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my background actually starts in special education. I started volunteering

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in special education as a high school
student, um went through high school

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, not sure what I was going to do, but
everybody else around me had noted

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that I was spending a lot of time
volunteering in that department and

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volunteering for special olympics. So
this commitment to issues of

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concussion and athletic medicine is
really comprehensive. He cares not

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only about the clinical care that he
provides, uh but he's also very

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committed in the education and
research that he's doing. And in fact I

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would argue that his education is just
as important as the research he's

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doing every opportunity I get. I try
to do something related with ASU and

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this year we started a new program in
which we are providing sideline

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consultations or athletes who have
suffered a concussion or possibly any

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other head injury. It is an honor and
a privilege to work with Dr Cardenas.

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He is inspirational in his efforts to
collaborate with all of the

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partners within the community. He is
at the forefront of policy on

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concussion treatment and
identification and he always finds a way to get

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it done. I think heavier understands
the importance and the legacy of

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community service and how important
that is to Arizona and to the health

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and well being of Arizonans have
somebody that is truly dedicated and

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committed to making a difference. He's
passionate about all the things

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that he gets involved in. You know,
jumps in with both feet, you know,

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from the start, we're very fortunate
here at Arizona State to have him as

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a referral source and uh on the
sidelines with us as a consultant and does

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allow us our coaching staff and the
university to allow the parents of our

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student athletes to understand that
we're at the height of taking care of

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these conditions and ensuring the
safety of their student athletes. Uh

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it's wonderful to get this award,
especially from what I consider family

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and that's my S. U. Family go devils.