OSSTF Provincial Awards
OSSTF has a variety of awards of recognition at the provincial level. Some are provincial awards, others are district awards conferred by the Provincial Executive at the recommendation of local leaders. There are two district awards that the Teachers'/Occasional Teachers' Bargaining Unit Council asks the Provincial Executive to confer on District 15 members almost every year: Awards of Merit and Honorary Memberships.
Award of Merit
An Award of Merit may be conferred by the Provincial Executive upon a member, who, in the opinion of a District Executive or the Provincial Executive, has rendered meritorious and outstanding service to the OSSTF/FEESO at the provincial, district and/or bargaining unit level. The District Executive shall make application to the Provincial Executive using concrete examples to support the nomination. A District motion of endorsement of the nominee must accompany the application.
Past Local Recipients:
Since 2008, the following members of District 15 have been recommended to the Provincial Executive for an Award of Merit:
- 2022 - Paul Allore, Ken Mitchell
- 2021 - Colleen Carew, Jen Paton
- 2020 - Cara Anderson, Yvonne Switzer
- 2019 - Christian Harrington, Jon Rae
- 2018 - Sharon Robbins
- 2017 - Kenlynne Duke, Phil Dulong
- 2016 - Bill MacLean, Marilyn Makinson
- 2015 - Dan Burton, John Mazara
- 2012 - Brenda O’Connor, Doug Saunders
- 2008 - Kim Allsopp, Lyle Steep
Honorary Memberships
Honorary memberships are awarded on request from the District/Bargaining Unit to retiring members who have at least fifteen years of continuous membership in the Federation, and an active interest in its affairs. The application for an Honorary Membership should be made at least one month in advance of the date of presentation. Honorary Members shall include members who have retired after having performed outstanding service and commitment to OSSTF/FEESO and on whom Honorary Membership has been conferred by the Provincial Executive on the recommendation of a District.
Past Local Recipients:
Since 2008, the following members of District 15 have been recommended to the Provincial Executive for Honorary Membership:
- 2024 - Paul Allore
- 2022 - Michael Arthurs, Kenlynne Duke
- 2021 - Jen Paton, Phil Dulong, Brian J. Taylor
- 2020 - Bob Carruth, Jordan Reilly, Lisa Thornton
- 2019 - Bentley Larson, Glen McDonald, Melissa Stephenson
- 2018 - Susan Genosko, Anne McCuaig, Louis Tusz
- 2017 - Sharon Dibblee, Marilyn Makinson
- 2015 - James Coyle, Nancy Prentice
- 2014 - Peter Carroll
- 2013 - Dina Droppo, Robert Wolfe
- 2012 - Brenda O’Connor, Jayne Woodcock
- 2011 - John Brady, Tim Fenn
- 2010 - Paul Morrisette, Walter Tose
- 2008 - Kim Allsopp, Wayne Cooper