On this page you will find a description of each of the OPA Awards given in past years, with a link to a list of our members who have been honoured within that category since the award’s inception.
We thank everyone named for their contribution to our profession.
2019 Award Winners
John Magdy Girgis — Pharmacist of the Year Award
Darlene Guindon — Pharmacy Technician of the Year
John Papastergiou — Excellence in Research Awar
David Windross — Lifetime Achievement Award
Cory Sydorenko — Outstanding New Practitioner of the Year Award
Diane Meehan — Patient Impact of the Year
Michael Ibrahim — Pfizer Consumer Healthcare Bowl of Hygeia Award
Naushin Hooda — Student of the Year Award
2018 Award Winners
Rob Modestino — Pharmacist of the Year
Phil Hauser — Pfizer Bowl of Hygeia Award
Rita Winn — Lifetime Achievement Award
Faraz Razzagh — OPA Student of Distinction Award
Dr. Barbara Farrell — Exceptional Achievement Award in Research and Academia Award
2017 Award Winners
Joyce Poon — Patient Impact Award
Tiana Tilli — Student of Distinction Award
Peter Tolios — Outstanding New Practitioner Award
Dora Witney — Outstanding Pharmacy Technician Award
Donnie Edwards — Mentorship Award
Certina Ho — Exceptional Achievement in Research and Academia
Marla Sullivan — Achievement in Specialized Practice Award
Richard Kelch — Pfizer Consumer Healthcare Bowl of Hygeia
Sherif Guorgui — Voice of Pharmacy Award
James Edward Snowdon — Lifetime Achievement Award
Douglas Brown — Pharmacist of the Year Award
2016 Award Winners
Bryan Gray — Achievement in Specialized Practice Award
Roulston’s I.D.A. Pharmacy team — Collaborative Service Award
Barry S. Phillips — Lifetime Achievement Award
Jag Maghera — Mentorship Award
Kayla Castonguay — Outstanding New Practitioner Award
Julia Jennings — Outstanding Pharmacy Technician Award
Danny Lui — Patient Impact Award
Shaukat Mangalji — Pfizer Bowl of Hygeia Award
Carlo De Angelis — Pharmacist of the Year Award
Jennifer MacKenzie (Waterloo) — Student of Distinction Award
2015 Award Winners
Suresh Shukla — Achievement in Specialized Practice Award
Enhanced Care Pharmacy team — Collaborative Service Award
Sony Poulose — Exceptional Achievement in Research and Academia Award
Donnie Edwards — Lifetime Achievement Award
Douglas Brown — Mentorship Award
Jen Baker — Outstanding New Practitioner Award
William Chuen — Patient Impact Award
Eustace Orleans-Lindsay — Pfizer Bowl of Hygeia Award
Bozica Popovic — Pharmacist of the Year Award
Holly Meginnis (Waterloo) — Student of Distinction Award
2014 Award Winners
Nancy Simonot — Achievement in Specialized Practice Award
Alkha Bhalla — Collaborative Service Award
Ward Simpson — Lifetime Achievement Award
John Papastergiou — Mentorship Award
Heather L. Foley — Outstanding New Practitioner Award
Blair Snow — Patient Impact Award
Sony Poulose — Pfizer Bowl of Hygeia Award
Carolyn Khan — Pharmacist of the Year Award
Sarah Johnson (Waterloo) — Student of Distinction Award
Karen Riley (Sarnia) — Takeda Magnum Opus Award
2013 Award Winners
Ashley Nethercott — Achievement in Specialized Practice Award
Carolee Awde-Sadler — Collaborative Service Award
Olavo A. Fernandes — Exceptional Achievement in Research and Academia Award
Deanna L. Williams — Lifetime Achievement Award
Frederick Bristow — Mentorship Award
Angeline Ng — Outstanding New Practitioner Award
Kanan Barua — Patient Impact Award
Larry Boggio (Port Colbourne) — Pfizer Bowl of Hygeia Award
Tom Kontio (London) — Pharmacist of the Year Award
Kaitlyn Bynkoski (Waterloo) — Student of Distinction Award
Kelly Haggerty (Camlachie) — Takeda Magnum Opus Award
2012 Award Winners
Shelley Diamond (Toronto) — Distinguished Practice Award
Ottawa-Carleton Ph.A. — District Shield Award
Nina Pasricha (Markham) — J.C. Gould Memorial Award
Linda V. Prytula (Oakville) — Meritorious Service in Pharmacy Award
Catherine Schill (Waterloo) — Mortar and Pestle Award of Merit
Régis Vaillancourt (Ottawa) — Pfizer Bowl of Hygeia Award
Ian Stewart (Etobicoke) — Pharmacist of the Year Award
Jillian Grocholsky (Waterloo) — Student of Distinction Award
Joyce Chan (Toronto) — Takeda Magnum Opus Award
2011 Award Winners
Lee Jay Tuan (Woodstock) — Distinguished Practice Award
Hamilton & District Ph.A. — District Shield Award
Veneta Anand (Waterloo) — J.C. Gould Memorial Award
Mac Sparrow (Hamilton) — Meritorious Service in Pharmacy Award
Lisa Sever (Aurora) — Mortar and Pestle Award of Merit
Paul Kuras (Stouffville) — Pfizer Bowl of Hygeia Award
Lisa Craig (Cambridge) — Pharmacist of the Year Award
Claude R. Charbonneau (Sudbury) and Taj Preet Dhinsa (Glengarry) — Student of Distinction Award
Johanne Fortier (Kitchener) — Takeda Magnum Opus Award
2010 Award Winners
Carolyn Khan (Brampton) — Distinguished Practice Award
Hamilton & District Ph.A. — District Shield Award
John T. Connor (Ottawa) — Meritorious Service in Pharmacy Award
Douglas Brown (Port Perry) — Mortar and Pestle Award of Merit
Dan Bachand (North Bay) — Pfizer Bowl of Hygeia Award
Catherine Puffer (Lindsay) — Pharmacist of the Year Award
James Arthur Morrison (Parry Sound) — Student of Distinction Award
Susie Jin (Cobourg) — Takeda Magnum Opus Award
2009 Award Winners
Anya (Anne) Kelly (Kingston) — Distinguished Practice Award
Colin Pienaar & Maritza du Preez (Sioux Lookout) — J.C. Gould Memorial Award
Donnie Edwards (Port Colborne) & Greg Ujiye (Hamilton) — Meritorious Service in Pharmacy Award
K. Wayne Hindmarsh (Toronto) — Mortar and Pestle Award of Merit
Sheila Maureen Kemp (Renfrew) — Pfizer Bowl of Hygeia Award
Sheila Maureen Kemp (Renfrew) — Pharmacist of the Year Award
Alexander Vuong (North Bay) — Student of Distinction Award
2008 Award Winners
Martha Bailkowski (Aurora) — Distinguished Practice Award
Ottawa-Carleton Ph.A. — District Shield Award
Fabio De Rango (Oakville) — J.C. Gould Memorial Award David Malian (Windsor) — Meritorious Service in Pharmacy Award
Jake Thiessen (Kitchener) — Mortar and Pestle Award of Merit
Jocelyn Whalen (Sharbot Lake) — Pfizer Bowl of Hygeia Award
Marisa De Rubeis (Sault Ste Marie) — Pharmacist of the Year Award
Cynthia Cho-Kee (Markham) — Student of Distinction Award
2007 Award Winners
Irene Hogan (Dundas) — Distinguished Practice Award
Ph.A. of the Niagara Peninsula — District Shield Award
Mark Kearney (Ottawa) — J.C. Gould Memorial Award
Jim Semchism (London) — Meritorious Service in Pharmacy Award
Kevin McDonald (Ottawa) — Mortar and Pestle Award of Merit
James A. Lawrence (Uxbridge) — Pfizer Bowl of Hygeia Award
