Loring Sturk (’67) Memorial Swimming Award

Established in 2024 by the Estate of Loring Sturk (’67). The expendable award will provide support for five years to the Varsity Swim Team to support student recruitment. The award can be used to support one or two athletes annually. The recipient(s) will be chosen by the Head Coach of the varsity swim team and the Director of Athletics.

Born in Berwick, Nova Scotia, Loring (Bill) Sturk graduated in 1967 from Acadia University with a BSc in Biology. Bill later went on to teach mathematics for 35 years at North Hastings High School in Bancroft, Ontario and taught as a supply teacher for an additional 15 years. He was a lifelong runner and became adept at beekeeping and honey making. He took great pleasure in his Maxwell Settlement farm, and his Florida apartment, from which he whiled away many a day fishing for sea trout and redfish. The two memorial funds are made possible by a generous gift from his estate.