In 1973, thanks to the initiative and generosity of past president Doreen Richter, a new award was created to recognize an outstanding educator who had given long service to Quebec education and had encouraged the participation of parents. The award was named after the first president of the Quebec Federation, Gordon Paterson.
Qualifications:
- No qualifications. Any individual exemplifying parental involvements in their daily work or class projects are accepted.
ACTION
- Choose a Home and School Executive Member to receive all the nominations in writing.
- Set a deadline for your nominations.
- All nominations should be considered and winners decided by the Executive of the Home and School.
- More than one individual may be chosen if you wish.
- Write a nomination letter detailing how they have exemplified parental involvement.
- Complete the nomination form.
Please note that the deadline to submit a nomination for the 2023-24 award has now passed.
Winners have been:
2023 Jennifer Baltuonis, St. Patrick’s Elementary School
2022 Noel Burke and Cathrine Le Maistre
2019 Dion Joseph
2018 Steven Dubinsky
2017 Galina Stepanova
2016 Daniel Olivenstein, Westwood High School
2015 Paul Cahill, Ediburgh Elementary
2014 Craig Hodgson, Music Teacher, John Rennie High School
2013 Nancy Bulow
2012 Leo La France
2011 Marcus Tabachnick
2010 Diane Martello
2009 Ann Tellier
2008 Hans Bulow
2007 Susan Singer
2006 Stan Droulis
2005 Elizabeth Pope
2004 Kim Gromko
2003 Susan Winn
2002 William Holt
2001 James L. Aitken
2000 Jim MacKinnon
1999 Jan Langelier
1998 Louise Chalmers
1997 Lois Pineault
1996 Kathleen Cumming
1995 Nancy Buzzell
1994 Mehta Bos
1993 Richard Meades
1992 Ellen Wernecke
1991 Kathy Gorrie
1990 Bertha Hayes
1989 Patricia Lewis
1988 Patrick Baker
1987 Donald Barnes
1986 Thomas Bean
1985 Robert E. Lavery
1984 Constance Middleton-Hope
1983 Lucien Rossaert
1982 Ernest Spiller
1981 Margaret Sevigny
1980 William Ralph
1979 David Hill
1978 Lloyd McKeen
1977 Lorne Hayes
1976 Ian Trasler
1975 Winton Roberts
1974 Professor Frank R. Scott
1973 Dr L. P. Patterson