Patrick Sexton, director of Minnesota State University, Mankato’s athletic training education program, has been selected one of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association’s 2010 Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer award recipients.
The award recognizes outstanding dedication and service to the profession by association members. Candidates must have held the certified athletic trainer credential for at least 20 years; have been recognized for service to the profession of athletic training at local, state, national and/or international levels; exhibited distinguished service as a certified athletic trainer; and been recognized for unique contributions to the profession.
“Dedication, innovation, loyalty and leadership are common traits among MDAT recipients,” said National Athletic Trainers’ Association Executive Director Eve Becker-Doyle. “Those who receive the honor serve as an inspiration to their peers and as role models to the next generation of certified athletic trainers.”
Sexton, who was raised in Byron, Minn., has been a Minnesota State Mankato athletic training education faculty member since 1993. His parents, John and Margaret Sexton, still live in Byron.
He has received the Great Lakes Athletic Trainers’ Association Outstanding Educator Award and Distinguished Service Award; the National Athletic Trainers’ Association Athletic Trainer Service Award; and multiple Minnesota Athletic Trainers’ Association recognition awards.
He has served as a member of the Joint Review Committee on Athletic Training Education and as vice-chair of the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education. He is a frequent speaker at state, district and national meetings and has authored or co-authored numerous athletic training journal articles. He also is a manuscript reviewer for several athletic training journals.
He has taught every course in the athletic training program, including prevention and care of athletic injuries, medical aspects of athletic injury, pathology, pharmacology, general medical conditions, upper and lower body orthopaedic injury assessment, rehabilitation, athletic testing and conditioning, strength training and conditioning, human anatomy, human physiology, first aid and CPR, and organization and administration.
He earned a bachelor’s degree in physical education/athletic training from Minnesota State Mankato; a master’s degree in athletics training and exercise science from the University of Arizona; and a doctorate in educational policy and administration from the University of Minnesota.
Sexton received the National Athletic Trainers’ Association award last week, at the association’s 61st annual meeting and clinical symposia in Philadelphia. The association represents and supports 30,000 members of the athletic training profession.
Minnesota State Mankato, a comprehensive, doctoral university with 14,950 students, is part of the Minnesota State Colleges & Universities system, which comprises 32 institutions across the state.
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