Kelly S. Ellis Athletic Training Scholarship Fund

As an International Athletic Trainer, I have been able to have some of the coolest opportunities in my career! I've been an AT overseas in China, I've traveled to 38 countries with the World Famous Harlem Globetrotters, and I've worked in the WNBA, NBA, and with the NBPA. There are so many places you can go as an Athletic Trainer and I want to help advocate and provide opportunities for our future athletic trainers! Athletic training careers are on the rise, and I want to make sure that it keeps going in the right direction! The National Athletic Training Association has required that all athletic trainers graduate with a Master's degree or higher now to be able to sit for the Board of Certification Exam. So we all know that more schooling= more expenses! We must get more qualified students to become certified, so it starts here with making sure they cross their first finish line-graduation! My goal is to provide at least 5 scholarships, totaling in $1000 each, to current Athletic Training students! The scholarships will go strictly toward education expenses- tuition, books, room and board, etc. I am hoping that with each year, this scholarship continues to grow and we can provide more opportunities to Athletic Training students. Any amount donated is helpful and I greatly appreciate your support for not only of me, but to our future Athletic Trainers!