Thomas R. Loudon Award

Loudon was closely identified with athletics at the University of Toronto during his undergraduate days and this interest continued throughout his long and distinguished career as a Professional Engineer, a faculty member for Applied Science and Engineering and finally head of the two University Departments of Civil and Aeronautical Engineering.

Thomas Loudon’s athletic career included positions as the Boxing representative on the Gym Team from 1902-06, Manager from 1904-05, and President from 1905-06. He also was the manager of intermediate football team 1905-06.  In 1920, he organized the Varsity Rowing program and served as head coach through 1936, when the competition was suspended until 1963.  Loudon's teams won eight intercollegiate championships. He was Canada's rowing coach at the 1924 and 1928 Olympic Games; Canada's entries won three silver medals in 1924 and a bronze medal in 1928. He served on the executive of the Canadian Association of Amateur Oarsmen from 1919 until 1949.

In 1924 Loudon designed and supervised the construction of the east stands of Varsity Stadium, and in 1925-26 he designed Varsity Arena. He received an athletic First Colour in 1926 and a Gold T in 1936. Loudon was a member of the Men's Athletic Directorate from 1936-54 and its President from 1941-54, and from 1945-54 served as the U of T representative on the CIAU Board of Reference. He was President of the CIAU in 1946 and again from 1952-54.  

Loudon was inducted to the University of Toronto Sports Hall of Fame in 1988.

2020 Robin Campbell
2019 Not awarded
2018 Not awarded
2018 Gretchen Kerr
2017 Not awarded
2016 Paul Carson
2015 Liz Hoffman
2014 Dr. John Cameron
2013 David Naylor
2012 Not awarded
2011 Not awarded
2010 Not awarded
2009 Not awarded
2008 Masha Sidorova, Karen Lewis
2007 Not awarded
2006 Russell Field, Sarah Lipton
2005 Carol Rogers
2004 Not awarded
2003 Sharon Bradley & Frank Pindar
2002 Orest Stanko
2001 Adam Zimmerman
2000 Mort Greenberg
1999 David Neelands
1998 Stuart Melanson
1997 Andy Higgins
1996 Eli Drakich
1995 John Houlding
1994 Ron Murphy
1993 Dave McMaster
1992 Zoltan Tenke
1991 Taimo Pallandi & Marj Shedd
1990 Sandra Inglis
1989 Gib Chapman
1988 Helen Gurney & Hud Stewart
1986 Rev. H.B. Gardner, C.S.B.
1985 Ken Wood
1984 Anne Hewett
1983 John McManus
1982 Tony Canzano & Simon Smith
1981 Sandra Turney
1980 Dr. D. L. MacIntosh
1979 Ralph Rimmer
1978 David Watt
1977 Howie Ringham
1976 Dalt White
1975 Gord Davies & James Adams
1974 Dr. G.E. Wodehouse
1987 Prof. Kirk Wipper
1973 Phyllis Lea & Kay Boyd
1972 J.P. Loosemore
1971 Peter Adamson
1970 Warren Stevens
1969 J.E. ”Mac” McCutcheon
1968 Murray Stroud
1967 Stephen Monteith & Henry Monteith
1966 Prof. N.E. Sheppard
1965 Stephen Monteith
1964 Bruce Kidd
1963 Dean J.W.B. Sisam
1962 Prof. T.R. Loudon

Nominee and nominator must be a:

• Current, former or retired KPE staff or faculty member
• KPE alumnus/a
• Current KPE student or Varsity student-athlete (note: student nominees will also be considered for the Dean’s Student Leadership Award)
• Current or former volunteer with the Faculty

Nominees will be selected on the basis of their contributions and achievements to athletics in the following areas: 

• Displaying an ongoing commitment and the Faculty through outstanding service to the Faculty above and beyond job requirements 

• Demonstrating achievements in support of the Faculty’s mission
• Demonstrating experience in administrative roles with the Faculty

• Demonstrating sustained exemplary support for the Faculty’s administration and are held in high regard by colleagues, staff, students, faculty and senior administration 
• Employing innovative techniques to motivate, mentor and inspire others to realize their potential