Partners

Researchers at the Penn State Center for Sport Concussion and Service are partnered with the NCAA, the US DoD, and the Derek Sheely Foundation for a multi-year research study that seeks to examine the consequences of head acceleration events and their relationship to the disruption of normal brain development. Semyon Slobounov, professor of kinesiology at Penn State, is leading the interdisciplinary effort which assesses student-athletes and collects data before, during, and after multiple football seasons. The Derek Sheely Foundation is proud to be a partner in this critical endeavor.

The Proffitt Brothers Foundation was created in July 2018 to honor the vision and mission of Gregory Proffitt. As the charitable arm of Spartan Medical, the goal is to help fund the hardworking charities and people that have demonstrated the propensity to do good, and to incentivize that incredible behavior with funding, in order to make the biggest possible impact in the most expedient and efficient manner possible. The Derek Sheely Foundation is honored to be partnered with The Proffitt Brothers Foundation.

Spartan Medical was the primary sponsor of the 2013-2018 Annual Derek Sheely Race for concussion awareness and prevention. The Derek Sheely Foundation is proud to have the continued commitment of long-term support from Spartan Medical.