Joe Iacobellis singled out for honour
"By Jan-Christian Sorensen, North Shore News

For more than a quarter-century,
Joe Iacobellis has been a familiar
face and a veritable jack-of-all-trades
at Capilano College’s North Vancouver
campus; a man who — despite an
“aw-shucks” humility that shuns
the spotlight— has a Midas Touch
when it comes to the longevity and
success of the school’s athletics
program both at home and abroad.

At this year’s North Shore Sport
Awards, Joe was singled out for an
outstanding achievement award.

The director of athletics at Capilano
College for the past 15 years, he has
also made his mark as a coach for
the Blues women’s volleyball and
men’s soccer teams and a faculty
instructor.

Under his direction, the Blues
soccer, basketball, volleyball,
baseball and badminton teams have
claimed a total of 48 B.C. Colleges
Athletics Association titles and 11
Canadian Colleges Athletics
Association crowns.

Joe himself has helped lift the
Capilano College men’s soccer team
to provincial gold 11 times, and
Canadian glory on three separate
occasions.

Of the 10 coach of the year awards
the school has won since 1976, Joe
has also claimed a pair of his own,
the most recent in 2002.

Joe Tacobellis is this year’s recipient of
an outstanding achievement award at the
North Shore Sport Awards.

He has been a key force behind
the development of the annual
spring break and summer Blues
Sports Camps, the North Shore

Atomic Volleyball School and North
Shore Badminton Academy, as well

as the North Shore Sport Awards
themselves.

Three years ago, Joe established a
men’s volleyball program at the
school. Only two years later, the
team was the two-time defending
B.C. gold and national silver
medallists.

But the North Shore resident and
father of two daughters has not
only championed athletics at the
school: he has also hetped to
develop endowment funds.and
scholarships for athletes, proving
that while he has engineered and

fostered success in the sports
arena, he is first and foremost

an educator; someone who is
committed to helping young
athletes reach their full potential
both on and off the field.

Joe has also encouraged his
athletes to mentor youth and
to volunteer in the community,
helping athletes build self-confi-
dence and respect in addition
to well-rounded academic and
athletic resumes. Because of
his dedication, motivation

and encouragement, there is a
common thread of success that
is now shared by all Capilano
College teams.

Proof of that came in April when
the College won a fourth-straight
BCCAA aggregate award. The
institution with the greatest
number of points at the conclu-
sion of the intercollegiate
competitive season is honoured
by receiving the Aggregate
Trophy and Banner. Capilano
College accepted this award for
a fourth consecutive year, a
distinction that has been previ-
ously achieved by only one other
institution in the 33 history of
the BCCAA.

Congratulations and thank you,
Joe!

Ed Council report
Submitted by Dr. Frank Harris —

At the May meeting Education
Council gave final approval to the
post baccalaureate certificate in
Jazz Pedagogy. Approval in
principle was given to the Payroll
Practitioner certificate and the

Associate of arts degree in Culture

and Technology.

Degrees to be awarded at the May

convocation were approved.

_ Nations.

Morgan Geisler

| Morgan Geisler is the new
| provincial communications

officer for the B.C. Centre for
Tourism Leadership and
Innovation (BCTLI), hosted by
Capilano College. The Centre is a
focal point for province-wide
tourism education and
innovation.

| A Ofelong resident of B.C.,

Morgan's role will be to support
and promote the efforts of the
Centres education network, the
communities involved in tourism
economic development, and.
tourism training with B.C/s First

Centre after
two years as director ot sales.
and marketing for the Arts &

resource for cultural tourism
promotion and a