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BRIT TOWNSEND & FAMILY TRACK & FIELD ENDOWMENT
Est. 1995
Brit Townsend is a Canadian Olympian, former world-class middle distance runner and member of the SFU Athletics Hall of Fame. Townsend has coached the Track and Field and Cross Country programs at SFU since 1999, developing many All-Americans, NAIA and NCAA champions and Olympians. Brit and her husband, Chris, a former SFU football player, have two children, Addy, and, Dana, who both competed in the track program at SFU.
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MICHAEL CAIRNS TRACK & FIELD ENDOWMENT
Est. 2013
This award was established at SFU through a generous gift from Canadian Olympian Murray Keating (pictured), who attended SFU from 1972 to 1974, in honour, appreciation and recognition of the contribution Mike Cairns made to the success of the Track and Field program at SFU and Canada in the area of Throws, and in particular, the Hammer Throw. Mike's coaching skills, dedication, and passion developed some of the best hammer throwers in Canada at SFU for over two decades, including Keating. Mike developed and motivated dozens of young men and women to excellence as Canadian champions, as NAIA champions, as Olympians and as human beings.
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SILVERMAN & KNIGHT FAMILIES 'BACK ON TRACK' ENDOWMENT
Est. 2015
Established as part of SFU's 50 awards for the 50th anniversary campaign, the Silverman and Knight families 'Back on Track' endowment honours the values of education, persistence, resilience and gratitude that both families instilled in the donors. Ruth Silverman and Douglas Knight are both children of university professors, and both initially experienced challenges at university, Ruth dropping out midway through first year and Doug being placed on academic probation. With the support of their families and each other, however, both eventually developed a love for education and each earned three university degrees. Both individuals eventually became educators themselves.
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ANDREW PETTER & MAUREEN MALONEY VARSITY WOMEN EXCELLENCE AWARD
Est. 2020
Frode Strand-Nielsen (pictured) believes in the transformative power of SFU. As founder and manager of a top Northern European private equity firm who first honed his leadership skills as an international student-athlete, Frode's success is living proof. The former men's soccer captain is empowering female student-athletes and inspiring global perspectives with a $1 million gift to his alma mater. Frode's generous gift has established endowments to support varsity female athletes and invigorate the women's soccer program. He hopes this endowment will foster excellence and leadership in women's athletics at SFU. Frode led the men's soccer team in scoring in 1978 and the team to an SFU 20-win record which still stands. He previously established SFU's first $1 million athletic scholarship endowment in support of men's soccer.
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TOM DICKSON & BRIT TOWNSEND TRACK & FIELD ENDOWMENT
Est. 2018
The Tom Dickson and Brit Townsend award for track and field was established with a generous gift from Graeme Pitches, in honour and appreciation of the long-time SFU track and field coaches. Graeme was a 400m runner and hurdler who captained the men's track and field team. He inspired teammates to strive for their best performance and he led with great character and integrity. Graeme was a 6-time NAIA Championships qualifier. In 2005, in the final race of his university career at the NAIA Outdoor Championships, Graeme was a member of the third place 4x400 relay that set a school record.
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HAL WERNER TRACK & FIELD ENDOWMENT
Est. 2018
This award was established in memory of Harold "Hal" Werner, the second coach of the SFU track and field program from 1970 to 1978, who passed away in 2013 at the age of 80. In eight years at SFU, Hal coached four Canadian Olympians and six NAIA All-Americans. This endowment was established to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the track and field team's cultural awareness trip to Mexico, the first SFU athletics team to outreach to the global community.
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SFU ALUMNI TRACK & FIELD ENDOWMENT
Est. 1991
This endowment was established by friends and alumni of the SFU track and field program to create a lasting legacy for the program's competitive excellence, and to create opportunities to attract and retain the best student-athletes in Canada.
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SFU TRACK & FIELD ENDOWMENT
Est. 1982
This endowment was established by many former track and field athletes at SFU, who passionately believe in the value and benefits of the sport. These individuals wanted to establish a legacy for future student-athletes, providing them with the opportunity to pursue the sport at the university level.
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