CASLPA Awards

Historical List of CASLPA
Award Winners

Lifetime Achievement Award
Honours of the Association
Eve Kassirer Award for Outstanding Professional Achievement
Isabel Richard Student Paper Award
Consumer Advocacy Award
Supportive Personnel Award of Excellence
Editor's Award
Promotions Award
Mentorship Award
Award of Excellence for Interprofessional Collaboration
Student Excellence Awards
CASLPA Certification Exam
CASLPA Award of Merit

Previous Award Winner Speeches
2008
2009
2010
2011


Lifetime Achievement Award
1999 Elaine M. Heaton
2000 No nomination
2001 No winner
2002 Margaret Christie
2003 Paula Ann Square

2004 Virginia Martin
2005 Dr. Andrée Durieux-Smith
2006 No nomination
2007 No nomination
2008 No nomination
2009 Richard C. Seewald
2010 No nomination
2011 Leslie Wellman


Honours of the Association
1977 Grace Harris
1978 Daniel Ling
1979-1982 No Nomination
1983 Einer Boberg
1984-1986 No Nomination
1987 Andree Durieux Smith
1988-1989 No Nomination
1990 Mary Anne Witzel
1991 Genese Warr-Leeper & Herbert Leeper
1992 Paula Ann Square
1993-1995 No Nomination
1996 Richard Seewald
1997 Kathleen Pichora Fuller & Late Raymond Hetu
1998 Lu-Anne McFarlane
1999 Norma-Louise Wood & Andre Lafargue
2000 Debbie Sugar
2001 Walter B. Green
2002 No Nomination
2003 No Nomination
2004 Award discontinued



Eve Kassirer Award for Outstanding Professional Achievement

(Formerly Medal for Outstanding Achievement - Name Change effective with 1989 Award)

1980 Elaine Heaton & Jean Walker
1981 Mary Cardozo, Donald McGeachy, Isabel Richard (First three Presidents of the organization)
1982 Louise Coderre
1983 No Nomination
1984 George Mencher
1985 Virginia Martin
1986 No Nomination
1987 Marion Mills
1988 John Gilbert
1989 Nancy Chan
1990 No Nomination
1991 Marshall Chasin
1992 Donald Hood
1993 Christine Sloan
1994 Mary Soucie
1995 Yves Joanette
1996 Einer Boberg (Posthumous)
1997 Catherine Arthur MacDonald
1998 Vincent Fleming
1999 Elizabeth Webster
2000 Kerry Erle
2001 Candace Myers
2002 Dr. Sybil Schwartz
2003 Mardi Lowe-Heistad
2004 Dr. Carla J. Johnson
2005 Megan M. Hodge
2006 No nomination
2007 Dr. Joy Armson
2008 No nomination
2009 Marlene C. Stein
2010 Elizabeth Kay-Raining Bird
2011 Catriona M. Steele


Isabel Richard Student Paper Award
(Formerly Annual Student Paper Award - Name Change effective with 1989 Award)

1985 Janet Reynolds (University of British Columbia)
1986 Susan Davies (University of British Columbia)
1987 Betty D. Norman
1988 Margaret Hardwick (McGill University)
1989 Kathleen Mullin (Dalhousie University)
1990 Nicola Warrick
1991-1992 No Nomination
1993 Michael Sharpe (Audiology)
Barbara Hughes & Anna Marie Taverniti (S-LP)
1994 Joanne Gutek
1995 Morag McKercher
1996 Elizabeth Porteous
1997 No Nomination
1998 Kathryn Freeman
1999 Carmen E. Souster & Megan Anna Kenny
2000 Torrey Louckes (S-LP - University of Toronto)
2001 Martha J. Maxwell (S-LP - Dalhousie University) & Jennifer Cyne Topshee Johnston (Aud. -Dalhousie University)
2002 Christy Bussey (S-LP - Dalhousie University)
2003 No Nomination
2004 Ariane Laplante-Levesque
2005 No submissions
2006 Myra J. Cox (S-LP - McGill University)
2007 Gabrielle Pharand-Rancourt (S-LP - McGill University)
2008 Julianne Justine Tenhaaf (S-LP - University of Western Ontario), Christine Michelle Comeau (S-LP - Dalhousie University), Gurjit Singh (University of Toronto)
2009 Sasha Wade (S-LP - University of Alberta)
2010 Aliza Kassam (S-LP - Dalhousie University)
2011 Karine Dupuis (S-LP - University of British Columbia)



Consumer Advocacy Award
(Formerly Distinguished Service Award -
Name Change effective with 1998 Award)

1976 Robert Coulling
1976-1984 No Nomination
1985 Eve Kassierer
1986-1990 No Nomination
1991 Andre Roch Lecours
1992 No Nomination
1993 Donald Jamieson
1994 Martin L. Hyde
1995-1996 No Nomination
1997 Pat Arato
1998 Jaan Pill
1999 Elks & Royal Purple of Canada
2000 Charles A. Laszlo
2001 No Nomination
2002 Dr. Norah Browne
2003 Pamela Campbell
2004 Susan Richards
2005 Anthony Intas
2006 No nomination
2007 Gael Hannan
2008 Colin J. S. Cantlie
2009 Wendy Nieuwland
2010 VOICE for Hearing Impaired Children
2011 Michael Hughes



