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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…

In support of National Athletic Trainers Month, Drug Free Sport (a national sports drug testing and education company and long-time sponsor of NATA) has a Continuing Education Award competition underway. This honor specifically acknowledges high school and collegiate certified athletic trainers who are on the front lines of preventing drug abuse and educating student-athletes on health and wellness.  Since 2013, we have awarded more than $23,000 to qualified ATCs. The…

The Ethnic Diversity Advisory Committee is proud to introduce an opportunity to continue to give back to the community, while we promote the profession we all love so much, Athletic Training. In coordination with The Shade Tree Shelter, we will be visiting the shelter to offer help by: serving meals, helping at Noah’s Animal House, teaching a life skills class, helping out in the Children’s Activity Center, job development, working in…