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Moore to Receive MAATA Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award

Article reposted from Washington College
Author: Washington College Athletics

Washington College Director of Athletics Thad Moore, who previously served as the school’s Head Athletic Trainer, will be presented with the Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award by the Mid-Atlantic Athletic Trainers Association (MAATA) at that organization’s annual symposium May 19th in Ocean City, Md.

Moore, who still assists as needed with the College’s athletic training efforts and works as an ATC Spotter for the NFL at M&T Bank Stadium, has a long history of service in professional organizations in the field. He served six years as President of the Maryland Athletic Trainers Association (MATA) and is in his 14th year as chair of MATA’s Political Action Committee. He is also currently a member of MATA’s Legislative Committee after serving nine years as that committee’s chair. At the district level, he spent six years as a member of MAATA’s District Council.

Moore was part of a core group of athletic trainers that obtained licensure for athletic trainers in the state of Maryland in 2009. As president, he reinstated the state symposium in 2005 and it is still active today. He also helped create the MATA Hall of Fame, helped organize the honors and awards process, and created the first statewide email group to better communicate with members.

On behalf of MATA, Moore provided athletic training coverage for various state championship events from 2004-2012. He also continues to help provide coverage for the annual Special Olympics of Maryland Unified Sports Bocce Ball Championship at Washington College.

The MAATA Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award is the latest of a growing number of honors for Moore. He received the MATA Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award in 2012 and a Service Award from MAATA a year later. In 2014, he was named the Division III Athletic Trainer of the Year by the College/University Athletic Trainers’ Committee (CUATC) of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) and received a NATA Service Award. In February of that same year, he was one of four recipients of the College’s annual Presidential Distinguished Service Awards.

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Greg Penczek Honored With MAATA Athletic Trainer Service Award

Article reposted from Towson University Athletics
Author: Towson University Athletics

A well-known face on the sidelines and in the Johnny Unitas ® Stadium Field House, Towson University head athletic trainer Greg Penczek recently won an award from the Mid-Atlantic Athletic Trainers’ Association (MAATA).

Penczek, who works closely with the men’s lacrosse program at Towson, won the MAATA Athletic Trainer Service Award earlier this week.

The MAATA Athletic Trainer Service Award is a prestigious honor that recognizes qualified MAATA members for their exceptional service and unique contributions to the athletic training profession. This is a district award, which reflects dedication to the Association and the field of athletic training on the district, state and local level.

“Receiving this MAATA Service Award is an honor, as I am extremely humbled to have been nominated by one of my peers and mentors in this profession,” said Penczek, who begins his fifth season working with the Tiger lacrosse program.

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North Carolina AT honored by Mid-Atlantic Athletic Trainers Association

North Carolina athletic trainer Jim Bazluki was presented with a 2016 Athletic Trainer Service Award for his outstanding service at the state and district levels. The Mid-Atlantic Athletic Trainers Association (MAATA, D3) recently presented its annual awards at the Spring Symposium in Virginia Beach, VA this past May 20-22, 2016.

Bazluki currently serves as the NCATA Secretary, Co-Chair of the NCATA Professional Education Committee and serves on the MAATA Site Selection Committee. He works for Carolinas Healthcare System and has outreach responsibilities with Northwest Cabarrus High School in Concord, NC. He also serves as adjunct faculty with UNC-Charlotte teaching several classes as well as a preceptor for the ATEP program. This award is one of many that adorn his office as he is a 1997 NCATA Athletic Trainer of the Year for College/University; 2005 NCATA Athletic Trainer of the Year for Secondary Schools (first and only 2-time winner of the ATOY in different categories); 2010 Charlotte Catholic HS Hall of Fame Inductee; 2014 NCATA Hall of Fame Inductee (youngest ever inductee); and the recent 2016 MAATA Service Award.

A 25-year veteran of athletic training, Bazluki has always been in ‘service’ mode. “From my days as an undergraduate student at East Carolina University, we were always taught to volunteer and give back to the profession by being involved and stepping up to the plate in service to others” Bazluki said. “I am proud of my long history of service and hope that my career will serve as inspiration to others to step up and get involved in their profession. It is truly an honor to be recognized by the MAATA for my work and dedication.”

