Chancellor Emeritus, alumni named Community Pan Am Torchbearers

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April 23, 2015

Past Chancellor Melvin Hawkrigg is among the seven people chosen as Hamilton’s Community Torchbearers for the Pan Am Games Relay.

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Former Chancellor Melvin Hawkrigg is part of the seven-person team of Hamilton’s Community Torchbearers for the Pan Am Games.

Hawkrigg was a four-sport athlete during his time as a student at McMaster and later served three terms as Chancellor.

He is a member of McMaster’s business and sports halls of fame.

Science alumnus and competitive swimmer Alex Parent will also carry the torch during the relay.

Parent swam for McMaster and is now with the Ancaster Masters Swim Club.

He has continued swimming even after having his leg amputated at the knee.

Phys Ed alumna Susan Palmer-Komar was also named a Community Torchbearer.

Palmer-Komar won a silver medal in cycling at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and was on the Canadian team at the 1996 Olympics.

Social Sciences alumna and Paralympic and Parapan Am multi-medalist in swimming Chelsey Gotell has previously been announced as a Parapan Am torchbearer.

The city will introduce the torchbearers, nominated by area residents, April 30 at at Tourism Hamilton.

The relay will come to Hamilton June 21 and will leave the following day.

Read about the entire relay team in the Hamilton Spectator.