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The Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management Spring 2010

Those discoveries take place through both pure and applied research. This year, for example, new ideas regarding the prevention and management of diabetes-induced heart failure through exercise have been tested in our cardiovascular research lab. New protocols for studying the regeneration of nervous tissue with exercise have been used successfully for the first time in the world, in our neurophysiology lab. New ideas about sustainable tourism for community development have been put into practice by our partners in Uganda. And new ideas about the optimal mechanics of jumping in volleyball have emerged from our biomechanics lab. These new ideas, along with countless others from our own

researchers and those working in our field, have been shared with aspiring students in an updated curriculum with new experiential learning opportunities, new seminar courses and new laboratories.

We’ve also strengthened our resolve to share our findings with the community, as part of a vision plan that arose from our recent Strategic Planning Process. In addition to enhanced knowledge-to-practice methods, we’ve also re-organized according to our four “pillar” responsibilities: research, academic programs, Active Living programs and Bison Sport. As a result, a number of collaborative ventures are currently flourishing, among them Sport without Borders (an international initiative that pairs our researchers, teachers, program directors and coaches with health and fitness advocates from Kenyatta University in Kenya), and the Aboriginal Youth Mentorship Program, which pairs our students and Mini-U staff with Aboriginal high school students from Winnipeg’s core area. Such initiatives build on our strengths in knowledge discovery, dissemination, program planning and delivery, and stand as tremendous examples of knowledge translation in action.

Looking to the future, we are excited by the prospect of a new football stadium and Active Living Centre on campus. The new Active Living Centre, in particular, will allow us to move our fitness activities

from the Gritty Grotto to a new (above-ground) building in which we can serve increased numbers of students and community members. It’s our hope that the new Centre will make possible the provision of programs and services that improve the well-being of staff and students at the University of Manitoba, while providing further opportunities for the discovery, dissemination and application of knowledge. Our future as a competitive, research-intensive faculty—one that’s attractive to students, staff, scholars, athletes and their communities—will rest in large part on an integrated, full-service physical activity and wellness facility on campus.

Please take the time to read this newsletter, and join me in celebrating the accomplishments of a warm and wonderful Faculty. u

It’s been another exciting, productive year for the Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management—one characterized by an influx of new staff, and new ideas that will shape us for decades. But while changes may be afoot, rest assured certain things remain constant—namely our commitment to excellence in academic programs, recreation and high-performance sport, and in knowledge discovery in human movement, sport and leisure.

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Dr. Jane WatkinsonDean, Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management

Message froM the Dean

sAve The DATe!Dr. Jane Watkinson cordially invites all FKRM alumni to the Faculty’s 2010 Homecoming Reception.Thursday, Sept. 23 • 5:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.Marshall McLuhan Hall, Second Floor University CentreRSVP to David Schmeichel(204) [email protected]

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ArrivalsThe Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management (FKRM) welcomed a number of new professors, instructors, coaches and staff members to the fold over the last year, among them:

Ms. Tanya Angus, (B.R.S., University of Manitoba, 2001): Director of Programs, Bison Recreation Services Ms. Brittany Bowman, Office Assistant – Health, Leisure & Human Performance Research Centre Mr. Floyd Buhler, Undergraduate Academic Advisor Ms. Kerri Chase, (B.P.E., University of Manitoba, 1987): Recreation Services Coordinator, Joe Doupe CentreDr. Russell Field, (B.A. & M.B.A. – Queen’s University; M.A. & Ph.D. – University of Toronto): Assistant Professor Mr. Mark Firth, Customer Service, Bison Recreation ServicesMs. Ashley Gagnon, (B.Kin., University of Manitoba, 2008): Aquatic Coordinator, Bison Recreation Services

Ms. Breanna Gilmour, Customer Service, Bison Recreation ServicesMs. Mandy Los, Certified Athletic Therapist, Bison Athletic Therapy CentreMs. Lori Nickel, Certified Athletic Therapist, Bison Athletic Therapy CentreMs. Chrissy Phillips, Customer Service, Bison Recreation Services Ms. Aubrie Schettler, Customer Service, Bison Recreation ServicesMr. Kirby Schepp, Bison Men’s Basketball Head Coach/ Instructor Mr. David Schmeichel, Communication, Promotion & Alumni Officer Ms. Brandi Smith, Business Manager Dr. Leisha Strachan, (B.P.E. & B.Ed. – University of Manitoba; M.Sc. – University of Windsor; Ph.D. – Queen’s University): Assistant Professor Dr. Sarah Teetzel, (B.Sc., M.A., Diploma in Ethics, and Ph.D. – University of Western Ontario): Assistant Professor Mr. Stewart Thiessen, (B.P.E. – University of Manitoba, 2010): Sport Program Coordinator, Bison Children’s Services

