University of Waterloo Athletics

Inducted: Sept. 29, 2017
Builder/Coach

Judy McCrae spent 14 years (1994-2008) as the Director of Athletics and 37 years overall in various roles within the department including coach of badminton, curling and field hockey.  McCrae became one of the first women to lead a major Canadian University and sat on multiple major committees tasks forces for both the OWIAA/OUA and CIS.  McCrae also spent time as the president for both the provincial and national conferences and has two trophies named after her (OUA women's golf and U SPORTS field hockey).  McCrae is one of the biggest ambassadors for field hockey in Canada, having spent 29 years with Field Hockey Canada serving as the President, High Performance Director, Coach and other key roles including the Chef De Mission for many of Canada's field hockey teams including World Cups, Pan Ams and Olympics.  McCrae was also a member of the Canadian Olympic Association Board of Directors and has won several awards including the Young Waterloo Citizen Award and Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal.