Volleyball BC’s annual awards were revised this past year, and we’d like to congratulate the following individuals who will be receiving an Excellence Award in recognition of their contributions throughout 2014 at the Hall of Fame and Excellence Awards Banquet.

Athlete Excellence Award

Brie O’Reilly

Congratulations to fellow nominees: Caleb Harder, Connor MacCuspie, Sam Taylor-Parks

Rising Star Coaching Award

Jordan Church

Congratulations to fellow nominees: Linden Smith, Robyn Smith

Female High School Coach of the Year

Stacey Stang (Pacific Academy)

Congratulations to fellow nominees: Kathy DuMont, Kim Forrest, Michelle LeHegarate, Sharon Shaigec

Male High School Coach of the Year

Brian Drosdovech (Immaculata Regional High School)

Congratulations to fellow nominees: Bob Smith, Dan Burgess, John McParland, Jordan Geranasky, Peter Day, Mike Sodaro

Female Club Coach of the Year

Tammy Thomas (Junior Heat Volleyball Club)

Congratulations to fellow nominees: Ashley Shannik, Carmen Didier, Karen Prinsloo, Kim Forrest, Steph Martens

Male Club Coach of the Year

Paul Thiessen (Kelowna Volleyball Club)

Congratulations to fellow nominees: Beathen Thomas, Curtis Chaplin, Dan Johnson, Mark Olfert, Richard Schick, Travis McClellan, Mike Toakley

Rookie Official of the Year

Mai Hoang (Provincial Official)

Congratulations to fellow nominees: Jim Van Meer, Davin Overland

Official of the Year

Jackie Tang (National Official)

Congratulations to fellow nominees: Alex Pappas, Bruce McElroy, Gladys Lai, Kelvin Ma, Ron de Jesus, Steve Hewitson, Trent Erickson

Vale Savege Official Development Award

Howard Hum (National Official)

Congratulations to fellow nominee: Kelvin Ma

Ed Neufled Memorial Award

Hal Hennenfent (National Official)

Community Sport Administrator Excellence Award

Shane Donen (Seaside Volleyball Club)

Congratulations to fellow nominees: Barton Lim, Jan Richey, Jeni Robinson

Excellence in Program Development Award

Dawna Sales (Air Attack Volleyball Club)

Congratulations to fellow nominee: Ken Li

Celebrate with us!

The 2015 Hall of Fame and Excellence Awards Banquet will be held on the evening of Saturday, January 10, 2015. In addition to the Excellence Awards, there will also be a ceremony for the inaugural Hall of Fame induction and the Ray Lepp Scholarship recipients will be recognized.

Buy tickets to this event here or download the group order form to book a table of 10.

If you have questions or would like information about accommodation options, please email [email protected].