DeparturesWe also bid farewell to a number of staff members, among them:Mr. Darcy Coss, Customer Service Rep, Bison Recreation ServicesMs. Amy Craddock, Customer Service Rep, Bison Recreation ServicesMr. Alex Edye-Mazowita, Fitness Attendant, Bison Sport and Active LivingMs. Janice Grift, Director of Bison Children’s Programs Mr. Darrell Lepp, Special Interest Program Coordinator, Bison Children’s ProgramsMr. Marc Martin, Customer Service Rep, Bison Recreation ServicesDr. Jonathan McGavock , Assistant Professor Mr. Dan McGregor, Business Manager Ms. Lori Ann Mundt, Program Coordinator, Joe Doupe CentreMr. Jody Williams, Facilities Manager

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in MeMoRiAMEMiL HRENCHuK (1916 – 2009)The Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management mourned the passing of one of its most influential members in May 2009, following news that Emil Joseph Hrenchuk — former professor, coach, director and senate member — had succumbed to cancer at the age of 92.

A tireless proponent and shining example of the benefits of daily physical

activity, Hrenchuk made a lasting impression on those he worked with and taught over the course of his 35-year career at the U of M.

Hrenchuk joined the U of M’s fledgling School of Physical Education in 1950, finding favour with students and colleagues alike on account of his boundless energy and indomitable spirit. He served as a gymnastics and volleyball coach for years, but also made waves as Intramural Director, where his endless reserve of enthusiasm (and corny jokes) served him well. In addition to his intramural milestones (charter member of the Canadian Intramural Recreation Association, instrumental in establishing the Western Canadian Intramural Association), he also served on the University Senate and was honoured with the Professor Emeritus distinction in 1982, one year after he retired.

Ever the teacher and coach, Hrenchuk continued imparting his wisdom even after retirement, developing a fitness curriculum for Manitoba seniors and travelling the province to train its leaders.

JACK LEWiS (1935 – 2010)In January 2010, FKRM again mourned the loss of a longtime Faculty member and coach: Jack Lewis, who passed away at the age of 74 following a courageous battle with cancer.

Lewis’ 30-year career with FKRM began in 1968, when he was appointed assistant professor and head coach of the Bison men’s basketball program. He remained head coach until 1972, during which time he led

the Bisons to national prominence (including a Western Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Association championship in 1972, and their first Canadian Interuniversity Athletics Union championship appearance the same year).

In addition to coaching, Lewis served as Director of Athletics from 1979 to 1980, and as Coordinator of the Recreation Fieldwork Program and the Summer Camps and School Programs. He was awarded the Canadian Association for Healthy Physical Education and Recreation’s (CAHPER) Fellow Award in 1993, and following his retirement in 1998, maintained a presence on campus as a Sessional Instructor with the Faculty.

Dr. Dennis Hrycaiko, former Dean of FKRM, knew Hrenchuk and Lewis as both professors (when he was still an undergrad) and as colleagues (when he returned to the Faculty as an Assistant Professor).

“The thing I remember most about Emil and Jack, as both my professors and as colleagues, was that they were personal, friendly and very professional,” says Hrycaiko.

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Awards & Honours (Staff)Ken Bentley: 2009 University of Manitoba Outreach AwardClaude Bérubé: 2008-09 Canada West Track and Field Men’s Team Coach of the Year; Bruce Pirnie Sports Award (Leadership in Track & Field); Staff Coach, Canadian Team – 2009 World Youth Track & Field Championships; 2009 U of M Coach of the Year; 2009 U of M Merit Award for Outstanding Teaching/CoachingDr. Janice Butcher: 2008-09 University Teaching Services/UMSU Certificate of Teaching ExcellencePam Danis: 2008 U of M Outreach AwardBrian Dobie: 2009 U of M Merit Award for Outstanding Teaching/CoachingDr. Todd Duhamel: 2008 Canadian Institutes of Health Research Fellowship; Manitoba Health Research Council Fellowship AwardDr. Phillip Gardiner: Tier 1 CIHR Canada Research Chair, Physical Activity & Health StudiesDr. Gordon Giesbrecht: Canadian Safe Boating Council 2008 Special Recognition AwardDr. Joannie Halas: 2008 U of M Merit AwardDr. Jennifer Mactavish: 2008 Community Living Manitoba, President’s Award, Justice & Human RightsDr. Jonathan McGavock: Canadian Diabetes Association Scholar (2008-2013)Stan Pierre: 2008 U of M Merit Award for Outstanding Teaching/CoachingGarth Pischke: 2009 Royal Canadian Legion Sports Foundation C.A.P. AwardJon Rempel: 2008 U of M Merit Award for Outstanding Teaching/Coaching

