Scott Lawrance
Scott Lawrance
Speed Coach
Clinical Professor of Health and Kinesiology and Director of Athletic Training Education
Dr. Scott Lawrance joined the Purdue Athletic Training faculty in 2016 with the academic rank of Clinical Associate Professor. He was promoted to a rank of Clinical Professor, effective July 1, 2019.
Dr. Lawrance, a 2015 Indiana Athletic Trainers’ Association Hall of Fame inductee and 2022 Great Lakes Athletic Trainers’ Association Golden Pinnacle Award winner, has practiced athletic training in a variety of settings, including high school, collegiate, and clinic. He has previously served as President of the Great Lakes Athletic Trainers’ Association and Indiana Athletic Trainers’ Associations, and as Division IV Representative and Chair of the NATA State Association Advisory Committee. Currently, he serves as the NATA District IV Director-Elect, as a CAATE Site Visitor and Review Committee member, and as Vice President of the Indiana Athletic Training Licensure Board.
In recognition of his work, Dr. Lawrance has received numerous awards, including the National Athletic Trainers’ Association Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award, Service Award, and Young Professionals’ Committee National Distinction Award. He has also recieved the Distinguished Service and Outstanding Educator Awards by Great Lakes Athletic Trainers’ Association. In 2009 he was named Athletic Trainer of the Year by the Indiana Athletic Trainers’ Association and in 2010 he received the Sports Medicine/Rehabilitation Specialist of the Year from the National Strength and Conditioning Association. He was recognized as the Distinguished Young Alumni from the University of Indianapolis in 2011. He has been recognized as Teacher of the Year by the University of Indianapolis as as the Outstanding Undergraduate Faculty Teacher by the Purdue University Department of Health and Kinesiology. In 2017 he was awarded Outstanding Manuscript for Advancing Educational Practice by the Athletic Training Education Journal. In 2021, he was named a Senior Fellow in the Purdue Teaching for Tomorrow Fellowship program and an IMPACT Fellow through the Purdue Center for Instructional Excellence.
A native of North Webster, IN., Dr. Lawrance received his Bachelor’s degree in Secondary Education and Athletic Training from Butler University, a Master’s degree in Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Safety from Middle Tennessee State University, and Master’s in Physical Therapy and Doctor of Health Science degrees from the University of Indianapolis.