This award program was established in 1986 by Lieutenant Governor Pearl McGonigal. Recipients are selected annually on the basis of public sector service exhibiting the highest standards of excellence, dedication, and accomplishment at the municipal, provincial, or federal levels.
Recipient
Year
Robert Adie
2003
Dr. Marcia Anderson
2022
Earl Backman
1996
John Bock
1988
Daniel Boucher
2021
Dr. Catherine Cook
2024
Charles Edward “Charlie” Curtis (1931-2022)
1989
Nicholas W. “Nick” Diakiw (1931-2025)
1990
Barbara Dryden
2016
Ronald J. “Ron” Duhamel (1938-2002)
1987
Jim Eldridge
2005
Roberta Ellis-Grunfeld
1993
Thomas Joseph Patrick “Tom” Farrell (1938-2022)
1999
Norman Waldron “Wally” Fox-Decent (1937-2019)
1991
Graeme Garson
1992
Diane Gray
2010
Bob Hryhorczuk
1997
Dr. Digvir S. Jayas
2023
Marilyn Kapitany
2012
Dr. Joanne Keselman
2018
Don Leitch
2000
Benjamin Levin
2004
Deborah McCallum
2015
2001
William Franklin Wymark “Bill” Neville (1940-2024)
2002
Dr. Brian Postl
2019
Allan Preston
2008
Moira “Molly” Robinson (1931-2013)
1995
Jim Silver
2020
Shirley Strutt
2006
Emöke J. Szathmáry
2007
Paul Thomas
1994
Paul Vogt
2013
John Gilchrist Wade (c1934-2025)
2011
Larry James Whitney (1942-2017)
1998
John Wilkins
2009
Debra Woodgate
2014
See also:
Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Leadership in Municipal Administration
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 12 November 2025
