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WHAT'S NEW in Commerce,
America... August 2005 - Congratulations to John Bear on his graduation this semester. We have hired a new AD, Jim Johnson. He comes from Central Missouri State and has ties to Tarleton University. The athletic department has a new web site. We would like to welcome a new student to the program, Brandi Coe, a transfer from Paris Junior College. She attended North Lamar H.S. May 2005 - Congratulations to Jessica Peters (Mesquite, TX), Blake White (Red Oak, OK), Amy Perez (Dallas, TX) and Monica Lozano (Richmond, TX) for graduating this semester. Jessica will be taking a GA position at the University of North Florida; Blake accepted the head athletic trainer's position at Ferris High School (3A, south of Dallas); Amy accepted a GA position here at TAMUC; and Monica is doing her student teaching this upcoming Fall 05. John Bear will be graduating in August. Congratulations go out to Monica Lozano, John Bear, and Krystal Cunningham for passing their state tests. April 2005 - We just received word that our athletic training education program has been approved for accreditation by the JRC-AT. We still have to await formal accreditation from CAATE but at this point, it is just a formality. We hope to be fully accredited by April. January 2005 - Congratulations to two of our seniors, Jessica Peters (Mesquite, TX) and Blake White (Red Oak, OK), for passing their state examinations in December. They will be graduating in May.
October 2004 - Our ATE Program had its JRC-AT site visit. The
site team found 22 non-compliances to the standards. We are
working on the rejoinder document to submit back to the JRC-AT the
first of December. We will be keeping our fingers crossed
that all of our corrections are accepted. If we are rejected,
then it will be two years before we can resubmit for another site visit.
If we are accepted, then we will have our accreditation by the end of the
Spring (05). January 2004 - If you look in the January edition of the NATA News, there is a "Tips from the Field," article submitted by Brad Abell, TJ Lungstrum, Jessica Peters and John Bear. We modified one of our treatment tables into an adjustable table. December 2003 - We say goodbye to one of our students, Michael Hammonds as he starts his student teaching in the spring with Sulphur Springs HS. We also lost one of our GA's, Kendal Repass, who is also student teaching in the spring at Rockwall HS. Currently, we only have one GA, Marcy Frasier. November 2003 - Our department received money to purchase 4 new computers, a Theratouch 7.7 combo unit and a shortwave diathermy unit. We are in the process of looking for a new head football coach. One should be named by January. We have had a bad year for injuries - 6 ACL's so far this fall. It all started when Jeff Shrode came down for a game and brought it with him! July 2003 - Congratulations to Jessica Peters and Kendal Repass (GA). They were recipients of a SWATA scholarship. There were a lot of ETSU/A&M-C alumni at SWATA. Pics to come soon! Work has begun on the Holiday Inn Express by Wal-Mart. Work should be completed by the spring of 2004. June 2003 - Congratulations to our two newest licensed students/alumni, Toni Catchings and Andy Dallinger! Toni also passed her national certification test! Way to go guys! On another note, Whitley Training Room was phased out to make room for more coaches offices in Whitley. The football offices and main weight room are being relocated to Whitley Gym. Whitley training room was not being utilized very much and the decision was made to give it up. May 2003 - Longtime
ETSU head track coach/athletic trainer, Delmer Brown, passed away on May
1, 2003, in Katy, TX. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Delmer's
family and friends. Delmer was a very special person who touched a
lot of lives in his lifetime. If you would like to read more about
Delmer, please click here. January 2003 - Marcy Frasier and Kendal Repass are our new graduate assistants. Marcy comes to us from Tarleton State University where she completed her undergraduate degree under the guidance of ETSU alums, Randall Foster and Steve Simpson. Kendal is a graduate from our program and has been working with Baylor SportsCare the past year. December 2002 - Congratulations are in order for two of our students; Toni Catchings, is the recipient of the 2002 Delmer Brown award and Jessica Peters, is a recipient of the Marj Bell Scholarship award. Bittersweet news...we are losing our two graduate assistants, Tammy Carrell and Joey Hobbs, to graduation. We will miss them both, but wish them well as they begin their new jobs. They have been a huge help and have done outstanding jobs as graduate assistants. Two new graduate assistants should be named shortly. August 2002 - Look in your NATA News this month and you will see a couple of A&M Commerce Athletic Trainers: Tammy Carrell, GA, and Ed Sunderland, Director of Athletic Training Education. Tammy's picture from the NATA Scholarship Awards Luncheon was in the publication as well as Ed's picture and short story about him hitting a hole-in-one with one of the Gatorade balls that he received for playing in the NATA Golf Scramble this year. We also welcome 15 new students to our program this fall: Jacette Aguiar, Kensley Apetz, Lu Bledsoe, Stacy Chester, Brittany Chance, David Estes, Miranda Holt, Monica Lozano, Tamma Medders, Tomeka Mitchell, Amy Perez, Ruth Wark, Blake White & Richard Young. July 2002 - Tammy Carrell received a SWATA scholarship. Dr. Sandy Bahm will be inducted into the SWATA Hall of Fame on July 25th. The Athletic Training Education Program has been given the go-ahead to purchase about $12,000 worth of new equipment for athletic training student education. June 2002 - Tammy Carrell received a NATA
scholarship. Tammy Carrell, Kendal Repass & Kelly Gardner all
passed their state tests on the first try! Kendal also took and
passed his NATA test the first time as well! September 2001 - Eight new students started in our program this year: Michael Hammonds, John Bear, Jessica Peters, Sandy Standifer, Kelli King, Albert Winks, Julie Jordan & Katie Prater. March 2001 - Joey Wilkinson-Hobbs and Jeff Brown will be the new graduate assistants for the 2001-2002 year. January 2001 - We welcomed a new student to our program, Jason Gann. December 2000 - Our Athletic Training major was approved by the Board of Regents on Nov. 30, 2000. August 2000 - We are welcoming six new students to our staff this Fall. They are: Elanna Cochran, Kelly Gardner, Jerah Hutchins, Amy McKee, Kendal Repass, & Michael Sanchez. July 2000 - Don’t forget to meet up at the SWATA convention the 19th - 22nd. We will once again have our alumni luncheon and the golf outing. June 2000 - We would like to say thank you to Dr. Prapan, Dr. Wallace, Dr. Ayers and all of their staffs for helping us this past year. It was a tremendous help and we appreciate it very much! It was also their first year with us as we had a brand new medical staff. May 2000 - We say congratulations and goodbye to six of our student trainers as they graduate this past year. They are Amy Blake, Toby Cason, Wade Denton, Paul Dunham, Debbie Orton and Shanna Upchurch. We appreciate all your hard work! Good Luck!! |
