Saint
Louis University is establishing a new scholarship program to honor the memory
of the late Bob Bauman, the most renowned athletic trainer in Billiken history.
The Clarence A. “Bob” Bauman Endowed
Scholarship in Athletic Training will provide tuition support for
outstanding students in SLU’s athletic training education program during their
final year of study.
The
University is seeking to raise $200,000 to endow the scholarship. The
fundraising effort is being led by a trio of SLU alumni and Billiken Hall of
Famers: J. Kim Tucci, the co-founder of The Pasta House Co.; Scott Highmark,
senior vice president at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney; and Bill Hopfinger,
founder and president of Rehab 1 Network.
“As a
loyal and lifelong Billiken fan, I believe this scholarship will be a fitting
tribute to Bob Bauman’s impressive life and legacy. ‘Doc’ was a great man, and
he should never be forgotten,” Tucci said.
Bauman,
who passed away in 1999, took care of SLU’s student-athletes for more than five
decades (1928 to 1979), earning him an inaugural place in the Billiken Hall of
Fame.
“Although
‘Doc’ had retired long before I began playing Billiken basketball, you could
still feel his presence in West Pine Gym,” Highmark said.
But
Bauman’s impact on St. Louis sports isn’t limited to Billiken athletics. He
also served as the St. Louis Cardinals’ athletic trainer for nearly 50 years.
He was inducted into the Missouri Athletic Trainers Association Hall of Fame in
1984.
“It’s
impossible to measure the impact Bob had on athletic training and sports
medicine in St. Louis, and his teaching and guidance contributed greatly to my
professional success,” Hopfinger said.
SLU’s
athletic training education program is guided by a mission to develop health
care professionals who “act for the good of the public, recognize the value of
interprofessional practice and seek opportunities to serve the disadvantaged.”
To the
program’s director, Anthony Breitbach, Ph.D., A.T.C., that mission sounds like
a lot like Bob Bauman’s own personal characteristics.
“Everyone
who supports this scholarship will be helping us educate athletic trainers who
embody Bob’s commitment to integrity, excellence and professionalism,”
Breitbach said.
To learn
more about the Clarence A. “Bob” Bauman Endowed Scholarship in Athletic
Training at Saint Louis University, please contact Steve Sievers, Doisy College
of Health Sciences Development Director, at 314.977.8322 or
ssiever1@slu.edu.
More about the Athletic Training
Education Program
Saint
Louis University's athletic training education entry-level master's program is
one of only 26 entry-level master's programs in the country to be accredited by
the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE). The
program is uniquely positioned at SLU’s Medical Center within a collaborative,
interprofessional environment, state-of-the-art classrooms and laboratories and
access to the new Chaifetz Arena. To learn more, visit
at.slu.edu.
More about the Doisy College of
Health Sciences
Long a
leader in educating health professionals, Saint Louis University offered its
first degree in an allied health profession in 1929. Today the Doisy College of
Health Sciences offers degrees in physical therapy and athletic training,
clinical laboratory science, nutrition and dietetics, health informatics and
information management, health sciences, medical imaging and radiation
therapeutics, occupational science and occupational therapy, and physician assistant
education. The college's unique curriculum prepares students to work with
health professionals from all disciplines to ensure the best possible patient
care. To learn more, visit
doisycollege.slu.edu.
More about Saint Louis University
Saint
Louis University is a Catholic, Jesuit university ranked among the top
research institutions in the nation. The University fosters the intellectual
and character development of more than 14,000 students. Founded in 1818, it is
the oldest university west of the Mississippi and the second oldest Jesuit
university in the United States. Through teaching, research, health care and
community service, Saint Louis University has provided one-of-a-kind education,
leadership and service for nearly two centuries. To learn more, visit
slu.edu.