998
• Former co-Head Athletic Trainer at Ohio State
  University

• Sponsored by
• Great Lakes Athletic Trainers Association
• NATA District 4

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Z. Mel BlickenstaffMemorial Scholarship

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

• Sponsored by
• Great Lakes Athletic Trainers Association/Distric
  t 4

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Scholarship Sponsors
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports
Medicine Baseball Team Medicine Conference Big
West Conference Officials Bike Athletic
Company Board of Certification, Inc. Cegedim
Dendrite - Buzzeo Chattanooga Group Cramer
Products, Inc. DJO, Inc. Eastern Athletic
Trainers Association F.A. Davis Company -
Publishers Far West Athletic Trainers
Association Friends of Gary Delforge Friends of
Janet Bristor
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Scholarship Sponsors
Gatorade Company Great Lakes Athletic Trainers
Association The Hughston Foundation Jerry
Rhea/Atlanta Falcons Scholarship Fund John A.
Mayes Scholarship Fund Johnson Johnson MAATA AT
Student Leadership Council McDavid Sports Medical
Products Mid-America Athletic Trainers
Association Mid-Atlantic Athletic Trainers
Association NATA Memorial Fund National
Basketball Athletic Trainers Association National
Football League Charities, Inc. Northwest
Athletic Trainers Association
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Scholarship Sponsors
Professional Baseball Athletic Trainers
Society Professional Football Athletic Trainers
Society Professional Hockey Athletic Trainers
Society Purdue Athletic Training Family
Shelbourne Knee Center Rebecca Payne Memorial
District 1 Scholarship Fund Rocky Mountain
Athletic Trainers Association Ronnie Barnes
Endowed Fund Schering-Plough, Inc. Schutt
Manufacturing Company Southeast Athletic
Trainers Association Southwest Athletic
Trainers Association Swede-O, Inc. Vandervoort
Foundation