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Junior and senior athletic training students traveled to James Madison University for the Virginia Athletic Trainers Association Young Professionals Symposium on October 26, where students learned about a variety of topics including networking, interviewing, and basic job-finding skills.

Walk it out! Athletic Training students and faculty joined forces with the community on October 24, 2009, to help fight Alzheimer's by participating in the yearly Memory Walk. Our walkers raised nearly $700 to help find a cure. Go AT!
Iota Tau Alpha Honor Society Charter Members
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| Back row: Kat McLaughlin '11 Megan Little '11 Marissa Karuks '09 Cory Hall '09 Katie Furman '11 Ashley Allen '11 Katie Frick '10 |
Front row: Mandy Watts '10 Ashley Stern '09, President Lysha Draskovic '11 Kim Frieberg '11 Colleen Frickie '10 |
Learn more about Iota Tau Alpha.
Awards and Scholarships
- Ashley Stern '09 - District 3 representative for 2008 Athletic Training Student Leadership Workshop
- Mandy Watts '10 - District 3 representative for 2009 Athletic Training Student Leadership Workshop
- Lauren Askey '08 -
- Kara Jones '08 -
- 2008 winner of the National Athletic Trainer's Association Student
Writing Contest - 2007 - Edward Block Undergraduate Scholarship First Place
- 2007 - 2007 Research and Education Foundation Scholarships sponsored by DJO, Inc.
- 2004 - Virginia Athletic Trainers' Association High School Student Scholarship Award
- 2008 winner of the National Athletic Trainer's Association Student
Senior Honors Projects
- Ashley Stern '09, Identifying Possible Risk Factors for Low Back pain in an Athletic Population Based on Gender
- Lauren Askey '08, The Effect of the Full90 Headband on Heading Distance and Accuracy among Collegiate Female Soccer Players
- Kara Jones '08, The Relationship Between Eating Breakfast and Cognitive Function in College Students
- Jamie Meredith '08, Scores on Standardized Assessment of Concussion (SAC) Test in Male and Female Collegiate Athletes After a Practice