Student AchievementsUndergraduate Students (2008-09):Allan R. Miller Scholarship: Ann Marguerite MohammedAthletic Therapy Student Association Scholarship: Lisa FlandersGraduate of the Year: Kayla Krentz (BPE); Carrie Ryman (BKin); Diana King (BRMCD)Canadian Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (CAHPERD) Student Leadership Award: Michelle StevensCanadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP) Student Award: Brian BuffieCoca Cola Bottling Award: Jennifer CampbellDr. A.W. Hogg Scholarship: Meagan Smith (BPE); Jennifer Campbell (BKin); Ann Marguerite Mohammed (BRMCD)

Dr. Vic Corroll General Proficiency Award: Tara CommonFaculty of Physical Education & Recreation Studies Medal: Lindsay Zylstra (BKin); Diana King (BRMCD)Gord MacKie Athletic Therapy Scholarship: Jodi ReimerIsbister Scholarship: Meagan Smith (BPE); Jennifer Campbell (BKin); Ann Marguerite Mohammed (BRMCD)Jeffrey S. Train Award: Laura MeadeJeffrey S. Train Athletic Therapy Award: Jaime DobrowolskiJohn A. MacDiarmid Scholarship: Meagan SmithKinesiology Entrance Scholarship: Meredith SpryszakMatthew Frost Awards: Kirsten Halden, Diana King, Brittany CawsonUniversity Gold Medal: Erin NieuwenburgUTS/UMSU Student/Teacher Recognition (Outstanding Grad Student): Carrie RymanWestern Canada Recreation Studies Conference Scholarship: Amanda Pugh

Graduate Students: Canadian Association of Teacher Education Thesis Recognition of Excellence Award 2008: Helena BaertCanadian Institute of Health Research Frederick Banting & Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarship – Master’s Award 2009-10: Jill HnatiukCoca Cola Bottling Scholarship: Adam Toffan (2008-09); Jiayun Du (2009-10)Dean of Graduate Studies Student Achievement Award 2008-09: Michael ChizewskiJack MacDonnell Scholarship for Research on Aging 2009-10: Pavithra RajanManitoba Graduate Scholarship 2008-09: Jill HnatiukManitoba Health Research Council Studentship 2008-09: Jeremy Chopek Manitoba Health Research Council Studentship 2009-10: Dana Kolach, Pavithra Rajan, Juhi Sinha Natural Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) 2008-10: Lindsey WoodrowRuth Asper Scholarship in Physical Education and Kinesiology: Pavithra Rajan, Darolyn Walker (2008-09); Jill Hnatiuk (2009-10)U of M Graduate Fellowship 2008-09: Dana Kolach, Ekaterina Lagay, Pavithra Rajan, Juhi Sinha U of M Graduate Fellowship 2009-10: Yijie (Jennifer) Chen

FKRM Student-Athlete Achievements (2008-09):CIS Academic All Canadians (Men’s Basketball): Eric Garcia, ian DickeyCIS Academic All Canadians (Football): Thomas Hall, Nathan JasennCIS Academic All Canadians (Women’s Golf): Faye ZachedniakCIS Academic All Canadians (Men’s Golf): Shayne Fredbourg, Brian BuffieCIS Academic All Canadians (Women’s Hockey): Erica HolmesCIS Academic All Canadians (Men’s Hockey): Gavin McHale, Steve Christie, Mike HellyerCIS All Canadians (Women’s Soccer): Meagan Smith, Kathryn AteahCIS Academic All Canadians (Women’s Soccer/Track & Field): Jennifer CampbellCIS Academic All Canadians (Women’s Swimming): Jenna HoussinCIS Academic All Canadians (Women’s Track & Field): Taralyn Cook, Diana King, Deondra Twerdun, Sonya SchulzkiCIS Academic All Canadians (Men’s Track & Field): Barret HildebrandtCIS Academic All Canadians (Men’s Track & Field/Cross-Country): Paul CarrCIS Academic All Canadians (Women’s Volleyball): Erin Nieuwenburg, Amy Penner, Ashley VothCIS Football Russ Jackson Award: Thomas HallCanada West 2nd Team All-Star (Men’s Cross-Country): Paul CarrCanada West 2nd Team All-Star (Men’s Hockey): Steve ChristieCanada West 2nd Team All-Star (Women’s Track & Field): Kim Bordun, Diana KingCanada West 1st Team All-Star (Men’s Track & Field): Josh Gundrum, Scot DresslerCanada West Track & Field Championships: Josh Gundrum (Gold Medal Men’s triple jump, Silver Medal Men’s long jump); Scot Dressler (Gold Medal Men’s Pole Vault); Chris Belof (Bronze Medal Men’s 3000m) Student-Athlete Leadership & Community Development Award: Jennifer Campbell, Thomas HallBison Sports Team MVPs: Nathan Dixon (Men’s Basketball); Faye Zachedniak (Women’s Golf); Steve Christie (Men’s Hockey); Erin Nieuwenburg (Women’s Volleyball) u

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acaDeMic PrograM neWsFaculty Activities and Outreach:Here at FKRM, there’s never a shortage of bodies in motion, and over the last few years, academic staff members have continued to enhance individual and population heath by contributing their expertise to the Winnipeg in motion and Manitoba in motion active living initiatives. Faculty members Dr. Phil Gardiner, Dr. Janice Butcher, Dr. Elizabeth Ready and Maureen Rodrigue all sit on in motion’s Research Committee, while Rodrigue (who also sits on the Aboriginal Initiatives Committee) and Dr. Kelly MacKay represent FKRM on the inter-agency coordinating committee. Instructor Kyle Turcotte served as the resistance training consultant for in motion’s recently-released Older Adult Exercise DVD.

