Awards

The Joyce Matthews award is named for former Board member and volunteer, Joyce Matthews. It is a prestigious recognition of exceptional leadership, creativity, and commitment to literacy shown by a Frontier College volunteer.

2021        Jean Barton
2020        Sharon Moncarz
2019        Ashley Johnston
2018        Narinée Halajian

The Frontier College Fitzpatrick award is named for our founder, Alfred Fitzpatrick.
It is a prestigious honour and the highest recognition Frontier College bestows to an organization. Each year, an organization or company that has shown strong support of literacy receives the Fitzpatrick Award. Recipients of the Fitzpatrick Award may

• Show long-term leadership in the literacy field
• Demonstrate exceptional commitment to the cause of literacy through group action
• Provide substantial financial support for the work of Frontier College

The Frontier College Companion Award is the highest recognition Frontier College confers upon an individual. Each year, an individual who has shown a significant contribution to the cause of literacy is named as a Companion of Frontier College.
Companions of the College may

• Be a long-term leader of a literacy organization
• Demonstrate exceptional commitment to the cause of literacy through volunteer service
• Provide substantial financial or personal support to the work of Frontier College
• Provide forms of continuous support to the cause of literacy through their daily work