Jackie Clouse Snell MS, ATC
RU Head Athletic Trainer

Greetings from the Radford University Athletic Training Staff. This is my 19th year here, and I still love this place as much as I did when I first came as a graduate assistant in August of 1983. At that time I had just received my Bachelor of Science degree in Health Education and Athletic Training from Ohio University. I completed my Master of Science degree in Physical and Health Education in the summer of 1984 here at RU. That was an exciting summer for me, because not only did I finish my Master’s degree, but I also passed the national certification exam for athletic training, and was appointed Head Athletic Trainer for RU! I was flying high! Then reality set in…(just kidding!)

In addition to athletic training, I teach a course or two every year in the Physical Education department. There are going to be some big changes in this department as Athletic Training will become a major, and we will seek accreditation for the Athletic Training Education program. This has been in the works for years, but with the addition of a new Athletic Training Education Program Director, Angela Mickle, I believe it is really going to happen. We will work closely to ensure that the NATA requirements are fulfilled, while still giving the student athletic trainers (SAT’s) the same types of experiences our former SAT’s enjoyed!

I also serve as Senior Woman Administrator in the Athletic Department. This gives me the opportunity to work with administrators, coaches, and the student athletes from a different perspective. I actually get to deal with healthy, uninjured people some of the time with this job!

I like to "blame" all of the long work hours on stunting my personal life! But Max (the man I dated for 10 ½ years!) and I did make time to get married in November of 2000. Our wedding day was the happiest day of my life! He is a wonderful man who grew up in Radford, and now works in Blacksburg. He understands my crazy life and schedule (or rather "lack of" a consistent schedule). We live in the same house in Dublin that I’ve lived in for 10 years. It’s much more a home now with him there! For those of you who knew my dog "BO", he passed away suddenly this past summer. He was a great companion for me for 9 years, and I truly miss him.

It has been exciting to watch the growth of our intercollegiate athletics program. My job has brought me encounters with many extraordinary people, both on the field/court, and off. I believe that it is the people I work with, not the material things that we have or don’t have, that make this a wonderful place to work. I hope to stay an active part of RU, and RU Athletics for many years to come.

 

 

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