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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.

Award Nomination Forms & Rubrics

To nominate for an award, please use this LINK. To view the specific criteria for each award, click on the corresponding rubric.

AzATA Service Award Rubric

Dr. Javier Cardenas Special Recognition Award for Physicians Rubric

Lanny Williams Scholarship Rubric

Michael E. Nesbitt Scholarship Rubric 

Special Recognition Award Rubric

Warren H. Lee Athletic Trainer of the Year Rubric

AzATA Hall of Fame Award Rubric

COMMITTEE Co-Chair 

Tawmie Berry MS, LAT, ATC

COMMITTEE Co-Chair 

Kelsey Picha PhD, ATC

COMMITTEE MEMBER


Ian Jeffer MS, ATC, LAT

COMMITTEE MEMBER 


Lynzi Warner MSPAS, PA-C, ATC

COMMITTEE MEMBER 

Terra Schmidt ATC, LAT

COMMITTEE MEMBER 


Hayley Root PhD, MPH, ATC

COMMITTEE MEMBER 

Rachel Geoghegan DAT, ATC 

2026 Award Winners

         

Shelli Escamilla, MA, LAT, ATC

Warren H. Lee Athletic Trainer of the Year 




Brian Bettner, PT, DPT

Special Recognition Award



Dr. Holly Beach, MD

The Dr. Javier Cardenas Special Recognition Award for Physicians 



Lauren Walsh, PhD, ATC

AzATA Service Award


Allison Medford

Michael E. Nesbitt Scholarship





Marley Dickerson

Lanny Williams Scholarship







Past Award Winners 

Warren H. Lee Athletic Trainer of the Year 

  • Kristin Golden,MA, ATC, BOC-COF -2025
  • Dr. Karen Hostetter PhD, AT, ATC- 2024
  • Alicia Montalvo PhD, LAT, ATC, CSCS, CES- 2023
  • Casey McKay DAT, ATC - 2022
  • Ken McCarty MS, LAT, ATC - 2021
  • Brandon Warner M.Ed, LAT, ATC, NAT, PES, CES - 2020
  • Natasha Tibbets Anderson, ATC- 2019

AzATA Service Award

  • Steve Baca, AT and Crystal Fix, ATC- 2024
  • Lindsey Loughran M.Ed, ATC - 2022
  • Suzie Squires MS, AT, ATC - 2021
  • Michelle Gonzalez MS, ATC - 2020
  • Dr. Kenny Lam - 2019

The Dr. Javier Cardenas Special Recognition Award for Physicians

  • Dr. Anikar Chhabra-2025
  • Dr. Steven Erickson-2024
  • Dr. Javier Cardenas-2023 

Special Recognition Award

  • Leon Acosta III, EQ Manager Casteel High School- 2025
  • Kristin Parmley PT, DPT- 2024
  • Dr. Kostas Economopoulos - 2023
  • Dr. Mo Mortazavi - 2022
  • Dr. Amy Jo Overlin - 2021
  • Dr. Kareem Shaarawy- 2020
  • Dr. George Hershey - 2019

President Award

  • Megan DeHaven, ATC - 2025
  • Laurie White MS, ATC - 2023
  • Alison Valier PhD, ATC - 2023
  • Susie Cannata - 2022
  • David Hines - 2019

Michael E. Nesbitt Scholarship 

  • Braeden Rideoutt- 2025
  • Hannah Running - 2024
  • Ryan Mahler - 2023
  • Michael Dane - 2019

Lanny Williams Scholarship

  • Ava Gonzales-2025
  • Tess Herron- 2024
  • Rai Lalama- 2024
  • Lauryn Renae- 2024
  • Kayla Foster- 2023
  • Myles McAllister- 2023
  • Vincent Pawelczyk- 2023
  • Mya Hanauska- 2022
  • Ashton Craig- 2022
  • Raigan Peterson- 2022
  • Rianna Murrietta- 2021
  • Jillian Quesada- 2021
  • Kaetlyn Blackburn- 2021
  • Cara Self- 2020
  • Hunter Holt- 2020
  • Sophia Serna- 2020
  • Kallee Schwan- 2019
  • Kayla McCabe- 2019
  • Wyatt Cogswell -2019
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