RELEASE DATE: 1/24/06

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Laurie Zaparzynski Named Cramer Award Honoree by Eastern Athletic Trainers’ Association – Second Women Since 1966 to Earn Honor

Mansfield – Mansfield University head athletic trainer Laurie Zaparzynski was recognized for her contributions to the profession of athletic training by being presented with the prestigious Cramer Award at the annual convention of the Eastern Athletic Trainer’s Association (EATA) in Philadelphia earlier this month.

Presented at the annual EATA convention yearly since 1966 by Cramer Products, INC, the Cramer Award is in recognition “to the Athletic Trainer who through Leadership and excellence has contributed most significantly to the advancement of the profession of athletic training.”

Zaparzynski is just the second women to be recognized as a Cramer Award honoree. Other recipients have included Otho Davis, former athletic trainer for the Philadelphia Eagles, Don Lowe former head athletic trainer at Syracuse University,  Jim Gossett head athletic trainer at Columbia University and former Mansfield University head athletic trainer Wayne Evans.

The EATA represents athletic trainers in the professional, collegiate and high school ranks in a nine state area with 1,100 members attending the Philadelphia convention.

Zaparzynski is in her 17^th year as an athletic trainer at Mansfield including the last thirteen as head trainer. A native of Danville, Zaparzynski earned her BS in health, physical education and recreation with specialization in athletic training in 1987. She received a master’s degree as a reading specialist in 1988 from Bloomsburg University where she also served on the athletic training staff.

A state-licensed Class A certified athletic trainer, Zaparzynski is also an assistant professor in the Robert Packer Department of Health Science and Physical Activity.

She resides in Mansfield with her husband Joe and their sons Graeme and Bryce.