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The OSSTF/FEESO Lamp of Learning Award

The OSSTF/FEESO Lamp of Learning Award, a silver replica of the symbolic educational lamp, is presented each spring to a non-member resident of Ontario who has made an outstanding contribution to public education in the Province.

Guidelines

OSSTF/FEESO cordially invites you to nominate candidates from your community (not a member of OSSTF/FEESO) for the OSSTF/FEESO Lamp of Learning Award. The Award is presented annually by OSSTF/FEESO at a meeting of the Provincial Council in Toronto.

The successful candidate, who must not be a member of OSSTF/FEESO, will be selected by a panel of judges based on exemplary contributions to public education in Ontario. This may consist of constructive participation in educational affairs over several years, or of work on some recent and specific undertaking. The achievements for which a person is nominated may be province-wide or local in scope. It should be noted that greater emphasis will be put on nominations that (a) cite recent accomplishments, and (b) cite specific accomplishments.

Candidates may be nominated by the Ontario Federation of Home and School Associations, school boards, trustee organizations, school councils, service clubs, municipal bodies, education authorities, business organizations, labour councils, secondary school staff, bargaining unit executives and individuals throughout the province.

We require a complete and detailed account of each candidate's contribution to Ontario’s public education. Clippings and other supporting material have been found useful by the judges.

Please limit your submission to a maximum of fifteen pages of print material. Support material may include testimonials from individuals or groups. The award winner will be notified in March.

Please fill out the electronic nomination form or mail your nomination no later than January 31 to Tracey Marshall at the contact info listed below.

Previous Winners
Year Recipient

1950

Harold A. Rogers

1951

Mr. C.R. Conquergood

1952

Mrs. E. May Robinson

1953

George Webster

1954

Alexander H. Welker

1955

Edwin A. Lovell

1956

Charles H. Hulse

1957

Rt. Rev. William Alfred Townshend

1958

James Arthur Mathieu

1959

John D. Parker

1960

George D. Adams

1961

Mrs. Jean Watson

1962

Robert S. Walker

1963

Dr. Henry D. Taylor

1964

Roy C. Sharp, Q.C.

1965

Victor Lauriston

1966

Elsie Grossberg

1967

John D. Honsberger

1970

Lillian Berg

1971

W. Clarence Eaket

1972

William J. (Bill) McCordic

1973

Rev. Dr. A. Marsh Laverty

1974

William Harrison

1975

Morris Stein

1976

Donald J. Crossley

1977

William F. (Bill) Whetung

1978

Dr. A.B. (Birnie) Hodgetts

1979

Lyn McLeod

1980

May Parkinson

1981

Gertrude Lewis

1982

Harley Shaw

1983

Dr. James E. Anderson

1984

Raymond Lemon

1986

John Darling

 
Year Recipient

1987

Pipe-Major John T. MacKenzie

1988

Susan Mitchell

1989

Dr. Bryan Walls

1990

Nick Manimanakis

1992

Edwin Woodbridge

1993

Sister Betty Ann Kinsella

1994

Al Edmunds

1995

Constable Al Hay

1996

Daniel Murphy

1997

Mickey Merriam

1998

Annie Kidder

2000

Constable Tony White

2001

Lisa Widdifield

2002

Dr. Peter Jaffe

2003

Judith Bishop

2004

Dr. Rosa Bruno-Joffré

2005

Eva Olsson

2006

Dr. Deborah Berrill

2007

Duncan Longwell

2008

Steve Rowland

2010

Dr. William Wall

2011

Bonnie Tytel

2012

Rick Salutin

2014

Taylor Gunn

2015

Dr. Charles Pascal

2019

Hendrikus Bervoets

2022

Randy Goudesne

2023

Dr. Amy Greer

2024

Vickram Bachan

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Contact Information

Tracey Marshall

Executive Assistant, Communications and Political Action Department

Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation

60 Mobile Dr.
Toronto, ON  M4A 2P3

Phone: 416-751-8300

Toll Free: 1-800-267-7867

Fax: 416-751-7079