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Colette Bourgonje, BSPE’84, BEd’85

From being the first student in a wheelchair to graduate from the U of S with a degree in Physical Education to winning bronze at the 2006 Paralympics in Turin, Italy, Collette Bourgonje has always set her sights high. After a car accident in 1980, Colette focused her athletic determination on the emerging sport of sit-skiing. Her focus has led her to numerous national and world championships, as well as four Paralympic games at which she won a number of medals.