Colorado Athletic Trainers' Association

Scholarships

The CATA offers annual scholarships to high school

and current college athletic training education students.

For more information about these awards, please

click on the links below

Dan Libera Memorial Scholarship Information

Jim Conboy Memorial Scholarship Information

For more information about scholarships

from the NATA Foundation,

click on this link.

Dan Libera Memorial High School Student Athletic Trainer Scholarship

This scholarship has been dedicated to Dan Libera, one of Colorado’s great Athletic Training educators. Dan Libera was well known throughout the nation for his enthusiasm and commitment to the profession of Athletic Training. Through his work at the University of Northern Colorado, he was able to pass on these traits to the students who had the privilege to work with him. We wish to continue this spirit by offering a scholarship to Colorado high school students who plan on attending an accredited athletic training curriculum program at any College or University.

Scholarship Value: $500.00

Qualifications:

1. Applicant must be in their senior year of high school.

2. Cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 (4.0 scale).

3. Applicant will be attending a College or University with an accredited athletic training curriculum program.

4. Applicant must be pursuing Athletic Training as a profession.

Applications Requirements:

1. Student application completed in full. Please click here for application.

2. Official transcripts from high school.

3. Three letters of recommendation.

a. Athletic trainer/Direct supervisor

b. Coach

c. Athletic Director/Administrator

4. Essay on why you wish to pursue Athletic Training as a profession (Maximum of two typed pages).

Application Deadline: April 1, 2010

Please send all correspondence regarding this scholarship to:

Pat Hoxsey

CATA Scholarship Committee

University of Denver

2201 E. Asbury Ave., Room 1312

Denver, CO 80208

(303) 871-4855

Jim Conboy Memorial Scholarship

This scholarship has been dedicated to Jim Conboy, the first athletic trainer in District 7 to be inducted into the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) Hall of Fame. Jim Conboy was the head athletic trainer for the United States Air Force Academy for 43 years. In 1976, he served as an assistant athletic trainer for the Pan-American Games in Minnesota and Winnipeg. In 1980, he was inducted into the NATA Hall of Fame. In 1990, Conboy was honored with the Pioneer award from the Rocky Mountain Athletic Trainers Association. In that January issue of the NATA news Jim was quoted saying "The greatest reward of the athletic training profession is the satisfaction obtained from being part of a team and doing your part to help young people utilize their god given talent to perform together." Through his work, Jim displayed the qualities and standards that we all strive to achieve as certified athletic trainers. Our goal is to pass on this quality and commitment to the student athletic trainers.

Scholarship Value: $500.00

Qualifications:

1. Cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 (4.0 scale).

2. Freshman to Senior status from an accredited curriculum athletic training program at any College or University.

3. Must be pursuing Athletic Training as a profession.

Application Requirements:

1. Student application completed in full. For application, please click here.

For Supervising Athletic Trainer Form, please click here.

2. Official transcripts from all College/Universities attended.

3. Two letters of recommendation (not including the supervising athletic trainer).

4. Essay on why you wish to pursue Athletic Training as a profession. (Two typed pages minimum).