Collins joined UE Athletics on a full time basis in 1987 and was promoted to Associate Athletic Director for Sports Medicine in August of 2015.
One of the most important areas of any athletics department is athletic training, and the University of Evansville is fortunate to have one of the best in Head Trainer Terry Collins (UE '82). He directs the Athletic Training staff in injury prevention, care of injuries, and rehabilitation. The UE training staff serves all 15 varsity sports.
Collins is a former UE athlete himself. He was a pitcher for the Aces' baseball team, and returned to his alma mater in 1987 as head trainer after spending three years as head trainer at Butler County Community College in El Dorado, Kansas. In addition to caring for UE athletes, Collins is also a Clinical Preceptor and instructor in the Athletic Training Education Program in UE's department of Exercise Science and Sports Studies. Over 181 former Athletic Training students at UE have become Certified Athletic Trainers and work throughout the country in various settings.
"Our focus in the training room is on injury prevention," says Collins. "Through pre-season physicals and knowing the history of previous injuries,movement screening, along with proper techniques for conditioning, we can often prevent injuries from ever taking place. When injuries do occur, they are dealt with promptly. We have a sports medicine team of doctors and physical therapists who provide their special skills when needed."
Collins has a master's degree from Indiana State University. He and his wife, Gloria (Geiss) ('84), have two sons, Ryan and Brett.
