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As sports editor and photographer for the Waterloo Chronicle, Rick has devoted countâ€" less hours to supporting minor sports in the City of Waterloo. His enthusiasm and devotion to his job have overflowed into the community . On Monday evening at the Waterloo Motor Inn he will be recognized for his many contribuâ€" tions as the Waterloo Jaycees honor him as ‘"Outstanding Young Citizen of the Year" for 1981. & Rick Campbell has become a familiar, wellâ€"respected name amongst Waterloo athâ€" letes, from the little fellow with the bentâ€"over ankles sporting his first pair of hockey skates, to the high school basketball star, to the pro. Ron Kraemer, the Jaycees "OYC" chairâ€" man, said the award ‘*is designed to acknowlâ€" edge the contributions made by young memâ€" bers of the community to encourage them to continue to reach for their goals and to make Waterloo a better community in which to live." The chairman said the enthusiasm and interest in the award this year are unpreceâ€" dented. Rick was selected over 11 nominees who represented all walks of life. â€" "His involvement in minor sports, volunteer work and credentials stand on their own merit," said Kraemer. The 29â€"yearâ€"old recipient has held his position at the Chronicle since October 1977. He graduated from Wilfrid Lavrier University (WLU) in 1976 with a general B.A. in English communication and geography. During his university days he served as sports editor for the campus newspaper, the Cord Weekly. He also spent many hours serving on various student and athletic councils. Prior to joining the Chronicle staff, Rick was a sports writer for the Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo Record. Throughout his career he has conâ€" Rick Campbell named young citizen of year Rick Campbeli Ht By Terry James To be nominated the candidates had to be between the ages of 18 and 40 years and reside in the city of Waterloo. Nominations were made by members of the Jaycees, members of the business community and by the public at large. A special committee selects the recipiâ€" ent, judging each nomination on his or her own merit. *"*Ever since I moved here, people have been good to me, the people in the schools, in business, the people 1 work with. It‘s not hard to reciprocate that feeling, which is what I‘ve tried to do. The main thing I‘ve learned is that no person or event is any more or less important than any other and I hope that‘s been reflected in my writing." Rick described himself as a "people perâ€" son," and said his job at the community newspaper has given him an excellent opporâ€" tunity to meet and deal with people from all walks of life. ". .. and that to me is what community newspapers â€" and community life â€" are all about," he said. "If each article I write can give one person a good feeling, raise one hope, boost one morale, console one loser, then I‘ve done my job." As for his future goals, Rick said it‘s hard to tell these days what anybody‘s future holds in store. ‘"I‘d love to continue to live and work in this community, and continue to earn the respect of my associates," he said. A former resident of Toronto, Rick has made some strong ties in Waterloo and "if it‘s true that ‘home is where the heart is‘, the City of Waterloo is definitely my home," he said. The sports editor is the fourth recipient of the annual Jaycee award. Previous recipients include Waterloo artist Peter Etril Snyder, and Waterioo Aiderman Glen Wright. Rick‘s nomination wilil now be forwarded to the Canada Jaycees "Five Outstanding Young Canadians Program." "I certainly view this award as a great horor," he said. ‘"One doesn‘t vainly go searching for this type of recognition, but still it‘s sure a nice feeling when it comes along. Most importantly, I look upon it as an indication that my work is respected in the community, and that in itself brings a great deal of satisfaction." Rick learned of the "OYC" awar@ last weekend while he was in Toronto accepting an award from the Ontario Community Newspaâ€" per Association for having had the best sports section for 1981 in a newspaper with a circulation of between 8,000 and 20,000. The paper first entered the competition in 1980 and Rick captured the award at that time as well. Since 1978 Rick has been a volunteer in the community. He has actively participated in numerous charity fundâ€"raising events. He is currently president of the Fairway Press Recreation Committee. The sports writer has been honored on a number of occasions. He received a diploma of Distinction from the Waterioo Jaycees in 1981 for his help and followup on the Jaycee‘s annual Charity Sloâ€"Pitch Tournament. He was the recipient of an Award of Appreciation from the Waterloo Minor Hockey Association in 1980; was named "Kâ€"W Sportswriter of the Year"‘ 1979 by the Waterloo Tigers Baseball Club, and received an Award of Appreciation from the Athletics Department at WLU in 79. Rick was both surprised and pleased when the Jaycees notified him of his most recent achievement. tributed to various sports magazines including Soccer World, Polo Post and Punt Magazine. *4.3 L/100 km ratings based on Transport Canada approved test methods. Your fuel consumption will vary /) AUTO HAUS WATERLOO 65 REASONS TO BUVY A WATERLOO CHRQNICLE, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 1982 â€" PAGE 5 LIMITED 550 WEBER ST. N., WATERLOO 884â€"7470 1982 RABBIT VOLKSWAGEN {(65 MPG}*