Reds Awards
COLIN B. MACKAY SHIELD – FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Awarded to the top female athlete, it was donated in 1965 by Patricia Pickard, 1965 alumna. In 1974, the Board of Governors named the award after the former university president. The shield is presented to an outstanding female athlete who has demonstrated excellent leadership, a positive attitude and great skill during the past season.
1965 Patricia A. Martin 1995 Krista Thompson
1966 Joan Carson 1996 Tammy Jewer/Charla Currie
1967 Jo Anne Taylor 1997 Michelle MacWhirter
1968 Sandra M. Barr 1998 Michelle MacWhirter
1969 Leckie Langley 1999 Jolene Bourgeois/Bonny Munn
1970 Cathy Aitkens 2000 Lynn Robertson
1971 Coreen Flemming 2001 Tina Cormier
1972 Mary F. Moseychuk 2002 Carla Geurts
1973 Sally McAllister 2003 Carla Geurts
1974 Joyce Douthwright 2004 Jennie Scholten
1975 Debbie Prince 2005 Sienna Quirk
1976 Janet Goggin 2006 Melanie Doucette/Carolyn Plummer
1977 Liz Johnson 2007 Melanie Doucette
1978 Jinny Bradley 2008 Melanie Doucette
1979 Cathy Maxwell 2009 Melanie Doucette
1980 Moira Pryde 2010 Jill Blanchard
1981 Donna Phillips 2011 Amanda Sharpe
1982 Joanne MacLean 2012 Danielle Losier
1983 Alice Kamermans 2013 Sam Stewart
1984 Jennifer George/Kathryn MacDougall 2014 Rebecca Glancy
1985 Margaret MacDonald 2015 Sam Lagacy
1986 Kathryn MacDougall 2016 Allyssa Cleaves
1987 Susan Grady 2017 Laura Kaye
1988 Carla Reeves 2018 Laura Kaye
1989 Pauline Lordon 2019 Siobhan Fitzpatrick
1990 Joan Robere 2020 Justine Comeau
1991 Joan Robere. 2021 NOT AWARDED
1992 Kara Palmer. 2022 Lexie Shannon
1993 Kara Palmer 2023 Kendra Woodland
1994 Carla Mason/Laura Swift
JAMES DOWNEY SHIELD – MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Awarded to the top male athlete, it was named after the former university president. This award was formerly known as the Labatt’s Shield. It’s awarded to an outstanding male athlete who has demonstrated excellent leadership, a positive attitude and great skill during the past season.
1981 Mike Washburn 2006 Daniel Monid
1982 Scott Devine 2007 Rob Hennigar
1982 Joe Turpin 2008 Rob Hennigar
1984 Kevin Rochford 2009 Dustin Friesen
1985 Mark Jeffrey 2010 Hunter Tremblay
1986 Dave Foley 2011 Jacob Kilpatrick
1987 Ed Trail 2012 Jonathan Harty
1988 Andy Hayward/George Lucas 2013 Julio Fernandez
1989 Todd Bursey 2014 Julio Fernandez
1990 Stewart Galloway 2015 Philippe Maillet
1991 Rorri Currie 2016 Jordan Murray
1992 Chris Somers 2017 Philippe Maillet
1993 Rorri Currie 2018 Javon Masters
1994 Jason Lukeman 2019 Chris Clapperton
1995 Jason Lukeman/Todd Sparks 2020 Tyler Boland
1996 Terry Pomeroy 2021 NOT AWARDED
1997 Iain Tennent 2022 Eduardo Luchese
1998 Darcy Harris 2023 Keji Adeniyi
1999 Dax MacLean
2000 Ken Carroll
2001 Craig Minard/Andrew Mitton
2002 Mike Keirstead
2003 Adam Valentiate
2004 Dan Goggin
2005 Daniel Monid
UNB FEMALE AND MALE ROOKIES OF THE YEAR
Year Female Male
1986 Michelle Cormier Peter Thorne
1987 Denise Vautour Jamie Pollock
1988 Joan Robere John Duncan
1989 Kara Palmer Stacey DesRoches
1990 Chris Hashimoto Brian Woods
1991 Meaghan Seagrave Jacques Chamberland
1992 Tammy Jewer Jason Lukeman/Iain Tennent
1993 Iona Allen Sean Perriera/Kelly Reed
1994 Michelle MacWhirter Derek Cormier
1995 Anna Baker Frank LeBlanc
1996 Jolene Bourgeois Simon Orr-Ewing
1997 Tina Cormier Ken Carroll
1998 Jill LeBlanc Ryan Lindsay/Jeff Cotter
1999 Helen Hennick Aaron Lee
2000 Kara Folsom Scott Seeley/Colin Beardsmore
2001 Sienna Quirk Gene Chiarello
2002 Andrea Matson Daniel Monid
