Awards
The Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation boasts a number of internationally-acclaimed and award-winning scholars.
- AAHPERD Fellow of the Research Consortium
Sponsor Recipient Year American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, & Dance Brian Maraj 1999 - Academy of Leisure Sciences Fellow
Sponsor Recipient Year Academy of Leisure Sciences Karen Fox 2011 Academy of Leisure Sciences Gordon Walker 2009 Academy of Leisure Sciences Tim Burton 1989 - AHFMR Medical or Health Scholar
Recipient Year Dave Collins 2002-2007 Charles Putman 2000 - AHFMR Medical or Health Senior Scholar
Recipient Year Charles Putman 2007 - AHFMR Population Health Investigator
Sponsor Recipient Year AHFMR Nicholas L. Holt 2006-2010 AHFMR Tanya Berry 2006-2012 - American College of Sports Medicine, Fellow
Recipient Year Darren DeLorey 2010 - Canada Research Chair - Tier 1
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RECIPIENT YEAR Government of Canada Kerry Courneya 2004 - Canada Research Chair, Tier 2
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RECIPIENT YEAR Government of Canada Tanya Berry 2015 - Canadian Academy of Health Sciences Fellow
Sponsor Recipient Year Council of Canadian Academies, Government of Canada Kerry Courneya 2012 Council of Canadian Academies, Government of Canada John Spence 2017 - Canadian Association of Psychosocial Oncology Award of Research Excellence
Recipient Year Kerry Courneya 2012 - CAPO Award for Research Excellence
Sponsor Recipient Year Canadian Association of Psychosocial Oncology Kerry Courneya 2012 - CIHR Investigator Award
Sponsor Recipient Year Government of Canada Valerie Carson 2015 Government of Canada Kerry Courneya 2000 - College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists
Sponsor Recipient Year The Royal Society of Canada Nick Holt 2017 - Fellow of the International Federation of Adapted Physical Activity
Sponsor Recipient Year IFAPA Donna Goodwin 2010 - Heart and Stroke Foundation New Investigator
Sponsor Recipient Year Heart and Stroke Foundation Margie Davenport 2017 - McCalla Professorship
Sponsor Recipient Year University of Alberta Jim Denison 2019-2020 - McGill University, Beatty Memorial Lecturer
Sponsor Recipient Year McGill University Kerry Courneya 2012 - NASPSPA Early Career Distinguished Scholar Award
Sponsor Recipient Year North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity Kerry Courneya 1998 - Paralympic Sports Association Robert Fertile Memorial Award
Recipient Year Nancy Spencer-Cavaliere 2010 - Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
Sponsor Recipient Year Government of Canada John C. Spence 2013 - R. Tait McKenzie Award
Sponsor Recipient Year PHE Canada Linda Thompson 2002 PHE Canada Gerald Redmond 1999 PHE Canada Herb McLaughlin 1985 PHE Canada Gerald Glassford 1984 PHE Canada Murray F.E. Smith 1981 PHE Canada Dorothy Harris 1979 PHE Canada Patricia L. Austin 1971 PHE Canada Alan Affleck 1969 PHE Canada Donald Smith 1965 - SCAPPS Fellow
Sponsor Recipient Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning & Sport Psychology (SCAPPS) Len Wankel - SCAPPS Founder
Recipient Year Bob Wilberg 1977 - SCAPPS Young Scholar Award/Franklin Henry Young Scientist Award
Recipient Year John C. Spence 1993 Kerry Courneya 1992 Wendy Rodgers 1991 - Society of Behavioral Medicine Early Career Investigator Award
Sponsor Recipient Year Society of Behavioral Medicine Kerry Courneya 1999 - University of Alberta Alumni Recognition Award
Recipient Year Donna Goodwin 2008 - University of Alberta Killam Annual Professorship
Sponsor Recipient Year University of Alberta Wendy Rodgers 2009 University of Alberta Gordon Bell 2006 University of Alberta Kerry Courneya 2001 University of Alberta Debra Shogan 1999 - University of Alberta McCalla Professorship
Sponsor Recipient Year University of Alberta John C. Spence 2011 University of Alberta Vicki Harber 2010 University of Alberta Gordon Walker 2008 University of Alberta Brian Maraj 2007 University of Alberta John Dunn 2006 University of Alberta Gordon Bell 2003 University of Alberta Wendy Rodgers 2001 University of Alberta Kerry Courneya 2000 University of Alberta Debra Shogan 1995 University of Alberta Trevor Slack 1993 University of Alberta Garry Smith 1991 University of Alberta Gerald Redford 1989 University of Alberta Jane E. Watkinson 1987 University of Alberta Leonard M. Wankel 1986 University of Alberta Ann M. Hall 1984 University of Alberta Bob Wilberg 1983 University of Alberta Art H. Quinney 1981 - University of Illinois - Eva Steinert Centennial Distinguished Lecturer
Sponsor Recipient Year Department of Kinesiology, University of Illinois Kerry Courneya 2001