Iris Krawchenko (Hamilton) — Pharmacist of the Year Award
Cathryn Sibbald (Toronto) — Student of Distinction Award
2006 Award Winners
Robert P. Richardson (Simcoe) — Distinguished Practice Award
Hamilton & District Ph.A — District Shield Award
Aubrey Browne (Toronto) — Meritorious Service in Pharmacy Award
Donald Bell (Milton) — Mortar and Pestle Award of Merit
Bashir S. Surani (Ottawa) — Pfizer Bowl of Hygeia Award
Wilfred Steer (Sudbury) — Pharmacist of the Year Award
Phu Phong Lam (Toronto) — Student of Distinction Award
2005 Award Winners
Linda Jean Robinson (Windsor) — Distinguished Practice Award
Thunder Bay Ph.A. — District Shield Award
Kathryn Djordjevic (Toronto) — J.C. Gould Memorial Award
Samuel J. Hirsch (Toronto) — Meritorious Service in Pharmacy Award
Lynn Halliday (Elliot Lake) — Mortar and Pestle Award of Merit
Wayne Burns (Winchester) — Pfizer Bowl of Hygeia Award
Janet S. McCutchon (Thunder Bay) — Pharmacist of the Year Award
Joan Lee (Toronto) — Student of Distinction Award
2004 Award Winners
Ahmad Al-Rusasi (Nepean) — Distinguished Practice Award
Essex County Ph.A. — District Shield Award
Gregory F.W. Pierce (Creemore) — J.C. Gould Memorial Award
Wayne Banwell (Toronto) — Meritorious Service in Pharmacy Award
Farid Wassef (Stouffville) — Mortar and Pestle Award of Merit
James K. Jin (Cobourg) — Pfizer Bowl of Hygeia Award
Don Renaud (Windsor) — Pharmacist of the Year Award
Andrew Kim (Toronto) — Student of Distinction Award
2003 Award Winners
Essex County Ph.A. — District Shield Award
Steve Flexman (Simcoe) — J.C. Gould Memorial Award
James L. Mann (Minden) & Beth Ann Kenny (Beaverton) — Meritorious Service in Pharmacy Award
Kalvin Brown (Timmins) — Mortar and Pestle Award of Merit
Sherry Peister (Kitchener) — Pfizer Bowl of Hygeia Award
James Edward Snowdon (Toronto) — Pharmacist of the Year Award
Alexander Kuo (Toronto) — Student of Distinction Award
2002 Award Winners
Marie Craig-Chambers (Newmarket) — Distinguished Practice Award
Sudbury & District Ph.A. — District Shield Award
Dorothy Glavas (Windsor) — J.C. Gould Memorial Award
Malcolm Seath (Toronto) — Meritorious Service in Pharmacy Award
Ian Stewart (Maple) — Mortar and Pestle Award of Merit
John Rumball (Toronto) — Pfizer Bowl of Hygeia Award
Carol Allen, Ken Brown, Roseanne Currie, Tara Elzinga, Laura Geberdt, Rod Heaton, Adele Kaminski, Pat McKechnie (Walkerton) — Pharmacist of the Year Award
Lisa McCarthy (Toronto) — Student of Distinction Award
2001 Award Winners
Hamilton & District Ph.A. — District Shield Award
Tracey Phillips (Toronto) — J.C. Gould Memorial Award
Stuart Ryan (Brampton) — Meritorious Service in Pharmacy Award
J. Douglas Sumner (Orillia) — Mortar and Pestle Award of Merit
Douglas N. MacLeod (Elliot Lake) — Pfizer Bowl of Hygeia Award
Barry S. Phillips (Toronto) — Pharmacist of the Year Award
Leslie Chappell (Hamilton) — Student of Distinction Award
2000 Award Winners
Claudia McKeen (Ottawa) — Distinguished Practice Award
Metro. Toronto Ph.A. — District Shield Award
Tom Kontio (London) — J.C. Gould Memorial Award
Herb Binder (Toronto) — Meritorious Service in Pharmacy Award
Regis Vaillancourt (Ottawa) — Mortar and Pestle Award of Merit
John Krall (Welland) — Pfizer Bowl of Hygeia Award
