Wade Welton
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- Year Inducted:
- 2015
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- Sport(s):
- Athletic Training
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- Inductee Category:
- Contributor
Wade Welton is the program director on the academic side of the athletic training program at CMU. Welton has tended to thousands of Central Methodist athletes over the years and has been a mentor to countless athletic trainers who are practicing athletic training across the country.
At the time of his induction, Welton completed his 22nd year as Head Athletic Trainer and 13th as Director of Athletic Training Education at CMU. He oversees all areas of the Sports Medicine and Athletic Training Education Programs at CMU.
From 1992-99, Welton worked as a clinical athletic trainer for HEALTHSOUTH Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine in Columbia, Mo., where he also served as head athletic trainer for CMU before becoming a full-time employee of the university.
As the head athletic trainer and having a great interest in athletic training education, Wade was very proactive in starting a then-CAAHEP accredited athletic training education program. He started the Athletic Training Education program in 1996 and gained full accreditation in 2001, becoming the first to gain accreditation among private liberal arts institutions in the state of Missouri.
