“Starting a program from ground zero and having a successful accreditation-and seeing it through to another successful accreditation-has been so gratifying,” said Colston, who also is professor of athletic training for graduate students. Her past honors include being recognized by NATA with the 2017 Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer award.
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She is the TATS Ethics Committee chair and the research liaison for the NATA Professional Responsibility in Athletic Training Committee. “Those who receive the honor serve as an inspiration to their peers and as role models to the next generation of certified athletic trainers.”Ĭolston joined the UTC faculty in 1999 and became the professional level athletic training program director in 2001. “Dedication, commitment, loyalty and leadership are common traits among Hall of Fame recipients,” TATS President Peggy Bratt said. They must have been recognized for service to the profession of athletic training at the local and state level, attained recognition for distinguished service as an athletic trainer and recognition for unique contributions to the profession of athletic training not recognized elsewhere. “She has dedicated her career to the betterment of the athletic training profession.”Īccording to TATS, candidates for the award must have held the certified athletic trainer credential, conferred by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) Board of Certification, for at least 20 years.
“Marisa is richly deserving of the award,” said TATS Honors and Awards Committee chair Ray Knight.
Its Hall of Fame, the highest award bestowed on an athletic trainer by the society, recognizes and honors members who performed extraordinary service and brought honor to the profession of athletic training in Tennessee.įrom the current TATS membership of 754 athletic trainers, Colston is one of only 30 recipients to receive this award since its inception in 1994. TATS is the official state organization representing the athletic training profession in the state of Tennessee. Marisa Colston, head of the Department of Health and Human Performance at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, is the 2021 inductee into the Tennessee Athletic Trainers Society (TATS) Hall of Fame.
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