NWATA Committee Chairs Meeting
Bellevue, WA
March 30, 2012
NATA Committee Reports:
1.Clinical and Emerging Practice Athletic Trainers–Jodie Smith
Overview of CEPAT Committee’s Composition, Purpose, Duties, Mission:
Composition
This district-based committee is comprised of members employed in clinical and emerging practices settings.
Purpose
Develop and promote new areas for athletic training employment, and address working conditions and employment issues for
athletic trainers in existing settings.
Duties
1. Support staff in job development and improvement efforts.
2. Serve as liaison to athletic training educators to help with the promotion of emerging settings in the educational
process.
3. Promote CEPAT initiatives in each member’s respective district through district and/or state committees.
Mission
The mission of CEPAT is to develop and promote new areas for athletic training employment and address employment issues, such as
working conditions, for athletic trainers in existing settings. The committee will support staff in research as it relates to job
development and improvement as well as serve as a liaison to athletic training educators in order to translate changes in professional
education standards and emerging employment issues.
Activities:
Over the past few months we have taken our goals & identified what areas of Vision Quest each of our goals fit. Then we narrowed
our goals for CEPAT and divided into 3 work groups: ATEP; Networking/Think Tank/Peer to Peer; and Consumer/Employer
Relations. Each work group is now identifying & developing ways to educate the membership and the public about athletic trainers in
merging settings. We plan on having articles in NATA News on a regular basis, plus the NATA Range of Motion. We have identified
the additional skills set required for specific emerging settings.
CEPAT has a number of pre-conference workshops at the NATA meeting as well as several presentations during the conference.
Historically these are all well attended as many people are interested in emerging settings.
We would like to get a CEPAT committee in each district. We have a lot of project that we are doing nationally that we could use
additional help. Also we are creating a database of people who are willing to be a resource for Emerging Practices, be it as speakers,
how to get into different settings, etc.
Meetings:
The CEPAT Committee meets via conference calls with 1 in person once a year at the National convention.
2. College and University Athletic Trainers – Melinda Larson
1. Topics of discussion
Athletic Training program certification: There is discussion regarding creating minimal standards for athletic training
programs at the college level. This is not related to education, but will revolve around staffing, facilities, etc. We will be working
with the BOC on this topic.
Awards: Several awards will be presented in St Louis. There were very few nominations from D10.
NCAA football rules changes: Kickoffs, below the waist tackling, loss of helmet
2. Action Items
10-10 Program: Development of presentation templates for ATs in collegiate setting to assist in education of athletic department
members on a variety of topics. Presentation outlines are currently being reviewed by committee members and topic experts.
Value Model: The NATA Committee on Revenue is partnering with various practice setting groups to develop an educational
tool informing both ATs and their stakeholders regarding the value of athletic trainers. The collegiate value model will focus on
their entire athletics environment and not just a reimbursement model. The focus will be student-athlete well-being and success.
This model includes identifying the multi-faceted role of the collegiate athletic trainer and key metrics that can be measured.
3. Upcoming Events
Awards Breakfast, CUATC Session and Peer to Peer Sessions in St Louis
3. Ethnic Diversity Advisory Committee – David Strickland
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During the NATA Convention this summer the EDAC Educational Session will be on Wednesday, June 27 th from 4-6pm.
Topic: ‘The Game Changer’; The Importance of Diversity in Your Setting. Speaker: Joanne Jackson
o Last Year was about Cultural Competence. “All of Your Athlete’s are NOT the Same”
During NATA Conference, EDAC Career Day will take place on June 28 th from 10am – 1:30pm
o Who is attending? Ethnically diverse college students who are already enrolled in ATEPs MS or BS. ALL are
welcomed to attend.
 Featured speaker: Byron Cunningham, PT, ATC – St. Louis Rams
 Goal of the program: Minority Athletic Training Students continue to be just that, the minority. Career Day
is an opportunity to play a part in retention of the students that are already here.
o Part of the program this year will be reaching out to young person’s who are currently regularly attending a local
community center in St. Louis. The community center is a “Safe Haven” type of atmosphere with a gym, workout
facility, offices, etc. EDAC is working with the Young Professionals Committee to make this a conjoined
community outreach program. The key goal is exposure of the profession to a particular group of young people.
o Last year, 20 students attended
 Highlight was the round table discussion with HOFs Chad Starkey and Frank Walters.
