Jan Kiilsgaard is in her 12th year as director of athletic training education after serving for two years as assistant athletic trainer at Southern Arkansas University.
Kiilsgaard earned her masters of science in sport and exercise sciences from West Texas A&M University (Canyon, Texas) in 2003 as she spent two years as a graduate assistant athletic trainer.
At WTAMU, Kiilsgaard was responsible for the health care of the Buffs football and volleyball teams. While with the Lady Buffs volleyball team, WTAMU won the 2002 Lone Star Conference Division Championship (sixth-consecutive) and the LSC Championship (fourth-consecutive) while also finishing the 2002 season in the NCAA Elite Eight quarterfinals hosted at WTAMU.
Kiilsgaard also served as a graduate teaching assistant at WTAMU, teaching a variety of classes including Lifetime Wellness, First Aid/CPR, Tennis, and Theory and Practice of Racquet Sports. In 2002, Kiilsgaard was honored with the Ted Chu Memorial Mentor Award.
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An alumna of the University of Central Arkansas (2001), Kiilsgaard was first student to graduate from UCA with a B.S. in Athletic Training. While at UCA, Kiilsgaard received the Fletcher B. Lowry Outstanding Kinesiology Major award in 2001 and was the first runner-up in 2000.
A certified athletic trainer, Kiilsgaard received her athletic training certification from the Board of Certification (BOC) in 2001, and holds an athletic training license for both Arkansas and Texas.
An active professional, Kiilsgaard serves on the executive board as the parliamentarian for the Arkansas Athletic Trainers’ Association and on the program committee for the annual state meeting.Â
Kiilsgaard is a native of Little Rock, Ark.
