1998 marked the first year of the Delmer Brown Scholarship Award.  Delmer was the head track coach and head athletic trainer for over 20 years at East Texas State University (now Texas A&M University-Commerce).  He coached the ETSU track and field teams to seven Lone Star Conference titles.  In 1964, he was the head athletic trainer for the USA track team in the Tokyo Olympics.  A Helms Foundation Hall of Fame Member, Delmer was named LSC Track and Field Coach of the Year in 1967 before retiring from coaching in 1977.  Delmer retired from ETSU in the Spring of 1980.  Through Delmer’s efforts, ETSU’s athletic training student program is one of the most progressive in the state.   Delmer was inducted into the ETSU Hall of Fame in 1983.  Delmer was also a member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association Hall of Fame.  Delmer passed away on May 1, 2003,  in Katy, TX.

Since the first award was handed out in the Fall of 1998, the Delmer Brown Scholarship Award is awarded annually to a deserving junior, senior or graduate athletic training student. Click here for the selection criteria and application. The first award winner was Toby Cason.  Other award winners are:

1998 Toby Cason	1999 Paul Dunham	2000 Jeff Brown	2001 Tammy Carrell	2002 Toni Catchings
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2003 Kendal Repass	2004 Jessica Peters	2005 Kristy Aguirre	2006 Kristin Stone	2007 ?

Here are some photos of our new athletic training student award area, including an area for Delmer's Lone Star Conference Hall of Honor trophy, a brief bio and the Delmer Brown Scholarship Award plaque. Click on a photo for a larger view.

Click here to see pictures of Delmer with our students and alumni at the 2002 Southwest Athletic Trainers' Symposium held in Arlington, TX!