Culver-Stockton athletic trainer inducted into Missouri Sports Medicine Hall of Fame

CANTON, Mo. — Rob Carmichael, head athletic trainer for Culver-Stockton College for nearly 30 years, recently was inducted into the Missouri Sports Medicine Hall of Fame during a ceremony presented by the Missouri Athletic Trainers’ Association on June 9.

People have been honored annually since 1984 in the Missouri Sports Medicine Hall of Fame for their lifetime or long-standing contributions to the profession of athletic training and the athletic health care of student-athletes in the state. Eligible nominees are nominated by their peers across the state. Carmichael joined B. Bus Tarbox of the Columbia Orthopaedic Group and Ron DuBuque of the University of Missouri as this year’s inductees.

In a press release, Carmichael said, “It is truly an honor and very humbling to receive this recognition. It’s something I never expected. It is very heartwarming to realize that my peers recognize and respect my contributions at a level to even consider an honor like this.”

Carmichael earned his bachelor’s degree in physical education with a minor in athletic coaching from Northwest Missouri State University. He received his master’s degree in health education from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. He became certified in athletic training in 1991 and licensed in 1992. He served as the assistant athletic trainer for the former Southwest Missouri State University for two years before joining the C-SC faculty in 1994.

During his time at C-SC, Carmichael was instrumental in developing the curriculum for the college’s four-year academic athletic training program and the supporting materials for assessments, evaluations and policies. He started the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs accredited program at C-SC in 2000 and served dual roles as the program director and head athletic trainer for 15 years.

Carmichael was named the NAIA Head Athletic Trainer of the Year in 2011 by the former NATA College/University Athletic Trainers’ Committee. He serves on the Athletic Advisory Council, Substance Abuse Committee and the Threat Assessment Team.

Carmichael has been active with MoATA since 2014, serving as chair of the honors and awards committee and the association’s secretary before becoming president of the organization and serving from 2020 through 2023. He is a Sports Medicine Fellowship advisory committee member for the Quincy Family Practice-SIU School of Medicine.