Posted on June 9: Seventh Annual McMaster Marauder Scholar Brunch honours student-athletes

One hundred and seventy four McMaster student-athletes were
recognized for their outstanding athletic and academic accomplishments
at the Seventh Annual McMaster Marauder Scholar Brunch.

Student-athletes who are named as Marauder Scholars must have achieved high academic standing while competing for a varsity or club team during the 2002-2003 school year.

Also presented where the Dr. Jack Kennedy and the Dr. Mary Keyes Awards. The Dr. Mary E. Keyes and Dr. Jack Kennedy Awards are presented annually in honour of Keyes and Kennedy to a male and female undergraduate student-athlete who best combines outstanding academic achievement and athletic excellence. Candidates exemplify the high ideals of Keyes and Kennedy, including the qualities of excellence, integrity, development of the whole student athlete, and community involvement.

Dr. Mary E. Keyes Award

Mary Keyes was a key figure in the development of women's sports at McMaster. During her early years on the McMaster faculty, she coached both the women's swim team and women's basketball teams. She
served as president of the C.W.I.A.U. and was a key member of the
Amalgamation Committee that led to the Union of the C.W.I.A.U. and the
C.I.A.U. into a single entity for university sport. From 1981-87,
Keyes was the director of the School of Physical Education and Athletics.

She held the position of associate vice-president, Student Affairs at
McMaster until her passing in the winter of 2002.

This year's recipient: Allison Mills, volleyball

Mills completed her third year of the kinesiology program this past year while competing for the women's volleyball team. She obtained an 11.5 average (95 per cent) over 30 units, which is equivalent to an “A+” average.

She is a three-time Marauder Scholar and has also been awarded the Rose Hill Scholarship, Dr. Harry Lyman Hooker Scholarship, and the Miller Thompson Award for her academic achievement while at McMaster.

Hill's ability to juggle her academic and numerous community endeavors while competing at the Varsity level in volleyball is truly remarkable. In addition to being a teaching assistant in first-year anatomy and physiology, she has volunteered at the McMaster Sports Injuries Clinic, Cardiac Rehabilitation Centre, and has found time to volunteer at Prince Phillip Primary School. She has been involved with the McMaster Athletic Council as a team representative and during the summer she has worked with both the McMaster E.X.P.L.O.R.E and Mini-University programs.

On the volleyball court she is described by her coach, Tim Louks as, “One of the hardest workers on the team. She applies the same dedication and determination to the volleyball court.”

Dr. Jack Kennedy Award

Jack Kennedy was an associate professor of physical education from
1965-87 and head football coach from 1966-72, guiding his team to the
Atlantic Bowl Championship and College Bowl final in 1967. Kennedy was
director of athletics from 1969-74 and head coach of the women's ice
hockey team from 1976-83 leading the team to O.W.I.A.A. and North American Championships in 1978. Kennedy retired in 1987 after an impressive 34 years of coaching, and passed away in 1999.

This year's recipient: Scott Moore, tennis

A fifth-year engineering physics and management student and member of the Marauder Men's tennis team, Moore has been a Marauder Scholar every year that he has been at McMaster. He finished the 2002-2003 school year with an 11.1 average over 36 units. Thirty-six units translates into two additional courses above the average that a typical student would complete in an academic year. He is a nominee for the 2002-2003 Chancellor's Gold Medal as well as the recipient of the Atomic Energy of Canada Scholarship, Ray Lawson Scholarship, and Dr. Harry Lyman Hooker Scholarship. Moore graduates with a combined average 11.7 out of 12 or A+ average. On the tennis court, Moore has had an equally successful McMaster career. A nominee for the 2002-2003 Ivor Wynne (Male Athlete of the Year) and Ray Johnson Awards, Scott was this year's OUA singles bronze medallist and also won a bronze medal in doubles. For the second straight season he was
the Men's Tennis team Most Valuable Player and for the fourth time in five seasons he was an OUA All-Star. While at McMaster he has won a combined six OUA individual medals and five team medals, including the 1999 OUA Championship and National Championship titles. Moore has also demonstrated his ability to contribute off the court acting as not only the team captain, but as an assistant coach for the past two seasons.