When asked about what is next on the horizon, Bazluki stated that he has taken steps to run for MAATA Secretary this fall and hopes to be able to continue his service to the profession and bring a new style of leadership and commitment to the district level.

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Ethan Saliba recognized for service to UVA, sports medicine

Ethan Saliba, Virginia’s associate director of athletics for sports medicine, is being recognized for his service to UVA athletics this weekend.

In his 34th year as a member of the Cavaliers’ athletic training staff, Saliba was presented the University of Virginia’s Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award during Friday’s Valedictory Exercises. On Saturday, Saliba will be inducted into the Mid-Atlantic Athletic Trainers’ Association Hall of Fame.

The Algernon Sydney Sullivan Awards are presented for excellence of character and service to humanity and are given each year to one woman and one man from the graduating class (undergraduate or graduate) and to one non-student member of the University community.

Algernon Sydney Sullivan, born in Indiana in 1826, rose to success in New York City as a respected lawyer and a man who “reached out both hands in constant helpfulness” to others. After his death in 1887, the Society sought to honor him and the award bearing his name was established in 1925 by a Sullivan Memorial Committee and the New York Southern Society, which Mr. Sullivan had served as its first president.

The award seeks to perpetuate the excellence of character and humanitarian service of Algernon Sydney Sullivan by recognizing and honoring such qualities in others.

This award is intended to honor those who have been described as “unsung heroes” or “the angels among us.” These are the students and University community members who strive each day to better the lives of those around them, but do so without thought of recognition or reward.

The awards were established by the New York Southern Society in 1925 in memory of Mr. Sullivan.

Saliba’s induction into the MAATA Hall of Fame will take place during the organization’s annual symposium in Virginia Beach. To be considered for the MAATA Hall of Fame, inductees must have been a practicing athletic trainer for a minimum of 20 years and must have worked in Virginia for at least 15 years.

Saliba originally joined the UVA athletics department as an assistant athletic trainer in 1983. He has served as UVA’s head athletic trainer since August of 1998. He oversees all daily athletic training room operations, including: staff, clerical and student assignments; injury management and rehabilitation; and ensuring medical coverage for all UVA varsity athletes. He is the head athletic trainer for the Cavaliers’ men’s basketball team.

He was promoted to associate athletics director for sports medicine in September of 2007 after serving as an assistant athletics director for four years. Saliba has faculty appointments as a professor in Virginia’s Curry School of Education and as an assistant professor in the Department of Clinical Orthopedic Surgery and the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Saliba was inducted into the Virginia Athletic Trainers Association in 2011.

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Beckett wins most distinguished

Dr. Joseph Beckett of the Marshall University College of Health Professions has been chosen as the recipient of the Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award from the Mid-Atlantic Athletic Trainers’ Association (MAATA).

Beckett, program director of the college’s Department of Athletic Training, is the only athletic trainer in West Virginia to receive a MAATA award in 2016.

The MAATA Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award is a prestigious honor that recognizes qualified MAATA members for their exceptional and unique contributions to the athletic training profession, according to Marty Bradley, associate athletic director for sports medicine at Old Dominion University in Virginia.

Bradley, a longtime friend and colleague, said he nominated Beckett for this award because of Beckett’s tremendous work ethic, commitment and loyalty to the field of athletic training.

“Joe should have been nominated for this award years ago if you look at what he has done to advance and give back to our profession,” Bradley said. “I wanted him to be recognized within the district, but also within his own institution because he is so deserving of this honor and the recognition it brings.”

Beckett received the National Athletic Trainers’ Association’s Service Award in 2008 and he was named the West Virginia Athletic Training Educator of the Year in 2013, but this is the first award he has received from MAATA in his 35 years as a member.

“It’s a very humbling feeling to be recognized by my peers and it validates my work as an athletic trainer,” Beckett said. “My only hope is that my current and prospective students realize how hard work can pay off and they will be inspired to make a sustainable contribution to the field.”

The MAATA District includes universities in Virginia, Washington, D.C., Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina and West Virginia. For more information about the MAATA and its upcoming awards symposium, visit www.maata.org. To learn more about Beckett and his work with Marshall’s Department of Athletic Training, visit www.marshall.edu/athletic-training.

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