NATA
Research & Education Foundation
Free Communications Award Winners
Masters Orals
“Estimated Survival Probabilities for Return
to Play Outcomes from Ankle Sprains, Knee Sprains,
and Concussion in High School Athletes” by
Ashley Anna Reed, ATC, University of Kentucky
NATA
Research & Education Foundation Awards
Foundation Scholarship Recipients
Doctoral
Matthew Hoch, University of Kentucky
Master’s
Dana Johnston,
University of Tennessee-Chattanooga
Masahiro Takahagi,
Methodist University
Entry Level
Jessica Daniels,
Northern Kentucky University
Casey Griffin,
Georgia Southern University
Noritoshi Shirakawa,
Louisiana State University
Erin Vines,
University of Alabama
David Wilkenfeld,
University of Tennessee-Chattanooga
NATA Bobby Gunn Student
Leadership Award
Raena Steffan, University of South Florida
Health
Care
Reform &
ATEAM
(HR
1137)
Health
care in
America
encompasses
a vast
array of
professions,
and the
issues
tied to
health
care
quickly
become
complex.
As both
providers
and as
consumers,
athletic
trainers
need to
understand
the
health
care
climate.
The
Athletic
Trainers'
Equal
Access
to
Medicare
Act (HR
1137)
has been
introduced.
Please
visit
NATA's
Legislative
Alert
Center
to
contact
your
legislators
on this
and
other
issues
important
to the
profession.
Send
your
letter.You
can make
a big
difference
in just
5
minutes.
That's
all it
will
take to
learn
the
issues
and send
a letter
to
Congress.
The
actions
of our
government
have an
enormous
impact
so
please
educate
yourself
and take
action.
Nominations
for
SEATA
Officers
opens on
July 1
Nominations
for the
offices
of
Vice-President
and
Secretary
open on
July 1,
2009.
Certified
Athletic
Trainer
and
Certified
–
Retired
members
of SEATA
may
propose
nominations.
Nominations
are to
be made
in
writing
to the
SEATA
Elections
Committee
Chair at
the
address
below.
Nominations
close on
August
15,
2009.
Ballots
will be
distributed
to the
membership
by mail
and/or
applicable
computer
technology
by
September
15,
2009.
Voting
shall be
completed
by
October
15, 2009
and
election
results
will be
announced
to the
membership
by
November,
2009.
Election
shall be
by a
majority
popular
vote.
Donna
Wesley,
MS, ATC
Elections
Committee
Chair,
Southeast
Athletic
Trainers'
Association 414
Oak Road
Fulton,
MS
38843
Cell:
662-231-5939
Pager:
662-791-0588
dwesleyatc@yahoo.com
MATA
Annual
Meeting
&
Clinical
Symposium
June 30
- July
2, 2009
The
MATA
2009
Annual
Meeting
and
Clinical
Symposium
will be
at the
IP
Resort &
Spa in
Biloxi
from
Tuesday,
June 30
to
Thursday,
July 2.
Room
rate is
$109.99
per
night
plus
tax.
Reservations
should
be made
by June
12 using
the
group
code
S096005;
contact
the IP
Resort &
Spa at
1-888-946-2847
or
www.ipbiloxi.com
to make
early
reservations.
Advanced
registration
via the
Membership
Registration
Form
available
at
www.msata.org/symposium.html
should
be
postmarked
by June
25.
The
Sponsor
Registration
Form
is also
available
on the
same
website.
During
the
Kentucky
Athletic
Trainers'
Society
Annual
Meeting
at
Northern
Kentucky
University
on June
6, the
following
members
were
honored
with
KATS
Awards.
Back:
Greg
Rose -
Award of
Merit
Front (L
to R):
R.
Thomas
Fossett,
MD -
Sportsmedicine
Person
of the
Year,
Jessica
Daniels
-
Undergraduate
Scholarship,
Kristen
Fryzel -
High
School
AT of
the
Year,
Amy
Harris -
College/University
AT of
the Year
&
Graduate
Scholarship,
Joan
Mann -
Tom
Simmons
Award
for
Retiring
ATCs.
Not
Pictured:
Mike
Bowling
-
Clinical
AT of
the Year
SEATA
Welcomes
New
Members
Please
join us
in
welcoming
the 24 newest NATA and
SEATA
members
below
that
joined
us between
May 1
and
May 31,
2009.
