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.
2022 Award Winners
Kristen Watt — Pharmacist of the Year Award
Robin Andrade — Pharmacy Technician of the Year Award 2022
Tina Perlman — Lifetime Achievement Award
Kyrollos Maseh — Patient Impact Award
Sivajanan Sivapalan — Bowl of Hygeia Award
Kelly Grindrod — Exceptional Achievement in Research and Academia Award
Jonathan Nhan — New Practitioner of the Year Award
Collin Shiha — Student of Distinction Award
2021 Award Winners
All Pharmacy Professionals — Pharmacist of the Year Award
Lisa McCarthy — Exceptional Achievement in Research and Academia Award
Tiana Tilli — New Practitioner of the Year Award
Antony Gagnon — Bowl of Hygeia Award
George Daskalakis — Student of Distinction Award
2020 Award Winners
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the OPA Awards were cancelled.
2019 Award Winners
John Magdy Girgis — Pharmacist of the Year Award
Darlene Guindon — Pharmacy Technician of the Year
John Papastergiou — Excellence in Research Award
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