Graduate Athletic Training Program Fall 2018 Newsletter Students From Across US, Japan Excel in Athletic Training Program he University of Arkansas athletic training program attracts students from all over the United States Tand this year is no exception. The top students come from four U.S. states and another country, and their career plans span several sports and competitive levels. Five students are recipients of this fall’s Bill Ferrell athletic Elli Dinkmeyer, from left, Colin Glenny, Ike Kato, Bryanna Moltz training scholarships, with one of the five also receiving the and Matthew McCarthy Dean Weber athletic scholarship reserved for the top student in the program. Elli Dinkmeyer is from Double Oak, Texas. She earned a on a specific career path yet but is drawn to Division I and bachelor’s degree in kinesiology from Texas A&M University professional levels of competition. in 2016. Dinkmeyer is splitting her time in clinical rotation Colin Glenny is from Bellevue, Washington. He earned between Advanced Orthopaedic Specialists and Shiloh a bachelor’s degree in human physiology with a minor in Christian High School. biology from the University of Oregon in 2016. Glenny is She wants to be an athletic trainer because she enjoys doing a clinical rotation at Bentonville West High School this semester. being part of a team and serving others. She has not settled continued on page 3 Weber Inducted Into Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame nly two athletic trainers that, but the scholarship in his name was very special to him. have been inducted into “The scholarship those players endowed is more meaningful Othe Arkansas Sports Hall than any of the awards I’ve been honored to receive,” Weber of Fame. They have their own profes- said. “I feel like it’s not just for me but the whole team. It’s a sional association, after all, and both wonderful way to give back.” Bill Ferrell and Dean Weber were He saw many changes over the years, including the inducted into the Arkansas Athletic introduction of women as athletic trainers, starting with the Trainers’ Association Hall of Fame daughter of a former player, and a rise in the professionalism 20 years ago. They are also members and demand for the profession overall. He was selected to of the Southwest Athletic Trainers’ the U.S. Olympic Team as an athletic trainer in 1984, after Association Hall of Fame and the serving on the athletic training staff of the National Sports University of Arkansas Sports Hall of Honor. Festival three times. So, Weber was “very humbled and honored for the For 35 seasons, Weber supervised the athletic training tremendous honor” of being inducted this year into the Ar- operations for men’s sports teams. He oversaw equipment kansas Sports Hall of Fame. This year’s nine inductees were operations for all 19 Razorback teams for six more years celebrated at a ceremony April 6 in Little Rock. It gave We- before being named an assistant director of the Razorback ber a chance to visit with former athletes he worked with as Foundation in 2014. head athletic trainer at the University of Arkansas, including He said he’s seen the excitement for the Razorback several who created a scholarship in his name. Since then, brand many, many times over the years, including when he the athletic training program in the College of Education met bus driver in London wearing a Razorback jacket. has given the Dean Weber scholarship to the top student in “The Razorback brand helps us attract students,” he said. the program each year. “But, also, our faculty (Jeff Bonacci, Brendon McDermott and He joked that, when the 1979 Razorback football team Lesley Vandermark) prepare our students well for the profession. told him they wanted to do something to honor him, he They do a good job attracting good students who go out and asked if they would pay off his mortgage. They didn’t go for get good jobs. Ultimately, that’s the deal we want.” FEBRUARY 19, 2009 FEBRUAUNIVERSITRY 19, 2009 UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSASY OF ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS RAZORBACKS Arkansas Razorbacks ® Hogs™ Arkansas Razorbacks ® HogsLOC™ATION: ESTABLISHEDLOCATION: DATE: ESTABLISHED DATE: University of Arkansas ® Hawgball ®University of Arkansas ® Hawgball FAYETTEVILLE, ® AR 1871 FAYETTEVILLE, AR 1871 Arkansas ®Razorbacks ® Wooo Pig SooieArkansas™ ®Razorbacks ® WMASCOooo PigT Sooie: ™ CONFERENCE:MASCOT: CONFERENCE: Razorback ® University ofRazorback Arkansas ® Medical School™ University RAZORBACKS of Arkansas Medical School ™ SOUTHEASTERN RAZORBACKS CONFERENCE SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE Go Hogs™ (UAMS)Go Hogs™ MASCO(UAMS)T NICKNAME: MASCOT NICKNAME: N/A N/A Program Director’s Corner By Jeff Bonacci, D.A., A.T.C., L.A.T. Students Setting the Standard in Research By Brendon McDermott, Ph.D., A.T.C. ello Razorback alumni, prospective students, and ur 2018-2019 academic in one of America’s fastest growing sports. It will be integral friends of the athletic H year recently began with a in setting safety standards for future players. training program. This fall is another flurry of good news on the Other students in our program will be involved in many exciting time for our program. We ad- O research front. Over the summer, Alex studies this year as well. Dr. Kaitlin Gallagher is evaluating mitted our second class of 21 students McDonald’s (’16) thesis analyzing in- potential hazards and safety for athletic trainers while they from coast to coast. jury prediction for American football are doing athletic training. We are particularly excited about The NATA Symposium alumni players was accepted for publication in this series of studies as they will undoubtedly help our pro- Bonacci social in New Orleans was a big success the Journal of Athletic Training. This fession in the future. 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Some of our students are setting during exercise in the heat. This is a study that is long over- a standard for others in our profession to follow. due and no previous studies have evaluated this impairment Students Gain Valuable Summer Experience By Lesley Vandermark, Ph.D., A.T.C. Students From Across US, Japan Excel in Athletic Training Program continued... any students seek out