Sport Development Awards Award Recipients 1987-2019
Don Watts Coach Developer Award Coach Developer Award - Sport 2013 Don McGavern – Multi Sport 2013 Phyllis Sadoway – Ringette 2015 Leigh Gouldie – Multi Sport 2015 Beth Veale – Ringette 2017 Jim Loughlin – Multi Sport 2017 Kelly Wills – Artistic Gymnastics 2019 Susan Yackulic – Multi Sport 2019 Jacqueline Cool - Swimming
Coaching Recognition Award 1987 1988 Dave Johnson – Swimming John Cannon - Athletics Ian Paton – Squash George Kingston - Hockey Perry Pearn – Hockey Glenn Purych - Wrestling Deryk Snelling – Swimming Yosh Senda - Judo Cathy Walsh – Wheelchair Stuart Brown - Soccer
1989 1990 Peter Connellan – Football Herb Flewwelling - Diving Michael Jiranek - Figure Skating Max Gartner - Alpine Skiing Carole Larsen – Curling Les Gramantik - Athletics Leslie Sproule - Synchronized Swimming Paul Hortie* - Boxing Milan Uremovic – Rowing Donna Rudakas - Basketball
1991 1992 Greg Folk - Figure Skating Ritch Braun - Athletics Bruce Rimmer - Alpine Skiing Bert Goldberger - Soccer Garry Smith - Wheelchair Basketball Dru Marshall - Field Hockey Sandy Teel - Synchronized Swimming Jan Ullmark - Figure Skating Sharon Trenaman - Squash
April 2021 Classification: Public Coaching Recognition Award
1995 1997 Michelle Callkins - Synchronized Swimming Lynne Koper - Figure Skating Ewan Ferrier - Bowhunting and Archery Krysztof Machnowski - Sailing Patricia Foster – Rollerskating Jules Owchar - Colleges Winnifred Silverthorne - Figure Skating Channarong Ratanseangsuang - Badminton Jack Walters - Speed Skating
1999 2001 Darryl Horne – Curling Ken Babey - Hockey Phyllis Sadoway – Ringette Murray Cluff - Freestyle Skiing Allan Schwartz – Softball Judit Berecz - Rhythmic Gymnastics Cliff Waters – Football Brian Ellis - Soccer
2003 2005 Lee Carter – Volleyball Sean Ireland - Speed Skating Rick Gilson – Football Bertil Johansson - Athletics Arno Hoogveld - Speed Skating/Cycling Larry Steinke - Athletics Olga Khabarova - Rhythmic Gymnastics Dr- Garry Yamashita - Judo Kelly Zackodnik - Special Olympics Jindrich Mayer* - Ski Jumping/Nordic Combined
2007 2009 Keith Hansen – Volleyball Dale Currie - Softball Dennis Marineau – Bobsleigh Chuck Lee - Whitewater/Canoe/Kayak Glenn Stark – Squash Glen Playfair - Track/Cross- Country/Triathlon Len Vickery – Soccer Monika Schloder - Modern Pentathlon
2011 2013 John Csikos - Water Polo Liam Hutchinson - Rugby Mel Davidson - Hockey (Female) Jennifer Tregale - Synchronized Swimming Terry Danyluk – Volleyball Ravi Walia - Figure Skating Leigh Vierling - Wrestling
2015 2017 Robin McKeever – Cross Country Skiing Paul Ragusa - Wrestling Duane Bratt – Lacrosse Graeme Moffat - Rugby David Flewwelling – Diving Peter Schori - Swimming Richard Boruta – Biathlon
2019 Trevor Prichard – Football Chris Buchanan – Soccer David Johnson – Swimming Colin Twitchel - Hockey
* Indicates awarded posthumously
April 2021 Classification: Public Officiating Recognition Award
1992 1995 Edlon Godfrey – Diving Adeline Clements - Squash Bill Haliburton – Wrestling Bernie Haley - Hockey George McCorry – Hockey Teddy Juliussen - Team Handball Dennis McFarlane - Figure Skating Sheena Meurin - Figure Skating Kelly Rich - Wrestling
1997 1999 Lucie Anne Ingoldsby – Ringette Susan and Don Levy - Luge Douglas Kyle – Athletics Ian Lawson Williams - Shooting James Lo - Tae Kwon Do Don Rogers - Biathlon Chris Wood – Bicycle Al Shenduk - Softball
2001 2003 Bryan Jones - Natural Luge Chris Hampshire - Synchronized Swimming Vern Oberg - Water Skiing Rae Kells - Curling Estella Rung – Athletics John Nixon - Bobsleigh Pat Ukrainetz – Archery Tony Stewart - Field Hockey Todd Swerda - Hockey
2005 2007 Dorothy Padget - Synchronized Swimming Stewart Begg - Lacrosse Guy Sunada – Judo Jerry Guido - Football Hans Terstappen - Speed Skating Shaun Hammond - Soccer Don Whidden – Rugby Linda Kwan - Tae Kwon Do
