Awards
Fitzpatrick Award
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
2017 Cree School Board
2016 Scotiabank
| 2015 |
Ontario Teachers’ Federation |
| 2014 |
Scholastic Canada Ltd. |
| 2013 |
Wasaya Airways |
| 2012 |
Random House |
| 2011 |
TMX Group |
| 2010 |
TD Bank Financial Group |
| 2009 |
Compugen |
| 2008 |
Molson |
| 2007 |
The Morrison Foundation |
| 2006 |
CIBC |
| 2005 |
The Great West Life Assurance Company |
| 2004 |
None |
| 2003 |
Laubach Literacy of Canada |
| 2002 |
Coady International Institute and Centre d’organisation mauricien de services et d’éducation populaire |
| 2001 |
National Adult Literacy Database |
| 2000 |
Queen’s University
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Companion Award
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
2017 Arden H. King
2016 Eric Sinclair
| 2015 |
Hon. James K. Bartleman, OC, OOnt |
| 2014 |
Janet Cloud |
| 2013 |
Nevenka Klacar |
| 2012 |
Jeffrey Goodman |
| 2011 |
Jenny Marcus |
| 2010 |
Ruth Baumann |
| 2009 |
Alan Smith |
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Doug Bannan |
| 2008 |
Jeff Cairns |
| 2007 |
Robert Nixon |
| 2006 |
Nora J. Farrell |
| 2005 |
Michael Evans |
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Jim Silver |
| 2004 |
Dennis Lee |
| 2003 |
James Morrison |
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Stephanie Miller |
| 2002 |
Wayson Choy |
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Betty Sherman |
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Jean-Guy Ouellet |
| 2001 |
Hon. Frank McKenna |
| 2000 |
Audrey Thomas |
| 1999 |
Russell Morrison |