Local athletic trainers honored: Valparaiso High School athletic trainer Kathy Levandoski has been named the winner of 2015 Professional Excellence in Athletic Training by the Indiana Athletic Trainers Association, while Patrick Ohaver, the outreach trainer for Highland High School, has been chosen as the 2015 Joe A. Harvey Distinguished Service Award recipient.
A graduate of Wisconsin-Whitewater and Purdue Calumet, Levandoski has been at Valpo since 1987.
“Kathy’s tireless work ethic has become a cornerstone in Viking athletics. Every student and former student-athlete has come to know ‘Lev’ — as she is called,” Ohaver said in a media release. “Kathy has been a pioneer for women in athletic training in the state of Indiana.”
Ohaver is a graduate of Northern Illinois and Centenary.
“In the field of athletic training, Patrick truly exemplifies a person that is dedicated and devoted at his work places and also professionally,” Justin Miller, an athletic trainer at St. Vincent Sports Performance Institute, said.
Both will be honored at the IATA Fall Symposium Nov. 1 in Muncie.
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