Francis "Packey" Boyle, (1903-1972), was a Doctor of Osteopathy and the head of physiotherapy in Sun Valley, Idaho from 1936 to 1952. During this time he supervised the Olympic Ski Team with their training. In 1960, he was selected as an athletic trainer for the Olympic Games in Squaw Valley, California. Boyle was a trainer for the University of Arizona and then for the University of Idaho. He became a member of the North Idaho Hall of Fame, received the NATA 25-Year Award in 1965, was inducted into the NATA Hall of Fame in 1982, and in 1998 was inducted into the Northwest Athletic Trainers Hall of Fame.  Boyle died in 1972 at the age of 69.

Gary Craner was inducted into the NATA Hall of Fame in 1994. He began his career as a trainer for the California Angels Baseball Organization. As the first athletic trainer in Idaho to be certified by the NATA, Craner led the campaign for Idaho State licensure of athletic trainers. His many accomplishments come to include President of the Idaho Athletic Trainers' Association, President of the Idaho Association of Sports Medicine, Vice-President and then President of the Northwest Athletic Trainers Association, and a finalist for President of the National Athletic Trainers' Association. He has been the head athletic trainer at Boise State University since 1972.

Naseby Rhinehart was inducted into the NATA Hall of Fame in 1967. He graduated from the University of Montana in 1935, and one month later he was asked by the head coach, Doug Fessenden, if he was interested in becoming UM's first athletic trainer. This was at a time when very few schools had full time athletic trainers, so a majority he had to learn on his own. In 1971, he was one of the first to develop a curriculum for athletic training.   He was the head trainer at UM for 47 years until his retirement in 1982. He passed away in 1991 and in 1993 the university named the training room in his honor. The newly remodeled Rhinehart Athletic Treatment Center was finished in the fall of 1999. 

Mark Smaha, an Iowa native, started his career in 1967 at Iowa State University. After receiving his B.S. in 1970, he went on to Marshall University in West Virginia as the assistant athletic trainer. In 1970, a tragic airplane crash killed 75 people including Marshall's football team, athletic personnel, and boosters. This led Mark into assuming the responsibilities as the head trainer. There he finished his M.S. degree in 1972 and moved to the University of Washington to join a research team in studying athletic injuries at the high school level. While working for the University of Washington and Interlake High School as a teacher and athletic trainer, he co-authored a book on athletic training. Smaha later became the head athletic trainer for the University of Idaho in 1975, and then the head athletic trainer for Washington State University (1978), also to become the Director of Athletic Medicine. Mark's accomplishments also go on to include an officer in the NATA as Secretary/Treasurer of District 10 (NWATA) (1979), Director/President of NWATA (1982), member of the NATA Board of Directors (1982), Vice-President of the NATA (1986), President of the NATA (1988-1992),  three Presidents Commendations for Life Saving Emergencies, a nomination for the NCAA Award of Valor (1982), Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award (1994), and inducted into the NATA Hall of Fame in 1997 and into the Northwest Athletic Trainers Hall of Fame in 1998. Currently he is a consultant within his own company, MJS Communications.

James Whitesel received advanced degrees in sports medicine from the University of Washington and then went to Washington State University for two year as an assistant athletic trainer (1971-1972). From 1974-1976, he was the head trainer at Seattle Pacific University. In 1976, he became an athletic trainer for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League. He was the head trainer there from 1983 to 1998. In 1988, Whitesel's staff was named NFL Athletic Training Staff of the Year and in 1993, he received the NATA Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award. His many accomplishments also include former member of the NATA Board of Directors as District 10 Director, the Secretary/Treasurer of the NATA Board, the public relations and governmental affairs committees of the NATA, and former president of the Washington State Athletic Trainers' Association, inducted into the NATA Hall of Fame in 1998, and inducted in 1998 to the Northwest Athletic Trainers Hall of Fame.  He is currently the owner of Whitesel Sports Medicine Inc. in Kirkland, WA. 

Dean Adams graduated in 1967 from Eastern Washington University, completing his MS the following year. He was the head athletic trainer at the University of Hawaii from 1968-1979. He then moved to the University of Oregon where he has been the head athletic trainer from 1980 to 2003. He retired in 2003 but continued to work part-time at University of Oregon until January of 2004. Dean was the initial NWATA Meeting Coordinator from 1982-1990. In 1997, he received the NATA 25-Year Award.

Chuck Karnop served as the head athletic trainer at Montana State University from 1968 to 2001. He provided MSU with 34 years of service. He graduated from Montana State University with his BS in 1963 and in 1967 he received his masters. He started his career as Assistant Professor at Dickenson North Dakota State College in 1967 and then moved back to Montana. Chuck has served as the Scholarship Chair, Licensure Committee Chairman, and as a member of the Governmental Affairs Committee in the Montana Athletic Trainers Association. From 1971 to 1996, he was the Director of Medical Service for the College National Finals Rodeo, (CNFR). He received the NATA Athletic Trainers Service Award in 1997.

Phillip Luckey has been the head athletic trainer at Idaho State University since 1967. Before that, he worked as a teacher for two years at Bowie High School in Texas after earning his BS in 1965 and his MA in 1975 at Idaho State University. ISU entered him into the Hall of Fame in 1988. From 1980-1998, Phillip was an Idaho Special Olympics Athletic Trainer. He has served as the NWATA Placement Director and has been active in the Idaho State Athletic Trainers Association. In 1996, Phillip was awarded the NATA Service Award, and in 1997, the NATA 25-Year Award. He was on the Idaho State Board of Medicine from 1997-1999. In 1999, he was presented with the Distinguishing Service Award for the Simplot Games.

Robert “Bob” Peterson began his work under Carl Erickson, (who is also in the NATA Hall of Fame), at Northwestern University. He began in 1929 and worked at Northwestern until 1942 in which he was selected as the head trainer for Great Lakes Naval Training Center. He then went on as an athletic trainer at Indiana University, the University of California-Berkley and the University of Washington. Peterson, who is now retired, was inducted into the NATA Hall of Fame in 1981 and into the Northwest Athletic Trainers Hall of Fame in 1999.

Ken Kladnik’s received his BA in health education in 1973 from Central Washington University. After receiving a B.A., he was accepted into the University of Arizona's Graduate Internship program and was appointed as the Head Athletic Trainer at Salpointe High School. He became a Certified Athletic Trainer in 1975 and completed his M.Ed. in 1975. His employment history includes being the Head Athletic Trainer at Willamette University (1975-1977), Whitworth College (1977-78), the University of Idaho (1978-1982), Wenatchee Valley Clinic (1982-1984), Oregon State University (1984-1992), Eastern Oregon University (1992-2001) and Central Washington University (2001-present). He has been honored as the NATA Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer in 1997 as well as induction into the Central Washington Hall of Fame in 1994. He has served the NWATA as the chair of the Constitution and Bylaws committee and a member of the Scholarship Committee.  He has served the NATA as the chairman of the NATA Foundation Scholarship Committee and as a board member of the NATA foundation.  In addition, he was the Newsletter Editor from 1986-1994. 

James Schuldt has been the Head Athletic Trainer and Coordinator of Sports Medicine at the University of Puget Sound since 1970.  He received a B.A. in Physical Education in 1967 and then enlisted in the U. S. Marine Corps for two years.  Included in his many professional accomplishments are working in numerous athletic events such as the Goodwill Games, Olympic Marathon trials, Seattle Seahawks football club and many high championship events.  He has twice been the coordinator of the District 10 Annual Meetings.  His greatest accomplishment has been his dedication to the athletic training profession evidenced by the many outstanding students that he has supervised in his career.