Moata honors & awards

Award Descriptions

  • Missouri Sports Medicine Hall of Fame

    The Missouri Sports Medicine Hall of Fame honors medical professionals or other individuals who have made lifetime or long standing contributions of significant impact on the profession of athletic training and the athletic health care of student-athletes/active individuals in the state of Missouri. The leadership, dedication and service of these individuals are recognized by athletic trainers across the state of Missouri. Eligible nominees include certified athletic trainers, physicians, or other individuals who meet the criteria defined in the Special Category section below.

    Nomination Form

  • Glenn L. McElroy, MD Outstanding Service Award

    The Glenn L. McElroy, MD Outstanding Service Award is a prestigious award given to an individual who has displayed exemplary service in the profession of athletic training. The recipient of this award has provided remarkable service to the profession of athletic training and to the patients they serve.

    Nomination Form

  • MoATA OUTSTANDING ATHLETIC TRAINER OF THE YEAR

    The MoATA Outstanding Athletic Trainer of the Year award is presented to a Missouri athletic trainer whose performance or contributions to the profession have been noticeably significant throughout the year. The award is intended to recognize a single effort or a series of actions over the course of a year that benefitted the membership of MoATA or or beyond, and has positively influenced the health care provided by athletic trainers in Missouri.

    Nomination Form

Missouri Sports Medicine Hall of Fame Inductees

  • James M. Baker, MD (1984) University of Missouri

    Bob Bauman, RPT, ATC/R (1984) St. Louis Cardinals (Baseball)

    Oliver J. DeVictor (1984) University of Missouri

    Joe Dolan, EdD (1984) Northeast Missouri State University

    Robert Hyland, MD (1984) St. Louis Cardinals (Baseball)

    Bill Jones, ATC/R (1984) Kansas City Kings (NBA)

    Glenn L. McElroy, MD (1984) University of Missouri

    Bruce Melin, ATC/R (1984) Washington University

    Isadore Carl Middleman, MD (1984) St. Louis Cardinals (Baseball)

    Wayne Rudy, ATC/R (1984) Kansas City Chiefs

    Fred Wappel, ATC/R (1984) University of Missouri

    Harrison Weaver, DO (1984) St. Louis Cardinals (Baseball)

    Stanley London, MD (1985) St. Louis Cardinals (Baseball)

    T. Reed Maxon, MD (1985) Central Missouri State University

    Paul Myer, MD (1985) Kansas City Royals

    Harvey Ray Michael, MD (1986) Southwest Missouri State University

    Bernard Gerfinkel, MD (1987) St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)

    Harlan Hunter, DO (1987) St. Louis Orthopaedic Sports Med.

    James T. Leslie, MD (1987) Jefferson City High School

    Paul T. McGannon, MD (1987) Rockhurst High School

    E.A. Porter, DO (1987) Hannibal Senior High School

    Aldo Sebben (1987) Southwest Missouri State University

    Gary Hazelrigg, ATC/R (1988) Col. Sports Med./MO Western College

    E. L. Niedermeyer, MD (1988) Tarkio College

    John Omohundro, ATC/R (1988) St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)

    Ronald VanDam, PhD, ATC/R (1988) Central Missouri State University

    Richard P. Bowles, MD (1989) William Jewell College

  • Howard J. Ellfeldt, MD (1990) Kansas City Chiefs

    Red Williams, ATC/R (1992) Southeast Missouri State University

    Ivan E. Milton, ATC/R (1992) Southwest Missouri State University

    Marion Morgan, ATC/R (1995) Caruthersville High School

    Pat Harr, MD (1995) Northwest Missouri State University

    John D. Rockwell, PT, ATC/R (1995) St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)

    Randy Biggerstaff, ATC/R (1995) St. Louis Orthopaedic Sports Med.

    Gary Ward, PT, ATC/R (1996) Southwest Missouri State University

    Marion Wolf, MD (1996) Southwest Missouri State University

    Robert Burdge, MD (1996) St. Louis University

    James H. Whitaker, MD (1997) Rockhurst High School

    Erin L. Maloney, ATC/R (1998) McCluer High School

  • Ronald J. Dunn, ATC/R (2000) Capital Region Sports Medicine

    David E. Colt, ATC/R (2001) Northwest Missouri State University

    William M. Zeller, MD (2002) Branson Public Schools

    John R. Donnell, ATC/R (2003) Lee’s Summit High School

    Dwight Eric McDonnell, ATC/R (2003) University of Missouri

    Robert A. Shively, MD (2003) Washington University

    John J. Krautmann, MD (2003) Jefferson City Medical Group

    Robin Meeks, ATC/R (2003) Southwest Missouri State Univ.

    Richard Seagrave, MD (2003) Midwest Sports Medicine Clinic

    Bud Epps, ATC/R (2005) Kansas City Chiefs Football

    Dave Kendall, ATC/R (2005) Kansas City Chiefs Football

    John Lehmann, MD (2006) U.S. Center for Sports Medicine, St. Louis

    William P. Thorpe, MD (2006) Orthopaedic Associates of Southeast MO

    John Yetter, MD (2007) Hazelwood East High School

    Glen Johnson, MD (2008) Parkcrest Orthopedics, St. Louis

    Pat Forbis, ATC, LAT (2008) St. Mary’s Health Center, Jefferson City

    Dawn Hankins, ATC, LAT (2009) McKendree University

  • Mark Adams, MD (2010) Columbia Orthopaedic Group

    Patrick Smith, MD (2010) Columbia Orthopaedic Group

    Peter Buchert, MD (2011) Columbia Orthopaedic Group

    Wade Welton, ATC (2014) Central Methodist University

    L. Tyler Wadsworth, MD (2014) Advanced Orthopedic & Sports Medicine

    Nick Swartz (2015) Kansas City Royals

    Gene Gieselmann (2015) St. Louis Cardinals

    Michelle Boyd, MS, ATC (2016) Truman State University

    Karen Fennell, MS, ATC (2016) KD Consulting

    Craig Klos, PT, ATC (2016) Sports Rehab Physical and Hand Therapy

    Dr. Joseph Ritchie, MD (2017) Orthopedic Specialists

    Mark Dempsey, M.ED, ATC (2017) Peak Sport & Spine

    Morgan Simpson, ATC (2017) Citizens Memorial Hospital

    Rex Sharp, ATC (2018) University of Missouri

    Dr. Steven Stahle, MD (2018) US Center for Sports Medicine

    Dr. Rick Wright, MD (2018) Washington University/St. Louis Blues

    Dr. Michael Snyder, MD 2019 JCMG –Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine

    Stefanie West, ATC, LAT (2019) Peak Sport & Spine

  • Patty Dinges, ATC 2020 Blue Springs South High School

    Cindy Rajkovich, MA, ATC, CSCS 2021 Athletico

    Michelle Padgett, MS, ATC, CSCS (2022) Washington University

    Steve Taylor, MA, BSE, ATC, LAT (2022) Lee’s Summit North High School

    Rob Carmichael, MA, ATC, LAT (2023) Culver-Stockton College

    Ron DuBuque, MA, ATC, LAT (2023) University of Missouri

    B. Bus Tarbox, MD, MBA (2023) Columbia Orthopaedic Group