Darryl Conway MA, LAT, ATC

University of Michigan

Darryl Conway serves as the Executive Senior Associate Athletic Director & Chief Health & Welfare Officer for University of Michigan Athletics, owner of Conway Ventures, LLC, and is Co-Founder / Co-Owner of Sports Medicine Emergency Management, LLC (SMEM). Darryl holds a Masters’ Degree from Adelphi University (’95) in Sports Medicine and Sports Management and a Magna Cum Laude Bachelors’ Degree from the University of Delaware (’93) in Physical Education Studies and Athletic Training. Darryl is a 2024 inductee into the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) Hall of Fame.

In addition to being a certified member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA), Darryl has worked with various SWAT Teams as their Tactical Medic and Athletic Trainer, and as a volunteer EMT, and has been an American Red Cross first aid, CPR, and AED instructor for 34 years. Darryl is an Adjunct Instructor in the Adrian College & Concordia University- Ann Arbor Masters’ in Athletic Training Program & is a Courtesy Faculty member in the Florida International University (FIU) Doctorate in Athletic Training (DAT) program. Darryl serves as a Board Member of the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation & the Korey Stringer Institute Medical & Science Advisory Board, the State of Michigan Board of Athletic Trainers, the State of Michigan Board of Athletic Trainers Disciplinary Sub-Committee & Rules Sub-Committee, the Board of Certification of Athletic Trainers (BOC) Reinstatement Committee. Darryl has previously served as Chair of the NATA’s Ethnic Diversity Advisory Committee (EDAC), a member of the NATA’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Advocacy (DEIA) Council, a member of the NATA Committee on Professional Ethics (COPE), the Michigan Athletic Trainers’ Society (MATS) Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Committee, Michigan Athletic Trainers’ Society (MATS) AT Cares Committee, NATA Research & Education Foundation (REF) Development Task Force, the NATA’s Educationalist Community Diversity Recruitment & Retention Work Group, and as Co-Chair of the NCAA’s Diverse Student-Athlete Mental Health & Well-Being Task Force. Darryl also serves as an Instructor Trainer for American Red Cross CPR / AED / First Aid Courses, an Associate Expert with The Rehberg-Konin Group, a consultant with Stryker, EZ-EAP, & RG Medical Diagnostics, an Instructor & Ambassador with Stop the Bleed, and has worked as an Athletic Trainer at the Winter X Games and various Red Bull extreme events. Darryl has also been involved as a member of the Spine Injury in Sports Group (SISG), a member of the writing groups for the NATA Emergency Action Planning in Athletics Position Statement and the US Lacrosse Spine Injury in Sport Position Statement. Darryl was awarded the Michigan Athletic Trainers’ Society (MATS) Rene Shingles Diversity Award in 2025, the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) Athletic Trainer Service Award in 2023, was named as a Distinguished Athletic Trainer by the Michigan Athletic Trainers’ Society (MATS) in 2022, a Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) in 2019 and was recognized by the College Athletic Trainers’ Society (CATS) in 2018 with the prestigious Quality of Life Award. Darryl was also recognized by the Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches Association (WCGA) as the Northeast Regional Administrator of the Year in 2021, as well as received the University of Delaware Presidential Citation for Outstanding Achievement in 2012.

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