CALGARY BOOSTER CLUB Table of Contents MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE CALGARY BOOSTER CLUB ......................................................................2 MESSAGES FROM THE PREMIER AND MAYOR ..............................................................................................................4-5 SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR - Carol KylE ..................................................................................................................... 7-8 CALGARY BOOSTER CLUB - 59 YEARS OF TRADITION...............................................................................................8-10 MASTER OF CEREMONIES - BEESLEY ..................................................................................................................................13 GUEST SPEAKER - GARETH REES .........................................................................................................................................14 CALGARY BOOSTER CLUB ATHLETIC LEADERS 2012 .............................................................................................. 16-20 FRIENDS OF THE CALGARY BOOSTER CLUB ...................................................................................................................24 CALGARY BOOSTER CLUB - EXECUTIVE AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS ..................................................................25 HENRY VINEY TROPHY WINNER - CHRISTINE NESBITT .............................................................................................27 CALGARY BOOSTER CLUB - WHAT DO WE DO? .............................................................................................................28 Calgary BOOSTER CLUB - Joining THE CLUB ............................................................................................................29 CALGARY BOOSTER CLUB - FOUNDING MEMBERS .......................................................................................................29 CALGARY BOOSTER CLUB - SUPPORT AND PARTNERSHIP FUNDING ...................................................................29 SCOTT-MAMINI AWARD WINNER - Jon CORNISH ........................................................................................................31 CALGARY BOOSTER CLUB AND PARKS FOUNDATION, ART SMITH AMATEUR SPORT LEGACY ENDOWMENT FUND GRANTS AND RECIPIENTS .........................................................33-35 CALGARY BOOSTER CLUB/CITY OF CALGARY RECOGNITION PARTNERSHIP HONOURED ATHLETES .........................................................................................................................................36-42 CALGARY BOOSTER CLUB 2010-2011 CALGARY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS .......................................................................................................................................... 44 CALGARY BOOSTER CLUB - PAST PRESIDENTS, HONOUR ROLL AND HONOURARY LIFE DIRECTORS .....................................................................................................................45 CALGARY BOOSTER CLUB UNIVERSITY / COLLEGE ATHLETE AWARDS ........................................................46-48 National SPORT SCHOOL Calgary Booster CluB CITIZen AWARD Recipients .............................. 50-51 CALGARY BOOSTER CLUB - PAST HONOURED ATHLETIC LEADERS .................................................................53-55 CALGARY BOOSTER CLUB - Virtual WALL OF FAME PROJecT, and THE 1988 TORCH DISPLAY ...............................................................................................................................56 CALGARY BOOSTER CLUB - SPORTSMAN’S WALL, AND PAST SPORTSMEN OF THE YEAR ...................................................................................................................58 DEDICATED TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF ATHLETIC ENDEAVOUR Calgary Booster Club In keeping with its “Dedication to the Development and Encouragement of Athletic Endeavour”, the Calgary Booster Club takes great pride in recognizing this year’s Founding Members, Past Sportsmen of the Year, Athletic Leaders, Calgary’s Athletes of the Year, and the 59th Sportsman of the Year Carol Kyle 1 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Brent Gough On behalf of The Calgary Booster Club I am so very pleased to welcome you to the 59th Sportsman of the Year Dinner, and to thank you for making our special night part of your social calendar. By doing so you affirm the immense value that athletics have in our community, and you honour the specific individuals that are recognized this evening for their contributions, their leadership, and ultimately, their sportsmanship. While a healthy sense of competition is a natural part of human instinct, our ability to cooperate, work constructively with others, and interact fairly while doing so, is learned behaviour. Sport allows us to develop and nurture these abilities that are so vital to us as social creatures and, at the same time, give us a vehicle for exercising and honing our competitive spirit. With that competitive spirit in great supply, along with the ongoing involvement of countless volunteers, corporate sponsors, builders, and participants (both professional and amateur), Calgary really is a centre of sporting excellence, and The Calgary Booster Club is committed to acknowledging that excellence! Our acknowledgements to sponsors, partners, sports media, leaders, officials, coaches and athletes are not only meant to say, “thank you for what you have done” but also, “thank you for your commitment to Calgary’s athletic future!” In that sense, we encourage all of you to reflect on your own participation in our athletic community, and endeavour to grow that involvement wherever and whenever you possibly can. Certainly, with planning for the 60th Sportsman of the Year Dinner already underway, we hope you’ll join us again next year for that milestone, and would ask that you keep in mind, in the meantime, potential nominees for those awards. Collectively, you have the ability to inform our organization who the leaders of sport are in our city. You decide who deserves recognition for their accomplishments and years of service. Once again, please accept our most sincere gratitude for attending tonight’s presentation to express your congratulations to our Honoured Athletic Leaders, the Male and Female Athletes of the Year, and our 59th Sportsman of the Year. And not least of all, thank you for helping The Calgary Booster Club continue to “Develop and Encourage Athletic Endeavour.” congratulations to all athletes The Calgary Winter Club is proud to have supported amateur sports for the past 50 years! AquAticS · BAdmiNtoN · BoWliNg · curliNg · 55 PluS • FitNeSS · SkAtiNg · SquASh · teNNiS 4611 14 Street NW i P 403.289.5511 F 403.289.2035 i www.calgarywinterclub.com 2 HONOURED ATHLETIC LEADERS: Calgary Booster Club Andre Buret Jim Burke Pat Franks Richard Fossey Byron Stephen Rolf Martin Colin Ogilvy Ron Read Greg Steiner 2012 Sportsman of the Year Congratulations Carol Kyle ATHLETES OF THE YEAR TAYLOR C r e a t i v e Christine Nesbitt Jon Cornish 3 PREMIER OF ALBERTA MESSAGE FROM HONOURABLE ALISON M. REDFORD, QC PREMIER OF ALBERTA On behalf of the Government of Alberta, it is my pleasure to welcome everyone to the 59th Sportsman of the Year Dinner. For almost six decades, the Calgary Booster Club has been dedicated to promoting the city's vibrant sports community. That tradition continues tonight with a celebration of a dozen men and women who have made a significant impact on Calgary's sports scene. Congratulations to Carol Kyle, the 2012 Sportsman of the Year, and to Jon Cornish and Christine Nesbitt on being named male and female athletes of the year. We also recognize the tremendous contributions made by this year's athlete leaders: Dr. Andre Buret, Jim Burke, Pat Franks, Richard Passey, Rolf Martin, Colin Ogilvy, Ron Read, Greg Steiner and Byron Stephen. These honourees join an impressive list of Calgarians who have built the city's reputation for sports excellence. Whether their achievements were on the field, on the ice or behind the scenes, each of them have displayed dedication and enthusiasm for sport that will inspire others in our community for y ears to come. Best wishes for an enjoyable evening! Alison M. Redford, QC Office of the Premier, 307 Legislature Building, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T5K 2B6 Telephone (780) 427-2251 Fax (780) 427-1349 4 OFFICE OF THE MAYOR Naheed Nenshi, MAYOR A MESSAGE FROM MAYOR NAHEED NENSHI March 2011 A MESSAGE FROM MAYOR NENSHI On behalf of my City Council colleagues and the citizens of On behalf of my City Council colleaguesCalgary, it and is mythe privilegecitizens of to Calgary welcome it is myall privilegeof you to to the welcome 59th Annual all of Sportsman of the Year Gala hosted by the Calgary Booster Club. you to the 58th Annual Sportsman of the Year gala hosted by the Calgary Booster Club. 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