Honors & Awards Committee

The responsibility of this committee is to establish standards, evaluate candidates, and select recipients for the awards and scholarships given by the Association. The committee includes members in varying employment settings. Committee involvement is very important in November - January. During the remainder of the year, we are working to archive Honors & Awards information and continue honoring our awardees.

Committee Members

Co-Chair

Lynzi Warner, AT

Co-Chair

Dayna Tierney, AT

Committee Member

Emily Dunning

Committee Member

Curtis Johnson

Committee Member

Travis Armstrong

Committee Member

Johanna Elliot

Committee Member

Connie Weaver

Committee Member

Tara Schimd

2023 AzATA Award Winners

Michael E. Nesbitt Scholarship

Ryan Mahler

President Award

Laurie White, MS, ATC and Alison Valier, PhD, ATC

Athletic Trainer of the Year

Alicia Montalvo PhD, LAT, ATC, CSCS, CES

Special Recognition Award

Dr. Javier Cardenas

Special Recognition Award

Dr. Kostas Economopoulos

2022 AzATA Award Winners

Lanny Williams Scholarship

Mya Hanauska

Lanny Williams Scholarship

Ashton Craig

Lanny Williams Scholarship

Raigan Petersen

Special Recognition Award

Dr. Mo Mortazavi

Service Award

Lindsey Loughran, M.Ed, ATC

Athletic Trainer of the Year

Casey McKay, DAT, ATC

2021 AzATA Award Winners

Lanny Williams Scholarship

Rianna Murrietta

Video

Lanny Williams Scholarship

Jillian Quesada

Video

Lanny Williams Scholarship

Kaetlyn Blackburn

Special Recognition Award

Dr. Amy Jo Overlin

Acceptance Video

Service Award

Suzie Squires

Acceptance Video

AT of the Year Award

Ken McCarty

Acceptance Video

Presidents Award

Susie Cannata

Acceptance Video

Presidents Award

Karen Whiteford

2019 AzATA Award Winners

Lanny Williams Scholarship

Kallee Schwan

Lanny Williams Scholarship

Kayla McCabe

Lanny Williams Scholarship

Wyatt Cogswell

Michael E. Nesbitt Scholarship

Michael Dane

AzATA Special Recognition Award

Dr. George Hershey

AzATA President's Award

David Hines

AzATA Service Award

Dr. Kenny Lam

Warren H. Lee Athletic Trainer of the Year

Natasha Tibbetts Anderson

Service Recognition

Greg Keuter - Outgoing Board Member
Michelle Gonzalez - Outgoing President
Mike McKenney - Outgoing PEC Chair
Chuck Baughman - Outgoing Sponsorship Chair (not pictured)