The Professional Development Excellence Award is given to an individual who has made outstanding contributions in the area of professional development for athletic trainers.
Recipients will be evaluated in the following areas of professional development:
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Coordination of professional development activities (committee work, planning/hosting events, etc.) (40%)
- Delivery of professional development programming (presentations, workshops, etc.) for athletic trainers. (30%)
- Creation/Development of innovative projects related to professional development (infographics, podcasts, videos, interactive online content, etc.) (30%)
Eligibility
- NATA member in good standing with a clear record of contributions to the advancement of athletic training professional practice.
- Must have NPI number (with appropriate taxonomy code)
- Recognition for service to professional development and continuing education that is sustained and impactful at the state, regional and national level.
- Current members of the Professional Development Committee are not eligible.
- Prior recipients are not eligible.
- Nominations are valid for two successive years; therefore, nominees not selected for the current year’s award, will automatically be considered for the following year’s award.
Nominations
Complete this form and send in an email to ece@nata.org with the subject line: Professional Development Excellence Award.
Any NATA member in good standing may submit a nomination by downloading and completing the nomination form and submitting to ece@nata.org. Nominations must be received by January 31st.
Presentation
The Professional Development Excellence Award recipient will be honored during the 2025 NATA Clinical Symposia.
Dr. Stanley Herring received his medical degree from the University of Texas, Health Center at Dallas, Southwestern Medical School. For over 15 years he has specialized in spine care at Puget Sound Sports and Spine Physicians in Seattle, Washington. He has served as Team Physician for the Seattle Seahawks and the University of Washington, as well as, consultant for the San Francisco Giants, San Francisco Forty Niners and the University of Washington Sports Medicine Programs.
Dr. Herring has authored numerous textbooks, chapters and journal articles relating to the physiology of injury, spine care and the athlete, and team physician preparedness. He has been a member of several editorial boards including The Physician and Sports Medicine, Medicine and Science in Sports, Exercise and Current Sports Medicine Reports and The Spine Journal. Dr. Herring has served as a Board Member for the American College of Sports Medicine as well as chair for their Task Force on Clinical Sports Medicine Leadership. He also served on the Spine in Sports Medicine Task Force - North American Spine Society. He contributed to the monograph: Prehospital Care of the Spine Injured Athlete: A Document from the Inter-Association Task Force for Appropriate Care of the Spine Injured Athlete.
Dr. Herring is a well sought after speaker who has given numerous presentations in the athletic training arena. He was instrumental in bringing a yearly session of the North American Spine Society (NASS) to the NATA Annual Symposium. He has also served as President of the NASS.
Dr. Herring received Honorary Membership into the NATA in 2005 and the Citation Award from the American College of Sports Medicine in 2004. He also received the Distinguished Clinician Award in 1999 from the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and the Excellence in Teaching Award in 1977 from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of the New Jersey Medical School.