The Faculty’s commitment to enhancing health standards at a global level can be characterized by the new intra-faculty initiative Sport without Borders. Led by Dr. Jennifer Mactavish, the program involves 12 FKRM staff members and one community partner (from Winnipeg in motion) in reciprocal workshops with members of Kenyatta University, the Kenya Medical Research Institute, and members of the Terik/Nandi Hills communities in Africa, to develop collaborations, recreation and sport programs, and research and training opportunities related to the concept of sport for development. Another international collaboration between FKRM and Makerere University (in Uganda) – this one involving Dr. Michael Campbell and Dr. Kelly MacKay – resulted in the development of a new Master’s curriculum at Makerere, in Wildlife Tourism and Recreation Management.

For the second year in a row, FKRM’s Career Expo in Max Bell Fieldhouse linked agency exhibitors, graduate student researchers and over 250

potential and current students, exposing the latter group to the possibilities of a career or advanced studies with a degree from our Faculty. If you or your agency wish to be involved in next year’s Career Fair, please give us a call!

Undergraduate Program News:Having recently updated our curriculum based on an inter-professional education model (which reinforces interconnections across our Faculty and establishes “pre-professional networks” among students), we were happy to launch a number of new courses over the last year and a half, among them Inclusive Physical Activity & Leisure; Sociology of Physical Activity & Leisure; Introduction to Research; Advanced Program Planning & Leadership; Culturally Relevant Physical Education & Health; and Therapeutic Exercise Rehabilitation.

The current year also found FKRM offering its first online course via Distance Education (Concepts of Recreation & Leisure), while re-introducing “The Banff Course” (ie: Parks & Protected Areas Planning and Management, a travel/study course taught at Banff National Park by Dr. Michael Campbell) for the first time in four years.

A total of six new experiential learning courses (ELCs) were offered this year, including Diverse Populations Mentorship; Lifestyle Activities; Resistance Training & Conditioning; Coaching Theory & Practice; and Advanced Coaching Theory & Practice, Resistance Training & Conditioning, Developmental Games & Activities, and Aboriginal Games & Activities.

In light of the U of M’s recently renewed focus on Aboriginal Achievement, we’re proud to report that as a Faculty, we’ve been making headway in this area for years. The current academic year marked the first time we’ve offered the new Diverse Populations Mentorship course, which under the leadership of

Dr. Joannie Halas and Bison Recreation Services’ Children’s Programs, connects Phys. Ed. students with the Faculty’s Aboriginal Youth Mentorship Program. In summer 2009, we offered a newly-created special topics course (Aboriginal Song & Dance, piloted through a summer session innovation grant), while two sections of Aboriginal Games & Activities were offered (one of which was held off-campus at Turtle Island Community Centre). The Faculty also participates in the Aboriginal Community Wellness Diploma through course offerings of Physical Activity Health & Wellness, Concepts of Recreation & Leisure, and Program Planning Principles (all of which were offered off-campus through AFP). Also new to the Faculty as of September 2009 is the Recreation Studies minor (for non-FKRM students), which concentrates on event planning and tourism.

Finally, FKRM recently completed the University-mandated Undergraduate Program 10-Year Review (1998-2008), which underscored many significant changes that have occurred over the last ten years and provided clear directions to maintain our contributions to the fields of knowledge and practice in physical education, recreation, and kinesiology.

Graduate Program News:Twenty-eight students were registered in 2008-09: 17 in the M.Sc. degree

Ulla Liljegren (second from left), coordinator of fitness and lifestyle services

for Bison Recreation Services, leads the warm-up exercise during FKRM’s

annual Sneakers in motion day.

FKRM’s Dr. Jennifer Mactavish (back row, third from left) and Colleen Plumton (front and centre), with some of their new friends in Kenya.



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He’s been known to signal his arrival at the Health, Leisure and Human Performance Research Institute with a sharply sounded admiral’s whistle.

And it’s a fitting calling card, especially when you consider that if the Institute really was a naval ship, then its Director, Dr. Phillip Gardiner, would be the one steering it toward success.

That’s why it’s such good news that Gardiner’s status as a Tier One Canada Research Chair has been renewed for another seven years, allowing him to make further headway in the heretofore uncharted waters of researching how the neuromuscular system responds to changes in physical activity.

