Wojecki and Medina award winners announced

I would like to take this opportunity to announce two more deserving award winners that will be recognized this summer at the SWATA Annual Meeting awards luncheon.

The Eddie Wojecki award has been given annually since 1968 and is very special award in that it is voted on by you the member. This award is given to an athletic trainer who has made outstanding contributions to the Southwest Athletic Trainers' Association within the past two years. The nominee's for this award are selected by a committee of the three previous Wojecki Award recipients'. This year's winner as selected by you the member is Mike Pruitt. Mike dedicated over two decades to the SWATA Scholarship committee in addition to his other volunteer activities such as his work with the 3 day breast cancer walk.

The Frank Medina Award is a prestigious award that is given annually to an athletic trainer who has made significant contributions throughout their career to the athletic training profession. The recipient of this award is selected by a three member committee, comprised of the three previous Medina Award recipients. This year's recipient is Bucky Taylor. Throughout his career Bucky has been involved with many different aspects of association leadership. He served on the SWATA Executive Board and was president in 2002-2003. Currently he is the chair of the corporate sponsorship program.

Congratulations to Mike, Bucky, and all other SWATA award winners.