ATEP Alumni
Graduates of the P.L.N.U. A.T.E.P. include men and women who
have and are serving in a wide variety of job settings. P.L.N.U. Alumni are
currently serving as Head Athletic Trainers at numerous High Schools,
Community Colleges and Universities. Most of these professionals completed
their Master's Degree following graduation at our university.
Some of our graduates are or have been employed in Sports
Medicine/Physical Therapy Clinics in the region.
In the professional Sports or Olympic sports realm our
graduates have or are working for the San Diego Chargers and New York Jets
of the National Football League; the Colorado Rapids of the Major Soccer
League; the Olympic Training Center and the World University Games. One of
our alumna on a missionary assignment in Austria has been providing Athletic
Training service for an American Football Club.
Should you like to interview one of our alumni please
contact the Director of the A.T.E.P,
provide your email address and/or telephone number and the Director will
facilitate a contact.
Randy Boswell M.A., ATC Class of '87, Head
Athletic Trainer at North Idaho College recently stated, "My
educational experience at Point Loma has made a tremendous impact on my
career. Not only did the institution help me to build a solid foundation in
Athletic Training, but it instilled in me the type of love and compassion
that I have attempted to demonstrate towards our athletes and student
athletic trainers. I am forever indebted to the people at Point Loma
Nazarene University." Randy completed his Master's degree from San
Diego State University. His thesis was entitled "Anthropometric
Analysis of Baseball Players and Non-throwing College Athletes." Randy
did an internship with the San Diego Chargers and worked for two Sports
Medicine centers prior to taking his current position. He and his wife
Jennifer have two children and live in Spokane, Washington.
Theron Enns M.A., ATC Class of
'96, Assistant Athletic Trainer Colorado Rapids of the Major Soccer League.
Theron completed his Master's Degree at Western Michigan University
following his PLNU days. After a year at Villanova University as the Lead
Athletic Trainer for the soccer and track and field teams he was an
assistant with the New York Jets of the National Football League.
His thoughts on PLNU, "My time at PLNU laid the
foundation for me professionally and personally. The knowledge I gained both
in the classroom and in the training room prepared me for not only the
academic world of graduate school but the working world as well. My
experience in the training room taught me skills and techniques that I use
every single day while at work. But the greatest thing I learned at PLNU was
how to have a servant's heart. This is not written in textbooks or taught in
the classroom by the faculty. It was etched on the hearts of people like Dr.
Kugler and it permeated their personal lives. That lesson helped me realize
that often the athlete's greatest need was not someone to fix the strains
and sprains but someone to come along side of them, listen to them, support
them emotionally and spiritually, and to invest in them as a person. I am
forever grateful to have learned this." |