Dr. Bill Prentice

Position:
Professor EXSS/Sports Med Faculty
Class:
Redshirt

Prentice is recognized as an author, educator, and clinician. He received both BS and MS degrees from the University of Delaware, a PhD degree in sports medicine and applied physiology from the University of Virginia and BSPT degree in physical therapy from the University of North Carolina. He is a Professor in the Department of Exercise and Sport Science, and has served as the Program Director of the NATA Accredited Graduate Athletic Training Education Program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill since 1980. He started his career as an Assistant Athletic Trainer at Temple University prior to beginning his PhD at Virginia. He also served for ten years as the Director of Sports Medicine Education for the Healthsouth Corporation.

Prentice is the author of nine textbooks most notably Arnheim's Principles of Athletic Training, Essentials of Athletic Injury Management, Athletic Training: An Introduction to Professional Practice, Therapeutic Modalities in Sports Medicine and Athletic Training, , Rehabilitation Techniques in Sports Medicine and Athletic Training, Therapeutic Modalities for Physical Therapists, Techniques of Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, and two additional fitness books. He has published more than 75 journal articles and abstracts, and has made more than 160 lectures and presentations. Prentice served as the Athletic Trainer for the Women's Soccer Program at the University of North Carolina for 26 years since1980 and during that period the team won 17 NCAA and one AIAW National Championships. Prentice has been the recipient of numerous awards from the NATA including most notably the Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award in 1999; the Sayers "Bud" Miller Distinguished Athletic Training Educator Award in 1997; and, the Educational Multimedia Committee Videotape Production Award in 1997. In June 2004, Dr. Prentice was inducted into the National Athletic Trainers Association's Hall of Fame. In June 2006, the NATA established the William E. Prentice Doctoral Scholarship that will be presented annually in his name. He also received the Outstanding Alumni Award from the College of Physical Education, Recreation, and Athletics at the University of Delaware in 1989.