Shaun Ward Sport Champion Jude Hooey

Leadership Awards - Recognizing leaders who support and demonstrate integrity, inclusiveness, cooperation, advocacy, and a positive image for sport.

Sponsored by the Lethbridge Sport Council Presented to lifetime achievement recipient for outstanding contribution of a sport leader; someone who exemplifies LSCAA values as demonstrated in ground breaking organizational leadership, innovative practices, influential communications, cutting edge sport marketing or positioning of the community sport sector.

Jude Hooey has been a leader in the sport of archery in southern Alberta and across Canada for three decades as an athlete, coach, administrator, and volunteer. Jude and her late husband Dennis owned Archery Unlimited, from 1995 until they retired in 2007. She was inducted into the 2007 Lethbridge Sports Hall of Fame as an athlete having accumulated 19 national and 29 provincial records, represented Canada three times at the World Archery Championships and again in 2007 and 2013. Jude still holds many national records. In 2015, she was awarded the Archery Alberta Coach of the Year honour. She coached an athlete to a silver at the 2010 Worlds and Jamie Brehaut of Lethbridge to his World Cup debut and silver medal finish. As an administrator Jude has sat on executive boards locally, provincially, and nationally. In 2019, Jude was awarded the Archery Canada’s highest level, Diamond Volunteer Recognition Pin.

Spirit in Sport Awards - Honouringoutstanding community sport heroes for their character and actions that help grow & shape sport in our community.

Knud Petersen Spirit in Sport Award Karen Johnson Sponsored by the Lethbridge Sports Hall of Fame This award is presented to an individual who has demonstrated values such as dedication, perseverance, sportsmanship, respect for others and a true love of sport. This category showcases the magic that lives within sport to inspire, motivate, and capture the hearts and minds of the community

Karen supports several running events, the dragon boat community, is a Taiko drummer, lover of yoga, and a coach. As a mature athlete, coach, and volunteer, she believes in being a positive role model for healthy aging and dynamic participation. Karen began dragon boating in 2002 when she paddled with the City of Lethbridge crew during the first Lethbridge Rotary Dragonboat Festival. Finding a passion for the sport, Karen was instrumental in starting Team ID in the hope of extending the paddling season and participating in other dragon boat festivals. In 2020, Karen was elected Dragon Boat Canada Festival Director.

LETHBRIDGE SPORT COUNCIL

Board of Directors:

• Erin Low, Chair • Shaun Ward, Past Chair • Dave Sehn • Dr. Gary Bowie • Don Gatto • Rob Baird • Steve Dudas • Neil Langevin • Todd Caughlin • Josh Hoetmer • Mike Medhurst • Chantelle Erickson • Levi Clampitt • Chad Chief Moon

City of Lethbridge Liaisons:

• Jason Freund • Travis Grindle

Staff:

• Susan Eymann, Executive Director • Tanya Whipple, Communication Manager • Shawn Daye-Finley, Program and Event Coordinator • Andreas Troschke, Communication and Event Intern • Kim Trotman, Bookkeeper

Location: Nicholas Sheran Ice Centre, Second Floor, 401 Laval Blvd., Lethbridge, AB Mail: 110 Columbia Blvd. W, PO Box 21090, Lethbridge, AB T1K 6X4

Nominations for the 2021 Lethbridge Sport Council Achievement Awards will open on June 1st , 2021, and will be accepted until January 31st , 2022.

All nominations will be accepted online at

https://lethbridgesportcouncil.ca/achievement-awards