Rod Murray Memorial Address

Created by friends and family, in collaboration with the Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation Graduate Student Society (KSRGSS), the Rod Murray Memorial Award seeks to celebrate the unique contributions Rod made to graduate student life in the Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation.

This award is given to a doctoral student whose own scholarship and contribution to the academy embodies the qualities that distinctively defined Rod as a scholar: a passionate teacher committed to critical thinking, a steadfast belief in the role of the public intellectual, an intellectual curiosity that is not contained by disciplinary limits, and a thoughtful questioning of the ‘status quo’ regarding the ways in which we teach, conduct research, build relationships with communities, and communicate our scholarship. In short, Rod infused the graduate student community with scholastic vitality and this award will be given to the applicant that seeks to do the same.

2024 Rod Murray Award address will be given by Clara-Jane Blye.