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Nominations Close Friday for SEATA Secretary Special Election

Due to the recent passing of Lori Groover, the SEATA Executive Board has declared the Office of SEATA Secretary to be vacant.  The By-Laws require a special election to be completed within 60 days to fill a vacant office on the Executive Board.  Due to this time limitation, the Elections Committee will conduct this special election as follows:

Nominations are now open and will remain so until midnight CDT, Friday, August 28, 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.   Ballots will be distributed to the membership by mail and/or applicable computer technology by September 1, 2009.  Voting shall be completed by midnight CDT, September 15, 2009 and election results will be announced as soon as the results are validated. (Should a run-off election be needed, the candidates will be announced by September 18 with ballots going out the same day and being due by midnight CDT, September 25.) The winner of this election will take office immediately upon the validation of the election results and will serve until this term ends in June 2010 at the NATA Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA.  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

Please note that this special election is completely independent of the current regular SEATA election for Vice-President and Secretary.  Should the winner of this special election be a candidate for Secretary in the SEATA regular election and win that election as well, he/she, in accordance with the By-Laws, would be eligible to serve two full 3-year terms beginning in June 2010.
 

Request for photos, letters, or stories about Lori Groover

SEATA members are requested to send any photos, letters, or funny stories about Lori to Donna Wesley who will compile a book for Lori's family.  Following Lori's funeral her parents had guests to write a "Lori story" in a book and we want to give members that were unable to attend the opportunity to submit their memories.  Members can either email or mail these to Donna Wesley at dwesleyatc@yahoo.com or at 414 Oak Road, Fulton, MS  38843
 

SEATA Athletic Training Educators' Conference
Call for Proposals

The SEATA Athletic Training Educators' Conference Committee is issuing two calls for proposals for next year's SEATA Athletic Training Educators' Conference scheduled for February 4-6, 2010 at the Crown Plaza Ravinia in Atlanta, GA.

Please review the Call for Teaching Methodology Proposals at www.seata.org/CallforAbstractsEdConf2010TM.doc.

Please review the Call for Creative Instructional Activity Proposals at www.seata.org/CallforAbstractsEdConf2010CIA.doc.

The same application may be used to submit your proposal for either or both calls.

Submit your proposal application by October 15, 2009 to Kristen Schellhase (kschellh@mail.ucf.edu).  The proposal application can be found at www.seata.org/CallforAbstractsEdConf2010App.pdf on the SEATA website.
 

SEATA Call for Abstracts - Athletic Training Educator's Conference

The SEATA Research and Education Committee is issuing a call for poster presentation abstracts that will be reviewed for possible display at the 3rd Biennial SEATA Educators’ Conference on Feb. 3-6, 2010 in Atlanta, GA.  Individuals interested in sharing original research, or other scholarly work that is relevant to athletic training clinical practice or education, are encouraged to submit by the Nov. 2, 2009 deadline.  Abstracts will be rated on the basis of clarity of purpose, appropriateness of methods, adequacy of results, relevance of findings to the clinical practice of athletic training or the education of athletic training students, and value of the information to conference attendees.  Go to www.seata.org/CallforAbstractsEdConf2010.pdf for more information.
 

SEATA Call for Abstracts for 35th Annual Clinical Symposium & Members Meeting

SEATA Research Grant Request for Proposals

Nominate for NATA Awards Now & SEATA Awards Soon!

Take a few moments now to nominate deserving members for NATA Awards.  If you uncertain of a member's eligibility for a particular award, please email SEATA Treasurer Jim Mackie at jdmackie@comcast.net.  Review NATA Honors & Awards, then nominate a deserving member between August 1 and November 15 at www.nata.org/honors/index.htm.

SEATA Honors & Awards
SEATA will soon be accepting nominations for the 2010 SEATA Honors & Awards Program.  Awards include the Jack C. Hughston, M.D. Sportsmedicine Person of the Year, Chuck Kimmel Award of Merit, District Award, Backbone Award, High School Athletic Trainer Award, Clinical/Industrial/Corporate Athletic Trainer Award, College/University Athletic Trainer Award, Professional Athletic Trainer Award, Education/Administration Award, and the Sponsor's Award.  Look for information in September on the SEATA website about the revised online nomination process.  Be thinking about nominations that you can make between when the nominations and the Jan. 1, 2010 deadline.

SEATA Hall of Fame
The SEATA Hall of Fame Committee is seeking nominations for the 2010 Hall of Fame and is now taking nominations online via www.seata.org/hofinfo.htm.  The nomination process is designed to be fair and objective to recognize those members who have performed extraordinary service and brought honor to the profession of athletic training particularly at the SEATA level.  Service at local, state, and national levels is considered but service to SEATA is the primary consideration.  Nominations must be submitted by Nov. 15 with all application materials submitted by Dec. 15, 2009.
 

SEATA Life Balance Project Team Needs Members

The Life Balance Project Team is still in need of representatives, especially from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, and Mississippi.  If you are interested, please contact Mary McLendon at mkm13@msstate.edu.  Both men and women are encouraged to become involved.  The goal for the Life Balance Project Team is to provide life balance resources to the entire membership in areas that include: work options, personal and leisure time, family time, child care, elder care, health for the healthcare provider, financial planning, and retirement.
 

SEATA Welcomes New Members

Welcome to the 29 newest NATA and SEATA members below that joined us between July 1 and July 31, 2009.

Upcoming SEATA & NATA Deadlines & Dates

For a full listing of all Deadlines & Dates go to http://my.calendars.net/seata/.

NATA Call for Involvement.  Join Communications Think Tank now.

August 28, 2009 Deadline for SEATA Special Secretary Election Nominations

Sept. 1, 2009 Research Award Nominations due

Sept. 15, 2009 Deadline for receipt of SEATA Secretary Special Election ballots

Sept. 30, 2009 BOC CE Reporting Deadline to be eligible for October prize drawing

Oct. 1, 2009 Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship applications due

Oct. 1, 2009 Master's Research Grant applications due

Oct. 15, 2009 Deadline for receipt  of SEATA Regular Election ballots

Oct. 15, 2009 Deadline 3rd Biennial SEATA Athletic Training Educators' Conference, Feb 4-6, 2010 Call for Proposals

Oct. 16, 2009 Abstract submission deadline for Athletic Care and Interdisciplinary Sports Medicine World Summit 2010

Nov. 2, 2009 Deadline SEATA Call for Poster Presentations Abstract Submission - 3rd Biennial SEATA Athletic Training Educators' Conference

Nov. 15, 2009 Nomination process closes for 2010 NATA Awards. Go to www.nata.org/honors/faq.htm and to www.nata.org/honors/10nominations.htm.

Nov. 15, 2009 SEATA Hall of Fame Nomination Deadline. Go to www.seata.org/hofinfo.htm.