Awards

Detailed Provincial Award Information

For a detailed look at present and previous provincial awards, download our Excel worksheet.

The Tom Greenway Memorial Scholarship

In 2005 the Tom Greenway Scholarship Committee was established. The scholarship criteria was developed by Allan Greenway, Joe Meli, Dean Maruyama and Garry Yamashita.

A $400 scholarship is awarded each April at the Florence Senda Cup to Judo Alberta’s top ranked male and female athletes based on the most 1st place wins regardless of weight category. The age eligibility for this scholarship are athletes who are 14 years old to 19-year-old and who are members in good standing with Judo Alberta. All tournaments considered for this scholarship are part of the Judo Alberta point system during the period from July 1 through May 31 each year. Athletes are eligible to win the award every third year giving the opportunity for this scholarship to impact many different judoka. If there are athletes who are tied with the number of competition 1st place/wins they will each receive $300.00.

The purpose of the scholarship is to assist young judoka to attend out of province tournaments in order to elevate their standard of Judo. Donations can be sent to the Judo Alberta office, payable to the Tom Greenway Memorial Scholarship Fund.

Past Winners of the Tom Greenway Memorial Scholarship can be found here.

The Hokkaido Cup

The Hokkaido Cup was given to Judo Alberta in 1982 by the Governor of Hokkaido Prefecture to celebrate the exchange of coaches in various sports between Hokkaido and Alberta. The award is to formally recognize the dedication, achievements, leadership and abilities of those
individuals who have who have demonstrated a real and substantial contribution to the Sport of Judo in the Province of Alberta.

The general criteria are:

Significant and outstanding contribution to the development of Judo in Alberta.
A minimum of 30 years as a regular member of Judo Alberta.
As a Builder, must have rendered exceptional service to Judo Alberta, whether as an administrator, referee or coach.
As an Athlete, must have achieved exceptional results in Provincial, National and International competition.

More details on the Hokkaido Cup can be found here.

Past recipients of the Hokkaido Cup can be found here.

The Florence Senda Lifetime Service Award

The purpose of The Florence Senda Lifetime Service Award is to recognize an individual in Alberta who has, through his/her commitment and long term dedication to Judo Alberta or a member club. This individual has dedicated themselves to the betterment of Judo in Alberta and to volunteer services province wide.

The general criteria for an individual who is nominated for this award must meet the following criteria:

Have demonstrated leadership that contributed to the enhancement of judo in Alberta
Have a consistent and continuous record of volunteer service to Judo Alberta or a member club for a minimum of 15 years
Have a history of past and current community volunteerism.

Mrs. Florence Senda has been a volunteer to the sport of Judo since 1963. Mrs. Senda raised awareness of Judo , especially in the Lethbridge community. Mrs. Senda’s volunteer commitments to Judo are numerous: She was an athlete, mentor, coach, cook, chaperone, drawmaster, scorekeeper, referee, wife and parent. In the Lethbridge community, Mrs. Senda has opened her home to foreign students, volunteered for her church, soup kitchens, Harbour House, Heart & Stroke Foundation, Japanese Garden Society, Bonsai Society, Kiwanis Music Festival, Chinook Health Region Authority and the Canadian Red Cross to name a few.

On behalf of Judo Alberta, I would like to thank Mrs. Senda for her years of tireless effort helping individuals and improving the sport of Judo in Alberta and Canada.

Paul Hachey
President
Judo Alberta

Complete information on this award can be found here.

Gord Okamura – 2012 Recipient