Education
University of Oregon.
University of Oregon.
Prior to that, he had founded the Canadian Sports Fund for the Physically Disabled in 1979. He obtained his Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Oregon. In 1978, Steadward founded The Canadian Research and Training Centre for Athletes with Disability at the University of Alberta.
He was succeeded as President of the International Paralympic Committee by Sir Philip Craven.
In 1999, he was appointed Officer of the Order of Canada, and in 2002 inducted into the Terry Fox Hall of Fame and he received the Queen's Golden Jubilee Meda In 2010 he was appointed to the Alberta Order of Excellence. Renamed The Steadward Centre for Personal and Physical Achievement in 2000, the facility is a disability research centre which offers physical activity and sport programs for adults and children with disabilities.
He was also elected member of the International Olympic Committee in 2000. Doctor Steadward is a member of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity (Epsilon-Alpha Chapter).