“The principal goal is to find out how physical activity changes the way we move,” says Gardiner, who in addition to serving as the Research Institute’s Director, also serves as Associate Dean (Research) for FKRM. “One way to get a window into that is to look at the neural networks that control movement – there are very few people who are looking at physical activity at that level.

“It has implications for athletes, because I’m interested in how a chronic increase in physical activity molds locomotor pathways in the brain and spinal cord. But it also has implications as far as what happens when we age: Changes in the nervous system that affect the way we walk, and how these

changes increase our susceptibility to losing balance and falling down.”

Gardiner’s work – which as a result of the CRC renewal will again receive $200,000 per year in federal funding – also has implications on the rehabilitation of stroke victims.

“We’re interested in looking at rehabilitation strategies, and what they do to the nervous networks to improve locomotion,” says Gardiner, who is one of about 2,000 CRCs in Canada (and one of only 48 at the U of M). “There’s also the whole issue of physical activity and cognitive function, which involve network changes higher up in the nervous system than we are currently investigating, but we have done some work looking at molecules that are related to cognitive functions in the brain, and how they respond to various levels of physical activity.”

As for how the renewal will benefit the Research Institute, Gardiner says his knowledge of and experience with the grant process – in particular with agencies like the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada (NSERC) – will enable him to help students and colleagues with their applications, while his research experience and knowledge of what’s going on in similar faculties across

the country and in the U.S. will help him further incorporate research into FKRM’s undergraduate program.

“Many still consider our field as a professional preparation field only, but the creation of new knowledge through research is becoming more and more important,” says Gardiner, who is also involved with FKRM/HLHPRI initiatives like Winnipeg in motion, the Spinal Cord Research Centre, and the St-Boniface Hospital Research Centre’s Division of Neurodegenerative Disorders.

“If you look at the newspapers recently, you’ve seen all the stories about obesity and how it’s getting worse. Well, that’s part of our field – obesity and health. Many of the individuals making significant advances in research in the area are in our own field of kinesiology.

“I’m trying to incorporate ways in which our undergraduate students can start to be involved in professors’ research programs ... We have to prepare them and show them at the undergraduate level what research is all about, so they will at least be able to consult the research literature, to find the evidence to support their activities.” u

program, nine in the M.A. degree program, and two pre-Master’s. Thirteen students successfully defended their theses during the academic year and for 2009-10 admission (nine M.Sc., nine M.A.), thirteen applicants were accepted. See the Awards & Achievements page for a full list of graduate student scholarship and award winners. u

Staff at the Bison Athletic Therapy Centre took their services on the road in 2009, venturing beyond the confines of their clinic (at Investors Group Athletic Centre) to provide massages to U of M employees in the comfort of their own work spaces. The new service was made possible by BATC’s Massage Therapist Byron Bahniuk, who went mobile with his portable massage table, offering five- to 20-minute massages (to Fort Garry campus staff members) at a cost of just a dollar per minute.

The new initiative was characteristic of BATC’s high level of involvement in 2009, both within FKRM and the community at large. In addition to the mobile massage service, Bahniuk (who’s also a Certified Athletic Therapist) developed and taught a new Athletic Therapy course, partnered with the Environmental Health and Safety Office to speak about preventing spinal injuries in the workplace, and for the second year in a row, coordinated Athletic Therapy services for the 2009 Manitoba Marathon.

BATC Director Tracey Nyczai, meanwhile, served on the committee of Sport without Borders – a joint project between FKRM and several community partners in Kenya, aimed at promoting physical activity and preventing disease among African youth. Several BATC staff members (Bahniuk and new recruits Lori Nickel and Mandy Los, both Certified Athletic Therapists) also attended the 2009 Canadian Athletic Therapists Association’s Annual Conference in Vancouver, where they networked with colleagues from across the country. u

Students and exhibitors at FKRM’s second annual Career Expo.



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Awards & HonoursSecond-year linebacker Thomas Hall made history by becoming the first Bison football player to receive the prestigious CIS Football Russ Jackson Award. Presented to the CIS player who best exemplifies academic achievement, football skill and citizenship, the award seems tailor-made for Hall, who – in addition to his athletic prowess (tied for 13th in the Canada West conference) – also helped launch The Challenge for Life fundraiser for CancerCare Manitoba (raising $2 million in two years), and earned CIS Academic All-Canadian status (in his first year of eligibility) with a GPA of 4.0.

Hall was also a nominee for 2009 Manitoba Athlete of the Year honours, as was Bison Women’s Hockey player Stacey Corfield. And of course, the Bison Women’s Hockey team – whose members made history in 2008-09, with their first ever Canada West Championship win (a 3-2 victory over the Alberta Pandas) – also scored a nomination, for Manitoba Team of the Year. The team’s 2008-09 season produced team records for wins (21), points (43), goals for (97), goals against (38), and shutouts (7), and saw the team finishing with a final regular season record of 21-2-1, their best in the program’s 12-year history.

