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 — Caitlyn Gerry and Dominique Matthews

Memorial University of Newfoundland

2017 – Rebecca Greene

2019 — Adam Blanchard

2020 — Nehara Herat

2021 — Nicklas Dolomount

University of Winnipeg

2016 – Christina Vasquez

2017 – Alexis Wolbaum

2018 – Emily Harrison

2019 – Mia Prenovault

2020 — Shayla McMillan

2021 — Jasmine Dela Cruz

Nipissing University

2017 –  Laura McKenzie

2018 –  Rachel Van Woezik

2019 –  Emilia Langill

2020 – Spencer Anderson

2021 – Kiara Jefferies

2022 — Nicholas Hoey

University of Prince Edward Island

2017 – Kayla Arsenault

2018 – MacKenzie Deighan

2019 – Julie Campbell

2020 – Donald Mowat

2021 – Donovan Wyand

2022 — Gemma Shea

University of Ottawa

2019 – Zoe Daviault

2020 — no award given

2021 — no award given

2022 — Rachel Jackson

University of Manitoba

2021 – Ava Glesby
2022 – Lindsey Rutherford

Laurentian University

2015 – Jacqueline Bray

2016 – Jillian Mayhew

2017 – Marc Fortin

2018 – Maxine Gauthier and Mikella Gauthier

2019 – Andrea Zapcic and Stacia Bates

2020 – Mackenzie Dubé

2021 – Sara Gauthier and Carlos Circelli

2022 — Francesca Biondi

Queen's University

2016 – Brittany McEachern

2017 – Matthew Nelms

2018 – Connor Goudey

2019 – Arman Grewal

2020

2021 — Sarah Cameron

2022 — Willow Leahy

Ontario Tech University

2016 – Devon Jarrett

2017 – Natalie Chant

2018 – Rufeyda Cosgun

2019 – Sarah Rae

2020 (not awarded)

2021 — Emma Kendall and Brianna Sergeant

2022 — Kennedy Latour

Lakehead University

2018 – Jasmine Ferdousi

2019 – Andrea Zapcic and Stacia Bates

2020 – Michael Coccimiglio and Laura Deschamps

2021 – Matthew Pawlicki

2022 — Abigayle Fontaine

St. Francis Xavier University

2019 – Brent Ashfield

2020 – Emma Boudreau

2021 – Rachel Tooth

2022 — Ben Boudreau and Joseph Raaymakers

University of British Columbia - Okanagan

2021 – Nicholas Reitsma

2022 — Hailey Lehnert