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Congratulations to those students listed below (past & present) on their recent honors and accomplishments!

 

If you have news you would like to share, please email Tom Monagan at “tmonagan@uca.edu”

 

 

Carrie Doster (‘08) - passed the BOC exam in April and became a certified athletic trainer!  Carrie was also the recipient of the Breg Post-Graduate Scholarship from the Arkansas Athletic Trainers’ Association at its annual meeting in 2008, and was also named the winner of the Case Study Poster Presentation in conjunction with that meeting.  Carrie will be a graduate assistant athletic trainer at UCA beginning in the Fall of 2008.

 

Nathan Haralson (‘08) - recently was named an athletic trainer for Crittenden Regional Hospital, and will be working with both West Memphis High School and Marion High School

 

Jessica Leach (‘08) - passed the BOC exam in April and became a certified athletic trainer!  Jessica will be attending UCA in the Fall of 2008 and enrolling in the doctoral program in physical therapy.

 

Chad Williams (‘08) - passed the BOC exam in April and became a certified athletic trainer!

 

Ashley Chrestman (‘08) - has passed the BOC exam, and accepted a graduate assistantship in athletic training at Arkansas State University—beginning in the Fall of 2008.

 

Aaron Eppler (‘05) - received his Master’s Degree from the University of Texas-Tyler in the Spring of 2007, and was named the athletic trainer/strength and conditioning specialist for the Philadelphia Phillies Class A team, the Williamsport Crosscutters for the 2008 season.

 

Todd Ross (‘07) - was named the athletic trainer at Pulaski Academy (Little Rock, AR), and is working for Martin, Bowen, Hefley Sports Medicine Clinic.

 

Justin Shipp (‘07) - is now the athletic trainer at Beebe High School (AR), and is working for Martin, Bowen, Hefley Sports Medicine Clinic.

 

Heather Martin (‘07) - was hired by Cox Sports Medicine as an athletic trainer and is working at Evangel University (Springfield, MO).

 

Hollie Whittaker (‘07) - is attending Southeast Missouri State University and working as a graduate assistant athletic trainer in the athletic department there. 

 

Alison Moore (‘06) - joined the UCA Athletic Training Staff full-time in August 2008.

 

Brynn Schuckman (‘05) - joined the UCA Athletic Training Staff full-time in January 2008.

 

Whitney Butler (‘08) - passed the BOC exam, and became a certified athletic trainer!

 

Jamie Stephens (‘07) - passed the BOC exam, and became a certified athletic trainer!

 

 

Way to go Bears !