NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y. – Jason Beattie of the Niagara hockey team was honored with the Kevin Mulkern Award during the school’s 156th Commencement Ceremony held at the Gallagher Center.
The award is a gift of the family and friends in honor of the memory of former Niagara assistant swim coach Kevin Mulkern. Since 1976, the Mulkern Award has been given annually to the senior athlete who has the highest ideals of sportsmanship, competition and fair play in the spirit of Niagara University.
The Newmarket, Ont. native finished his collegiate career with seven goals and 18 assists in 106 games for the Purple Eagles, including a career-high three goals during the 2012-13 campaign. He recently signed an Amateur Tryout with the Rochester Americans, the American Hockey League affiliate for the Buffalo Sabres.
The senior co-captain earned Atlantic Hockey All-Academic accolades twice and the AHA Student-Athlete of the Year award in 2012. The 2013 BNY Mellon Wealth Management Hockey Humanitarian Award finalist graduated in 2012 with his bachelors in accounting, and completed his masters in business administration.
Beattie is just the second men’s hockey student-athlete to receive the Kevin Mulkern award, the first being Niagara Hall of Fame inductee Joe Tallari in 2004.
Former Kevin Mulkern Award Winners
1976 Marshall Wingate Men's Basketball
1977 Joseph Casucci Men's Soccer
1978 Joseph Masterson Men's Swimming
1979 James Moode Men's Swimming
1980 Joan Thornton Women's Basketball
1981 Nancy Edgerton Women's Basketball
1982 Gretchen Erlandson Women's Swimming
1983 Michael Howse Men's Basketball
1984 Mark Gabriele Baseball
1985 Susan Burns Women's Tennis
1986 Elizabeth Hay Women's Basketball
1987 Thomas Maroon Track, Cross Country
1988 Carolyn Sweeting Women's Volleyball
1989 Jerome Dunlavey Baseball
1990 Ralph DeMarco Track, Cross Country
1991 Tracey Howell Women's Basketball
1992 Sean Schiano Men's Basketball
1993 Hans Blatter Baseball
1994 Ryan Diodati Baseball
1995 Anne Mario Rudnicki Women's Basketball
1996 Karen Catalano Volleyball, Softball
1997 Jessica Lee Anderson Volleyball
1998 Frank Michael Tabacynski Baseball
1999 Cory Andrew Pike Baseball
2000 Gregory Ryan Gardner Men's Hockey
2001 Peter Nastasi Baseball
2002 Tania Denise Pinelli Women's Hockey
2003 Joshua McCurdy Baseball
2004 Joe Tallari Men's Hockey
2005 Eva Cunningham Women’s Basketball
2006 Jessica Clermont Women’s Hockey
2007 Rafael Venturini Men’s Soccer
2008 Brittany Bisnott Women’s Soccer
2009 Stephanie Gartley Women’s Soccer
2010 Tryone Lewis Men’s Basketball
2011 Teresa Healy Women’s Softball
2012 Ian O’Rourke Men’s Swimming & Diving
2013 Jason Beattie Men’s Hockey
