CANTON, Mo. — Rob Carmichael, head athletic trainer and senior lecturer in athletic training and clinical instructor at Culver-Stockton College, began his three-year term as the president and official spokesperson of the Missouri Athletic Trainers Association on May 30.
The MoATA, a professional organization for athletic trainers in Missouri, serves its members by promoting the profession through communication, education and advocacy. It has 898 members, and it has been highly active in legislative efforts in the capital of Jefferson City during the past two years. Carmichael, who has been the president-elect since 2017 and served a three-year term as secretary, also will serve on the board of directors for District 5 (which consists of seven states) in the National Athletic Trainers Association.
Carmichael has been an athletic trainer at C-SC since 1994. He received his bachelor’s degree in physical education from Northwest Missouri State University in 1990 and a master’s degree in health education from the University of Nebraska-Omaha in 1992, where he also served as a graduate assistant athletic trainer.
His primary sports responsibilities are with the C-SC football and baseball programs. His teaching responsibilities include therapeutic modalities and adjunct responsibilities as needed. Carmichael was named the NAIA Head Athletic Trainer of the Year in 2011 by the National Athletic Trainers Association.
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