Welcome to our 2010 Certified Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainers

Bottom Row (L-R): Heather Wong, Kellie Abendscheon, Jessica Barton, Erin Greenwich
Top Row (L-R): Ben Stollberg, Dalis Boyette, Jon Lukas, Scott Campbell, Andy Jarosz, Brandon Stone

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Welcome to the Class of 2013 Athletic Training Students

Bottom Row (L to R): Caitlyn McKinley, Savannah LeJeune, Payton Kingsley, Ali Carter, Hope Willis, Leann Nickerson
Top Row (L to R): Will Acker, Jeremy Hamm, John McLaughlin, Reese Shivers, Brandon Cobb, Jared Williams, Jeremy Mayard

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LSU Hosted 2010 LATA Summer Symposium

The LSU Athletic Training Staff, Physicians, and Graduate Assistants hosted the 2010 Louisiana Athletic Trainers' Association Summer Symposium on June 3-5th in Baton Rouge. The symposium was a huge success, featuring many informative presentations by the LSU staff and team physicians on topics related to their areas of specialty. This event marked the largest attendance in LATA symposium history. Along with numerous presentations, there were some prestigious awards given to members of LSU Athletic Training:

Congratulations to Dr. Joseph Serio, 2010 LATA Hall of Fame Inductee
Dr. Joseph Serio, a current LSU football team physician specializing in family practice was nominated by LSU Staff Athletic Trainers for 50 plus years of exemplary service to LSU Athletics. Dr. Serio served as an Athletic Training Student during his undergraduate career at LSU, before graduating with a degree in Zoology in 1961. He then attended LSU Medical School in 1968 and has been one of LSU's Football Team Physicians since. Dr. Serio's induction into the 2010 LATA Hall of Fame will always be remembered, as his plaque is on permanent display in the New Orleans Superdome on the LATA Hall of Fame wall. He is the 67th inductee since 1981 to receive this prestigious award. He still travels with the LSU Football team providing medical coverage and assistance to the Athletic Training Staff.

Other Awards received at the LATA Symposium by current and past LSU Athletic Training Staff:

• Eugene Christmas Award - Erin Greenwich, ATC (pictured below with Josh Yellen, ATC, MA, LAT)
• Dean Kleinschmidt Scholarship Award - Nori Shirakawa, ATC

Congratulations to Micki Collins, MS, ATC, who was elected LATA Secretary at the Symposium.

Clinical Instructors Making an Impact on Athletic Training Curriculum

Certified Athletic Trainer and LSU Athletic Training Education Program Instructor, Melissa Thompson, presented one of her recent publications at the 2010 NATA Convention this summer. Melissa Thompson, MEd, ATC, along with Dennis Landon, published the article entitled "Scapular Upward Rotation and Acromiohumeral Interval Changes in Collegiate Baseball Players During a Weighted and Un-Weighted Scaption Exercise" in the Supplement to the Journal of Athletic Training, Volume 45, Number 3.
For a link to the poster presentation, click here.
For more on the abstract article, view page 103-105 in the Supplement to the Journal of Athletic Training, 45(3).


Also this year at the 2010 NATA Convention in Philadelphia, Ray Castle, PhD, ATC, LAT, Director of Athletic Training Education Program, was elected as the new District IX Chair on the NATA Research and Education Foundation Board of Directors. He was featured in the August edition of the Southeast Athletic Trainers' Association Newsletter. For more information on his position, visit the NATA Foundation website.

LSU Athletic Training Student of the Month

Congratulations to Camille Bordelon! Camille was recently selected by the LSU Athletic Training Staff and Certified Graduate Assistants as the Athletic Training Student of the Month for August. Camille is currently in her 2nd year in the LSU Athletic Training Education Program and is currently assigned to the LSU Football Team. Haven previously gained experience with the Women's Basketball team under Micki Collins, MS, ATC, Camille now has the opportunity to further her education and clinical experience while working with LSU Football under Staff Certified Athletic Trainers, Jack Marucci, Andy Barker, and Shelly Mullenix, as well as Certified Graduate Assistants, Ben Stollberg and Brandon Stone. Camille is a well deserving recipient of the Student of the Month Award. She has been a great influence on the other students at football with her positive attitude, professionalism, and hard work. When asked about Camille, Shelly Mullenix, MS, ATC, Staff Certified Athletic Trainer for LSU Football and Director of Wellness said "It is clear that her willingness to work hard will pay off as she continues to gain confidence and knowledge. She has been someone the Staff and Graduate Assistants can depend on to get the job done". Congratulations to Camille as she continues to further her success in the LSU Athletic Training Education Program.