Dr. Blaine A. Holmlund, acting University President, speaking from podium as Cyprian Enweani awaits presentation of the President's Medal during Convocation held at Centennial Auditorium.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Cyprian Chinedu Enweani was born in 1964 in Copenhagen, Denmark. His family moved to Saskatoon in 1976 at age 12. After hearing Diane Jones-Konihowski speak after the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Enweani started track at Caswell School under Dennis Beerling. He joined the Saskatoon Track Club in 1977. By age 17 he was on the Saskatchewan Canada Games team and in 1982 became the high school record holder in the 200m and 400m races. In 1983 he participated at the Pan-American Games as a member of the 4x100 metre relay team, which came in fourth. During his time at the University of Saskatchewan, where he studied and graduated from the College of Medicine, Enweani set school and Canada West records in the 60m (6.84 seconds set on 3 Mar. 1984), 200m (21.27 seconds set on 15 Feb. 1987), and 300m (33.56 seconds set on 3 Feb. 1984). In 1988 Enweani competed at the Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Though he was ninth overall in the 200 metres - he did not make it past the semi-finals - Enweani set a new Saskatchewan 200m record in each heat he ran, with his final race clocking in at 20.57 seconds, a personal best. Enweani was also a member of the 4x100m relay team at the 1988 Olympics that came in 7th. In 1989 he was named Saskatoon Kinsmen Athlete of the Year. That same year he competed at the World University Games where he met Vanessa Monar, fellow athlete and U of S student. Four years later, in 1993, they would marry. Dr. Enweani coached his wife for the rest of her career as a long jumper. Dr. Enweani graduated in 1989 with a degree in medicine and today practices in Saskatoon as a family and sports doctor (2021).