The President’s Award at the University of Alberta began in 1981 when the President of the day, Dr. Myer Horowitz, instituted a President’s Award. These trophies were provided to only those teams that won national championships. As the years went by, more of these trophies were added as teams won their respective championships.

In the late 1990’s, President Rod Fraser recommended that all Golden Bears and Pandas teams should have the opportunity to receive a Presidents Award each year, and that we also recognize the year’s Championship winning team’s by including the Head Coaches’ of those teams as well.

The criteria was changed for the award to honor an athlete on each team that is in their fourth or fifth year of eligibility and that has made an exceptional overall contribution to their team as an outstanding athlete, leader and role model. 

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2025 President's Trophy Recipients
TEAM	NAME	FACULTY
Golden Bears Basketball	Max Russell	Graduate Studies
Pandas Basketball	Claire Signatovich	Graduate Studies
Golden Bears Cross-Country	Will Cebuliak	Arts
Pandas Cross-Country	Olivia Hopkins	Science
Golden Bears Curling	Jaedon Neuert	Kinesiology, Sport, & Recreation
Pandas Curling	Serena Gray-Withers	Business
Golden Bears Football	Matthew Peterson	Arts
Pandas Golf	Jenna Sand	Education
Golden Bears Hockey	Josh Prokop	Business
Pandas Hockey	Madison Willan	Science
Pandas Rugby	Miranda Risling	Arts
Golden Bears Soccer	Jake Bosch	Kinesiology, Sport, & Recreation
Pandas Soccer	Vanessa Minkler	Nursing
Golden Bears Swimming	Garrett Brendzan	Science
Pandas Swimming	Olivia Brendzen	Science
Golden Bears Tennis	Prashant Kumar	Kinesiology, Sport, & Recreation
Pandas Tennis	Emma Rutherford	Engineering
Golden Bears Track & Field	Justin Rose	Business
Pandas Track & Field	Holly Harrison	Engineering
Golden Bears Volleyball	Isaac Heslinga	Engineering
Pandas Volleyball	Edan Wade	Education
Golden Bears Wrestling	Taran Goring	Science
Pandas Wrestling	Vianne Rouleau	Science

   

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