OTTAWA – As part of its 50th Anniversary Celebration, Canadian Interuniversity Sport presents the CIS 50th Anniversary Success Stories series. Each week throughout the 2011-12 season, CIS will profile two alumni from CIS member institutions who have made outstanding contributions in areas such as sports, business, politics or in the community.
Kim Rau
Waterloo grad now a leader in pedorthics, Kim Rau took her experience as a Warrior and kinesiology degree to open her own firm and help shapes the future of pedorthics.
Kim Rau has been putting her best foot forward for over 25 years as owner and operator of ‘Kimberly Rau & Associates/Pedorthic Services’.
A former member of the Waterloo Warriors (Athena’s) women’s basketball team for five seasons (1982-1986, 1988), Rau graduated with honors from Kinesiology with a bachelor of science in 1986.
As a member of the Athena’s, Rau was the top rebounder and scorer for the 1985-86 seasons, a three-year OWIAA all-star, MVP in 1984 and Waterloo female athlete of the year in 1986 when she was officially inducted into Waterloo’s athletic hall of fame. Her passion lies in sport and her career path has led her to success in the field of Pedorthic Services.
Kim Rau: http://english.cis-sic.ca/50th/success_stories/waterloo/waterloo_rau
Doug Spooner
Opening a gateway to a future career, Waterloo grad Doug Spooner took part in an OUA program that landed him on the team organizing the Toronto 2015 Pan/Parapan American Games
Former standout player of the Waterloo men’s hockey program Doug Spooner has found his calling as part of the Toronto 2015 Pan/Parapan American Games (TO2015) team.
The TO2015 team has partnered with Ontario University Athletics (OUA) to launch a Gateway Grad Program focused on providing jobs and opportunities for recent graduating athletes or students of sport-related programs.
Spooner succeeded in the competitive evaluation process and was granted a two-year, full-time entry-level employment contract to help plan, organize and deliverCanada’s largest games. Each Gateway Grad is teamed with an executive or managerial mentor, and is committed to providing professional development opportunities. Spooner has since accepted a position as an Associate with the Human Resources department for the Toronto 2015 Pan/Parapan American Games.
Doug Spooner: http://english.cis-sic.ca/50th/success_stories/waterloo/waterloo_spooner
(Source: Michel Bélanger, CIS Communications & Media Manager)
