Former Yellowjacket Student Trainers Earn ATC
Two Former Yellowjacket Student Trainers Pass BOC Exam & Earn ATC Angela Sanchez and Vince Fedorowich have passed their BOC's and are both fully acredited ATC's. Sanchez is currently a GA at The University of Idaho and Fedorowich is a GA at Old Dominion Univerisity.
October 1 - Athletic Training Students Expand Their Professional Development
This May 25th -26th three athletic training students decided they would like to expand their professional development opportunities. Senior, Angela Sanchez, and Juniors, Drew Yoder, and David Herrera accompanied Athletic Trainers, Jay and Dana Hoffman to the Midwest College and University Sports Medicine Meeting hosted at Illinois State University.The three Graceland University students participated in discussions along with a dozens of certified athletic trainers from all over the Midwest. During the two-day meeting participants discussed topics including, but not limited to: drug testing and policy development; concussion testing protocols; appropriate medical coverage; eating disorders; emergency action plans, and insurance issues. Students also had the opportunity to talk with a handful of athletic trainers about potential graduate assistantship opportunities.
“This was a very valuable opportunity for students to network, interact with other programs, and gain insight into issues that are pertinent to today’s practicing athletic trainer,” stated Internship Coordinator, Jay Hoffman. Students were also able to accumulate a wealth of materials that will assist them in their academic studies and professional careers. Collegiate Sports Medicine Foundation Co-President and meeting presenter, Brian Anderson, remarked that having students at the meeting was a first for the meeting, but was a welcome sight. When asked about the experience the students seemed to agree that there was a lot of information to remember in such a short period of time, but they took away a number of positive lessons about what transpires during a professional meeting or symposium.
October 1 - Student Athletic Trainers Awards Banquet
The annual athletic training BBQ banquet was held this spring 2006. The banquet offers the opportunity for the athletic training staff to recognize students for their accomplishments over the past academic year. Students received a variety of awards, including The Most Distinguished Athletic Training Student Award.Jenna Silvey, a senior from Bon Accord, Alberta, Canada was the recipient of The Most Distinguished Athletic Training Student Award. Each year the award recognizes the senior athletic training student, who over the course of their education, has shown the strongest balance of academic achievement, professionalism, commitment to, and peer leadership in the athletic training major. The Most Distinguished Athletic Training Student Award is sponsored by Team Orthopedic Surgeon, Dr. William Jacobson, of Central Iowa Orthopaedics. For her achievement, Silvey was bestowed with a $500 post-graduate scholarship to be used toward expenses for her national certification exam. Jenna has begun her graduate studies where she is pursuing her Master’s in Athletic Training at Indiana State University.
Prior to the banquet, athletic training students also vote on peer awards and for the Student Athletic Training Association (SATA) officers.
Peer awards included:
The Most Professional ATS: Jenna Silvey
The Most Improved ATS: Lindsay Campbell
The Observation Student of the Year: Dylan Hogan
2006 SATA officers:
President: Amy Moran
Vice President: Drew Yoder
Treasurer: Lindsay Campbell
Secretary: Melanie Dalpais
Other awards included the students’ Funny Awards, which poke fun at silly mishaps during the year. The athletic training major also said goodbye to four seniors, Jenna Silvey, Nav Boparai, Liz Ferrara, and Josh Meyer. This group of seniors will be greatly missed.
