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Writing instructor and Vancouver Sun columnist Stephen Hume has won the 2002 Jack Webster Award for Commentary. The honour is given to B.C. “editorialists who present informed, intelligent, original and balanced” commentary that helps readers define and grapple with important issues. Hume graduated from UVic in 1971 and was an editor of the Martlet before embarking on his career in newspaper reporting and management. He is also the author of several books of essays, natural history and poetry. The Websters are named for the giant of Canadian broadcasting who, in his 68 years in the news business, pioneered talk radio and television in this country.

Tanya Young, a master’s student in public administration, is the winner of the Robert L. Richardson Trade Commissioner Service Award for excellence in international trade studies. The award is sponsored by the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade and provides a $5,000 student bursary. Young received the award for a report titled “An Examination of the World Trade Organization’s Compulsory Licensing Rules, Its Implications for Stakeholders and Recommended Solutions.” She received the award in Vancouver on Oct. 5.

Vikes women’s field hockey coach Lynn Beecroft is among 31 B.C. female athletes featured in a special exhibit at the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame in Vancouver. The exhibit, “Celebrating B.C. Women in Sport—Leaders and Legends,” pays tribute to some of the province’s most accomplished athletes and teams. Beecroft, who recently coached the Vikes to their 10th national championship (see p.1), empowers athletes to believe in themselves and uses themes to motivate her team each season. UVic alumna and former world mountain bike champion Alison Sydor is also featured in the exhibit, which will be open for the next six months.

Jessie Sutherland, a UVic master’s student in dispute resolution, has won the graduate student division of this year’s Boskey Dispute Resolution Essay Competition, sponsored by the American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution and the Association for Conflict Resolution. Sutherland won for her essay “Colonialism, Crime, and Dispute Resolution: A Critical Analysis of Canada’s Aboriginal Justice Strategy.” The competition promotes greater awareness and interest in, and understanding of, the field of dispute resolution and collaborative decision-making among students enrolled in law schools and graduate programs in the U.S. and abroad.