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34 simon FALL 2015 (WICKENHEISER) HIGH PERFORMANCE PHOTOGRAPHY, DAVE HOLLAND; (BRINKMAN) ADAM BLASBERG LORNE DAVIES A forward-thinking approach to Canadian univer- sity sport put SFU on the map, and much of that success is credited to Lorne Davies, SFU's found- ing athletic director and head football coach. Starting with football, basketball and swim- ming when he was first hired in 1965, Davies built up SFU's athletic department to include 17 men's and women's programs, all of which he instilled with core values that continue to inform the department today. As the Clan football coach for eight years, Davies maintained an unmatched record of wins, including the team's only undefeated sea- son in 1970. Under his wing, the Clan sent more players to the Canadian Football League than any other university in Canada. In addition to producing CFL players, he also nurtured future doctors, lawyers, teachers and entrepreneurs by preparing all of his players to be leaders in their chosen career—on or off the field. In 2010, he was inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame. He's also a member of the SFU Sports Hall of Fame, Western Washington University Sports Hall of Fame, Burnaby Sports Hall of Fame and the BC Football Hall of Fame, and was awarded the Premier of British Columbia Award, the Order of BC and an honorary doctorate of law. After his retirement, Davies served as executive director for the Terry Fox Humanitarian Award. He passed away earlier this year, but will always be remembered for his exceptional values and vision. E R Q W Mike Jones has literally wrestled his way to the top of the athletics program at SFU. He's led the Clan wrestling team to 13 national championships, and to a record-setting 40 NAIA National Wres- tling Champions. In his 35+ years at SFU, Jones has produced 18 Olympians and 13 Olympic and World Championship medals. In addition to athletes, he's also helped develop up-and-com- ing coaches. For his contributions to athlet- ics, Jones has twice been named NAIA Coach of the Year and is a member of the BC Sports Hall of Fame. KIERAN EGAN Teachers and children worldwide have been inspired by SFU education professor Kieran Egan's internationally celebrated theory that children learn best when teaching strategies and subject matter appeal to their imagination rather than their ability to memorize. The founder of the Imaginative Education Research Group, he is the first researcher to demonstrate how imaginative activities progressively advance learning, and his practical approaches have been adopted around the world. A fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, he has authored more than 20 books and won numerous awards, including a Killam Research Fellowship and an Upton award for ensuring children worldwide have the best opportunity to succeed. W HAYLEY WICKENHEISER Hayley Wickenheiser may have played softball dur- ing her time with the SFU Clan, but Canadians know her best as a hockey star. Considered one of the best female hockey players in the world, Wickenheiser has played in five Winter Olympic Games (and one Summer Games for softball), won four gold medals and one silver, and is the longest standing member of the Canadian Women's National Team (21 years). In 2011, she was named to the Order of Canada, and in 2014, she carried the Canadian flag at the opening ceremonies of the Sochi Olympics. She has inspired a generation of girls and women with her pursuit of excellence in athletics. DJAVAD MOWAFAGHIAN While many people focus on a single area of passion during their career, Djavad Mowafaghian's legacy includes contributions in health, sciences and the arts. The philanthropist and honorary SFU doctor who made his fortune in real estate development in his native Iran has, since 2003, given most of it away through his Vancouver-based foundation. Beneficiaries have included UBC, Vancouver General Hospital, BC Children's Hospital, Lions Gate Hospital and the Centre for Child Development. His gifts to SFU have included $4 million to build the Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema and the Djavad Mowafaghian World Art Centre at the Wood- ward's building, as well as $5.5 million to support research in infectious disease prevention and children's health.