Dr. Jack Taunton
Jack Taunton, a professor in the Department of Family Practice, has been named SFU’s Inspiring Alumni in the Faculty of Science.
Dr. Taunton’s original areas of study at SFU were math and history but interest in athletic performance shifted his focus to Kinesiology and later a Masters in Science. It was from his Master’s thesis in cardiac rehabilitation that led him to become the first SFU Kinesiology student in the UBC medical school program.
Dr. Taunton helped establish a post graduate fellowship programme in UBC Faculty of Medicine that focused on patient care, education and research. As Chief Medical Officer for the 2010 Olympic Winter and Paralympic Games, he led a team that delivered the best medical and anti-doping services of any of the Games.
Pioneer contributions to sports medicine led him to become inducted into the SFU Sports Hall of Fame, the Burnaby Sports Hall of Fame, the BC Athletics Hall of Fame and this September, he will be formally inducted into the 2014 BC Sports Hall of Fame in the category of builder.