Jim Marshall is a charter member of the Minnesota Athletic Trainers' Association (MATA) Hall of Fame and is one of the pioneers of Athletic Training in Minnesota.  Marshall took over as Head Athletic Trainer at the University of Minnesota in 1975, after serving as an assistant to Lloyd "Snapper" Stein for 14 years.  Marshall has been a member of the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) since he was a student at the University of Notre Dame.  He has served as Athletic Trainer at numerous Minnesota State High School League tournaments and for various high school teams in Twin City area conferences during his time as the Athletic Trainer at the U of M.  Although Marshall's college career was interrupted by four years of service on US Navy submarines during the Korean conflict, he earned his Bachelor's degree in Physical Education from Notre Dame in 1959.  Marshall then received his certification in Physical Therapy from the Mayo Clinic in 1961.

Fred Zamberletti is a charter member of the Minnesota Athletic Trainers' Association (MATA) Hall of Fame and is one of the pioneers of Athletic Training in Minnesota.  In 1961, Zamberletti was one of the first persons hired for the National Football League's new team, the Minnesota Vikings as their first Head Athletic Trainer.   He has never missed a practice or game in over 37 years of service.  After earning his Bachelor's degree from the University of Iowa in 1955 and his Master's degree in Physical Therapy from Iowa in 1956, Zamberletti worked as an Assistant Athletic Trainer at his alma mater in 1956 and 1958-59.  He also served as the Athletic Trainer at the University of Toledo (OH) before joining the Vikings.  Zamberletti has served as the Clinical Symposium Director for the Great Lakes Athletic Trainers Association (GLATA) Annual Meeting (1987) and was named Professional Athletic Trainer of the Year by the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) in 1985.  In 1996, Zamberletti and his staff were named the "NFL Athletic Training Staff of the Year by the Professional Football Athletic Trainers' Society (PFATS).

Gary Reinholtz has been a driving force in the Athletic Training profession locally and nationally since 1972. Reinholtz served most of his career as the Head Athletic Trainer and Athletic Training Curriculum Director at Gustavus Adolphus in St. Peter, MN.  Reinholtz has been a member or chaired numerous Athletic Training committees, locally and nationally. Examples include: Newsletter Editor for the Great Lakes Athletic Trainers' Association (GLATA), Vice -President of GLATA;  Convention and Program Chair for the GLATA on two separate occasions, and the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) Service Award Subcommittee. Gary has held almost every available elected office in the Minnesota Athletic Trainers' Association (MATA). He was one of the original members of the first Licensure Committee in 1979, which eventually became the Legislative Task Force. He helped draft the Minnesota Athletic Trainers' Act that was passed into law in 1993. In 1996, Reinholtz received the NATA Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer Service Award.

Jeff Monroe was a pioneer in Athletic Training in Minnesota. He was instrumental in the formation of the Minnesota Athletic Trainers' Association (MATA) in the late 1970's and served the association in vital roles in those early days. Jeff graduated from The Ohio State University in Physical Education in 1972 and earned his Master's degree in Physical Education from the University of North Dakota in 1974. Starting in 1975, Jeff spent ten very busy years in the state of Minnesota as the Assistant Athletic Trainer at the University of Minnesota. In his time at the U of M, he was the Minnesota State Representative to the Great Lakes Athletic Trainers' Association (GLATA), from 1978 until 1980, and President of the MATA from 1981-1983. In 1985, Jeff became the Head Athletic Trainer at Michigan State University. In the years since he has left Minnesota, he has been awarded the 1999 National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) Service Award and the 1999 Michigan Athletic Trainers' Society (MATS) Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award. Other notable positions held: 1994 Chair of the Great Lakes Athletic Trainers' Association (GLATA) Winter Meeting, multiple years on the Governmental Affairs Committee of MATS, 1993 member of the NATA Ethics Committee, and Vice President of GLATA, starting in 200. Jeff has numerous publications and presentations to his credit at the local, district and national level.