2003 Georgina Cox Sean Hill
2004 Danielle Smith Kevin Young
2005 Melanie Doucette/Kathleen Singh John Fish
2006 Terri Ryerson Darryl Boyce
2007 Jill Blanchard Michael Johnson
2008 Krista Betts/Tanya Paulin Vince Cormier/Hunter Tremblay
2009 Shannon Donnelly Travis Fullerton
2010 Danielle Losier Ben Shutron
2011 Claire Colborne Will McFee
2012 Vanja Mitrovic Tyler Carroll
2013 Paige Nelmes Eivind Andersen
2014 Katie Robinson Javon Masters/Diego Padilha
2015 Victoria Eadle Randy Gazzola
2016 Victoria LeBlanc Ben Gorringe
2017 Kristen Burns Connor McConnell
2018 Jasmine Thebeau Kris Bennett
2019 Kendra Woodland Eduardo Luchese
2020 Marley Van Den Oetelaar Samuel Harvey
2021 NOT AWARDED
2022 Payton Hargreaves Jared Howse
2023 Heather Benko & Sierra Rodrigues Samuel Richard
GARNET COPELAND AWARD – TOP ALL-ROUND STUDENT ATHLETE
The Garnet Copeland Medal, formerly the Kenneth Corbett Medal, was donated to UNB in 1954 by alumna Dr. Garnet Copeland. This award is bestowed upon the year’s top all-round student athlete, taking into consideration the individual has shown excellence as an athlete, is a good citizen in the community, and is outstanding in a minimum of one varsity sport.
1916-1945
1916 C.E. Maiman 1931 Earl G. Oldham
1917 Joan Carson 1932 Donald A. Adams
1918 J. Campbell Carney 1933 John H. Fulton
1919 Gustav F. Kuhring 1934 G. Ronald Burke
1920 H.H. Trimble 1935 Sidney B. Thomas
1921 H.H. Trimble 1936 Garnet Copeland
1922 H.H. Trimble 1937 H. Kenneth Corbett
1923 H. Chipman Seely 1938 Robert H. Burgess
1924 Wm. M. Donohoe 1939 George W. Ritchie
1925 H. Chipman Seely 1940 Stuart M. Connacher
1926 Wm. M. Donohoe 1941 Ralph A. Lockhart
1927 Edward B. Godspeed 1942 Robert H.B. McLaughlin
1928 Jack S. Fowler 1943 Arnold L. McAllister
1929 Donald A. Adams 1944 John W. Conveney
1930 Donald M. Burns 1945 Edward R. Mitton
1946 Frank C. Dehaney
The award went unpresented between 1947 and 1953
1954-1983
1954 Donald P. Fowler 1969 Brian MacDonald
1955 Hugh C. Auger 1970 Tony Proudfoot
1956 J.R. Guy Doiron 1971 Dick Flynn
1957 William Jeff Star 1972 Dick Slipp
1958 Brian S. Arthur 1973 Richard Clark
1959 David Sanger 1974 Gary Galloway
1960 Edward R. McLellan 1975 Larry Wood
1961 Francis J. McHugh 1976 Blaine MacDonald
1962 Norman Bolitho 1977 Rod Bell
1963 Richard Clark 1978 George Wood
1964 Roly Labinte 1979 Perry Kukkonen
1965 Chris Williamson 1980 Mike Washburn
1966 Bobby Piers 1981 Joanne MacLean
1967 Austin Duquette 1982 Ann Keizer
1968 Bill MacDonald 1983 Brian Flood
1984-2013
1984 Dave Bluteau 1999 Tina Cormier
1985 Carol Cooper 2000 Renee Poirier
1986 John LeBlanc 2001 Rebekah Vair
1987 Dave Foley 2002 Calvin Watson
1988 Dwayn Wakerall 2003 Calvin Watson
1989 Carla Reeves 2004 Joe Thompson
1990 Pauline Lordon 2005 Gene Chiarello
1991 Pat Zwicker 2006 John Fish
1992 Josette Babineau 2007 Colin Sinclair
1993 Stacey DesRoches 2008 Dustin Friesen
1994 Josette Babineau 2009 Isabelle Miles
1995 Jamie Cleveland 2010 Jill Blanchard
1996 Michelle MacWhirter 2011 Jacob Kilpatrick
1997 Chantal Martin 2012 Heather Ambery
1998 Jolene Bourgeois 2013 Melissa Foster
2014-Present
2014 Logan Keoughan
2015 Paige Paulsen
2016 Cody Timmons
2017 Lauren Adam
2018 Randy Gazzola
2019 Randy Gazzola
2020 Mikaela Dodig
2021 NOT AWARDED
2022 Jana Headrick
2023 Scott Mann
JAMES BORN AWARD
The James Born Award, named for the former Athletic Director, is presented to an individual who makes considerable contributions to the Reds athletic program. The recipient of this award could be an assistant coach, administrator, volunteer or supporter.
