More than just a therapist.

D. Keith Kleven, MS, PT, ATC, delivered the Ron Peyton Award Lecture at the Combined Sections Meeting in San Francisco in February. Kleven is the fifth recipient of the Sports Physical Therapy Section's Peyton Award, which was named for its first recipient and the first chairperson of the Sports Physical Therapy Section, Ronald G. Peyton, MS, PT, ATC. Kleven graduated from Brigham Young University with a BS degree in premedicine in 1967. He earned a certificate of physical therapy at Childrens Hospital School of Physical Therapy in 1969 and a MS degree in health, physical education, and zoology from Brigham Young University in 1970. He became a certified athletic trainer in 1978. Kleven is a clinical instructor for several colleges and universities nationwide and is an adjunct professor at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas. He also serves as physical therapist and athletic trainer for amateur and professional athletes and teams. Kleven has held national offices with the APTA and is currently chairman of both the Nevada State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners and the Nevada Commission on Sports. He is also director of the Las Vegas Institute of Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine, a private practice in Las Vegas, NV. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 1992;15(6):326-328.