The Mowi Centenary Award was 1st awarded in 1993 to mark the Centenary of the Camanachd Association. It was to be awarded to the person who had given outstanding service to the sport.
The latest winner is someone who has devoted a huge amount of time to shinty over a number of years both professionally and in a voluntary capacity.
Known to many simply as “the voice of shinty” Dr Hugh Dan MacLennan has, over an illustrious career, become an authority on Scotland’s community sport. 2023 marks the end of his commentary career as he decided to hang up his microphone after 40 years.
Hugh Dan has helped the Camanachd Association in a number of unofficial ways for many years, however, he also spent time as a Director and Vice President of the organisation. More recently, he has devoted more of his time by sitting on the CA’s Heritage Committee – working to develop Shinty’s Story at soon to be renovated Bught Park.
In addition to his literature on the sport (see ‘Not an Orchid’ & ‘Shinty!’) Hugh Dan has been extremely generous with his time and knowledge whenever the Association was in need. Hugh Dan becomes the eleventh recipient of the Mowi Centenary Award and a very deserving one:
