Dr. Rick D. Bettger

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  Dr. Rick BettgerPhone: 970.879.1592email: pine903@aol.com

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  BENEFACTOR AWARD - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 11/26/2002    Last Visited: 2/1/2007  

  Dr. Rick Bettger
  
  The CHSCA Benefactor for 2004 is Dr. Rick Bettger.A native of Steamboat Springs, Rick is a graduate of Western State College (SA and M.A.) and the University of Denver (Ph.D.) and holds both Colorado principal and superintendent licenses.He was a teacher and athletic trainer at Gateway High School in Aurora from1975-1982 before moving on to administration.He was athletic director and assistant principal at Aurora Central High School from 1982 to1994 when he moved to his current position as Assistant Director at Aurora's Pickens Technical Center.For 36 years he has been a wrestling official and is a past president of the CWOA.He continues to provide athletic administration education as an instructor for Adams State College.
  
  Rick has earned numerous awards, including Central Regional Athletic Director of the year (1988), Colorado Athletic Director of the' Year by NCSAD (1988), Continental League Distinguished Service Award (1991), Colorado Athletic Trainer of the Year by American Athletic Trainers Association Certification Board (1994).In 1995, he was Teacher of the Year at Adams State College and has served as a conference presenter on numerous occa¬sions in athletic training and vocational education.
  
  When Dr. Bettger comes to a Colorado High School Coaches Association function, clinic or game, forget the illustrious education and impressive honors.He gets busy with whatever needs to be done -- hands on, blood, sweat and energy.He can be seen doing everything from stuffing handout bags for registration and selling raffle tickets to tending to injuries at games or matches.He has prepared and produced many colorful and informative advertisements concerning these functions for our web site and our publications.A great number of coaches have taken advantage of the college credit in the courses he has developed and provided as an instructor at Adams State College.He is a man who has been a benefactor to the Colorado High School Coaches Association in every sense of the word.

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  Boulder Running Camps - [Cached Version]
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  Coaches interested in receiving college credit need to email Rick Bettger, instructor at Adams State College.

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  Rick D Bettger, Ph.D. is presently Assistant Director of Occupational Education, Pickens Technical Center in Aurora, CO; Adjunct Faculty, Adams State College & Western State College; Certified Sports Medicine Athletic Trainer & Former Colorado Chapter President; Former Director of Athletics and Director of Curriculum and Instruction at Aurora Central High School.Former member of the Board of Control of the Colorado High School Activities Association.Education Consultant and Expert Witness on Legal Issues.Aurora, CO.
  
  Carnell Cooper, MD Trauma Surgeon, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center.Baltimore, MD.

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  Colorado High School Coaches Assocation - [Cached Version]
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  Dr. Rick Bettger CHSCA, Director of EducationAdjunct ProfessorPhone: 970-879-1592E-Mail: pine903@aol.com

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  Reform with Results - School to Careers - Technology -... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 11/19/2002    Last Visited: 11/3/2003  

  Dr. Rick Bettger is a recognized presenter and "expert witness" on school law issues.He discusses current litigation and how schools, teachers, coaches and school administrators can protect themselves and their students from million dollar lawsuits.Dr. Bettger is also a firm believer of student recognition programs and has successfully implemented an academic awards program at the technical training center where he serves as assistant director in the state of Colorado at a career/technical training center.

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  Rocky Mountain News: Columnists - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 3/18/2005    Last Visited: 3/18/2005  

  The Benefactor Award will be presented to Dr. Rick Bettger for his dedication to high school athletics as a trainer, coach, administrator, official and college instructor.
  
  And Paul "Tiny" Koehler will be the recipient of the Don DesCombes Distinguished Service Award.He has served the CHSCA and its affiliates since 1981 in many and varied capacities.

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  The Steamboat Pilot: Area needs wrestling officials - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 10/24/2005    Last Visited: 10/24/2005  

  Rick Bettger of the Colorado Wrestling Officials Association said there are only three officials certified in the Northwest Region, which includes Rifle, Meeker, Craig, Hayden, Steamboat Springs and Oak Creek.
  
  "There is a shortage in most sports, but this is pretty critical," Bettger said."Three (officials) would mean these local schools would have to pay to bring people in."
  
  Every area school hosts tournaments and duals during the course of the season.In addition, every community has a youth wrestling program.
  
  "We have a serious problem," Bettger said.
  
  Bettger is holding a wrestling rules and testing clinic for all interested officials at 7 p.m. Nov. 2 at Steamboat Springs High School.Anyone with questions can call Bettger at 879-7497 or e-mail pine903@aol.com.

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  The Steamboat Pilot: Building a career in building - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 2/25/2006    Last Visited: 2/25/2006  

  Institute coordinator Rick Bettger said lunch will be provided for students, who will need to pass a test based on curriculum from the National Center for Construction Education and Research.
  
  "Kids who don't pass the first time will be able to re-test," Bettger said.
  
  During the camp, students will be introduced to a variety of trades, including electricity, carpentry/concrete and welding/pipefitting.They also will interview with local contractors and could find summer jobs in the construction industry.
  
  Students at the camp will need to wear long pants, long-sleeved shirts and hard-toed shoes or boots.Bettger said vouchers from Wal-Mart will be available for students who do not have hard-toed footwear, and scholarships can be arranged to cover the camp cost.
  
  "We'll find a way so kids aren't excluded," Bettger said.

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  The Steamboat Pilot: Busy summer for Bettger - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 5/16/2006    Last Visited: 5/16/2006  

  Rick Bettger has been named coordinator of the Career and Technical Education Committee, a diverse group that began meeting in February to examine the need for pooling vocational education resources in Routt and Moffat counties.
  
  The new position means Bettger will have a busy summer.
  
  For a stipend of $10,000, he will be charged with tasks including creating an action plan for the group; completing a study that shows how a regional vocational center could best serve learners of all ages in the Yampa Valley; exploring funding methods to ensure such a center could be sustained; and drafting a "memorandum of understanding" to be signed by the agencies represented in the group.
  
  "We've given Rick quite a bit of work to do in the next few months," said Janet Bohart, the group's facilitator.
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  Bettger said given summer vacations and a committee that is still in its infancy, "September might be a bit ambitious."
  
  "We're still struggling with a clear vision of what is wanted in the study and what direction we want to go in," Bettger said.
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  Bettger will meet with both groups as the coordinator.
  
  The steering committee will next meet June 1.
  
  Bettger worked for 11 years as the assistant director of instructional support services at Pickens Tech, a technical school associated with the Aurora School District outside of Denver.
  
  Pi ckens Tech works with students from 35 metro-area schools, Bettger said.Also a former business teacher, Bettger graduated from Steamboat Springs High School in 1970 and earned his doctoral degree in educational administration from the University of Denver in 1988.
  
  He also is the coordinator of the TIC Summer Construction Institute, a weeklong camp in June that will give hands-on technical training and possible employment to area high school students.
  
  The committee's efforts could ultimately boost opportunities for students of vocational trades, Bettger said.
  
  "We need to train for the local work force, so kids can stay here and get a good job," he said.

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