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Charities & Scholarships

2008 Scholarship Awards

PFATS and The Gatorade Company teamed up for the 24th year to award scholarship to student athletic trainers at the 2008 annual National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) Meeting and Clinical Symposium. These student athletic trainers received a $2,000 scholarship at this year’s convention in Anaheim:

  • Beth Fruechte, Minnesota State University - Moorhead
    Larry "Stosh" Neumann Memorial Scholarship Award
  • William Jones, Slippery Rock University
    Edward Block Courage Society Scholarship Award
  • Shellie Spiers, Louisiana College
    Dean Kleinschmidt Scholarship Award
  • Marc Norcross, MA, ATC; University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
    William Tessendorf Scholarship Award

From left to right: Marc Norcross, Beth Fruechte, William Jones

 

2008-09 NFL/ PFATS ETHNIC MINORITY SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

PFATS has awarded scholarships to minority student athletic trainers participating in NFL training camps. Each student received a $1,000 scholarship and was presented with the award at the start of their NFL training camp.

Arizona Cardinals Dexter Charles Nicholls State
Atlanta Falcons William Jackson Georgia Southern
Baltimore Ravens Zekarias Solomon Salisbury University
Buffalo Bills Daryl Nelson TCU
Carolina Panthers Uriah Myrie Delaware
Carolina Panthers #2 Adam Ybarra Missouri
Chicago Bears Philip Taylor Tougaloo
Cincinnati Bengals Keith Justice Northern Kentucky
Cleveland Browns Jonta Pritchett Alabama
Dallas Cowboys Jose Ponce Texas
Dallas Cowboys #2 Daniel Ramos Texas State
Denver Broncos Trent Wilson West Alabama
Houston Texans Khefren Savannah Houston
Indianapolis Colts Adam Wall East Carolina
Jacksonville Jaguars Fernando Vera Texas A&M - Corpus
Kansas City Chiefs Saturu Ozawa Alabama
Miami Dolphins Brandon Gonzalez Lewis University
Miami Dolphins#2 Yuri Jean-Baptiste Florida
Minnesota Vikings Robinson Henry FIU
Minnesota Vikings #2 Daniel Melara Univ. of San Diego
New England Patriots Yasuaki Okawa Clemson
New York Jets Ezron Bryson Hofstra
Oakland Raiders Jacob Puente Texas State
St. Louis Rams Jacob Ramirez Sul Ross State
San Diego Chargers Salvador Bernal Fresno State
San Diego Chargers #2 Collin Francis Delaware
San Francisco 49ers Taichi Kitagawa San Jose State
Seattle Seahawks Nikolas Turner Central Florida
Tampa Bay Bucs Courtney Huntley Valdosta State
Tennessee Titans Adrian Ramon Univ. of North Texas
Washington Redskins Antonio Davis Southern Miss
Washington Redskins #2 Chukwuma Okeke Michigan State

Deadline for submission of applications to these scholarships is March 15, 2009.

For information on how to apply for these and other scholarships and internships, click here.