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NATA Research & Education Foundation President, Mike Sitler, EdD, ATC, reported to the NATA Convention attendees on the progress of the Foundation over the past year. Access the full report on the State of the Foundation by clicking HERE.

Over 2,500 NATA Annual Meeting attendees participated in the Special Events sponsored by the Foundation.  For the Foundation Golf Classic at Stone Mountain Golf Club 202 attendees participated while 187 members participated in the Fun Run at Piedmont Park.  Click HERE to see the Fun Run results.  A record 2,207 members turned out for NATA Foundation Night to see the Atlanta Braves take on the Boston Red Sox at Turner Field.

At the June 13, 2006 Board of Directors Meeting, the Foundation Board approved a total of $172,519.55 funding for three General Grants ($123,141.00), one Post-Doctoral Fellowship ($29,340.00), four Doctoral Research Grants ($10,000.00), and eleven Osternig Master's Research Grants ($10,038.55). Click HERE to see the full listing of the grants, recipients, institution, title, and amounts:

Your NATA Research Foundation Board held its annual meeting June 13th in Atlanta, GA. Below are some highlights of the actions taken on this date:

1. Approved the minutes for the 4/26/06 conference call as presented.

2. Approved upgrading the currently vacant Part-Time Foundation Assistant to a Full-Time Position.

3. Approved requesting the Scholarship Committee to develop options for potential sponsors to consider when making their commitment. The options would be developed with a sense of establishing fully endowed scholarships to the greatest degree possible.

4. Approved appointment of 3 new Research Committee members as recommended.

5. Approved re-appointment of 3 current Research Committee members to a second term as recommended.

6. Approved including an expected increase in the 2007 budget for the cost of printing the Supplement to the Journal of Athletic Training resulting from increasing the allowable word count for abstract submissions.

7. Approved an unbudgeted expenditure of $29,340 for a Post-Doctoral Research fellowship Grant.

8. Approved an unbudgeted expenditure of $10,000 for Doctoral Research Grants.

9. Approved an unbudgeted expenditure of $10,038.55 for Master’s Research Grants.

10. Approved an unbudgeted expenditure of $123,141 for General Research Grants.

Forty-seven of the 73 scholarship recipients were present to be recognized at the William E. Newell Athletic Training Student Awards Luncheon in Atlanta on June 17. Click HERE to see the full listing of the scholarship recipients by category and their institution. Click HERE to view the PowerPoint presentation of the Scholarship Recipients and click HERE to view the PowerPoint presentation of the Scholarship Awards and their sponsors. 

The Foundation Free Communications Program for 2006 received a record total of 384 submissions of which 247 were accepted. Oral presentations totaled 152 and 95 Poster Presentations were provided. Free Communications Award Recipients are as follows:

• Doctoral Oral
  Anh-Dung Nguyen, MSEd, ATC, University of North Carolina – Greensboro, "Identifying Relationships of Static Lower Extremity Postural Characteristics"

• Doctoral Poster
  Lauren C. Kramer, PhD, ATC, Pennsylvania State University, "Factors Associated with Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury History in Female Athletes"

• Masters Oral
  Johna K. Register, ATC, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, "Concussion Assessment and Recovery" 

• Masters Poster
  Stephanie Lynch, MA, ATC, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, "Exercise Intervention Improves Forward Head and Rounded Shoulder Posture in Collegiate Swimmers" 

• Undergraduate Poster
  Ben M. Goerger, ATC, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, "High Pelvic Inclination Angle Affects Lower Extremity Muscle Strength"

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