Women’s Hockey goalie Stacy Corfield racked up her own share of accolades, among them 2008-09 Bisons Sports Female Athlete of the Year, 2008-09 Canada West First Team All-Star, 2008-09 CIS Second Team All-Canadian (another Bisons’ first), and 2008-09 Team MVP. In addition, Corfield backstopped Team Canada to a gold medal win at the 2009 Winter Universiade (World University Games) in Harbin, China. The Men’s Hockey Team was similarly well-represented in China, where Bisons Mike Hellyer, Rick Wood Stephane Lenoski helped Team Canada to a silver medal standing.

Women’s Soccer midfielder Desiree Scott was named both a CIS First Team All-

Canadian and a Canada West First Team All-Star in 2009, while teammates Caley Miskimmin and Dana Baker were named Canada West Second-Team All-Stars.

In Volleyball action, first-year hitter Chris Voth had himself a watershed year, being named CIS Men’s Volleyball Rookie of the Year, Canada West Rookie of the Year, and a member of the CIS All-Rookie Team. He also made it to his first National Junior Squad, was named Sport Manitoba’s 2008 Manitoba Male Junior Athlete of the Year, and received the Mark Tennant Award (presented to the Under-20 Male Volleyball Player of the Year) by the Manitoba Volleyball Association.

On the Women’s side of the net, hitter Sarah Morrissette was named a CIS Second Team All-Canadian and a Canada West First Team All-Star, while teammates Sam Loewen and Ashley Voth were selected for Team Canada’s Senior Women’s Team; Morrissette and Loewen also played on the Team Canada ‘B’ team at the 2009 Universiade (FISU Games) in Serbia.

Moving to the basketball court, the Bison Men’s team bid farewell to longtime Head Coach Rick Suffield (who produced over 400 wins since 1983), welcoming in his place new Head Coach Kirby Schepp (who was also selected to the inaugural Cadet National Basketball Under-17 coaching staff in 2009).

The Women’s Basketball Team finished their 2008-09 season after losing a heartbreaker in the best-of-three Great Plains Divisional Semi-Final against Winnipeg by two games to one.

In the pool, a number of Bison swimmers shattered records in 2009, among them Jena Houssin (who finished her Bison career with a new team record in 50m breaststroke at the 2009 CIS Championship), Braden Taylor (team MVP, who broke two provincial records and three Bisons records in the 50m, 100m and 200m breaststroke), and rookie Riley

Pickerl, who in November 2009 smashed provincial, Bison and short course Manitoba records in the 400m and 800m freestyle events, and earned Swim of the Meet and Male High Point awards at the 2009 Prairie Winter Invitational.

The Men’s Track & Field team successfully defended their conference title at the Canada West Track & Field Championships, capturing first place with 99 points (and becoming the first Bisons squad to win back-to-back men’s titles in over a decade). At the 2009 CIS Track and Field Championships in Windsor, they finished fourth – the highest end result for the squad in nearly a decade.

The Bison cross country teams completed their 2009 season at the CIS Championship in Kingston, Ont., where they were led by third-year runner Katrina Bruckschwaiger, who finished the 5km race second overall for Canada West female runners and earned her second consecutive Canada West First Team All-Star recognition.

The Bison golf team had two individual winners in tournament action in 2009: Mindy Lichtman earned a victory and led the team to a first place finish at the St. Cloud State University Husky Classic in October, and Nathan Wazney captured an individual victory and led the team to a second-place finish at the NDSU Irv Kaisler Invitational in September.

Outreach & AcademicsThe Bisons Against Bullying program marked a milestone in 2009, when participants visited their 100th local school since the program’s inception in 2005.

Members of the Bisons Women’s Basketball team marked “Breast Cancer Awareness/Prevention Week” in October, raising nearly $9,000 by competing in (and then auctioning off) specially-designed pink jerseys, selling limited edition pink T-shirts, organizing a special players clinic, and hosting a “Pack the Place Pink Night” during their tournament game against the Winnipeg Wesmen.

In the classroom, Bisons established a new all-time school high in the CIS Academic All-Canadians standings. A total of 79 student-athletes (more than 25% of total) maintained a grade point average of 3.5 or better. u

It was another wildly successful year for the Manitoba Bison varsity teams, whose members captured a Canada West championship title, earned numerous Canadian Interuniversity Sport Top 10 rankings, and racked up an impressive array of national and provincial awards in 2009.



In April 2009, the University of Manitoba announced its plans to partner with a multi-level team of investors and developers – among them Creswin Properties Limited (a real estate company owned by David Asper), the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and all three levels of government – to build a new football stadium on the University’s Fort Garry campus. A major component of the deal involves $22.5 million in joint funding from both the federal and provincial governments, to be used towards the construction of a world-class Active Living Centre on campus.

