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August 13, 2004 Schlemer Named Head Athletic Trainer at SIUE Gerald Schlemer, who began his athletic training career as a student at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, will return to become the Head Athletic Trainer at his alma mater. He replaces Dan Stephens, who stepped down at the completion of the spring athletic season to work as an operations manager at Missouri Bone and Joint. Schlemer begins on Monday. "We welcome back Gerald to the athletic program at SIUE. His experiences past and present will serve him well in this position," said SIUE Director of Athletics Brad Hewitt. Schlemer comes to SIUE with 17 years of experience with four different colleges in athletic training since starting his career at SIUE as a student athletic trainer in 1982. Schlemer has been athletic trainer for 14 sports at Siena Heights (Mich.) University since 1996. While at Siena Heights, Schlemer supervised a staff of 12 students and two graduate interns. He trained more than 45 faculty, staff and students in first aid and CPR protocols. After graduating from SIUE in 1986, Schlemer moved on to Miami (Ohio) University were he served as a graduate assistant athletic trainer earning his master’s degree in health education in 1987. Following a short stints as an assistant athletic trainer at Saint Louis University and athletic trainer at Harris-Stowe College, Schlemer was the athletic trainer for St. Louis Professional Soccer, Inc. from 1989 to 1994. Before moving to Siena Heights, Schlemer, who is originally from Edwardsville, worked as the Coordinator of Sports Medicine at The Physical Therapy Center from 1988 to 1996, where he coordinated a sport medicine outreach program for high schools, colleges and professional teams. Schlemer is a member of the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA). He continues to work as an instructor for the American Red Cross in a variety of health-related topics, including Sports Safety & Training and Community First Aid and CPR instruction. He also has been a medical committee athletic trainer for the Special Olympics. -siue cougars- |