Honors & Awards

NATA Announces 2012 Award Recipients

Dozens of NATA members have achieved a nationwide level of recognition for their outstanding work in the past year. Their accomplishments will be recognized during ceremonies held at the 63rd Annual Meeting & Clinical Symposia,
June 27-29 in St. Louis.

Hall of Fame

Jeffrey S. Cooper, MS, ATC
Chris A. Gillespie, MEd, ATC, LAT
Dennis L. Hart, MEd, ATC, LAT
Roger A. Kalisiak, MSEd, ATC
Marjorie King, PhD, ATC, PT
John Lopez, ATC, LAT
Sally Eaves Nogle, PhD, ATC
Nicholas Anthony Pappas, ATC, LAT
Robert E. (Bobby) Patton, EdD, ATC, LAT
John W. Powell, PhD, ATC, LAT
James L. (Jay) Shoop, MEd, ATC
Walter “Kip” Smith, MEd, ATC, LAT
John C. Spiker, ATC, PT
Jeff Stone, MEd, ATC, LAT
Bill Tessendorf, MA, ATC
Arnold Thomas, MEd, ATC, LAT
Matt J. Webber, ATC

Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer

Marty Bradley, MS, ATC, VAT-L
Richard M. Burkholder, ATC, LAT
Michael Carroll, MEd, ATC, LAT
Micki Cuppett, EdD, ATC
George Curtis, AT
Terry DeWitt, PhD, ATC
Tory R. Lindley, MA, ATC
Martin “Marty” Matney, MBA, ATC, AT/L
Mary L. Mundrane-Zweiacher, ATC, PT, CHT
Terry Noonan, MS, ATC, ART
Katherine B. Pirog, ATC
Pamela D. Rast, PhD, ATC, LAT
Kelli Brewer Sabiston, MA, LAT, ATC
Chris Snoddy, MA, ATC, LAT
Lorna R. Strong, MS, ATC, LAT
Robert Timothy Williams, MEd, LMT, ATC
Kyle Wilson, MEd, ATC, LAT

Athletic Trainer Service Award

Glenn D. Beachy, MS, ATC
Craig Bennett, MA, ATC, AT/L
Lori E. Bristow, MEd, ATC, LAT
Doug Calland, MS, ATC
Jason Cates, ATC
Jill W. Dale, ATC
Michael S. Doyle, MBA, ATC
Ed Ferreira
Aubry B. Fisk, Jr., MEd, ATC, LAT
Paul R. Geisler, EdD, ATC
Shaun McCarthy, MA, ATC, LAT
Rusty McKune, MS, ATC
Katherine Newsham, PhD, ATC
Daniel P. O’Connor, PhD, ATC
Forrest Q. Pecha, MS, ATC, CSCS
John David Roslien, MS, ATC
David Strickland, MS, ATC, CSCS
David Stuckey, MS, ATC, LAT
LesLee Taylor, PhD, ATC, LAT
Tamara Valovich McLeod, PhD, ATC
Guido Van Ryssegem, MS, ATC, CSCS
Michael Van Veghel, ATC
Ron H. Walker, MA, ATC, CSCS

Honorary Membership

John D. Kelly IV, MD

President’s Challenge

Douglas J. Casa, PhD, ATC, FNATA

NATA Fellows

Carrie Docherty, PhD, LAT, ATC
Phillip Gribble, PhD, ATC, FNATA
Rod A. Harter, PhD, ATC, FNATA
MaryBeth Horodyski, EdD, ATC, LAT
Michael G. Miller, PhD, EdD, ATC
James Onate, PhD, ATC, FNATA
Kimberly Peer, EdD, ATC, FNATA
Charles “Buz” Swanik, PhD, ATC, FNATA
Bonnie L. Van Lunen, PhD, ATC, FNATA

Gail Weldon Award of Excellence

MaryBeth Horodyski, EdD, ATC, LAT