Patricia Lawson
November 18, 1929 – October 10, 2019
It is with great sadness that we acknowledge the passing of Patricia (Pat) Lawson. She was CAHPER’s 25th President (1984-1985), and PHE Canada's fifth female president.
Tribute to Pat Lawson courtesy of the University of Saskatchewan College of Kinesiology.
Born in Saskatoon in 1929, Patricia was a former faculty member, coach and student-athlete at the University of Saskatchewan.
As a student-athlete, she represented the University of Saskatchewan in 13 teams over four years including basketball, swimming, tennis, and track and field.
Patricia was a member of the Canadian women’s basketball team at the 1959 Pan American Games, a seven-time member of the Saskatchewan amateur golf team, and won Canadian titles in basketball, speed skating and golf.
In 1956, she joined the Physical Education faculty at the University of Saskatchewan. She served as a valued teacher, coach and administrator. Pat was appointed Women's Athletic Director, a position she held until 1967. She was a faculty member until she retired in 1990.
Pat earned inductions into the University of Saskatchewan Athletic Wall of Fame, the Saskatoon Sports Hall of Fame and the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame, and most recently, the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame.
She was also a founding member of the Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women in Sport.