Royle Harris Play Around the World Award

An annual award for students with satisfactory academic standing who have been selected as participants in the Play Around the World Program in the Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation at the University of Alberta. Recipients are selected based on academic standing and demonstrated effort in working effectively with individuals and groups in adapted physical activity settings, working collaboratively and effectively within a team initiative, and showing compassion, respect for diversity, and dedication to adapted physical education and therapeutic recreation. The award was established by Royle Harris, a former Senate member of the University of Alberta, to encourage students in Physical Education to become part of the Play Around the World program. This program brings the gift of play and physical activity to abandoned children and children with disabilities.