Nancy O’Reilly (Windsor) — Pharmacist of the Year Award
Meena Zala (Toronto) — Student of Distinction Award
1999 Award Winners
Marita Zaffiro (Hamilton) — Distinguished Practice Award
Metro. Toronto Ph.A. — District Shield Award
Sherry Torkos (Fort Erie) — J.C. Gould Memorial Award
David Pellow (Walkerton) — Mortar and Pestle Award of Merit
Robert (Bob) Newman (Petrolia) — Pfizer Bowl of Hygeia Award
Neil Young (Georgetown) — Pharmacist of the Year Award
1998 Award Winners
Region of Waterloo Ph.A. — District Shield Award
Llarian Watters (Toronto) — J.C. Gould Memorial Award
Peter Zawadzki (Toronto) — Mortar and Pestle Award of Merit
Austin MacKay (Sault Ste. Marie) — Pfizer Bowl of Hygeia Award
Jim Mann (Toronto) — Pharmacist of the Year Award
1997 Award Winners
Fred Smith (London) — Distinguished Practice Award
Metro. Toronto Ph.A. — District Shield Award
Kelly Ann (Smith) Carfagnini (Niagara Falls) — J.C. Gould Memorial Award
Gary Willard (Windsor) — Mortar and Pestle Award of Merit
Leslie Dan (Toronto) — Pfizer Bowl of Hygeia Award
Linda Sparrow (Hamilton) — Pharmacist of the Year Award
1996 Award Winners
Kent MacLeod (Ottawa) — Distinguished Practice Award
Region of Waterloo Ph.A. — District Shield Award
Mark F. Scanlon (Brighton) — J.C. Gould Memorial Award
Ward Simpson (Niagara Falls) — Mortar and Pestle Award of Merit
Jack Pinkus (Toronto) — Pfizer Bowl of Hygeia Award
1995 Award Winners
Vernon K. Chiles (Sarnia) — Distinguished Practice Award
PhA of the Niagara Peninsula — District Shield Award
Laurie Phillips (Peterborough) — J.C. Gould Memorial Award
Douglas R. Cozad (Essex County) — Pfizer Bowl of Hygeia Award
Connie Sellors (Hamilton) — Pharmacist of the Year Award
1994 Award Winners
Hamilton & District & Essex County — District Shield Award
Donnie Edwards (Port Colborne) — J.C. Gould Memorial Award
John Elliot Henderson (Thorold) — Pfizer Bowl of Hygeia Award
Ron Elliott (London) — Pharmacist of the Year Award
1993 Award Winners
Essex County Ph.A. — District Shield Award
Carolyn L. Whiskin (Burlington) — J.C. Gould Memorial Award
Melanie J. Rantucci (Mississauga) — Mortar and Pestle Award of Merit
Robert S. Phillips (Peterborough) — Pfizer Bowl of Hygeia Award
Joanne Bouw (St. Catharines) — Pharmacist of the Year Award
1992 Award Winners
David T. Windross (Scarborough) — Distinguished Practice Award
Hamilton & District & Ottawa Carleton — District Shield Award
Madelaine J. Monaghan (Hamilton) — Mortar and Pestle Award of Merit
David Milovanovic (Scarborough) — Pfizer Bowl of Hygeia Award
1991 Award Winners
Hamilton & District Ph.A. — District Shield Award
David S. Malian (Windsor) — J.C. Gould Memorial Award
William Grainger (Owen Sound) — Pfizer Bowl of Hygeia Award
1990 Award Winners
Chris Briggs (Barry’s Bay) — J.C. Gould Memorial Award
Leslie L. Dan (Toronto) — Mortar and Pestle Award of Merit
Robert John Smith (Bolton) — Pfizer Bowl of Hygeia Award
1989 Award Winners
Ottawa-Carleton Ph.A. — District Shield Award
Lydia Bierer (Windsor) — J.C. Gould Memorial Award
Dr. Bernie DesRoches (Toronto) — Pfizer Bowl of Hygeia Award
Jane S. Penney (Cobourg) — Pharmacist of the Year Award
1988 Award Winners
Ontario Branch C.S.H.P. — District Shield Award
Patrick Coughlin (Windsor) — J.C. Gould Memorial Award