Educational Grants
o Continued money available for research projects with the undertone of education in the field of diversity. Most of
the money has been going to Athletic Training programs that have been reaching out to local schools in areas with
minority heavy populations to promote the AT Programs/professions. This has been wonderful, however, research is
the goal of these grants. We would love to fund some studies.
Kevin King – District 3
o Speaking to the Black Coaches Association (BCA) 5/21 – 5/26 in Florida
 Educating the BCA on Athletic Trainers as well as our capabilities in dealing with concussion, SCT testing,
wellness, etc.
 The thought here: Some of the coaches that are among the BCA, do not typically have a well rounded
knowledge of what Athletic Trainers are and should be capable of due to their upbringing in sport (lack of
ATC’s). This is an opportunity to expose them to us.
 EDAC will also try and forge a relationship with the BCA. Creating an access point for this group could
prove useful to the athletes with which they are working.
4.National Athletic Training Student Committee – Joe Kreilkamp
No report submitted. Joe’s term is over in June 2012, will be replaced by Sam O’Leary
5. Secondary Schools Athletic Trainer Committee – Rick O’Leary
The NATA’s Secondary Schools Athletic Trainers Committee has had a busy year. Since our last district meeting, the SSATC has
witnessed the release of the NATA’s Vision Quest document, which calls for a greater focus on the secondary school setting. As a
whole, the committee is incorporating specifics of the document into our existing goals and objectives. Several members of the
committee, including your humble scribe, are assigned to workgroups focused on the implementation of the Vision Quest goals.
The SSATC has proposed a revision of the state matching grant program. This proposal currently is in the hands of the Board of
Directors. If adopted, the proposal would modify the state matching grant program this way: State AT associations would receive
$500 upon submittal (and review) of accurate athletic trainer saturation data for the secondary schools in the state. The goal is to help
arrive at an improved estimate of the saturation of ATs in the secondary schools in this country (vs. the ubiquitous “42 %”). While
many states have collected (or are collecting) this data, one state (Louisiana) has given the data a new usefulness by mapping the data
on an interactive state map. “Pins” on the map are color-coded by the type of athletic trainer (none, school based, clinic outreach, etc)
and give contact info for each school and athletic trainer. See http://www.zeemaps.com/mobile?group=235972 to view the map.
In the fall, the SSATC successfully lobbied for changes in the language of the Sudden Death in Athletics position statement with the
goal of protecting athletic trainers’ jobs while still providing appropriate emergency care for athletes. Initial language would have
required athletic trainers in the secondary school to obtain the rectal temperature of any athletic suspected of having heat illness. As a
committee, based on discussions with our respective administrators and team physicians regarding this requirement, we felt this would
unnecessarily risk the job status of athletic trainers in the secondary school setting. We were requested to create a slideshow
presentation to assist in educating the membership; this slideshow is being used at district meetings across the nation.
The committee updated and revised the Position Proposal Guide (PPG) and the Position Improvement Guide (PIG). These two
documents, available at no charge via the NATA website, provide the framework for demonstrating either the need for an athletic
trainer at a high school or the need to alter the existing AT’s pay, teaching duties, etc.
The second Youth Sports Safety Summit was held in Washington DC in early December. This conference brought together numerous
youth sports safety advocacy groups such as Parent Heart Watch, the Nick of Time Foundation, and others committed to reducing
deaths and catastrophic injuries in youth sports. The summit was sponsored by the NATA.
This winter, the SSATC received BOD approval to move forward with a case study writing project. The committee met in
Washington DC in late February and spent the weekend writing and revising case studies. The goal of this project is to provide AT
education programs with competency-based educational materials, in the form of case studies specific to the high school setting.
Discussion continues regarding the final form of this project; ie: electronic materials or print materials.
The committee has reviewed the SSATC Job satisfaction survey and is in the process of making recommendations based on it. An
extremely low number of responses may impact our ability to provide useful recommendations resulting from this survey.
