Honorary Members and Award Winners

Below you will find a list of Honorary Members and Award Winners with the NL Teachers' Association.

Honorary Members
2009 Roger Grimes 1987 Fred Rowe
2007 Dr. Myrle Vokey 1986 Cecil Roebothan
2005 Wayne Russell 1985 Jesse Mifflin
2003 Dr. Leslie Harris 1984 Philip J. Warren
2001 Heber Walters 1983 Edgar G. House
1999 Dr. Otto G. Tucker 1982 Allan Bishop
1997 Dr. Harry A. Cuff 1981 Edith Manuel
1996 Dr. Leonard Williams 1980 S. J. Hefferton
1995 Dr. Edwina Wetzel 1979 C. Lloyd Buffett
1994 W. Claude Robbins
 1978 J. Howard Sainsbury, N. Ray Wight
1993 Walter A. Cull, Bill O'Driscoll 1977 William Ford, Gilbert Pike
1992 Br. A. F. Brennan 1976 Walter C. Hudson, John Patrick Keane
1991 Hudson Davis 1974 William Fitzgerald
1990 Lorne Wheeler 1973 G. A. Hickman
1989 Dr. Grace Layman 1971 Clifford Andrews, Donald Evely, Sherburne McCurdy
1988 Sister Nolasco Mulcahy 1968 R. J. Connolly, Molly Dingle, P. J. Hanley, Vera Perlin

Award Winners
ALLAN BISHOP AWARD
This award is presented in recognition of outstanding service to the Newfoundland and Labrador Teachers' Association at the provincial level. It is open to any active or life members of the NLTA and nominations for this award may come from branches or special interest councils.
2010 Edward Moore 2000 Beverley Butler
2009 Dana Burridge 1996 Ken Penney
2008 William Gerard Chaisson 1995 C. Lloyd Buffett
2007 E. Winston Carter 1993 Joe Rousseau
2005 Clement "Ted" Murphy 1992 Chris Amos


1991 Ray Goulding

BANCROFT AWARD
The Bancroft award was established in 1980 to mark the 90th anniversary of the Newfoundland and Labrador Teachers' Association. The award recognizes outstanding service at the branch level of the NLTA for the betterment of education and professionalism for teachers.
2011 Joseph Lafitte 1995 Richard Parsons
2010 Stella Johnson, Sharon Penney 1994 Bridget Kelly
2009 Clarence Mercer 1993 Colin Morris, William Kelly
2008 Leo Freeborn 1992 Michael Kelly, Jeannette Pottier
2007 Frank Crews 1991 Fred Denty, Paul Peckford
2006 Fred Wood, Douglas Parsons 1990 Rudy Porter
2005 Madonna Boone, Diane Curtis 1989 Alonzo Bessey
2004 Bill Chaisson 1988 Gladys Costella
2003 Marilyn Bennett, Margaret Dunphy, Dolly Brace 1987 Gordon Day
2002 Thomas Kendell, Patrick Pittman 1986 Derek Hounsell, Arleigh Paddle, Don Blackmore
2001 Charles Dillon 1985 Beverley Butler, Matthew Pike, Samuel Walters
2000 Barry Pearce, Randy Smith 1984 Roy Bannister, Tony Fennell, Chesley Hollett
1999 Robert Eddy, David Wicks 1983 Hubert Barnes, Edward Hancock, George E. Martin
1998 Bill Cooze 1982 Duncan Ford, Dennis Madden, Nelson Larson
1997 Florence Hurley 1981 Stanley Dawe, Maxwell Rideout, Harris Thistle
1996 Cyril Boone 1980 Job Halfyard, Fred Martin, Christopher Stratton


BARNES AWARD
The Barnes Award was established in 1987 to recognize outstanding service to the Newfoundland and Labrador Teachers' Association in the field of Professional Development by teachers involved in Special Interest Councils and Curriculum Development Committees.
2011 David Constantine 1999 Arlene McCann (Luke)
2010 Jim Hibbs 1997 Malcolm Wells
2009 Cynthia Wheeler 1996 Victoria Pennell
2008 Keith Adey 1995 Sandra Shepherd
2007 Christopher Cooper 1994 Georgina Hedges
2006 Mary Dinn 1993 Wayne Penney
2005 Raymond Brushett 1992 Frank Shapleigh
2004 Wayne Hallett 1991 Francis Reid
2003 Victor May 1990 Sr. Rosalita Furey
2002 Geoffrey Booth 1989 Calvin Patey
2001 Brian Vardy 1988 John Sutherland
2000 Nathaniel Sheppard 1987 Rita C. Janes


PATRICIA COWAN AWARD
The Patricia Cowan Award was established in 2007 to recognize individuals or groups outside the K-12 school system for their outstanding support and promotion of education either through their role as advocates or through a relationship with the NLTA resulting in a positive impact on teaching and learning.
2009 Dr. David Dibbon 2007 Denise Pike


PRESIDENT'S AWARD
The President's Award is presented to one person whom the President feels is a strong supporter of the Association during the President's term of office.  
2007 Dana Burridge 2001 Leo Freeborn
2005 Marilyn Bennett 1999 David Wicks
2003 Bill Chaisson 1991 Fred Denty


SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD
The Special Recognition Award was instituted in 1990 by Johnson Incorporated to recognize the 100th Anniversary of the Newfoundland and Labrador Teachers' Association. The award is presented annually to an active NLTA member who has made a major contribution to the cultural, social and/or community life of Newfoundland and Labrador.
2011 Eleanor Cameron-Stockley 2000 Harold Mullowney
2010 Sam Synard 1999 Sheila Lee
2009 Kathleen and John Hicks 1998  Joseph Keating
2008 Elizabeth Murphy 1997 Thomas Maddox
2007 S. Nicole Burt 1996 Wayne Hallett
2006 Philip Wood 1995 Robert Keefe
2005 Myrtle Guinchard 1994 Sid Woolfrey
2004 Rudy Porter 1993 John S. R. Gosse
2002 Paul LeBlanc, Rex Hillier 1992 Ernest Condon
2001 Nelson Larson 1991 Felix Collins

ROY C. HILL AWARD (formerly Hilroy Fellowship)
1999 Geoffrey Booth 1984 Francis LeCointre, Wayne Williams
1998 Barry Pearce, Patrick Wells 1983 Robert Kelly
1997 Patricia Mercer, Sheila Flynn-Healey, H. Jack Reid 1982 Linda Doody
1996 Thomas Graham 1981 Emerson & Donna Coish
1995 Douglas G. Mason 1980 Georgina Hedges
1994 Ray Brushett 1979 Loran Young
1993 Thomas F. McGrath, Jack Rose 1978 George Mayo, T. Manning, J. Burden, Sr. J. Kennedy
1992 Barbara Redden, Janice Knuckey, Patricia Hawksley 1977 R. M. Cardona
1991 Robert Cooper 1976 Horace Davis
1990 Len Hynes 1975 Ruth Davis
1989 Anne Ferncase 1974 Jesse Fudge
1988 C. George Brown 1973 Wilson D. Riche, Gary A. Woodill
1987 Carol Fitzpatrick 1972 Joseph LeClair
1986 William Raymond, David Rideout 1971 Winston Ruby
1985 Francis G. Hollohan, Marina Delaney, Paula Gillis, James O'Gorman, Mary Snook,
Loretta Sjoen, Gail Skinner,
Francis LeCointre 		1969 William G. Dixon