In August Mt. San Antonio College AT, Bill Ito, presented at his grad school alma mater: AT Still University/Arizona School of Health Sciences. His presentation was on myofascial decompression at the Annual Summer Institute for the Human Movement Science program Bill Ito worked as a member of the medical staff for the AVP Professional Beach Volleyball Tour in August. The event was held in Manhattan Beach, California. A special thanks to Brooke…
Congratulations to Paul Fromherz, Shanice Chedi, Kumiko Hashida, alt: Heather Madsen (UNLV). UNLV will represent D8 at the 9th Annual NATA Quiz Bowl in Houston, TX, June 28. Nine teams participated with v2.0 … all institutions/programs should be proud as the competition was close and all teams performed with class and professionalism, another testament to their preparation and pride! TEAM POINTS Q1-20 POINTS FINAL UNLV 3600 7200 CSULB1 3500 7000 CSUF1 2700 5300 CSUF2…
Welcome Cindy Clivio to the FWATA managing board as incoming Secretary. She will begin her term at NATA Convention 2018. Cindy was inducted into the FWATA Hall of Fame in 2016 and brings leadership experience to the board after serving on various HATA, FWATA and NATA committees.
Dr. Tsang earned his Ph.D. from Penn State University, University Park, PA and a M.S. from Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA. His early athletic training experience was at University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu where he earned his B.Ed. Dr. Tsang is Chair and Associate Professor in the Department of Kinesiology (KNES) at CSU Fullerton. He has served as ATEP Program Director and Clinical Coordinator at California Lutheran University and…
Carolyn completed both Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts Degrees at San Diego State University in Kinesiology and Athletic Training. She was recently promoted to Athletic Director at San Diego Christian College while continuing to serve as Senior Women’s Administrator & Head Athletic Trainer/Head Strength Coach. In addition to her roles at SDC, Carolyn works as an ATC Spotter for the NFL, teaches courses at San Diego State University…
Saturday, April 29, 2017 was “FWATA Hall of Fame Day”. The day started with the Hall of Fame Breakfast where eleven HOF members joined to welcome Carolyn Peters to this prestigious group of FWATA members. “FWATA Hall of Fame Day” concluded with the 2017 Awards Banquet. All the HOF members in attendance joined Carolyn Peters for a group photo in front of the FWATA Hall of Fame booth.During the banquet, the…
Ginger Lei Ehrke, LAT, ATC is currently the Medical Professions Teacher at Clark County School District and serves as an athletic trainer for Select Physical Therapy. Ginger currently serves FWATA as the Annual Meeting Convention Registration Commissioner and the NATA Foundation Nevada Ambassador. Past positions are Convention Committee Volunteer, Young Professionals Committee – Nevada Rep and UNLV ATEP Preceptor. Presenter Todd Hamburg had this to say about Ginger: “Ginger Lei…
The FWATA Public Relations Committee Social Media team is highlighting members of District 8 each month. This month we are highlight District 8 Governmental Affairs Committee Chair, Assistant Athletic Trainer UC Berkeley Lauren Forsyth, MS, ATC, CES What first made you choose athletic training? What inspired you to become an athletic trainer? I’ve always been drawn to a career in healthcare because I wanted to help people. As a young athlete,…
The FWATA Scholarships Committee is proud to present the following scholarship awardees for 2017. Bill Chambers Scholarship Endowment Nicholas Hattrup, California State University, Fullerton CATA Scholarship Jesse Williams, California State University, Fullerton Daniel D. Arnheim Scholarship Madison Schultze, Chapman University Felix Rivera Memorial Scholarship Kumiko Hashida, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Gail Weldon Memorial Scholarship Hope Allen, University of Hawaii at Manoa HATA Scholarship Nysa Allen, University of Hawaii at Manoa Jerry Lloyd Memorial…
During the month of March, the Far West Student Leadership Committee sold NATM Stickers! We were able to sell just over 387 stickers to Athletic Trainers and Athletic Training Students throughout California, Nevada, Hawaii, Virginia, Texas, and Georgia. The profit was used to help fund our student leadership breakfast at FWATA in April! Thank You to everyone who supported us and we look forward to doing something similar next year…
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