For a variety of reasons the SSATC has temporarily discontinued the Gatorade/SSATC Recognition Award while we work to improve
it. Displeasure from NATA membership and production issues at Gatorade are the two major issues we hope to address. We continue
to support the Jack Cramer Scholarship for high school seniors intending to major in Athletic Training and planning to work in the
secondary school setting.
The committee continues to strive to build relationships with other groups. We have an ongoing liaison position with Health
Occupations Students of America (HOSA) and fund the award for the winner of HOSA’s national sports medicine competition.
Additionally, the SSATC Chair will now be a permanent member of the National Federation of High School Associations’ Sports
Medicine Advisory Committee.
(The NFHS SMAC is chaired by Dr. Mick Koester of Eugene, OR.) We have established a relationship with the National
Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA) – NATA member Steve McInerney is our liaison. We are pursuing
relationships with the American Academy of Family Physicians.
6. Young Professionals – Erin Rutledge
The Young Professionals’ Committee again has had their hands full working on several various projects for this past year. In order
to make sure we were focusing on the needs of Young Professionals, the committee put together a needs assessment survey that
went out to all young professionals registered in their districts. With the feedback we were able to refocus on what projects were
beneficial and what topics would be the focus.
Last year, at New Orleans we had several projects going on again including our annual service project with the Boys and
Girls Club promoting health, fitness, and athletic training. For the first year, the committee tagged several sessions at the annual
meeting that were thought to be beneficial to the development of a Young Professional athletic trainer, which received great
reviews. We also handed out 2nd annual Young Professional National Distinction Award to a well deserving Young Professional.
After reviewing the results of the needs assessment we were able to focus on several projects that would best answer the
results. Again this year we are having another community outreach project, that will take place the last day of Annual Meeting,
working again with a local kids club. Be on the lookout at the Annual Meeting again this year for the YPC tag on sessions that that
are beneficial to Young Professionals. We have also put together two great sessions for the Annual Meeting; one on negotiating
your job and the other on demonstrating worth and return of investment in the workplace. We will again be hosting a Young
Professionals’ lounge with our special session “Remembering Our Past and Forging our Future” with the hopes of continuing to
foster networking between Young Professionals and prominent athletic trainers and members of Cramer. This event will be on
Wednesday.
Another project that is underway is a webinar on Evidence-Based Practice in Athletic Training; this is being down with the
help of Sara Brown on the Executive Committee on Education. This will serve as an introduction to the concept of Evidence-Based
Practice including what is EBP and how to utilize EBP. The goal of this webinar is also to promote the ECE’s web-based course on
Evidence-Based Practice on the NATA website. Look for this before this year’s Annual Meeting.
On the district level right now, there is group of energetic and focused young professionals working on getting everything in
line to start a District 10 Young Professional Committee. Right now, it is in the very early discussion phase hammering out what
should be the goals and the mission of the committee.
NATA Council Reports:
7. Governmental Affairs – Dana Gunter
NATA Hill Day
There were 3 main asks for Congress this year:
Federal Concussion bill HR 469 Protecting Student Athletes from Concussion Act of 2011
Introduced 1/26/11
This bill would require states to have a minimum protocol for the prevention and treatment of concussions caused by participation
in school sports, and for other purposes. This bill mandates the following: a local agency to manage concussion safety plan; supports
the recovering student athlete; ensures best practice care and education.
Sponsor: Timothy Bishop, D-NY-1.
Dist. 10 Co-sponsors: Adam Smith, D-WA-9.
AT Equal Access to Medicare bill HR 2785
‘ATEAM ‘
Introduced 8/1/2011
This bill would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide improved access to physical medicine and rehabilitative services
under part B of the Medicare Program; it simply adds ATs to the already existing services of medicare providers. This is a costneutral bill. Prior to 2005, physicians had the authority to choose the licensed health care professional they believed would be the
most appropriate referral for physical medicine and rehabilitation services.
Sponsor: Ed Towns-D-NY -10.
Consider Legislation to Promote and Support Physical Activity for a Healthier America.
This includes four bills:
HR 1057 and S 576 ‘The Fitness Integrated with Teaching (FIT) Kids Act. HR 1057 Sponsor: Donald Kind, D-WI. S 576 Sponsor:
Thomas Harken, D-IA. This bill amends the elementary and secondary education act of 1965 to improve standards for physical
education. House: Dist. 10 Co-Sponsors: Rep. Smith-D-WA, Rep. Inslee, WA, Rep. McDermott, D-WA; Rep. Blumenauer, OR.
