Fellows

NATA Fellow status recognizes members of the association who have demonstrated outstanding professional scholarly achievement in combination with leadership in advancing research and scholarly endeavors in the profession, including the education and scholarly development of trainees. Only the most accomplished scholars contributing to the athletic training profession earn this honor and distinction, and are allowed to use the prestigious designation of "FNATA".

For questions, please contact Katie Scott at honorsandawards@nata.org.

At a minimum, Fellows candidates need to clearly demonstrate in their application materials having met the following requirements:

NATA member in good standing.
10 years BOC certification.
10 years membership in NATA.
Have held a terminal degree for ten or more years.
Sustained involvement in the dissemination of research through free communications and / or general program presentations at NATA annual meetings during the 10 years preceding application.
Demonstrated development and leadership of a research agenda, extending beyond serving as a contributor, resulting in the scholarly dissemination of work resulting in noteworthy impact on the Athletic Training profession.

*Members may not apply for Fellows status while serving on the NATA Board of Directors.

Nominations are open August 1st through September 15th, annually.

Application and Selection

Complete application packets will be reviewed by all members of the Fellows Committee and scored based on the quality and significance of the candidate’s scholarly contributions and leadership activities based on the following criteria:

Quality and impact of research reflected in the candidate’s scholarly publications and activities
Relevance of research and scholarly contributions to the advancement of athletic training
National / international recognition of the candidate’s scholarly accomplishments
Educational contributions to the scholarly development of research trainees
Leadership activities focused on research and scholarly endeavors

Each of the above criteria will be reviewed by the committee based on the applicant's CV and responses on the application questions, along with the letters of endorsement from at least one current NATA Fellows. Viable candidates are recommended to the NATA Board of Directors for approval of Fellows status.

Of the two letters of endorsement, one must be from the current group of Fellows. To access a list of current Fellows, please email honorsandawards@nata.org.