Dr. Cynthia "Sam" Booth became a Certified Athletic Trainer in 1981. She received her Bachelor's degree in Physical Education with a minor in Athletic Training from West Virginia University in 1978. She earned her Master's degree in Education in 1982 from the University of Kansas with an emphasis in Administration of Physical Education and Kinesiology. From 1980-82, she served as the Head Women's Athletic Trainer. She moved to Morgantown, WV, in 1982 to work as the clinical assistant at Morgantown Physical Therapy Associates. In 1983, she became an Assistant Athletic Trainer at West Virginia University, a position she held until her move to Minnesota State University-Moorhead in 1987. "Sam" served as the head athletic trainer for 12 years and earned the rank of Assistant Professor during her tenure at MSU-Moorhead. She was instrumental in assisting the university in attaining an approved athletic training major. "Sam" left MSU-Moorhead in 1999 to pursue a hospital administrative position with MeritCare Health System, where she oversees outpatient therapy, Sports Medicine and Chiropractic Services. In May, 2000, she earned her PhD in Educational Leadership from the university of North Dakota. "Sam has been a strong leader for the Minnesota Athletic Trainers' Association, serving as the state representative to the Great Lakes Athletic Trainers' Association (GLATA), and then became District Director (NATA District 4) in 1995, a position she held for the next six years. She was awarded the "Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer" Award by the National Athletic Trainers' Association in 2002. "Sam" has published and presented at the state, district and national levels. She has been a mentor and inspirations for hundreds of athletic training students and an advocate for athletic trainers in the state and district through her leadership and professional involvement.

Roger Schipper has been a valuable member of the MATA for many years. He served as President and President-elect from 1983-1987. He has also served on many committees including Public Relations, Golf and Honors and Awards. In addition, he served as Co-exhibit chairman for the 1987 GLATA Annual Winter Symposium in Rochester, MN. Roger was a recipient of the 199 NATA Service Award. As a native Minnesotan, Roger attended Worthington State Junior College and received his Bachelors degree from Mankato State University and his Master's Degree from Western Illinois University. Roger has worked with athletes at all levels, from junior college to the professional ranks.  He served as head Athletic Trainer at Rochester Community College and the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse before joining the staff at the University of Minnesota. Over the years, he has served as Athletic Trainer for several NCAA championships, including the Final Four in 1992 and 2001 and was Medical Services Coordinator for the 1999 NCAA Golf Championship. He was chosen to work the 1983 and 1990 USOC Olympic Festivals and was an Athletic Trainer at the 1991 World University Games in Sheffield, England.

Steve Marti has impacted many lives since beginning his career as an athletic trainer in 1975.  He received a Bachelor's Degree and ROTC commission as a second lieutenant in 1973 and minors in athletic training and coaching in 1976 from the university of North Dakota. His Master's degree was completed at Fort Hays State University in 1977. During his career as an athletic trainer, he worked for The University of Northern Iowa, University of Iowa and the Institute for Athletic Medicine, where he covered Armstrong High School for 17 years. Steve was President and President-Elect of the MATA from 1992-1996, a founder of the MATA Golf Tournament Committee and Recognition Banquet and chair for eleven years, which raised more money for the MATA and its charities than any other project. Steve has written articles for several publications, served on committees to organize sports medicine educational conferences, and made presentations to educate athletic trainers, physical therapists and physicians on a variety of topics. He has been consistently recognized and honored by his peers and employer for exemplary performance, receiving the MATA Recognition Award three times, the NATA Distinguished Service Award in 1996 and Employee of the Year Award from Fairview in 1996. Beyond providing excellent care for athletes at the schools he covered, Steve has provide his expertise as a volunteer for organizations and special events such as Courage Center, Special Olympics, MS Society, Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the Twin Cities Marathon. Steve always had a desire to be a firefighter. Wanting a new challenge, he took his athletic training knowledge, skills and work ethic to become a paid on-call firefighter for the City of Plymouth in 2003. Steve has received the honors of 2004 Rookie of the Year and 2005 Firefighter of the Year.