The details of the agreement have yet to be finalized, but already, U of M representatives are working to “de-couple” the government funds earmarked for the Active Living Centre, so that construction of the facility will take place whether the stadium deal goes ahead or not. The benefits of such a facility, to both students and staff of the U of M and to the community in general, would be myriad, especially if the core components currently envisioned – enhanced and expanded workout and gym space, improved playing fields, and

classroom and laboratory space – can be incorporated into the final design. Upwards of 14,000 members already use the U of M’s existing fitness facilities (most notably, the aptly-named Gritty Grotto) on an ongoing basis each year, a number that will surely skyrocket if and when the proposed Active Living Centre becomes a reality. Given the proven benefits of regular physical activity – prolonged lifespan, heightened productivity and a vastly more rewarding academic experience, among them – it’s clear that any upgrades or improvements made could only have positive impacts in the years to come.

With the economic climate still fairly uncertain, there are bound to be financial concerns that accompany such an undertaking —especially since the proposed government funding won’t quite cover the anticipated cost of the facility, meaning further support from investors and from the U of M’s student population will be necessary. But in addition to the aforementioned health-related benefits, the Active Living Centre will also result in a number of financial spinoffs, primarily in the form of increased revenue streams that can be used to bolster resources (athletic

and academic) throughout the University. It’s also likely that, as more and more people visit the campus to avail themselves of sport and fitness facilities, their interest in – and familiarity with – the University could have significant impacts on enrollment.

Most importantly, however, the new Active Living Centre will help the University, and in particular, the Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management, position itself as a leader in the areas of human movement, sport, physical activity, recreation and leisure. By helping to groom the next generation of health industry professionals and researchers, we move closer to achieving the goals inherent in our mission: that of improving the health, well being and quality of life of Manitobans, Canadians and citizens of the world. The University of Manitoba is on the verge of becoming a key player in the prevention and treatment of chronic and largely preventable disease by creating space where teaching, research and best practice application are united while significantly enhancing the student experience. u

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Pending upgrades to active living facilities in Frank Kennedy Centre – including a new multipurpose gym, a hot yoga room, and a circuit training area for women – will soon give those who like getting physical some new options for sweating it out.

The project, which is being partially funded by the Recreational Infrastructure Canada (RInC) program through Western Economic Diversification, got underway on Jan. 25, 2010 and is expected to be completed by March 2011.

The Frank Kennedy Centre upgrade is extensive and designed to match the evolving needs of students, staff and local community members who use the facilities. Included in the refurbishment: the conversion of a gymnastics room to a multipurpose gym; conversion of a doubles squash court to circuit training for women and cultural groups that prefer privacy; conversion of a squash court to a spinning room; expansion of the climbing wall; construction of family change rooms; conversion of a recreation room to a hot yoga area; and the addition of two basketball hoops to Gold Gym.

Cost for the project is $726,649, with $240,000 being provided by the federal government through Western Economic Diversification’s RInC program.

“(FKRM) is extremely happy to receive this contribution, which will cover one third of our planned facility renovations,” said Dr. Jane Watkinson, Dean of FKRM. “The renovations will provide

us with space to better serve a range of individuals who are seeking active lifestyles. Students, staff and community members alike will benefit, and women and families in particular will have more comfortable spaces in which to be active.”

The project is expected to have far reaching financial implications for the Province of Manitoba, as the investment in healthy lifestyles for the community will significantly help ease the burden on an over taxed health care system.

“This Recreation Infrastructure is going to allow us to continue to serve with excellence the multitude of recreational and lifestyle needs for our varied community members,” said Gary Thompson, Director of Active Living for Bison Sport and Active Living. “This is extremely important to the Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management as we combine service delivery with teaching and research in our larger goal of having a positive impact on the health of Manitobans and citizens of the world. Sedentary lifestyles are an epidemic in developed countries and we can stimulate more effective lifestyle change with this funding.”

Western Economic Diversification’s RInC program is an infrastructure fund that is investing $500 million in recreational facilities across Canada over a two-year period. The initiative is designed to help renew, upgrade and expand recreational infrastructure in Canadian communities. u

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FKRM Donors 2009: $500 - $999Peter AlexanderYves BedardBirchwood Automotive Group Ltd. Bituminex Ltd. Donna Britton & Barry RousseauCanadian Sport Centre Manitoba Inc.Jason Caners & Jennifer HowCity of WinnipegGlenn ClarkWilliam & Corrine CoatesBeverley CookHarold CookCraig & Ross Chartered Accountants John DavidsonReynold & Gloria De SpiegelaereDiamond Athletic Medical Supplies Zsolt Egey-SamuHarry Ethans & Margot HaigThomas & Isabel FeasbyRic & Deborah Flett Franklin Templeton Investments Leslie & Lorraine FunkThomas GrahamBarry GrosGerry & Michelle HagglundHockey Manitoba James Horne & Sharon KreutzerLorne & Margurite HowInvestors Group Jesuits of Winnipeg Graham & Annemarie KinleyKlassen Concrete Inc.Myron & Marion KlyshTerance LacquetteGilles Landry Jay & Trudy LearyDesmond LeenLehigh Hanson Materials Ltd.Daniel & Brigitte LenoskiDonald MacDonaldMichael MachalskiManitoba Moose Manitoba Physical Education

