text: Each year, COMPSA chooses one student who has shown excpetional athletic ability to recieive the Athlete of the Year award.
  The Athlete of the Year Award shall be selected by a vote of Council in a closed session, with recommendations from the Communications Commissioner, the Associations Athletics Representative, being taken into serious consideration.
  This award is presented to its recipient near the end of each year by the President and Communications Commissioner (Athletics Rep) at the End of the Year Banquet.
  Howard Staveley started working at Queen’s University in 1966. He became an adjunct instructor for the department of Computing and Information Science at Queen’s University in 1982 and continued teaching until the winter term of 1996. He also held the position of Manager of Information Systems in Computing Services from 1982 until 1996. Howard passed away in 1996 at the age of 52, in the midst of a successful career. He has been sorely missed by his many friends at Queen’s. In 1997, an annual award was created in his memory.
  Howard consistently earned outstanding evaluations from his classes, and established a standard for teaching excellence. Students loved Howard because he was a great instructor who loved teaching. He was not a teacher by profession—he took on the role over and above his full-time job with Queen’s Computing and Communication Services (now called Information Technology Services). Howard brought to his classes his own enthusiasm, his respect for the students, and his appreciation for the humanity in the science. Nominees should demonstrate the same love and enthusiasm for teaching, care for students, and outstanding feedback from students as Howard did.
  The Howard Staveley Teaching Award is presented during the Undergraduate Reception which is held at the end of every academic year. The recipient’s name is engraved on the Howard Staveley Teaching Award plaque which is displayed in a glass case located in the foyer on the 5th floor of Goodwin Hall.
  The award is presented at a student/faculty gathering near the end of the winter term. This is done in conjunction with a faculty teaching award.
  Each year, two recipients are chosen for the COMPSA President’s Award, to be presented at the End of Year Banquet. One recipient will be the member of Council who the President feels has most contributed to the betterment of the University experience for COMPSA members through their dedication and initiative. One recipient may be any member of COMPSA who has demonstrated spirit and enthusiasm for everything COMPSA.