Moata honors & awards
Award Descriptions
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Missouri Sports Medicine Hall of Fame
The Missouri Sports Medicine Hall of Fame honors medical professionals or other individuals who have made lifetime or long standing contributions of significant impact on the profession of athletic training and the athletic health care of student-athletes/active individuals in the state of Missouri. The leadership, dedication and service of these individuals are recognized by athletic trainers across the state of Missouri. Eligible nominees include certified athletic trainers, physicians, or other individuals who meet the criteria defined in the Special Category section below.
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Glenn L. McElroy, MD Outstanding Service Award
The Glenn L. McElroy, MD Outstanding Service Award is a prestigious award given to an individual who has displayed exemplary service in the profession of athletic training. The recipient of this award has provided remarkable service to the profession of athletic training and to the patients they serve.
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MoATA OUTSTANDING ATHLETIC TRAINER OF THE YEAR
The MoATA Outstanding Athletic Trainer of the Year award is presented to a Missouri athletic trainer whose performance or contributions to the profession have been noticeably significant throughout the year. The award is intended to recognize a single effort or a series of actions over the course of a year that benefitted the membership of MoATA or or beyond, and has positively influenced the health care provided by athletic trainers in Missouri.
Missouri Sports Medicine Hall of Fame Inductees
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James M. Baker, MD (1984) University of Missouri
Bob Bauman, RPT, ATC/R (1984) St. Louis Cardinals (Baseball)
Oliver J. DeVictor (1984) University of Missouri
Joe Dolan, EdD (1984) Northeast Missouri State University
Robert Hyland, MD (1984) St. Louis Cardinals (Baseball)
Bill Jones, ATC/R (1984) Kansas City Kings (NBA)
Glenn L. McElroy, MD (1984) University of Missouri
Bruce Melin, ATC/R (1984) Washington University
Isadore Carl Middleman, MD (1984) St. Louis Cardinals (Baseball)
Wayne Rudy, ATC/R (1984) Kansas City Chiefs
Fred Wappel, ATC/R (1984) University of Missouri
Harrison Weaver, DO (1984) St. Louis Cardinals (Baseball)
Stanley London, MD (1985) St. Louis Cardinals (Baseball)
T. Reed Maxon, MD (1985) Central Missouri State University
Paul Myer, MD (1985) Kansas City Royals
Harvey Ray Michael, MD (1986) Southwest Missouri State University
Bernard Gerfinkel, MD (1987) St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)
Harlan Hunter, DO (1987) St. Louis Orthopaedic Sports Med.
James T. Leslie, MD (1987) Jefferson City High School
Paul T. McGannon, MD (1987) Rockhurst High School
E.A. Porter, DO (1987) Hannibal Senior High School
Aldo Sebben (1987) Southwest Missouri State University
Gary Hazelrigg, ATC/R (1988) Col. Sports Med./MO Western College
E. L. Niedermeyer, MD (1988) Tarkio College
John Omohundro, ATC/R (1988) St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)
Ronald VanDam, PhD, ATC/R (1988) Central Missouri State University
Richard P. Bowles, MD (1989) William Jewell College
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Howard J. Ellfeldt, MD (1990) Kansas City Chiefs
Red Williams, ATC/R (1992) Southeast Missouri State University
Ivan E. Milton, ATC/R (1992) Southwest Missouri State University
Marion Morgan, ATC/R (1995) Caruthersville High School
Pat Harr, MD (1995) Northwest Missouri State University
John D. Rockwell, PT, ATC/R (1995) St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)
Randy Biggerstaff, ATC/R (1995) St. Louis Orthopaedic Sports Med.
Gary Ward, PT, ATC/R (1996) Southwest Missouri State University
Marion Wolf, MD (1996) Southwest Missouri State University
Robert Burdge, MD (1996) St. Louis University
James H. Whitaker, MD (1997) Rockhurst High School
Erin L. Maloney, ATC/R (1998) McCluer High School
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Ronald J. Dunn, ATC/R (2000) Capital Region Sports Medicine
David E. Colt, ATC/R (2001) Northwest Missouri State University
William M. Zeller, MD (2002) Branson Public Schools
John R. Donnell, ATC/R (2003) Lee’s Summit High School
Dwight Eric McDonnell, ATC/R (2003) University of Missouri
Robert A. Shively, MD (2003) Washington University
John J. Krautmann, MD (2003) Jefferson City Medical Group
Robin Meeks, ATC/R (2003) Southwest Missouri State Univ.
Richard Seagrave, MD (2003) Midwest Sports Medicine Clinic
Bud Epps, ATC/R (2005) Kansas City Chiefs Football
Dave Kendall, ATC/R (2005) Kansas City Chiefs Football
John Lehmann, MD (2006) U.S. Center for Sports Medicine, St. Louis
William P. Thorpe, MD (2006) Orthopaedic Associates of Southeast MO
John Yetter, MD (2007) Hazelwood East High School
Glen Johnson, MD (2008) Parkcrest Orthopedics, St. Louis
Pat Forbis, ATC, LAT (2008) St. Mary’s Health Center, Jefferson City
Dawn Hankins, ATC, LAT (2009) McKendree University
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Mark Adams, MD (2010) Columbia Orthopaedic Group
Patrick Smith, MD (2010) Columbia Orthopaedic Group
Peter Buchert, MD (2011) Columbia Orthopaedic Group
Wade Welton, ATC (2014) Central Methodist University
L. Tyler Wadsworth, MD (2014) Advanced Orthopedic & Sports Medicine
Nick Swartz (2015) Kansas City Royals
Gene Gieselmann (2015) St. Louis Cardinals
Michelle Boyd, MS, ATC (2016) Truman State University
Karen Fennell, MS, ATC (2016) KD Consulting
Craig Klos, PT, ATC (2016) Sports Rehab Physical and Hand Therapy
Dr. Joseph Ritchie, MD (2017) Orthopedic Specialists
Mark Dempsey, M.ED, ATC (2017) Peak Sport & Spine
Morgan Simpson, ATC (2017) Citizens Memorial Hospital
Rex Sharp, ATC (2018) University of Missouri
Dr. Steven Stahle, MD (2018) US Center for Sports Medicine
Dr. Rick Wright, MD (2018) Washington University/St. Louis Blues
Dr. Michael Snyder, MD 2019 JCMG –Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine
Stefanie West, ATC, LAT (2019) Peak Sport & Spine
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Patty Dinges, ATC 2020 Blue Springs South High School
Cindy Rajkovich, MA, ATC, CSCS 2021 Athletico
Michelle Padgett, MS, ATC, CSCS (2022) Washington University
Steve Taylor, MA, BSE, ATC, LAT (2022) Lee’s Summit North High School
Rob Carmichael, MA, ATC, LAT (2023) Culver-Stockton College
Ron DuBuque, MA, ATC, LAT (2023) University of Missouri
B. Bus Tarbox, MD, MBA (2023) Columbia Orthopaedic Group