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• National Awards
  • Hall of Fame - Award Description & Criteria | Winners
    
    
  • Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer - Award Description & Criteria | Winners
    
    
  • Athletic Trainer Service Award - Award Description & Criteria | Winners
    
    
  • Honorary Membership - Award Description & Criteria | Winners
    
    
  • President's Challenge - Award Description & Criteria | Winners
    
    
• Other Awards
  • Sayers "Bud" Miller Distinguished Educator Award - Click here to nominate
    Award Description & Criteria | Winners
    
    

  • Bill Chisolm Ethnic Diversity Advisory Council Professional Service Award - Click here to nominate | Award Description & Criteria | Winners
    
    

  • Tim Kerin Award for Excellence In Athletic Training - Nominees and winner are selected by Gatorade; Click here to learn more about Tim Kerin
    
    

  • Gail Weldon Visionary Award- Award Description, Criteria, Winners, & Nomination Form
    
    

  • Journal of Athletic Training Outstanding Research Manuscript and Outstanding Manuscript - Contact the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Athletic Training
    
    

  • Continuing Education Award - Click here to learn more about the award and download the nomination form | Winners

   

  • College/University Athletic Trainers’ Committee Awards - Award Description & Criteria | Winners | Nomination Form

     

  • Governmental Affairs Committee Daniel L. Campbell Legislative Awards - Award Description & Criteria | Winners

   

  • Public Relations Contest - Award Description & Criteria
  
  
  
  • American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine For Excellence in Athletic Training Award - Award Description & Nomination Instructions

• National Honors
  • Fellows Program - Fellows Description & Criteria | Application | NATA Fellows