Certified Athletic Trainer from Arizona Western College Named New Horizon Award Winner

04.15.2010

DALLAS, March 16, 2010 – Chris Murphy, ATC, LAT has been selected to receive the National Athletic Trainers’ Association’s 2010 New Horizon Award.

This honor recognizes a certified athletic trainer employed in the collegiate setting who has demonstrated the attributes of a future leader in the profession. NATA’s College/University Athletic Trainers’ Committee (CUATC) selects one recipient annually based on active community and campus involvement; volunteer service; national, district and state athletic training association participation; and promotion of the profession.

“Chris is richly deserving of the award,” said NATA College/University Athletic Trainers’ Committee Chair Charlie Thompson, MS, ATC. “At this early stage in his career he has already proven himself to be an active and engaged member of the profession, the association and his university community. I am confident he will continue his leadership journey and remain an asset to both NATA and athletic training throughout his career.”

The CUATC awards presentation will be made June 24, 2010, at NATA’s 61st Annual Meeting & Clinical Symposia in Philadelphia.

National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) – Health Care for Life & Sport: Athletic trainers are health care professionals who specialize in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries and sport-related illnesses. They prevent and treat chronic musculoskeletal injuries from sports, physical and occupational activity, and provide immediate care for acute injuries. Athletic trainers offer a continuum of care that is unparalleled in health care. The National Athletic Trainers' Association represents and supports 32,000 members of the athletic training profession. NATA supports the Athletic Trainers’ Equal Access to Medicare Act (H.R. 1137). Visit www.nata.org.

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