Gordon T. Lock (Toronto) — Pfizer Bowl of Hygeia Award
Frank Tonon (Ottawa) — Pharmacist of the Year Award
1987 Award Winners
Hamilton & District Ph.A — District Shield Award
David Milovanovic (Toronto) — J.C. Gould Memorial Award
Fred A. Wilson (Hamilton) — Mortar and Pestle Award of Merit
Wm. Maclean (Ottawa) — Pharmacist of the Year Award
1986 Award Winners
Ottawa Carleton Ph.A. — District Shield Award
Chuck Tolmie (Windsor) — J.C. Gould Memorial Award
Bobby L. Katz (Malton) — Pfizer Bowl of Hygeia Award
Al Zettle (London) — Pharmacist of the Year Award
1985 Award Winners
Durham Region Ph.A. — District Shield Award
Laureano Leone (Weston) — Mortar and Pestle Award of Merit
Esmail Merani (North Bay) — Pfizer Bowl of Hygeia Award
Mark Palumbo (Dowling) — Pharmacist of the Year Award
1984 Award Winners
Essex County Ph.A — District Shield Award
Ron J. Elliott (London) — Mortar and Pestle Award of Merit
G. King Newell (Ingersoll) — Pfizer Bowl of Hygeia Award
Don A. Organ (Toronto) — Pharmacist of the Year Award
1983 Award Winners
London District Ph.A. — District Shield Award
Bob Newman (Petrolia) — J.C. Gould Memorial Award
James E. P. Rogers (Toronto) — Mortar and Pestle Award of Merit
Bill Lazenby (Richmond Hill) — Pfizer Bowl of Hygeia Award
1982 Award Winners
Ottawa-Carleton. & London District — District Shield Award
Bob Pritchard (Toronto) — J.C. Gould Memorial Award
Ross M. Baxter (Toronto) & Neil B. Katzman (Toronto) — Mortar and Pestle Award of Merit
Bruce Faulkner (Lindsay) — Pfizer Bowl of Hygeia Award
1981 Award Winners
Hamilton & District Ph.A. — District Shield Award
Larry Rosen (Toronto) — Pfizer Bowl of Hygeia Award
G. King Newell (Ingersoll) — Pharmacist of the Year Award
1980 Award Winners
Hamilton & District Ph.A. — District Shield Award
Gord K. Silverton (Toronto) — Mortar and Pestle Award of Merit
Alf Scales (Ancaster) — Pfizer Bowl of Hygeia Award
Henry Giallonardo (Timmins) — Pharmacist of the Year Award
1979 Award Winners
Metro. Toronto Ph.A. — District Shield Award
Robert E. Luke (Sutton West) — Mortar and Pestle Award of Merit
Jean-Paul Desjardins (Ottawa) — Pfizer Bowl of Hygeia Award
R. Bernie Helgason (Ottawa) — Pharmacist of the Year Award
1978 Award Winners
Sudbury & District Ph.A. — District Shield Award
Doris Thompson (Hamilton) & Frank Levine (Toronto) — Mortar and Pestle Award of Merit
Vern Chiles (Sarnia) — Pfizer Bowl of Hygeia Award
Larry Rosen (Toronto) — Pharmacist of the Year Award
1977 Award Winners
Sudbury & District Ph.A. — District Shield Award
Gerry Dubin (Toronto) — Pfizer Bowl of Hygeia Award
Bill A. Wilkinson (Windsor) — Pharmacist of the Year Award
1976 Award Winners
Essex County Ph.A. & Hamilton Ph.A. — District Shield Award
Jerry C. Taciuk (Toronto) — J.C. Gould Memorial Award
Don L. MacInnes (Toronto) — Mortar and Pestle Award of Merit
Murray Koffler (Willowdale) — Pfizer Bowl of Hygeia Award
Al Goldblatt (Toronto) — Pharmacist of the Year Award
1975 Award Winners
Metro. Toronto Ph.A. — District Shield Award
Fred Wilson (Hamilton) — Pfizer Bowl of Hygeia Award
Mel F. English (Sarnia) — Pharmacist of the Year Award
1974 Award Winners
Hamilton Ph.A. — District Shield Award
Gerry Simmins (Gravenhurst) — Pfizer Bowl of Hygeia Award
