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 byChattanooga

Richard E. VandervoortMemorial Scholarship

Sponsored byRichard E. Vandervoort Foundation

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

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 byNational Football League Charities, Inc.

NATA Past PresidentsScholarship

This scholarship honors all past NATA presidents

Bobby Gunn 1970-1974 Mark Smaha 1988-1992Frank George 1974-1978 Denny Miller 1992-1996Bill Chambers 1978-1982 Kent Falb 1996-2000Bobby Barton 1982-1986 Julie Max 2000-2004Jerry Rhea 1986-1988 Chuck Kimmel 2004-2008

Sponsored by National Football League Charities, Inc.

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 byCramer Products, Inc.

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 byCramer Products, Inc.

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 byNATA Board of Directors

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 byProfessional Football Athletic Trainers’ Society

and Gatorade

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 byTinactin/Merck Consumer Care

Linda Weber Daniel Memorial Scholarship

Sponsored by Great Lakes Athletic Trainers’ Association/District 4

• 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

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 byNational Basketball Athletic Trainers’ Association

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 byFar West Athletic Trainers’ Association

NATA District 8

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 byGatorade Company

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 byGatorade Company

Dr. Jack HughstonMemorial Scholarship

• A founding father of sports medicine• Avid supporter of the Certified

Athletic Trainer• NATA President’s Challenge Award

recipient • Former Team Physician Auburn

University

Sponsored byThe Hughston Foundation

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 byProfessional Hockey Athletic Trainers’ Society

Z. Mel Blickenstaff Memorial Scholarship

Sponsored by Great Lakes Athletic Trainers’ Association/District 4

• NATA Hall of Fame Class of 1978• Long time Head Athletic Trainers at

Indiana State University• Athletic Trainer of 1976 Montreal

Olympics

NATA MemorialScholarship

This scholarship is to honor all deceased NATA members

Sponsored byNATA Memorial Scholarship Fund

(NATA’s 10 Districts)

Denny and Linda MillerScholarship

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

Trainer

Sponsored byPurdue Athletic Training Family

and The Shelbourne Knee Center

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 byRocky Mountain Athletic Trainers’ Association

NATA District 7

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 byNational Football League Charities, Inc.

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 byProfessional Football Athletic Trainers’ Society

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 byProfessional Hockey Athletic Trainers’ Society

Kent & Maxine FalbScholarship

Kent• NATA Hall of Fame Class of 1999• Past President of NATA• Head Athletic Trainer with the

Detroit Lions 1967-2000Maxine• Avid supporter of the Certified

Athletic Trainer

Sponsored byNational Football League Charities, Inc.

Larry “Stosh” NeumannMemorial Scholarship

• Revered member of Professional Football Athletic Trainers’ Society

• Former Minnesota Vikings Assistant Athletic Trainer who battled brain cancer

Sponsored byProfessional Football Athletic Trainers’ Society

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 Rebecca’s memory and dedication to live on through this memorial scholarship

Sponsored by Rebecca Payne Scholarship Fund/NATA District 1

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 bySouthwest Athletic Trainers’ Association

NATA District 6

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 byProfessional Hockey Athletic Trainers’ Society

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 byProfessional Football Athletic Trainers’ Society

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 byEastern Athletic Trainers’ Association

NATA Districts 1 & 2

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 byBoard of Certification, Inc.

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 bySoutheast Athletic Trainers’ Association

NATA District 9

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

John A. MayesScholarship

• Distinguished graduate, Prairie View A&M• 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

• “It’s not what you do for yourself that counts; it’s what you do for others.”

Sponsored byJohn Mayes Scholarship Fund

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 byNational Football League Charities, Inc.

and Jerry Rhea/Atlanta Falcons Scholarship Fund

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 byMid-Atlantic Athletic Trainers’ Association

NATA District 3

Ronnie BarnesScholarship

Sponsored byRonnie Barnes Scholarship Fund

• 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

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 byBaseball Team Medicine Conference

Jimmy WarfieldMemorial Scholarship

• Long time athletic trainer with the Cleveland Indians

• Held in great esteem by many professional baseball athletic trainers

Sponsored byBaseball Team Medicine Conference

Joe & Sally Gieck Scholarship

Joe• NATA Hall of Fame Class of 1990• Long time Head Athletic Trainer and

Professor at The University of Virginia• Recipient of NATA Distinguished Educator of

the YearSally

• Avid supporter of the Athletic Trainer

Sponsored by the Joe and Sally Gieck Charitable Fund

Scholarship SponsorsAmerican Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine

Baseball Team Medicine Conference

Board of Certification, Inc

Chattanooga

Cramer Products

District Four

DJO, Inc

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

Jerry Rhea/Atlanta Falcons Scholarship Fund

Joe & Sally Gieck

John Mayes Scholarship Fund

Johnson & Johnson

MAATA Athletic Trainers' Student Leadership Council

Scholarship SponsorsMid-Atlantic Athletic Trainers' Association (District Three)

NATA Board of Directors

NATA Memorial Scholarship Fund (NATA's 10 Districts)

National Basketball Athletic Trainers' Association

National Football League Charities

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)

The Hughston Foundation

Tinactin/Merck Consumer Care

Vandervoort Foundation