Richard Ray

Richard Ray, EdD, ATC, is professor and chair of kinesiology at Hope College in Holland, Michigan. He is a practicing administrator who is responsible for nearly 100 employees. He is a recognized leader in the field of athletic training. Dr. Ray also wrote the popular texts "Case Studies in Athletic Training Administration" and "Counseling in Sports Medicine." He is a former editor of the journal "Athletic Therapy Today" and associate editor of the "Journal of Athletic Training." He was chair...See more

Richard Ray, EdD, ATC, is professor and chair of kinesiology at Hope College in Holland, Michigan. He is a practicing administrator who is responsible for nearly 100 employees. He is a recognized leader in the field of athletic training. Dr. Ray also wrote the popular texts "Case Studies in Athletic Training Administration" and "Counseling in Sports Medicine." He is a former editor of the journal "Athletic Therapy Today" and associate editor of the "Journal of Athletic Training." He was chair of the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) Education Task Force and the Nomenclature Task Force. Dr. Ray is a member and former president of both the Great Lakes Athletic Trainers' Association (GLATA) and the Michigan Athletic Trainers' Society (MATS). Ray was named to the Educational Advisory Board of the Gatorade Sport Science Institute in 1993 and the MATS Hall of Fame in 1999. He received the 2004 Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award and the 2001 Sayers Miller Outstanding Educator Award from the NATA. Ray received his EdD in educational leadership, as well as a master's degree in physical education, from Western Michigan University. See less