Roy F. Paterson (Windsor) — Pharmacist of the Year Award
1973 Award Winners
Essex County P.A. — District Shield Award
Maxwell D. Joel (Toronto) — J.C. Gould Memorial Award
Don L. MacInnes (Toronto) — Pfizer Bowl of Hygeia Award
Tony J. Crncich (Windsor) — Pharmacist of the Year Award
1972 Award Winners
District #15 — District Shield Award
Fred Thibault (Windsor) — J.C. Gould Memorial Award
C. Sole (Sarnia) — Mortar and Pestle Award of Merit
Al Goldblatt (Toronto) — Pfizer Bowl of Hygeia Award
Ken Wiley (Windsor) — Pharmacist of the Year Award
1971 Award Winners
Essex County P.A. — District Shield Award
J. Gerry Dubin (Toronto) — Mortar and Pestle Award of Merit
Alf C. Scales (Hamilton) — Pharmacist of the Year Award
1970 Award Winners
Essex County P.A. — District Shield Award Don L. MacInnes (Toronto) — J.C. Gould Memorial Award Bill A. Wilkinson (Windsor) — Mortar and Pestle Award of Merit Vern K. Chiles (Sarnia) — Pharmacist of the Year Award
1969 Award Winners
Lambton County Ph.A. — District Shield Award
R. Rosenberg (Toronto) — J.C. Gould Memorial Award
Norm Osborne (Scarborough) — Pfizer Bowl of Hygeia Award
Fred A. Wilson (Hamilton) — Pharmacist of the Year Award
1968 Award Winners
Rokea Chapter — District Shield Award
Eugene Bowles (Toronto) — J.C. Gould Memorial Award
Bill F. Crothers (Markham) — Mortar and Pestle Award of Merit
W. Staff Luton (Hamilton) — Pfizer Bowl of Hygeia Award
Phillip W. Goldman (Toronto) — Pharmacist of the Year Award
1967 Award Winners
Essex County Ph.A. — District Shield Award Syd Blackman (Willowdale) — Pfizer Bowl of Hygeia Award
1966 Award Winners
Toronto (T.R.P.A.) — District Shield Award
Vic L. Mutton (Toronto) — Pfizer Bowl of Hygeia Award
1965 Award Winners
London Association — District Shield Award
Bill A. Wilkinson (Windsor) — Pfizer Bowl of Hygeia Award
1964 Award Winners
Essex County P.A. — District Shield Award
Stan Turner (London) — Pfizer Bowl of Hygeia Award
1963 Award Winners
Ottawa P.A. — District Shield Award
Wyn E. Beckett (Toronto) — Pfizer Bowl of Hygeia Award
1962 Award Winner
Toronto (T.R.P.A.) — District Shield Award
1961 Award Winner
London Association — District Shield Award
1960 Award Winner
Essex County P.A. — District Shield Award
1959 Award Winner
Bowmanville — District Shield Award
1958 Award Winner
Toronto (T.R.P.A.) — District Shield Award
1957 Award Winner
Kirkland Lake — District Shield Award
1956 Award Winner
London — District Shield Award
1955 Award Winner
Toronto (T.R.P.A.) — District Shield Award
1953 Award Winner
Perth — District Shield Award
1952 Award Winner
Fort William — District Shield Award
1951 Award Winner
Barrie — District Shield Award
1950 Award Winner
Essex County P.A. — District Shield Award
1949 Award Winner
Hamilton R.D.A. — District Shield Award
1948 Award Winner
Ottawa — District Shield Award
1947 Award Winner
Timmins — District Shield Award
1946 Award Winner
Orillia — District Shield Award
1945 Award Winner
St. Catharines — District Shield Award
1944 Award Winner
Belleville — District Shield Award
1943 Award Winner
Guelph — District Shield Award
1942 Award Winner
Toronto — District Shield Award
1941 Award Winner
Hespeler — District Shield Award
1940 Award Winner
Orillia — District Shield Award