Teachers AssociationMargaret’s Draperies Ltd.Darrell MazurWilliam & Yvonne McCallumMedi-Sport Inc. Eastman Therapy CenterEstelle Meyers (& Ronald Meyers, est.)David MillsSamuel Murphy & Elizabeth Hiebert-MurphyNational Leasing Group Inc.

Trevor NottKenneth & Iris OverbyParamount Windows Inc. Bob PetersVern PletzGordon & Susan PollardMichael & Linda RadcliffeJason & Sandra RauhausReliable Tire Recycling Darlene Roberts & Blair PepplerRotary Club of Winnipeg East A.M.John & Susanne ScatliffBrent & Kathryn SchwartzBob SharanowskiJudith ShawMorley SilvermanRichard Skelton & Tonya Podaima SkeltonRobert SmithHarris SyedJake UnrauWilliam WatchornWindsor Plywood Winnipeg Blue Bombers Alumni Wise Guys on Campus Graham & Mary-Christine Zakaluk

FKRM Donors 2009: $1,000 - $4,999Robert AkmanLeslie & Patricia AllenAlumni Association Inc. Randolph & Barbara AmbrosieJack BasseyBeaver Bus Lines Bonvital Soccer Association Gill BramwellCascades Boxboard Inc. Albert & M. ClearwaterGordon CookeDaramex Foundation Inc. Dimark Foundation Inc. Colin DorrianTed FardoeFranklin Templeton Investments Corp. Louis FurlanG & G Roofing Gordon & Ruth HowardDarryl InghamInvestors Group Karasevich Windsor Jenion Hedley Beverly Laping (& Nicholas Laping, est.)Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame & Museum Jeffrey & Kim McCordRichard McMillin

Gerald & Merryl-Lee MercierMulticrete Systems Inc.John & Margaret-Ann NelsonNew West Metals Inc. Northwestern Hockey Outreach CampJames NykolukOld Dutch Foods Dewayne & Carolyn OsbornPhoenix Soccer Inc. Alan & Janet PitzelRichard PotterKenneth & Judith RekrutiakPeter Rempel & Judith McIvorRichardson International Neil & Catherine RobinsonColin & Jennifer RyanWillem & Leslie SmithSport Manitoba Inc. Valerie StephensSwim/Natation ManitobaJeffrey TrainUniversity of Manitoba, Office of the President Valley Experiences Inc.Richard WaznyWESCON Enterprises Inc. Winnipeg Football Club WMHA – AAA Council Winnipeg Outfitters Inc. Winnipeg South End United Soccer ClubWinnipeg Women’s Soccer League

FKRM Donors 2009: $5,000 - $9,999B.A. Robinson Group Co. Ltd. Canad Corporation Robert GlackenBrian HastingsJunior Bison Boys Basketball William MalcolmManitoba Blue Cross Manitoba Foundation for Sports Inc. Ranger Insurance Bruce & Janie RobinsonUniversity of North Dakota

FKRM Donors 2009: $10,000 - $24,999Ad In Inc. Qualico Developments University of Manitoba Students Union

FKRM Donors 2009: $25,000 - $49,999Royal Canadian Golf Assocation Foundation

FKRM Donors 2009: $50,000 - $99,999Burton & Geraldine Robinson (estate)

• Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management – Active Living Fund: This unrestricted fund provides critical flexibility, enabling the Faculty to meet its most pressing needs. The underlying purpose of the Active Living Fund will be to support physical activity research and initiatives on campus. Research and improved active living facilities will benefit the health of our campus and external communities.

• Bison Sports – Scholarships and General Program Needs: With the generous contributions of our supporters, Bison Sports can continue its commitment to excellence and turn today’s student athletes into the leaders of tomorrow. Your support of scholarships or general program needs will allow our student athletes to excel athletically and academically, as well as continue their outreach in the community.

As always, FKRM is deeply indebted to the many generous donors whose continued support makes it possible for us to maintain such high standards in the fields of academics, athletics, research and community programming. We’ve highlighted two of our general campaigns below; for more information on how to make the most of your gift – including how to specify which of the aforementioned “pillars” you’d like to support – contact the U of M’s Development and Advancement Services office at (204) 474-9195, or see www.umanitoba.ca/admin/dev_adv.


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