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Daniel D. Arnheim Scholarship – Marissa Sumida, Chapman University Gail Weldon Memorial Scholarship – Jillian Hubbel,   Cal State University Fresno Lew Crowl Scholarship – Nysa Allen,  University of La Verne Jerry Lloyd Memorial Scholarship – Jesse Williams, Cal State University Fullerton FWATA Hall of Fame Memorial Scholarship – Sara Hart, Cal State University Fresno CATA Scholarship – Hope Allen, University of La Verne Nelson Family Scholarship – Noelle Cahill,…

It was a night to honor all the FWATA Awards winners with 600 attendees. We celebrated HATA’s 30th Anniversary with special “Aloha” favors.

CATA State Recognition Award – Mike West, Jurupa Valley High Schoo/ California State Representative   CATA Special Service Award – Eric Paredes Family, Save a Life Foundation   CATA Life Saver Award – Erin Stovall, Archbishop Riodan High School   HATA Special Service Award – Lyn Nakagawa, MS, ATC, CSCS, Univeristy of Hawaii at Manoa/District 8 Secretary   Michelle Samuel M.S., ATC, LAT from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas…

Samuel Lee, MS, ATC  | Hawaii Baptist Academy   Chris Mumaw, MA, ATC Past FWATA Honors & Awards Chair   Kavin Tsang, PhD, ATC Cal State University, Fullerton

NATA Research & Education Foundation Scholarships Gail Weldon Memorial – Abby Knight (University of La Verne) William “Bill” Chambers – Brenda Valdez Nava (CSU Fullerton) Jack Rockwell Memorial – Nysa Allen (University of La Verne) Larry “Stosh” Neumann Memorial – Jesse Williams (CSU Fullerton) Ronnie Barnes – Yusuke Ohashi (CSU LB) Bill Buhler Memorial – Hope Allen (University of La Verne) NATA Foundation – Tyler Voas (San Diego State Univ)

All the attending FWATA Hall of Fame members gather during the Annual Meeting to reminisce about the past and catch up with each other’s lives!  It was a great honor to have NATA President Thorton and Rachel Oats, NATA Associate Executive Director at this special breakfast. (L-R) Bill Chambers, Lew Crowl, Fran Babich, Robert Kersey, Carolyn Greer, Julie Max, Tony Marek, Tom Abdenour, Rachel Oats, Jim Thorton and Scott Sailor

Free Communications Research Presentation Award 1st Place: Sara Nottingham, EdD, ATC (Reasons for and Mechanics of Documenting Patient Care Among Athletic Trainers: A Report from the Athletic Training Practice-Based Research Network) 2nd Place: Monica Caro (Bilateral Comparison of Lower Extremity Joint Energetics during Drop-Jumping) 3rd Place Runners Up (tie): Tricia Kasamatsu, PhD, ATC (Predicting the Likelihood of an Existing Concussion Management Policy in Secondary Schools: An Athletic Trainers’ Perspective), Tim…

Congratulations to the 2015 FWATA Quiz Bowl Champions!  Hope Allen, Nysa Allen and Anastacia Fraijo from the University of La Verne.  Please come and cheer them on as they represent District 8 in St. Louis at the NATA Clinical Symposium and AT Expo on Thursday June 25th from 5-7pm (please check the program for room details). photo L to R: Kavin Tsang (NATA Foundation D8 Chair), Hope Allen, Nysa Allen, Anastacia Fraijo, Rachael…