Senate: Dist. 10 Co-Sponsors: Senator Merkley, D-OR, Senator Wyden, D-OR, Senator Tester, D-MT, and Senator Murray D-WA.
S 1644 ‘The Workforce Health Improvement Program Act of 2011. This bill amends the IRS code of 1986 to expand workplace health
incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use. [Employer receives tax credit for work site fitness or
subsidizing employee fitness] Sponsor: John Cornyn, R-TX.
No.
HR 2649 ‘Personal Health Investment Today Act of 2011’. This bill amends the IRS code of 1986 to treat certain amounts paid for
physical activity, fitness and exercise as amounts paid for medical care. [Can get up to $1000 tax credit for home equipment,
exercise class or gym membership.] Sponsor: Kevin Brady, R-TX; Dist. 10 Co-Sponsor: Rep. Earl Blumenauer, OR.
Alaska --AATA President Brenda Sheldon is the acting GA chairperson.
HB 15 Athlete Safety Introduced 1/7/201
Athlete Safety Bill passed at the end of last session and was signed by Governor Parnell.
SB 119 Licensure Bill Introduced 4/1/2011
SB119 “An Act relating to the licensing and regulation of athletic trainers.” The bill is sponsored by Senator(s) MEYER, McGuire,
Ellis and Menard. At the end of the 2011 legislative session, the bill was sitting in the Senate Finance Committee and that is where it
was picked up at the start of the 2012 session.
Review of bill progress during the 2011 legislative session: The licensing bill had a large fiscal note put on it by the Division of
Occupational Licensing. The fiscal note has startup costs of $38,000 and biannual fees of $80.00. It passed through the Senate Labor
and Commerce Committee, but got stalled in the Finance Committee because of the fiscal note. Support was very positive in both
Senate Health and Social Services and Labor and Commerce Committees. No one spoke in opposition.
2012 Session: AATA President Brenda Sheldon and AT Christopher Dean have accompanied the lobbyist to Juneau and met with
multiple Senators and Representatives. The last week of January was the Senate Finance Committee "1st hearing". There was
testimony from the Division of Occupational Licensing (DOL) as to the amount that was needed. They (DOL) were unwilling to
reduce the fiscal note. There were questions from the committee members about the financial burden on schools, which Christopher
assured them would not be the case. The lobbyist is certain that there are enough votes to move out of Senate Finance, which she
thought would happen before the end of February. As of March 15 th, it was still in Finance. When it does move out of the Finance
Committee the next step is the Senate floor for a vote. The Alaska legislative session ends on April 15, 2012
Idaho - GA chair position is open.
HB 548 Relating to Youth Athletes and Concussion
Introduced 2/14/2011
On February 14th, 2012, HB 548 Relating to Youth Athletes and Concussion had its first reading in the House State Affairs Committee.
The bill, in its’ second draft form, passed out of the House on March 12 th and it is currently in the Senate.
The Bill is sponsored by Representative Erik Simpson and Representative Mike Moyle. It amends the concussion legislation from
2009. HB 548 applies to public middle, junior high and high school athletes 18 years and younger; calls for removal from play if a
concussion is suspected; athlete can only return to play after clearance by MD, PA, ARN or “licensed health care professional trained
in the evaluation and management of concussion who is supervised by directing physician; annual education for youth athletes and
their parents; coaches, officials, judges, and ATs must complete education upon hire and biannually. Education materials will be
provided by the Idaho State Board of Education and the Idaho HS Activities Association and will comply with the CDC guidelines.
Status of bill as of 3/12: Bill has passed the House and is on to the Senate.
Senate Bill 1278 Relating to Athletic Trainers, Amending Section, 54-3914, Idaho Code, to revise the compensation for the members
of the Idaho Board of Athletic Trainers.
This bill had its’ first reading on February 2nd, 2012. It has already passed out of the Senate and had its first House reading on
February 15th. It is a cost-neutral bill and simply removes ATs from the Public Employee Retirement System, saving the State dollars.
The compensation that the ATs on the Board would receive in the future would be considered an honorarium or compensation for
members of boards, rather than how they are compensated currently, through the pension-based plan. There is no opposition to
this bill. Idaho legislative session ends April 27th, 2012.
Montana - President Weida is the acting GA Chair.
No legislative session during 2012. MATA President JC Weida is involved with the creation of a youth safety/concussion bill for the
2013 legislative session.
Oregon - GA Chair: Jeremy Ainsworth
HB 2144 Modifies Provisions relating to Oregon Health Licensing Agency and Boards, Councils and Programs Administered by Agency
Introduced 2/7/2011 This bill was filed by request of Gov. Kitzhaber. Included in this legislation is a revision of the athletic trainer
practice act which deletes NATA from BOC name; deletes reference to AT/R. OATS intends to further clarify "a board of
certification" as the BOC in their rules. Essentially they are moving any references to the BOC out of the law and into their rules. Bill
status as of Early March: Last movement was Jan 11th there was a hearing in the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Other: In 2009 Oregon passed Max’s Law, a concussion bill modeled after Washington’s Lystedt Law.
OATS has been working with the Department of Education (ODE) on concussion law interpretation regarding return to play decisions
and what ATRs can do. The following is the ODE Board approved language.
(d) "Health Care Professional" means a Physician (MD), Physician's Assistant (PA), Osteopathic Doctor (DO) licensed by the Oregon
State Board of Medicine; nurse practitioner licensed by the Oregon State Board of Nursing, or Psychologist licensed by the Oregon
Board of Psychologist Examiners.
(3) In school districts which have the services of an Athletic Trainer (AT) registered by the Oregon Board of Athletic Trainers, that AT
may determine that an athlete HAS NOT suffered a concussion and return the athlete to play. ATs may also work in consultation with
a Health Care Professional in determining when an athlete is able to return to play following a concussion.
Washington - GA Chair: Dana Gunter
SB 6447
Relating to work-study funding for higher education Introduced
This bill calls for a 3% general increase to licensing fees for professions licensed in the state. WSATA is opposed to this bill. Our
lobbyist joined several others in Olympia to sign in and lobby against this bill. The cut-off date for bills to move out of committee
was February 7th. SB6447 did not move out of committee, thus a fee increase on our profession was halted that would have diverted
the money to Work Study for higher education. However, a general fee increase cannot be ruled out yet. Given the nature of the
budget deficit, we may see legislative attempts to raise fees and drive that revenue to the general fund in order to avoid other cuts.
HB2294 - Regarding establishing instruction for CPR as a requirement for HS graduation starting in 2016.
WSATA is in support of this legislation. Regular session ended and WA is in a special session currently. These bills are not dead yet.
Stake holders for the WA Lystedt Law met in January to discuss the effectiveness of the law and if any changes needed to be made. It
was decided that monitoring would continue and no further legislation was necessary at this time. The main discussion focused on
whether the referees/officials should be included in the language that requires coaches to go through concussion education training.
No decision was reached on this issue and the decision was made to table the discussion for now.
8. Public Relations – Ben Henry
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District 10 Public Relations Contest (see attached)
a. Form/Purpose
b. Awards for winners
c. Dates for contest
Twitter Trending Topics Activity
a. Twitter, the awesome social media tool is going to try to make Athletic Training a trending topic! On March
29th, at 10:00am pacific, please twitter your favorite AT moments including #ATFavoriteMoment #NATM.
Then check the trending topics to see if we made the top 10.
Examples:
1. Watching my ACL athlete return and contribute to a championship! #ATFavoriteMoments #NATM
2. Passing my National @BOCATC exam #ATFavoriteMoments #NATM
3. Having “Athletic Trainer” trend on @Twitter #ATFavoriteMoments #NATA
3. NATA Public Relations Contest for 2012
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Winners receive a $150 gift certificate for NATA logo merchandise. Two honorable mentions may be
recognized in each category.
