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BETHESDA, Md. – Kevin Carroll, Hanger’s vice president of prosthetics, has been honored with a Distinguished Service Award (DSA) by the United States Sports Academy. Kevin was given this prestigious honor for his work with disabled athletes, providing each individual with prosthetic innovations that meet the challenges of elite competition or extreme sports.
Carroll supported numerous Paralympians who participated in the Beijing Games in 2008, and his customized prosthetic solutions helped a double-leg amputee summit Mt. Kilimanjaro. His work with challenged athletes has been featured in national news programs and publications, such as Time magazine’s 2008 article, “Innovators: Building a Better Athlete.” Additionally, he has applied his knowledge of athletic forces and movements to create the world’s first prosthetic tail fluke for an amputee dolphin alongside colleague Dan Strzempka at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, a Florida marine park.
Carroll has served Paralympians and disabled athletes through research, hosting clinics, educating others and speaking at international events. He has spent more than a quarter century developing artificial limbs and is considered one of the world’s top prosthetists.
The DSA is given annually to those individuals who have made outstanding contributions to national or international sports through instruction, research or service. The DSA is separate from the Academy’s Awards of Sport and each recipient also receives the coveted Order of the Eagle Exemplar for their achievements.
Each nominee must possess an extensive background in sports. This means that the individual must have had significant dealings in instruction, research or service in sports for more than 10 years.
The United States Sports Academy is an independent, nonprofit, accredited, special mission sports university created to serve the nation and the world with programs in instruction, research and service. The role of the Academy is to prepare men and women for careers in the profession of sports. For more information about the Academy, call 251-626-3303 or click here.
Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc., headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, is the world's premier provider of orthotic and prosthetic patient care services. Hanger is the market leader in the United States, owning and operating 669 patient care centers in 45 states and the District of Columbia, with over 3,700 employees including 1,095 practitioners (as of September 30, 2009).
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Jennifer Bittner, Hanger Orthopedic Group
904-249-4210, jbittner@hanger.com
USSA Communications Department
251-626-3303, communications@ussa.edu |
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