Taylor Cook is the 2018 recipient of the Cathy Wadden Commitment award.

The award is presented annually to a female student-athlete of good character who has actively participated in university athletics, maintained a good academic standing, and represented the athletic ideal.

Cook, a fourth-year netminder from Brantford, ON, made a considerable impact in the classroom and the community this year as a  USPORTS Academic All-Canadian and Vice-President of the STU Student Athlete Council (STUSAC). In her position with STUSAC, she organized multiple activities, including a food drive that collected 2,000 items for the STU Food Bank and the Fredericton Food Bank at Greener Village.

Cook was also involved in collecting hygiene products for incarcerated women and youth in the province, participated in the President's Gala Auction, and worked with local athletes in high schools as well as the Brendon Oreto Hockey School.

"It's very humbling," Cook said after receiving the award. "It was a lot of hard work to put into the community and into the hockey team as well, but it was really rewarding—especially the food drive as it was a student-led initiative."