Categories include:
i. Most creative
ii. Best grassroots
iii. Greatest impact
iv. Best state association effort
v. Best student effort
Entries are limited to PR efforts for the 2012 National Athletic Training Month only. A member/group can only
be recognized in one category. You must be an NATA member to win. All entries must be submitted
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online. Entries sent by mail or email will not be accepted. All support materials (photos, links to a television
broadcast or newspaper article, etc.) must be uploaded. To be considered, entries must educate, use
proper "athletic trainer" terminology and must not be self-serving. Emphasis will be placed on originality. The
deadline is April 16, 2012
Public Relations reporting methods
a. Each state has different methods
b. Very little from state PR chairs, for those who have them
c. Need similar monthly reporting for NATA News
d. Can we standardize reporting methods?
State Communications
a. Twitter, Facebook, other forums?
b. State PR position can assist with social networks
NWATA/State contact list
a. Easy access to contacts – representatives of the state associations
b. Post on NWATA/State websites
c. Names, Position, email, work location??
Current Events
a. Boeing VIP visit – Industrial Setting
i. NATA News Article?
ii. D10 Report to state newsletters and information to Program Directors
iii. Move towards prevention and opening other avenues for careers
b. PR Toolkit Highlights
c. Youth Sports Safety Alliance
i. Youthsportssafetyalliance.org - Organizations committed to the prevention of catastrophic injuries
and death in young athletes.
ii. No cost. Required: One-page letter of support of alliances call to action.
NWATA District Committee Reports:
9. College and Univ. Athletic Training Students– Jeff Kawaguchi (Mentor)
Shae DeWeber and Alyssa Frei- Co-Presidents
The formation of the Northwest Athletic Trainers Association Athletic Training Student Senate will allow the students in the
district to communicate more efficiently, be more independent, while directly benefiting the student in the district. The formation of a
student senate will be a big step forward for the students in the district.
One of the main functions of the student senate is to create an efficient means of communication between the student leaders of the
district, who will serve as the senate officers, and each program director. Each senator will be responsible for informing their program
director and the students at their respective institutions of any information discussed or passed on from the senate officers.
It also allows the students to have greater control of their athletic training education. The NWATA Student Senate By-laws leave it up
to the student senate to create their own programing. This could be for the student programing at the district meeting, or to attempt to
create a student only event of their own. Along with planning the events, they have to submit their own budget that will allow these
events to happen.
The student senate creates more opportunities for students to be in a leadership position. The senators will help make decisions that
will directly affect the students they see at school and in the athletic training room every day. Currently there are three leadership
positions available to all the students. Those positions are the student president, student vice president, and the district ten student
representative. With a student senate there would be at least one leadership position for each athletic training education program plus
the three existing positions. This makes thirteen potential leadership positions if all the Athletic Training Education Programs have a
senator.
The NWATA Student Senate is a great opportunity for the students in the district. It creates more interactions of students from
different programs bringing the students together. It allows more input which will allow the student leaders to make better decisions
for the students. It will improve communication to and from program directors as well as the students. A student senate will only
benefit the students in the district. – Shae DeWeber, Co-President
10. Constitution/Bylaws – Erin Cramer
No report. No requests have been made or submitted for review in the past 12 months.
11. District Meeting – Heather Garris
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Local committee:
i. Mike Dillon
ii. Jennifer Stueckle
iii. Jason Durocher
Meeting Numbers
i. Attendees – 496
ii. Vendors –30 – Bryce Gillespie, Exhibits Chairperson
Thursday All Day Workshop “Towel Tweaks” – 25
Sunday Workshops
i. Kinesio Taping - 32
ii. Neurodynamic – 30
iii. Business of Athletic Training – 18
Next Year ; 2013 Boise, ID March 22 – 23, The Grove Hotel
12. Hall of Fame/Honors and Awards - Greg Mitchell - THANK YOU to GREG HILL
Hall of Fame: No nominations
Honors and Awards:
The following awards will be presented at the District Business Meeting:
Director’s Award: Jim Wallis, Stan Herring
New Horizon Award: Craig Bennett
Outstanding Service Award: JC Weida
The following outgoing chairs will also be recognized:
Rick O’Leary – Secondary Schools
Jody Treadway – Scholarship
Joe Kreilkamp – NATSC
Shea DeWeber, Alyssa Frei – Co-student presidents
Greg Hill – HOFHA
Greg Mitchell will be officially taking over as HOFHA chair following the meeting next week.