Patrick Sexton, EdD, ATC, CSCS, Professor and  the Director of Athletic Training Education at Minnesota State University in Mankato, MN.  He began his career as an undergraduate athletic training student at the then Mankato State University in 1985.  Studying under Minnesota Athletic Trainers Association Hall of Fame members Gordy Graham and Kent Kalm, he earned a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education/Athletic Training.  He earned his Master of Science in Athletic Training and Exercise Science (1986) at the University of Arizona. Since that time Sexton also served as an assistant athletic trainer at the University of Wyoming.  In 1988 Sexton accepted a position as a clinical instructor and faculty member at the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse.  When he left LaCrosse in 1993 he was the Head Athletic Trainer, the Director of Athletic Training Education, and the President of the Wisconsin Athletic Trainers’ Association.  Dr. Sexton then accepted the Position of Head Athletic Trainer/Assistant Professor at his alma mater, which was renamed Minnesota State University, Mankato (MSU).  He completed his Doctor of Education degree in Educational Policy and Administration at the University of Minnesota in 2001. 
He has taught virtually every course and content area contained within an athletic training program. He even has developed an iBook app for use by the students in his program.

He has been active on the state, district, and national level, and has served as a member of the Joint Review Committee on Athletic Training Education (JRC-AT) and as the vice-chair of the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE) i.e. the committee on accreditation for athletic training educational programs and a member of the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) Professional Education Committee (PEC) and the PEC's Clinical Instructor Educator task committee.  He has been a frequent speaker at state, district, and national meetings and has authored or co-authored journal articles in the Athletic Training Education Journal (ATEJ), the Journal of Athletic Training (JAT), Athletic Therapy Today (ATT), and the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research (JSCR) as well as a textbook chapter for General Medical Conditions in Athletes.  Dr. Sexton is a manuscript reviewer for the Journal of Athletic Training, the Athletic Training Education Journal, Sports Health Care: A Multidisciplinary Approach, was an Associate Editor and a reviewer for Athletic Therapy Today, now called the International Journal of Athletic Training and Therapy.

Dr. Sexton has received the Great Lakes Athletic Trainers' Association (GLATA) Outstanding Educator Award, the GLATA Distinguished Service Award, the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) Athletic Trainer Service Award, and multiple Minnesota Athletic Trainers' Association (MATA) Athletic Trainer Recognition awards.  In 2010 Dr. Sexton received the National Athletic Trainers’ Association’s (NATA) Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award.  In 2013 the Minnesota Athletic Trainers’ Association Larry “Stosh” Neumann Distinguished Service Award was given to Dr. Sexton.

Mike Doyle has made a significant impact on the athletic training profession by his vision and implementation of the role of the athletic trainer in the clinical setting. As a past Minnesota Athletic Trainers’ Association (MATA) President (twice), MATA Government Affairs Committee Chair and member, and MATA Third Party Reimbursement Chair, he spent countless hours meeting with legislators and lobbyists, as well as supporters and opposers, to improve the language in the MATA practice act. Changing from registration to licensure was also part of that movement. Doyle has been involved in National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) and Great Lakes Athletic Trainers’ Association (GLATA) committees, workgroups, and conferences that promoted the utilization of athletic trainers in the clinical setting and in the secondary school setting. Doyle was a founding member of Athletic Trainers in the Physician Practice Society (ATPPS). Doyle received a BA and a MBA from the University of St. Thomas. He accepted a position with the Douglas County Hospital staff in Alexandria MN in 1994 as Athletic Training Coordinator. He established an Athletic Training Program at Alexandria High School including the hiring and management of staff, and creating an outreach program to provide services for other area schools. He has been the Administrative Director of Orthopedics at Heartland Orthopedic Specialists in Alexandria since 2008. Doyle received the MATA Larry “Stosh” Award in 2011 and the NATA Athletic Trainer Service Award in 2012. He has presented at several state, regional and national conferences, including meetings with federal legislators, and has been a member of the Minnesota Alliance for Athletics Trainers Board since 2015. In addition to his athletic training accomplishments, Doyle has been highly involved in community events, including a term as President of the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce.