| Honors
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2009 |
Alabama Athletic Trainers'
Association Service Award
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2008 |
Inducted into the Southeast Athletic Trainers’ Association
Hall of Fame
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2007 |
NATA Education Council Sayers "Bud" Miller Distinguished
Educator Award
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2006 |
Clint Thompson Award for Outstanding Non-Research Manuscript
Second Runner-Up for Swartz, Erik E., R.T. Floyd, and Mike
Cendoma, “Cervical Spine Functional Anatomy and the
Biomechanics of Injury Due to Compressive Loading” Journal
of Athletic Training, Volume 40, Number 3, July 2005.
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2005 |
Inducted into The University of West Alabama Chapter of Iota
Tau Alpha Athletic Training Education Honor Society
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Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers
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2004 |
Inducted into the Alabama Athletic
Trainers' Association Hall of Fame
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Who's Who Among America's
Teachers
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2003 |
Most Distinguished Athletic
Trainer by the National Athletic Trainers Association
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2001
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Southeast
Athletic Trainers Association SEATA Award of Merit
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Inducted
into The University of West Alabama Chapter of Honor Society
of Phi Kappa Phi
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Inducted
into The University of West Alabama Athletic Hall of Fame
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UWA
Faculty Senate received The University of West Alabama
Outstanding Campus Organization Award from UWA National Alumni
Association, served as President during this period.
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2000
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Who's Who Among America's
Teachers
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National Athletic
Trainers Association 25 year Award
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1997
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The University of West
Alabama Loraine McIlwain Bell Trustee Professor by the
University of West Alabama Faculty and Board of Trustees for
Outstanding Achievement in Scholarship, Teaching, and
Leadership
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1996
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The University of West
Alabama Julia Tutwiler College of Education Achievement Award
by the University of West Alabama National Alumni Association
for Recognition of Career and Civic Achievements
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Who's Who Among America's
Teachers
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Athletic Trainer Service
Award from the National Athletic Trainers' Association
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1995
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National Athletic Trainers'
Association Audio/Visual Committee Videotape Production
Contest Winner for Sports Medicine Evaluation Series: The
Elbow
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1994
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Outstanding Graduate Student
in Athletic Training
Award, University of Alabama
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1993
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Old Faithful Award from the
Dogwood Institute for 15 years of Continued Support for The
Dogwood Conference
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1990
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Resolution from the
Livingston University Board of Trustees in Recognition of
Outstanding Work in the Development of the Athletic Training
Program
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District IX Award from the
South East Athletic Trainers Association for Outstanding
Contribution to the Field of Athletic Training
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1982-1984
&
1986
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Outstanding Young Men of
America
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1981-1982
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Man of the Year Award from
the Livingston University "L - Club"
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1980-1981
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Man of the Year Award from
the Livingston University "L - Club"
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1977-Present
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Head Athletic Trainer, Gray
Squad of the Blue-Gray All-Star Football Classic
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1977
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Senior Football Award from
the Livingston University Student Government Association for
Outstanding Service
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1974
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Awarded Game Ball from
Livingston University Homecoming Football Game versus
Henderson State University for outstanding work in preparing
injured players to play
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