13. History and Archives – Pat Archer
No report
14. Scholarship – Dale Blair – THANK YOU JODY TREADWAY
•New members to committee: Ken Kladnik, Washington and Mike Coco, Oregon
•Continuing members: Janelle Handlos, Montana and Tom Koto, Idaho
•Goal for 2012: Benik has ended their sponsorship of an undergraduate scholarship. We are presently looking for a new sponsor of a
District 10 scholarship.
•Paperless- Our entire scholarship review process has gone paperless this year. Previously, the applications were printed/copied and
mailed to each committee member. This year, a Dropbox account was set up and the files were shared from the “cloud.”
Undergraduate
Naseby Rhinehart
Richard Irvin
Whitesel Pro Sports Therapy
Graduate
Bill Robertson
Bob Peterson
Benik
$1500 Reed Omdal (WSU)
$1500 Breann Booher (EWU)
$500 Maggie March (UM)
$1500 Aimee Pascale (UO)
$1500 David Howell (UO)
$ 500
15. Webmaster – Mike Fine
Website continues to be updated as new features become available.
Other NATA appointment reports:
NATA Foundation Report – Valerie Moody
Mission: Supporting and Advancing the Athletic Training Profession through Research and Education.
Leadership in the Foundation: Rachael Oats, Holly McCauley, Patsy Brown.
Eight athletic training students from District 10 received a total of $18,400 in national scholarships in 2011.
Doctoral: Jeffrey Doeringer, Oregon State University
Masters: Lucas Bahnmaier, University of Oregon
Entry-Level: Kiri Weeks, University of Montana
Entry-Level: Sayaka Yasui, Eastern Washington University
Entry-Level: Jonathan Berger, Whitworth University
Entry-Level: Stephanie Habner, Whitworth University
Entry-Level: Rachael Wilson, Whitworth University
Entry-Level: Rebecca Barnick, George Fox University Congratulations to our athletic training scholars!
The Smaha Endowment continues to be the focus of our fundraising efforts within the District. The goal is to raise $50,000 in 5 years
to endow the scholarship. Currently, $37,931 has been pledged( ~$30,000 collected). We are planning to host a silent auction at the
District meeting in Boise, ID 2013- all proceeds from the auction will go toward the endowment.
NATA Annual Fund Contest- The NATA Foundation sets fundraising goals for each district based upon membership statistics and
holds an annual contest. In 2010, D10 placed 2 nd out of all the districts – donating almost 700% more than our set goal. 2011 numbers
will be available by the district meeting.
We began an Annual Fund Donor competition among the states in District 10 in 2005. The winning state that year was Oregon. The
winning state for 2006, 2007, and 2008 was Washington. Oregon reclaimed the plaque in 2009 and 2010. This year’s winner will be
announced at the business meeting. A perpetual plaque will be given to the state that wins each year.
The NATA Foundation and NATA have agreed to co-brand the National Quiz Bowl and we are working towards this at each District
level. District 10 has agreed to participate in this. We are working with the Quiz Bowl district coordinator to help with organizational
aspects of the quiz bowl by finding panel judges this year, as well as providing certificates.
The NATA Foundation has agreed to sponsor a speaker at the district level. This year, the NATA Foundation is co-sponsoring with
the NWATA “Critical Issues in Athletic Training” session. The honorarium for this session ($200) is being donated to the Smaha
Endowment.
The NATA Foundation continues its state association fundraising campaign. The state associations for Idaho, Oregon, and
Washington have made contributions to the NATA Foundation in this past year.
Your state representatives are:
Idaho – Joel Tenbrink (University of Idaho)
Montana – Lindsey Ross (Hellgate High School, Missoula)
Oregon – Trever Ball (McKay High School/Hope Orthopedics, Salem, OR)
Washington – Garth Babcock (Eastern Washington University)
Alaska- Kyle Reeves (St Elias Specialty Hospital, Anchorage, AK)
The NATA Research & Education Foundation is sending a quarterly eBlast newsletter to the membership. The eBlast highlights
activities of the Foundation and provides links to grant deadlines. Two District 10 E-blasts were sent this fall. Two will be sent this
spring/early summer.
District 10 continues to be well represented on the Foundation Board:
Mark Hoffman – President
Clint Thompson – Vice President Finance
Valerie Rich Moody – Chair, District 10
NATAPAC – Marty Matney – No report submitted