{"id":101380,"date":"2019-07-29T11:09:23","date_gmt":"2019-07-29T15:09:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=101380"},"modified":"2019-09-26T06:39:54","modified_gmt":"2019-09-26T10:39:54","slug":"ucf-professor-honored-by-national-strength-and-conditioning-association","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-professor-honored-by-national-strength-and-conditioning-association\/","title":{"rendered":"Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½ Professor Honored by National Strength and Conditioning Association"},"content":{"rendered":"
William Hanney, an associate professor in the School of Kinesiology and Physical Therapy, recently received the Sports Medicine\/Rehabilitation Specialist Award from the National Strength and Conditioning Association.<\/p>\n
This award is given to a sports medicine professional whose work and contributions have significantly impacted the field of sports medicine or rehabilitation for athletes.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am humbled to be recognized by the NSCA as the Sports Medicine\/Rehabilitation Professional of the Year,\u201d Hanney says. \u201cThere are many exceptional professionals dedicated to advancing our body of knowledge to help athletes achieve their full potential.\u201d<\/p>\n
Morey Kolber, a professor at Nova Southeastern University and former classmate, nominated Hanney for the award.<\/p>\n
\u201cMany faculty members may excel at research or service and others are excellent teachers,\u201d Kolber says. \u201cIt is absolutely rare to find an individual who excels in all three areas, but that is William Hanney.\u201d<\/p>\n