Waldmar Eli (Hank) was born on 2 Aug 1930 in Vegreville, AB. He is married to Arlene (Hauberg) and they have one child Erik. Hank is a graduate of UofA, BphE and UofOtt, MphE. He is President of Triple T Diversified Associates; ret'd RCAF/CF 1951 - 79, Asst. Dean PE&R, UofA; PE specialist training, fitness, research, sports programming; coach RMC basketball '63-'67; asst. coach, UofA. basketball '67-'68, '79-'81, UMan. '68-'71, Carleton '71-'73, UofOtt '73-'78; official, PanAmericanGames '67; dir. basketball competition, '76 Olympics Montreal; V-P sports div. FISU Games comm. '81-'83 Edmonton; National Assn. of Basketball Coaches Merit Award '77; V-P Sports LA Olympic Organizing Comm. '83-'84; Consultant/Evaluator Seoul Olympic Organizing Comm. '84-'88; V-P World Jr. Basketball Championships '91 Edmonton; Dir., Sports/Venues FISU Games '92-'93 Buffalo; V-Chair FISU Tech. Comm. '87-'91; Consultant/Evaluator FISU Games Fukuoka, Japan '93-95; Consultant du Maurier LPGA Classic '94-'96 Edmonton; Chef du Mission Chonju, Korea '97;Commissioner/Convenor Basketball Canada West Universities Athletic Assoc. '93-'99; Member Cdn Forces Sports Hall of Fame '99, Chef du Mission Zakopane, Poland 2001; Cdn Basketball Hall of Fame '2003; Member, Bob Ferguson's "Who's Who in Canadian Sport."
Military Career
Hank's military career started with his entering the University Reserve Training Plan as a flight cadet at the U of A in 1949. From there his career took the following path:
1950 Apr-Sep RCAF Station, Crumlin, London, ON Indoc & Admin Course
1951 May-Jun Northwest Air Command, Edmonton, AB Staff
1951 Jul-Dec RCAF Station, St. Jean, PQ Instr at the School of Eng/Spec PT
1952 Jan-Oct RCAF Station, Saskatoon, SK First Spec PT at the Base
1952 Oct-Jun 53 2 (F) Wing, Grostenquin, France First BPERO at Base
1953 Jun-Jan 55 4 (F) Wing, Baden Soellingen, Germany First BPERO at Base
1955 Jan-Dec 56 RCAF Station, Comox BPERO
1956 Dec-Apr 60 5 Air Division HQ, Vancouver, BC First & Only Division PERO SO
1960 Apr-Aug 63 RCAF Station, St. Hubert, PQ BPERO
1963 Aug-Aug 67 Royal Military College, Kingston, ON Director of PE & Basketball Coach
1967 Aug-Jun 68 University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB Academic upgrading
1968 Jun-Jul 71 Training Command HQ, Winnipeg, MB Command PERO
1971 Jul-Aug 78 NDHQ, Ottawa, ON DPERA 3
Early days of his career saw him involved in the opening up of Bases. Times were interesting, challenges many and satisfaction great. Latter stages had a more direct impact on fitness programming and associated research plus sports championship program of the Canadian Forces.