[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 7677-7678]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    A TRIBUTE TO TRACYE RAWLS-MARTIN

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 17, 2009

  Mr. TOWNS. Madam Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Tracye 
Rawls-Martin, proud daughter of Henry Sr. and Shirley M. Rawls, wife of 
Arnold V ``Woody'' Martin, stepmother to Britt'ney D. Clarence and 
``Nana T'' to Woody's oldest daughters' son, Charles Lovell 3rd.
  Tracye Rawls-Martin, MS ATC is a Certified Athletic Trainer and one 
of 5 African American Athletic Training Education Program Directors in 
the United States. She is ``mother'', advisor and professor to more 
than 16 Athletic Training Students within the BS/MS Degree Program in 
Athletic Training & Sports Sciences at Long Island University Brooklyn 
Campus. She began her academic career as a Dance Education major and 
progressed to a Pre-Physical Therapy major and fell in love with an 
Athletic Training major. After completing two semesters in the Pre-
Physical Therapy program at Kingsborough Community College, she decided 
it was time to move on to a more exciting and productive field--the 
field of Athletic Training and Sports Sciences. The field of Athletic 
Trainers was made for her because it is designed for Health Care 
Professionals who specialize in prevention, assessment, treatment and 
rehabilitation of injuries and illnesses that occur to athletes and the 
physically active. All Certified Athletic Trainers must have at least a 
bachelor's degree in athletic training, which is an allied health 
profession, must pass a comprehensive exam before earning the ATC 
credential, must keep knowledge and skills current by participating in 
continuing education and must adhere to standards of professional 
practice set by a national certifying agency.
  The combination of dance education & athletic performance was a 
winning combination for her personality because she loves helping 
people, teaching, watching and participating in sports. In addition to 
nurturing her students through academic requirements for the program, 
she has had the honor and privilege of working with over 1000 athletes 
worldwide; high school, junior college, division one collegiate 
athletes, semi professional and professional. Her current 
responsibilities as Director of Athletic Training Education Programs at 
Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus include teaching (18 credit 
hours teaching a variety of sports medicine topics which include risk 
management, injury prevention, orthopedic examination & diagnosis, 
medical conditions and disabilities, acute care of injuries and 
illnesses, therapeutic modalities, conditioning, rehabilitation 
exercise and pharmacology, psychosocial intervention and referral, 
nutritional aspect of injuries and illnesses and health care 
administration), administrative (direct and administer BS/MS Degree 
Program and Advanced Master's Degree program in Athletic Training and 
Sports Sciences, maintain guidelines and standards set forth by the 
accrediting agency, work with the Clinical Coordinator to establish and 
maintain affiliations,

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conduct and publish research/scholarly activities in areas of 
expertise, advise students, develop and implement internal/external 
marketing strategies for the Athletic Training Education Programs, 
assist in the recruitment of faculty, continue to encourage good 
citizenship and professional conduct among all students and faculty so 
as to promote the best interest of athletic trainers, maintain 
continuing education credits, participate/coordinate and conduct 
committees within the Division, School of health Professions, the 
University and the Brooklyn Committee), service (active member with the 
local, regional and national athletic training organizations, Athletic 
Training Students Club/Members and Faculty noted on national website, 
Instructor for American Heart Association, Book reviewer for Lippincott 
Williams and Wilkin publishing company, participant in several health 
events for children, i.e. TEAM L.I.U-Teenagers Educated About Asthma 
Management).
  In addition, Tracye Rawls-Martin is an entrepreneur and a top 
executive for one of the world's largest direct selling 
telecommunications providers. On a part time basis she has reached the 
first earned executive position in the company. She is well on her way 
to helping hundreds and thousands of individuals achieve financial 
freedom and continue to live our their life long dreams whether it be 
to have more time with their families or to explore the beaches of the 
world.
  Tracye will continue to pursue her passions and would like to 
contribute her success to the Lord, her family and her students. She 
will not rest until she has fulfilled her life's long mission--to take 
care of children of all ages, to feed them, clothe them, teach them and 
love them; in the end to develop a place they can call home and a place 
they can always return to a ``University for Children.''

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