2000 James Born 2015 Kathy Waugh
2001 Don MacNeil 2016 Dave Morell
2002 Dr. Ross Myers 2017 Joe Crossland
2003 Garth Wade 2018 Tim Randall
2004 Dick Slipp 2019 Eddy Campbell
2005 Brad Shephard 2020 Brad Good
2006 Ruth Henry Dickinson 2021 NOT AWARDED
2007 Doug Beairsto 2022 Mark Sheehan
2008 Sonny Phillips 2023 Kim Colpitts
2009 James Cress
2010 Dave Rouse
2011 Roger Shannon
2012 Lloyd Henderson
2013 Rick Cotter
2014 Maureen Sparks
UNB REDS COACH OF THE YEAR
This award, first presented in 2018, is awarded annually to the REDS coach of the year. A small committee of REDS staff determines a list of finalists from the Category 6 and 7 REDS teams. The winner is determined by votes cast by all Category 6 and 7 coaches.
2018 Brent Baker
2019 Gardiner MacDougall
2020 Chris Belof
2021 NOT AWARDED
2022 Sarah Hilworth
2023 Barry Morrison
THE BRUNSWICKAN ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Presented by the Brunswickan Sports Department to a graduating athlete, it recognizes academic excellence and achievement in an undergraduate degree. The student-athlete selected will have the highest cumulative GPA in December of the academic year.
This award can only be won once.
1991 Sheila Bell 2011 Anthony Hickey
1992 Heather Eagle 2012 Heather Ambery
1993 Sean Penney 2013 Jean-Francois Godin
1994 Jacques Chamberland/Duff Adams 2014 Yassin Shehab El Din
1995 Alastair Still 2015 Kate Lantz
1996 Kim Messer 2016 Alex Wall/Nathalie Cecire
1997 Meghan Roushorne 2017 Tess McDonald/Ilya Abelev
1998 James Murphy 2018 Nicole Tracy
1999 Jason Middleton 2019 Kristian D'Amore
2000 Tanya Dumaresq 2020 Eric Meng
2001 Emily Myer/Rebekah Vair 2021 NOT AWARDED
2002 Jason Bond/Yves Losier 2022 Natasha Vatcher/Joe Gatenby
2003 Kjetil Vaage 2023 Ashley Stratton
2004 Colleen Conley
2005 Fairlie Fraser
2006 Mark Bettle
2007 Carla Murphy
2008 Jessie Yeates
2009 Isabelle Miles
2010 Tashina Van Vlack
UNSUNG HERO AWARD
The Unsung Hero Awards are presented annually to a male and female student-athlete who quietly give time and energy to others simply for the love of their sport. Their tireless dedication and commitment to making their teammates better sets a positive example for others on the team. This award recognizes contributions that would not otherwise be recognized by other formal awards. The Unsung Hero Award winners are selected by the REDS Athlete's Council.
Year Female Male
2008 Erica Hay -
2009 Angela Aydon -
2010 Amanda Sharpe -
2011 - Ben Shutron
2012 Allie Chalke Rory Keys
2013 Jodie McGill Robert Young
2014 Paige Paulsen Steve Miller
2015 Lacey Purdy Taylor Lamarche
2016 Catherine Tremblay Matthew Short
2017 Cailie McGuire Alex Egers
2018 Bea Lougheed Luke Lee-Knight
2019 Megan Campbell John Curry
2020 - -
2021 - -
2022 - -
2023 Lauren Kelly Austin Ross
U SPORTS ATHLETE OF THE YEAR AWARD NOMINEES/WINNERS (FORMERLY BLG AWARDS AND LT. GOVERNOR'S AWARDS)
Each year, U SPORTS (formerly CIS) honours the country's top male and female student-athletes. Each of the country's four conferences (AUS, RSEQ, OUA and Canada West) provide one female and one male nominee.
UNB has represented Atlantic University Sport on ten occasions, with two of UNB's nominees emerging as winners.
2001-02 Carla Geurts (Women's Swimming)
2004-05 Dan Monid (Men's Swimming)
2005-06 Dan Monid (Men's Swimming)
2007-08 Rob Hennigar (Men's Hockey) WINNER
2009-10 Hunter Tremblay (Men's Hockey)
2015-16 Jordan Murray (Men's Hockey)
2016-17 Philippe Maillet (Men's Hockey) WINNER
2017-18 Javon Masters (Men's Basketball)
2018-19 Chris Clapperton (Men's Hockey)
2021-22 Lexie Shannon (Women's Track & Field)
2022-23 Kendra Woodland (Women's Hockey)