Boiler Up! This was another exciting year in Boilermaker Country. Optimistically, things seem to be

shaping up around Purdue athletics and our department has a bit of a buzz around it. Many sports have

had successful seasons and others are on the rise. We may not call plays or make substitutions, but our

s Medicine Facility,

formally known as Mackey , is exciting and is always changing.

As a staff, we continue to grow and strive to be the benchmark for other programs. Over the past year,

Chris Carr and Kacey Oiness, Sports Performance Psychologists, continue to build our sports psychology

department and they have great plans for the near future. We have added two new Sport Dietitians to

our staff: Lauren Link and Christine Steinmetz. Jeff Stein recently returned to Purdue as the Director of

Physical Therapy at our new Co-Rec facility (New location of PUSH PT). After many years of dedication

a Boilermaker. Michelle Leithliter is her replacement and has hit the ground running. She has been a

huge help for our department and is working directly with Jane Bline assisting with operation duties. It

is an ever changing world; if you are not always looking forward then you will be seen in the rearview

mirror. Our focus continues to be Prehab, Rehab and Recovery. We see more healthy Student-Athletes

Our athletic training students continue to make us proud with all of their accomplishments on our

campus as well as being leaders in the classroom. Our senior class represented Purdue in a big way

again this year. We have placements in various areas of further education: OT School, PT schools, GA

positions in numerous conferences around the country, Clinics, as well as the US military. Their success

is made possible by those that have paved the paths before them, YOU! Through the generosity of you

to 6 juniors and 6 seniors. This

scholarship has a reputation that goes along with it and continues to be envied by programs all around

the country. Thank you for your continued support.

has always b Pinky

Newell

As usual, the month of May marks a time period when our staff can recharge our life-batteries and

reunite with some family and friends. Sport camps will begin and our fall sports seasons will start

creeping up on us. We are looking forward to seeing you all in St. Louis this summer at our Alumni

event. Please join us in celebration. Boiler Up, Hammer Down, Hail Purdue!

Regards,

Doug, Boersma@Purdue.edu

mailto:Boersma@Purdue.edu

Xander has finally completed his 7 year term with Purdue University

having received his BS in Athletic Training, and MS in Health and

Kinesiology. During his stint as a Graduate Assistant with the Division

of Recreational Sports, he provided athletic training coverage for the

club and intramural sports teams. In addition, he worked closely and

subsequently led the implementation of baseline concussion testing

and education for the high risk club sport athletes. For his graduate

project, he worked with Dr. Leverenz in developing educational short

films on the performance and implications of special tests in clinical

evaluations for the undergraduate students. Since graduation, Xander

is patiently waiting for his girlfriend to land a collegiate assistant

Athletic Training position so that he can begin his search for a close

proximity High School AT or Clinic positions.

was given the opportunity to cover a

few different teams. In his first year he

field and cheer. Heading

into his second year, he

team along with the m was also

responsible for directing athletic training services for the Purdue

summer camps. With all the experiences he has gained as a graduate

assistant here at Purdue, he hopes to continue his career in the

collegiate setting.

Junior Athletic Training Student Award Winners

Top Row: Lori Hann, Tanner Maksymicz, Maddie

Pellikan

Bottom Row: Natalie Ater, Grace Connell, Grace

Browning

Thank you to

all those

who

contributed!

Everything is going well with the education program. Alice continues as our Clinical Coordinator and continues her split with athletics

as the rehab coordinator in the athletic training room. Denny is teaching the HK 208 classes, Prevention and Treatment of Athletic

Injuries, and the students love him, as you would imagine. Casey Kohr taught the modalities class and he and Jessica Lipsett taught

therapeutic exercise. Additionally, Stephanie Leech and Whitney Queen taught the clinical classes of HK 301 and 401 respectively.

The students are enjoying the classes and learning.

We just graduated 13 athletic training students May 17th. All of them are placed and we wish them well as they begin the next chapter

in their careers. All but one have taken the BOC exam and passed. One student has still to take the exam this summer. The students

continue to do well. At this time our overall 3-year first-time pass rate on the BOC is a little above 90%, well above the required

national threshold of 70%.

We selected

The students just keep getting stronger. All of our classes are doing well both in the classroom and the clinical setting as well as

finding meaningful placement after graduation.

-level Masters Program. As most of you know by now, the decision has

been made that the Masters degree will be the entry-level degree for AT. Although the deadline for this mandate will not be for 7-10

years, we want to have the change in place well before the deadline. Our next comprehensive accreditation review is in the 2016-17

ue to progress toward that goal.

I told you last year about our efforts to provide our students with international experiences through study abroad. I continue to take

working on a relationship with the athletic

ester

at DCU, taking classes in their AT program. The students did a great job and represented Purdue well. In exchange, we had 2 DCU

students at Purdue for the fall semester. The students did a fantastic job and fit into our program easily. At this writing, I have

another one of our students at DCU and am making arrangements for one of theirs to join us for fall semester. These opportunities

a global

profession and we need to have our students ready to be a part of it.

Thank you, again, for your support. Anytime you are in the area, please stop in and say hello. We always like to see you.

Senior Athletic Training Student Award Winners

Top Row: Cameron Ortyl, Klint Dougherty

Bottom Row: Maddie Hansen, Katye Clark,

Paige Creghton, Meeja Richards

Gina Morelli is originally from Livonia, Michigan and

graduated from Eastern Michigan University this

Training. Before graduation, she was able to spend

a semester doing an internship with the University

of Tennessee Football Team. She is thrilled to be

coming to Purdue to pursue her

Michelle Leithliter is our new Secretary and

Insurance Billing Coordinator for Purdue Sports

Medicine. She comes to us from Discovery Park and

Sponsored Programs Services at Purdue University

and has been with the University since 2010. Prior

to coming to Purdue, Michelle has worked in the

insurance and administrative industry for more

than 17 years. Michelle provides secretarial support

for our Athletic Trainers, Physicians and Operations

Staff.

She is married to her husband, Andy; together they

have 4 children and 8 grandchildren. When she is

not working, she enjoys cooking, boating, playing in

the Tippecanoe River on which she resides on and

spending time with family and friends.

Corey Smith is a graduate assistant who will be

working with the track and field teams. He is

from Cary, Illinois, a northwest suburb of

Chicago. He completed his undergraduate

degree at Iowa State University where he

worked with their football, volleyball, and

basketball teams. Besides studying at Iowa State

University, he also completed a summer

internship with the Indianapolis Colts.

Christian Floirendo is originally from Ft. Lauderdale

Florida and recently graduated from Florida Southern

College. Christian recently completed an internship at

Colorado State University working with their football

program. He will be a graduate assistant working with

the Campus Recreation Sports and assist with Purdue

degree in Health and Kinesiology.

Top Row Bottom Row

Brad Herman Abigail McClintock

Tanner Maksymicz Jordan Leikel

Michael Howk Grace Connell

Steve Hansen Grace Browning

Madeline Pellikan Natalie Ater

Lori Hann

Vanessa Saqib-Vicente

Not pictured: Louis Matrisciano

Top Row Bottom Row

Mitchell Thain Jennifer Hussey

Claire Albert Kristen Mercker

Emily Loew Jessica Wargo

Emily Rupp Trilliah Fazle

Maureen Brooks Morgan Deplanty

Alexander Taylor Roxy Maslikowski

Not pictured: Mary Jo Soller