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Anthony Ortolano was a member of Rensselaer's staff from 1985 to 2012, working with thousands of student-athletes and hundreds of coaches from 23 athletic programs.
Among Ortolano's main accomplishments was to greatly improve the Institute's efforts toward prevention and treatment of athletic injuries by adding new programs and state-of-the-art equipment. He also played a major role in the design of the state-of-the-art athletic training suite in the East Campus Athletic Village (ECAV). In addition he mentored countless assistant athletic trainers and student workers, many of whom have advanced in the medical industry.
In addition to his duties at RPI, Ortolano served as an athletic trainer at numerous other events, including the U.S. Men's Lacrosse Team in 2006 and 2010 Federation of International Lacrosse World Championship, helping the latter capture the gold medal. He has also worked the U.S. Kayak-Canoe Championships and with the U.S. Bobsled Federation.
Ortolano has been on duty for countless NCAA National Championships, the head trainer for the Summer Empire State Games for several years and since 1994 he has served as the head athletic trainer for the Summit Lacrosse Tournament in Lake Placid, N.Y.
A member of the New York State, Eastern Regional and National Athletic Trainers' Associations, Ortolano was presented the prestigious Tom Sheehan Award, given annually to the New York athletic trainer who has done the most for the advancement of athletic training in the State, in 1982. He has been inducted into the Adirondack Chapter of the U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame, the Rome (NY) Sports Hall of Fame and is a member of RPI's Phalanx honor society for those who have "worked to better the standing of Rensselaer both on and off the campus."
Prior to coming to RPI, Ortolano was an athletic trainer at Union College from 1977-78 and was both an instructor and athletic trainer at Plattsburgh State from 1979-85.
Ortolano earned his bachelor's degree from Norwich University in 1976, where he was a four-year varsity performer and two-year captain of the lacrosse team, and his master's degree from Central Connecticut State University in 1977.
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