Acknowledgments

Funding allows the pursuit of activities to carry out the mission of the Sydney and J.L. Huffines, Jr. Institute for Sports Medicine and Human Performance.

Thank you to the Huffines family. The Huffines Family has played an instrumental role in the development of the College of Education and Human Development at Texas A&M University. In 1999, Mr. and Mrs. J.L. Huffines made a significant donation to endow a faculty chair, laying the groundwork for future growth. This generous donation established a financial endowment to sustain the Institute for Sports Medicine and Human Performance (ISMHP) and led to its renaming as the Sydney and J.L. Huffines, Jr. Institute for Sports Medicine and Human Performance.

Thank you to the Hilliard family. In 2017, Texas A&M alumni Michael Hilliard, who graduated with a degree in physical education in 1973, and his wife Debra were so impressed with the Huffines Discussion series and the Institute behind these talks that they formalized an estate gift for the Huffines Institute. This generous donation supplied funds for an endowed chair, Huffines Discussion support, and a graduate fellowship. The Huffines Discussion was renamed the Hilliard Discussion and remains a yearly event the Sports Medicine community looks forward to.