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NATA Awards
Nominate deserving members for NATA Awards today!  If uncertain of a member's eligibility for a particular award, please email SEATA Secretary Lori Groover at lorigroover@hotmail.com.  Review NATA Honors & Awards, then nominate a deserving member between Aug. 1 and Nov. 15 at www.nata.org/honors/index.htm.

SEATA Honors & Awards
SEATA is now accepting nominations for the 2009 SEATA Honors & Awards Program.  Awards include the Jack C. Hughston, M.D. Sportsmedicine Person of the Year, Chuck Kimmel Award of Merit, District Award, Backbone Award, High School Athletic Trainer Award, Clinical/Industrial/Corporate Athletic Trainer Award, College/University Athletic Trainer Award, Professional Athletic Trainer Award, Education/Administration Award, Sponsor's Award and nominations should be made by Jan. 1, 2009 at www.seata.org/Awards.htm

SEATA has numerous awards available and is accepting nominations for the 2008 SEATA Honors and Awards Program until Jan. 1, 2008.  Go to www.seata.org/Awards.htm.  If there are questions, please contact your state's representative on the SEATA Honors and Awards Committee.

SEATA Hall of Fame
The SEATA Hall of Fame Committee is seeking nominations for the 2009 Hall of Fame and is now taking nominations online via www.seata.org/hofinfo.htm.  The nomination process is designed to be fair and objective to recognize those members who have performed extraordinary service and brought honor to the profession of athletic training particularly at the SEATA level.  Service at local, state, and national levels is considered but service to SEATA is the primary consideration.  Nominations must be submitted by Nov. 15 with all application materials submitted by Dec. 15, 2008.
 

NATA Fellows Program in 2nd year

SEATA Call for Abstracts 34th Annual Clinical Symposium & Members Meeting

SEATA Research Grant Request for Proposals

The SEATA Research and Education Committee is pleased to announce that they are accepting grant proposals for Research Grants up to $2,000.00.

Priority will be given to those grant proposals which include an NATA-BOC certified athletic trainer who is a member of NATA District 9 (SEATA). The deadline for grant proposals is February 13, 2009.  For more information, contact

Cathy Brown PhD, ATC
Co-Chair, SEATA Research and Education Committee
University of Georgia
Department of Kinesiology
330 River Rd
Athens, GA 30602
706-542-9257
browncn@uga.edu (e-mail)

Or visit the SEATA website at: www.seata.org
 

SEATA Executive Board Establishes Basic Legislative Grants

The SEATA Executive Board, on their Sept. 15 conference call, established the SEATA Basic Legislative Grant program to provide up to $2,000.00 per state for the 2008-09 legislative cycle.   These grants provide funds to state athletic training associations in SEATA to further their legislative agendas.  Details of the distribution procedures and the application may be found at www.seata.org/SEATALegislativeGrant08.doc.  SEATA President MaryBeth Horodyski charged the SEATA Finance Committee to review the SEATA finances to determine if the program can possibly be expanded in 2009 to include further support through matching funds as detailed in the document.
 

SEATA Corporate Partnership Committee Request

With the 2009 SEATA Clinical Symposium and Members Meeting just around the corner we are still working on getting new vendors/exhibitors to join us in Panama City Beach.   I think with the changes to a new location, a new hotel and a different weekend we should have a very successful meeting.  I would like to Thank our Corporate Partners, Gatorade, Sports Health Supply, Breg, Inc, and Mississippi Sports Medicine and Orthopedic Center.

Please submit any new companies in your area (especially in South Georgia, South Alabama and Florida) who could become a new exhibitor or have them contact me at the address given.  Please support our exhibitors, especially our Corporate Partners, as they help in making our SEATA Clinical Symposium and Members Meeting the great success that it has become.

David T. Green, ATC
Corporate Partnership Committee Chair, SEATA
Eastern Kentucky University
521 Lancaster Ave, Moberly 203
Richmond, KY 40475
Off – 859/622-2140 – Fax 859/622-8857
David.Green@eku.edu

SEATA History & Archives Committee Needs Your Help!

1. If you have any historical artifacts pertaining to Athletic Training please notify John H. Anderson at athtrain@troy.edu or call 334-670-3722.
2. Request please: send John Anderson the history of your school’s Athletic Training Program.  We have a rich history in District 9 – let’s remember who brought us to the dance.

BOC Athletic Trainer Director Election

ATAF News

ATAF is calling for nominations for president, vice-president, Central Florida Representative, South 1 Representative and West Coast Representative. Please forward your nominations to Chad Palmer at cpalmer@hcr-manorcare.com. Keep your eye on the www.ataf.org for more details.
 

SEATA Welcomes New Members

We are excited to welcome 79 District IX members to the NATA and SEATA who joined between Aug. 1 and Aug. 31, 2008.  We look forward to their participation in our activities:

Upcoming SEATA & NATA Deadlines & Dates

For a full listing of all Deadlines & Dates go to http://my.calendars.net/seata/.

NATA Call for Involvement has begun.  Join Communications Think Tank now.

Oct. 1, 2008 Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship application due at www.natafoundation.org/grants/Post-Doctoral%20Research%20Fellowship.pdf.

Oct. 1, 2008 Master's Research Grant applications at www.natafoundation.org/grants/MasterGrant1PP04.pdf due.

Oct. 1, 2008 Registration opens for NATA Educators’ Conference.  Go to www.nata.org/atec/09conf.htm.

Oct. 10, 2008 2009 Athletic Training Educators’ Conference Technology Pre-Conference Call for Proposals Deadline.

Oct. 15, 2008 Deadline for SEATA Election.  Go to www.seata.org/elec08.htm.

Oct. 15, 2008 Online voting for the next BOC Athletic Trainer Director ends.  For more info and to vote go to www.bocatc.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=157&Itemid=131.

Nov. 15, 2008 Nomination process closes for 2009 NATA Awards. Go to www.nata.org/honors/faq.htm and to www.nata.org/honors/09nominations.htm.

Nov. 15, 2008 SEATA Hall of Fame Nomination Deadline. Go to www.seata.org/hofinfo.htm.

Nov. 17, 2008 Application process for SEATA Scholarships begins.  Go to www.seata.org/Scholarshipdetails.htm.

Dec. 1, 2008 NATA Fellows application deadline. Go to www.nata.org/honors/fellows/index.htm.

Dec. 1, 2008 Deadline for submitting supporting information for 2009 NATA Honors & Awards.