Alan Greer, wins Trish McKelvey Volunteer Leadership Award

By Sport Wellington

21 November 2013

Star Boating Club rowing stalwart, Alan Greer wins this year’s Trish McKelvey Volunteer Leadership Award for Outstanding Leadership in the Sports Sector.

Alan joined the Star Boating Club as a novice oarsman in 1972 and has been a part of the Wellington Club ever since. With competitive rowing being his main involvement up until 1976, Alan moved into the coaching and administration side of the club and has been a member of the committee taking up Club Captain duties in 1977, 78 and 79. Alan has been awarded the 2013 Trish McKelvey Volunteer Leadership Award which has been presented at the annual Sport Wellington Annual General Meeting.

This award, named after Trish McKelvey, a long serving, former chairperson of Sport Wellington, recognises a volunteer who has provided outstanding leadership in the sports sector over the preceding years as an administrator, coach, official, player or a combination of these. The recipient will have demonstrated leadership qualities which have ‘made a difference’ During a restructure of the club Alan was appointed Director of Rowing, a position he has held for the last 23 years. At the same time he picked up the Wellington Girls College rowing coach role and during this tenure his crews have had considerable success. Several of his school have medalled at the prestigious regatta for secondary schools, the Maadi Cup, and currently four of his ‘girls’ hold American College Rowing Scholarships.

Along with this success he also has four current New Zealand representatives who have been under his tutelage.

Sport Wellington CEO, Phil Gibbons said that “Alan has made a tremendous contribution to rowing in particular but also indirectly to our community. His passion, commitment, determination and achievements are a great example to us all and Sport Wellington is very pleased that he is being appropriately recognised here tonight through the presentation of this award. His leadership and commitment to the Star Boating Club over the last 40 plus has been vital given the changes that have occurred. Alan can be enormously proud of his achievements and his commitment to the community” Alan has consistently put in a lot of his time and effort over the past 41 years into both his chosen club, Star Boating and also the development of children through rowing. We congratulate Alan for his success and fully deserves recognition for his efforts.

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