Dec. 14, 2004
Stony Brook, N.Y. -
Stony Brook Assistant Director of Athletics for Sports Medicine Kathy Koshansky, MS, ATC, was named the recipient of the Thomas J. Sheehan Award by the New York State Athletic Trainers Association (NYSATA). The award, which is the highest given out by the NYSATA, is presented to the athletic trainer whose character, commitment and achievements in the athletic training profession clearly exemplify the traits of Thomas J. Sheehan Sr., the long-time head athletic trainer at RPI and one of the founding fathers of the athletic training profession and NYSATA.
Koshansky, who has been a member of the Stony Brook athletic training staff since 1983, will be presented the award during the NYSATA meeting as part of the Eastern Athletic Trainers Association annual meeting at the Boston Marriott Copley Plaza on January 8, 2005.
The primary athletic trainer for football and men's lacrosse, Koshansky is responsible for the overall operation of the athletic training room at Stony Brook.
Koshansky, who has been a National Athletic Trainers Association Board of Certification (NATABOC) certified athletic trainer since 1983, became a New York State certified athletic trainer in 1999 and has served as treasurer and president of the NYSATA.
A tenured associate professor and the Athletic Training Education Program Director at Stony Brook, Koshansky received the prestigious President's and Chancellor's Awards for Excellence in Teaching in 1989.
In June 2000, Koshansky was selected to volunteer as an athletic trainer for the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Lake Placid, NY. On behalf of the United States Olympic Committee's Sports Medicine Division and Sports Medicine Advisory Committee, Koshansky was also selected as a member of the USA Medical Staff for the 2003 Pan American Games held Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Koshansky has also recently developed a CAAHEP accredited Athletic Training Education Program, which is currently a major at Stony Brook.
She is a graduate of Cortland State with a bachelor's degree in physical education/athletic training and the University of Illinois with a master's degree in physical education/exercise physiology.
