Background
Cooper, Donald Lee was born on August 11, 1928 in Columbus, Kansas, United States. Son of Calvin M. and J. Pearl (Mullen) Cooper.
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Donald Lee Cooper
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Bachelor of Arts, Kansas State College, 1949; Doctor of Medicine, University Kansas, 1953.
Career
Intern, St. Mary's and Childrens Mercy hospitals, Kansas City, Missoury, 1953-1954;
private practice medicine, Manhattan, Kansas, 1956-1957;
team physician, assistant director, Health Center Kansas State University, 1957-1960;
director health service, team physician, Oklahoma State University Hospital and Clinic, Stillwater, 1960-1990;
director athletic medicine, Oklahoma State University Hospital and Clinic, Stillwater, since 1990. Visiting lecturer division sportsmedicine, department orthopedic surgery College Medicine U. Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, since 1974. Liaison officer American College.Health Association to National Athletic Trainers Association, since 1963.
American chairman 1st American-Soviet Conference on Student Health, Moscow, Russia, 1967. Team physician United States Olympic Team, 1967-1968. Member President's Council Physical Fitness and Sports, 1981-1992, delegate to Moscow to review physical culture and olympic training sites in Russia, 1989.
Team physician United States Deaf Olympic Team, LosAngeles, 1985. Elected chairman Joint Commision on Competitive Safegaurds and Medical Aspects of Sports, 1986.
Achievements
Membership
Served to captain United States Air Force, 1954-1956. Member American Medical Association (Chairman of Commission medical aspects sports 1971-1976, chairman 1976-1977, mem.coun. science affairs 1976-1979), National Collegiate Athletic Association (medical consultant to football rules committee since 1969), American College Health Association (past president, Executive Committee), Southwestern College Health Association (past president), National Athletic Trainers Association, Alpha Omega Alpha, Nu Sigma Nu.
Connections
Married Dona Faye Maddux, June 4, 1950. Children— Donald Lee, Catherine Susan, Cheryl Lyn, Tad Houston.
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American
Awards
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Recipient President's Challenge Sportsmedicine award National Athletic Trainers Association, 1974, Bill Coltrin Memorial award Western Athletic Conference Sports Writers Association, 1974, Edward Hitchcock award American College Health Association,1975. Named among 10 healthy American fitness leaders National Junior Chamber of Commerce, President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, Allstate Insurance Company, 1995. Inductee Oklahoma Hall of Fame, 1998.Recipient President's Challenge Sportsmedicine award National Athletic Trainers Association, 1974, Bill Coltrin Memorial award Western Athletic Conference Sports Writers Association, 1974, Edward Hitchcock award American College Health Association,1975. Named among 10 healthy American fitness leaders National Junior Chamber of Commerce, President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, Allstate Insurance Company, 1995. Inductee Oklahoma Hall of Fame, 1998.