Senior of the Year Award Recipients

The 2021 Senior of the Year Awards winners are:

• Jeanne Mayo - 2021 Senior of the Year
• Dr. Bill Evans - Innovation Award
• Gene Fama – Behind the Scenes Award
• Dr. Al Fernandez – Compassion and Companionship Award
• Patti Idenouye - Healthy and Active Living Award
• Mathew Kavanakudy - Economic Leadership Award
• Dr. Kanwal Shankardass - Leadership Award
• Helena Streun - Lifetime Achievement Award
• Kiara Mech - Youth Supporting Seniors Award

The 2020 Senior of the Year Awards winners are:

• Ica Smith - 2020 Senior of the Year
• Dave Davey - Behind the Scenes Award
• David Dedrick - Innovation Award
• Margaret Harris - Lifetime Achievement Award
• Jean Lethbridge - Economic Leadership Award
• Lee McKay - Compassion and Companionship Award
• Archie McQueen - Healthy and Active Living Award
• Dr. Sri Gopal Mohanty - Diversity and Cultural Award
• Penelope Petrie - Leadership Award

The 2019 Senior of the Year Awards winners are:

• Roy Jones - 2019 Senior of the Year
• Florence Binkley - Bernie Morelli Lifetime Achievement Award
• Ken Dolbear - Ron Smithson Leadership Award
• Gunther Kraft - Economic Leadership Award
• Albert Graham  - Innovation Award
• Shuja Qureshi - Diversity and Cultural Award
• Rick James - Behind the Scenes Award
• Walter Decker - Healthy and Active Living Award
• Pat Simpson - Mary Smithson Compassion and Companionship Award
• Maryam Butrus - Youth Supporting Seniors Award

The 2018 Senior of the Year Awards winners are:

• Betty Kobayashi - 2018 Senior of theYear
• Sylvia Parr - Lifetime Achievement Award
• Carolann Fernandes - Leadership Award
• Gary Gibson - Economic Leadership Award
• Patricia Smith - Healthy & Active Living Award
• Leo Dunn - Behind the Scenes Award
• Molly Chang - Diversity & Culture Award
• Karina Kane - Compassion & Companionship
• Chris Kruter - Innovation Award
• Ben Weingartner - Youth Award

The 2017 Senior of the Year Awards winners are:

• Lillian Wherry - Senior of the Year
• Jake van Mil - Lifetime Achievement Award
• Ruby Sarmiento Amog - Leadership Award
• Wilfred Arndt - Economic Leadership Award
• Mary Lou Collett - Healthy & Active Living Award
• Bob Harris - Behind the Scenes Award
• Mohammad Heidary - Diversity & Cultural Award
• Myrtle Inwood - Compassion & Companionship
• Shirley Kitchener - Innovation Award
• June Pearce - Compassion & Companionship

The 2016 Senior of the Year Awards winners are:

• Edward Dunn - Senior of the Year Award
• Anne Washington - Mary Smithson Compassion and Companionship Award
• Mary Kiss - Economic Leadership Award
• Marg Cheyne - Behind the Scene Award
• Andrew Tallach - Healthy and Active Living Award
• Claudette Joseph - Diversity and Cultural Award
• Gerry Polmanter - Leadership Award
• Dr. Lester Krames - Innovation Award
• Frank Sullivan - Bernie Morelli Lifetime Achievement Award

The 2015 Senior of the Year Awards winners are:

• Fred Miscio - Senior of the Year Award
• Jan Lukas - Bernie Morelli Lifetime Achievement Award
• Jean McEachern - Mary Smithson Compassion and Companionship Award
• Lou DeStephanis - Healthy and Active Living Award
• Chester Faulknor - Leadership Award
• Dave Watts - Behind the Scenes Award
• Michael Edward Grant - Diversity and Cultural Award
• Bob Thomson - Economic Leadership Award
• Emmy Weisz - Innovation Award

The 2015 Senior of the Year Awards winners are:

• Patricia Saunders - Senior of the Year Award
• Lois Goodale - Bernie Morelli Lifetime Achievement Award
• Julian D’Angela - Innovation Award
• William Grahlman - Behind the Scene Award
• Gail Rappolt - Diversity and Cultural Award
• Al Gordon - Leadership Award
• Frank Ernest - Compassion and Companionship Award
• Margaret Robertson - Economic Leadership Award
• George Wallace - Healthy and Active Living Award