Leadership Award - CCUPEKA

Nationally, this award is given annually to graduating students in Kinesiology and Physical Education programs at member universities to recognize leadership, academic success, and commitment to the professions.

The Canadian Council of University Physical Education and Kinesiology Administrators (CCUPEKA) is pleased to recognize outstanding student leaders in our programs.

The winner of the CCUPEKA Student Leadership Award is:

a graduating student in good standing in a CCUPEKA member institution and studying kinesiology or physical education;
has excelled academically;
has made significant contributions to the profession in leadership roles during her/ his undergraduate studies;
has been selected and approved as per the institution’s CCUPEKA approved selection procedures for the award.

Congratulations to the past winners of the CCUPEKA Leadership Award:

Acadia University

2015 – Nick Bray
2016 – Myles O’Brien
2017 – Emily Meehan
2018 – Nolan Turnbull
2019 – Rachelle Aucoin
2020 – Karly Stefko
2021 – Joshua Nowlan
2022 –
2023 – Noah Chigier

Memorial University of Newfoundland

2017 – Rebecca Greene
2018 – (receiving winner in November 2018)

University of Winnipeg

2016 – Christina Vasquez
2017 – Alexis Wolbaum
2018 – Emily Harrison
2019 – Mia Prenovault
2020 –
2021 –
2022 –
2023 –

Nipissing University

2017 – Laura McKenzie
2018 – Rachel Van Woezik
2019 – Emilia Langill
2020 – Spencer Anderson
2021 – Kiara Jefferies
2022 – Nicholas Hoey
2023 – Jaden Gilbert

University of Prince Edward Island

2017 – Kayla Arsenault
2018 – MacKenzie Deighan
2019 – Julie Campbell
2020 – Donald Mowat
2021 – Donovan Wyand
2022 – Not updated yet.
2023 –

University of Ottawa

2019 – Zoe Daviault
2020 –
2021 –
2022 –
2023 –

Laurentian University

2015 – Jacqueline Bray
2016 – Jillian Mayhew
2017 – Marc Fortin
2018 – Maxine Gauthier and Mikella Gauthier
2019 – Sara Machum
2020 – Anne Boulanger
2021 – Sara Gauthier and Carlos Circelli
2022 – Joel Pitre
2023 – Olivier Briand and Mani Cuza

Queen's University

2016 – Brittany McEachern
2017 – Matthew Nelms
2018 – Connor Goudey
2019 – Arman Grewal
2020 – Leah Holmes
2021 — Sarah Cameron
2022 – Willow Leahy
2023 –

Ontario Tech University

2016 – Devon Jarrett
2017 – Natalie Chant
2018 – Rufeyda Cosgun
2019 – Sarah Rae
2020 –
2021 –
2022 –
2023 –

Lakehead University

2018 – Jasmine Ferdousi
2019 – Stacia Bates & Andrea Zapcic
2020 –Michael Coccimiglio & Laura Deschamps
2021 – Matthew Pawlicki
2022 – Abigayle Fontaine
2023 – Madeline Fabiano

St. Francis Xavier University

2019 – Brent Ashfield
2020 – Emma Boudreau
2021 – Rachel Tooth
2022 – Ben Boudreau
2023 – Roddie Sandilands

University of British Columbia - Okanagan

2021 – Nicholas Reitsma
2022 –
2023 – Justin Singh

Mount Royal University

2023 – Ally McSymytz & Hana Viktorin

Trent University

2023 – Roohina Ismail