2009 2011 Cam Dickson – Football Noel Charchuk - Biathlon Chris Grabowecky - Men's Artistic Gymnastics Bernie Harrison - Shooting John Jacobs – Hockey Shirley Hons - Speed Skating Jim Negenman – Cycling Lenis Thokle - Wrestling
2013 2015 Lee Carlyle – Lacrosse Duncan Daniels – Whitewater/Canoe/Kayak Loyal Ma – Cycling Bill Popadych – Tennis Lockie Lister - Para Swimming Deirdrie Zuk – Netball Bonita Semeschuk - Trampoline Gymnastics
April 2021 Classification: Public Officiating Recognition Award
2017 2019 Caroline Henley – Biathlon Sheri Wilson – Women’s Artistic Gymnastics Jodi Abbott - Figure Skating Patti Clarkson - Swimming Mikhail Dykman - Water Polo Blair Dunbar - Cross Country Skiing
Sport Volunteer Recognition Award
1987 1988 Kim Atkins - Disabled Skiers Ernie Boruk - Hockey Kay Baldwin – Curling Glen Bromley - Diving Myron Buryn – Schools of Athletics Gil Hurst - Shooting Sports H- "Boots" Cooper – Wheelchair Wayne Mah - Table Tennis Ed Corbett – Softball Feef McDonald - Ladies Golf Larry Nielson – Swimming Willy Pederson - Biathlon Margaret Scott - Synchronized Swimming Ross Speers - Baseball Jim Webster – Orienteering Fred Villner - Softball Peter Wong - Orienteering
1989 1990 Denis & Dorrene Belair – Boxing Elsie Barlow - Softball Lorna Braden - Blind Sports Thelma Coutts - Golf Ardell Clark- Thomas - Smoky Lake/District Rec Board Clarence Metzger - Baseball Al Hauptman – Swimming Colin Field - Squash Carrie Nelson – Swimming Klaas Schipper - Speed Skating Paul Riopel – Baseball Rudolph Setz - Biathlon Elsie Sasaki – Curling Dr- Robert Steadward – Wheelchair Gordon Talbot - Ski Jumping/Nordic Combined
1992 1996 Alex Barnes – Softball Marlies Brand - Synchronized Swimming Nancy Craig – Orienteering Joanne Drain - Southern Alberta Rec Association Fran Heath - Synchronized Swimming Dr- Barry Gibson - Biathlon Pauline Ingall – Badminton Colin Gordon - Alpine Ski Helgi Leesment - Rhythmic Gymnastics Brian Griffin - Luge Frank McBride – Golf John Nixon - Bobsleigh Walter Scott - Vermilion Swim & Nordic Ski Clubs Wally Popik - Hockey John Vipond - Figure Skating Ken Runquist – Basketball Lyndsay Wheelans - Ringette
April 2021 Classification: Public
Sport Volunteer Recognition Award
1998 2000 Linda Edey – Softball Barry Calon - City of Calgary Melodie Kolisnyk - Thorhild Minor Sports Don Emmett - Softball Loren Krukowski – Hockey Ed Ferguson - Weightlifting Owen Lepps - Sexsmith Secondary School Ewan Ferrier - Archery Gary Mills – Baseball William Hare - Shooting Sports Carolyn Morgan - Field Hockey Ellen Lefsrud - Viking Minor Sports Don Rogers – Biathlon Barbara Miller - Rhythmic Gymnastics Syd Sabatier - M- D- of Bonnyville Frank Wright - Rugby
2003 2005 Marilyn Barraclough – Curling Don Buchignani - Swimming Leigh Goldie – Volleyball Myron Buryn - School Athletics J. R. Kelly Rich – Wrestling Douglas Harper - Alpine Ski and Football Yoshio Senda – Judo Adrian Zissos - Orienteering
2007 2009 Jim Burke – Lacrosse Harold Albrecht - Lacrosse Desmond Grant – Curling William (Bill) Hatter - Darts Sandi Orr – Darts George Kallay - Hockey Mike Traficante – Soccer PennyLee Leshenko - Hockey/Softball/Basketball
2011 2013 Cindy Casper – Diving Brad Bannister - Lacrosse Ken Hewitt - Cross Country Diane Gunn - Rhythmic Gymnastics Duncan MacDougall – Hockey Rick Hill - Sprint Canoe Brian Stein - Hockey
2015 2017 Charlotte MacNaughton – Orienteering Allan Sattin - Judo Dan Syrotuik – Football Sandy Hermiston - Cerebral Palsy Sport Paula MacWilliam – Netball Doug Jones - Baseball Malcom Kano – Kidsport Marilyn Chidlow - Figure Skating
2019 Sheila O’Kelly – Triathlon Vern Loughlean – Hockey/Baseball Wilson Acton – Kidsport Gordon MacKenzie – Adaptive Alpine Skiing and Snowboarding
April 2021 Classification: Public