Professor Dr. Scott Lawrance

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Scott Lawrance joined the Purdue Athletic Training faculty in 2016 as a Clinical Associate Professor and was promoted to Clinical Professor effective July 1, 2019. He was inducted into the Indiana Athletic Trainers’ Association Hall of Fame in 2015 and received the 2022 Great Lakes Athletic Trainers’ Association Golden Pinnacle Award. Lawrance has practiced athletic training in various settings, including high schools and clinics, and has served as President of the Great Lakes Athletic Trainers’ Association and as the Division IV Representative Chair of the NATA State Association Advisory Committee. He is currently the NATA District IV Director-Elect, a CAATE Site Visitor Review Committee member, and the Vice President of the Indiana Athletic Training Licensure Board. He has received numerous awards for his work, including the National Athletic Trainers’ Association Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award and the Young Professionals’ Committee National Distinction Award. In 2011, he was recognized as a Distinguished Young Alumni of the University of Indianapolis. Lawrance earned his Bachelor’s degree in Secondary Education Athletic Training from Butler University, Master's degrees in Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Safety from Middle Tennessee State University and Physical Therapy, and a Doctor of Health Science from the University of Indianapolis.

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