Michelle Boyd has been recognized as the Division II Head Athletic Trainer of the Year by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) and was inducted into the Missouri Athletic Trainers’ Association (MoATA) Hall of Fame.
Boyd was honored at the annual NATA Convention in Baltimore as the Division II Head Athletic Trainer of the Year. The award is given for exceptional performances by Head Athletic Trainers across all three NCAA Divisions along with the NAIA and Junior/Community Colleges. Recipients are selected by the national committee for being actively involved in their community/campus, athletic training associations and the promotion of their profession.
She was joined by fellow state colleague Josh Thompson, of Westminster College in Fulton, who was named the Division III Head Athletic Trainer of the Year.
Boyd was one of three inductees earlier in June into the Missouri Athletic Trainers’ Association Hall of Fame. She has served as president of MoATA and has been actively involved in the organization for several years.
Boyd has served as the Bulldogs Head Athletic Trainer since 2002 and has been a member of the Truman community since 1994. In addition to serving as President of MoATA, Boyd was on the Board of Directors for the Mid-America Athletic Trainers Association and on the Foundation Board for the NATA. She received the Athletic Training Service Award from the NATA in 2009.