Blinn College

Gene Kirkpatrick is in eighth year at Blinn College

Kirkpatrick graduated from Hardin-Simmons University in 1998 with a Bachelor’s of Behavioral Science, and later earned a Master’s of Education from Southern Arkansas University in 2000.

Kirkpatrick has been a certified and licensed athletic trainer for 25 years. 

He began his training career at East Baptist University before moving on to Andrew College in Cuthbert, Georgia, for nine years years. He served as head athletic trainer during that time along with a stint as the athletic director. Kirkpatrick then moved to Texas for a training position at Howard Payne University in 2010 and worked there prior to his arrival at Blinn in 2018.

Kirkpatrick lives in Somerville, Texas, and is an active member of St Ann’s Catholic Church. In his free time, he enjoys old westerns, bowling and studying history.