Insert Post Meta Data Here? (Team/Study/Result, categories & tags)
Date Published: October 22, 2018
Last Updated: October 17, 2023
Western University is poised to lead research on the role sport plays in benefiting those with intellectual and developmental disabilities, thanks to a generous $1.5 million donation. The gift, a one-time legacy project to celebrate Special Olympics’ 50th Anniversary, is a collaboration by the Special Olympics Canada Foundation, Special Olympics Canada, its Provincial/Territorial Chapters and several affiliated organizations and champions. It establishes
Western University is poised to lead research on the role sport plays in benefiting those with intellectual and developmental disabilities, thanks to a generous $1.5 million donation.
The gift, a one-time legacy project to celebrate Special Olympics’ 50th Anniversary, is a collaboration by the Special Olympics Canada Foundation, Special Olympics Canada, its Provincial/Territorial Chapters and several affiliated organizations and champions. It establishes the Dr. Frank J. Hayden Chair in Sport and Social Impact in Western’s Faculty of Health Sciences.
The $1.5 million investment, along with matching funds from Western, creates a $3-million endowed Chair, named in honour of Western alumnus, Frank J. Hayden, O.C., BA’55, LLD’11.
Hayden dedicated his academic career to researching the effect of sports and physical activity on people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, conceiving the idea behind the Special Olympics while working at Western.