Supportive Personnel Award of Excellence
2009 Judith E. Woodward
2010 Pamela Coulter
2011 Lynn Roy



Editor's Award
2000 Natacha Trudeau, Ilana Frank, Diane Poulin-Dubois
2001 Elizabeth Skarakis-Doyle, Linda T. Miller & Meghan Reichheld
2002 Tanya L. Eadie

2003 Sofie Kaegi, Leslie Greene, Karen Svitich, Cynthia Bakker, Phyllis Schneider
2004 Rita Vis Dube
2005 Jason Sirianni
2006 Thomas R. Klassen and Robert Kroll
2007 Susan Rvachew, Alyssa Ohberg and Robert Savage
2008 Julie Hughes and J.B. Orange
2009 Elizabeth Kay-Raining Bird and Krista G. Feltmate
2010 Mary Beth Jennings
2011 Janis Carscadden, Pamela Corsiatto, Lita Ericson, Robin Illchuk, Carrie Esopenko, Erin Fenton, Gregory D. Wells, Scott Oddie


 

Promotions Awards

1994
Publications - Ontario Medical Association & Voice
Audio Visual - Dr. Robert Kroll
Public Awareness - North York Aphasia Centre

1995
Publications - No Nomination
Audio Visual - Alan Ramsay
Public Awareness - Anne Marie Theroux

1996
Publications - No Nomination
Audio Visual - Alayne MacDonald
Public Awarenss - Alayne MacDonald

1997
Publications - No Nomination
Audio Visual - Paula Klaiman, Raylene Delorey, Lisa Sarsfield, Tracey Prevost
Public Awareness - Speech & Language Services, Scarborough Board of Ed.

1998
Publications - No Nomination
Audio Visual - Catherine Harrop
Public Awareness - Tao Jiang

1999
Publications - Karen MacKenzie Stepner
Audio Visual - Shelley Little
Public Awareness - No Nomination

2000
Publications - No Nomination
Audio Visual - Dr. Susan Rvachew & Jeff Collins
New Media - No Nominations

2001
Publications - No Nomination
Audio Visual - Rosita Alvarez & Jeff Collins
New Media - No winner

2002
Publications - No Nomination
Audio Visual- Darlene Pugsley & Rhonda Rubin
New Media - Julianne Labreche

2003
Publications - No winner
Audio Visual - Teresa Goff
New Media - Jennifer Sweeney & Kevin "Skip" Marcella

2004
CBC Radio Montreal - Radio Broadcast

2005
First Words Preschool Speech and Language Program

2006
The Hearing Foundation of Canada

2007
CBC Radio Montreal - Melissa Kent

2008
André Lafargue

2009
Keri Dalman

2010
No nomination

2011
Jason Schmiedge and Cassandra Grabowski



Mentorship Award
2001 Susan Jo-Ann Wagner
2002 Noelle Lamb
2003 Judith Ball
2004 Ruth Gesser
2005 Judith Robillard Shultz
2006 Heather MacNaughton
2007 Beatrice Van Nuffel-Devroye
2008 Catherine Mhun
2009 Carrie Stacey and Darla Orchard
2010 Crystal Klassen
2011 Carla Scholten


Award of Excellence for Interprofessional Collaboration
2006 The Niagara Voice Program
2007 Multi-Disciplinary Assessment Team (MDAT)
2008 The Preceptor Education Program for Health Professionals and Students
2009 The Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Rehabilitation Team
2010 Alberta Children's Hospital - Augmentative Communication and Educational Technology Service (ACETS)
2011 Early Langauge and Literacy Program Partnership Team: School District No. 23, Kelowna, BC


CASLPA Certification Award
2004 James Glen Martin Nowell (S-LP), Larena Lewchuk (Aud.)
2005 Inbal Weisz (S-LP), Ariane Laplante Lévesque (Aud.)
2006 Sheila McDonald (S-LP), Renée Janssen (Aud.)
2007 Paola Colozzo (S-LP), Blair Stockley (Aud.)
2008 Catherine Norsworthy (S-LP), Jordan Geddes (Aud.)
2009 Suzanne Bassett (S-LP), Craig D. Spencer (Aud.)
2010 Alexandra Dusatko (S-LP), Anika Cai (Aud.)
2011 Mary MacDonald (Aud.),Lyndsay Martin (S-LP)


 

CASLPA Award of Merit
2004 Mdme. Germaine Huot


 

Student Excellence Awards

1993
Vicky Hauser (University of Western Ontario) Lisa Ouellet (Université de Montréal) Sharon Lentz (University of British Columbia) Beata Ploanska (Dalhousie University) Sonya Torreiter (University of Toronto) Sharon Evelyn (University of Alberta) Claudine Charpertier (McGill University)

1994
Heather Hancock (University of Alberta) Charlene O'Neill (Western) JoAnne Wilding (McGill University), Lucie Morin (Université de Montréal) Gregory Noel (Dalhousie University) Glynnis Tidball (University of British Columbia) Theresa Rait (University of Toronto)

1995 Mary Margaret Holland (Dalhousie University) Tracey Leigh Turner (McGill University) Kindrey Rowland (University of Western Ontario)Caroline Belle-Isle (University of Ottawa) Isabel Valerie Giuliani (University of Toronto) Kimberly Gibney (University of British Columbia)

1996 Andrea MacMillan (Dalhousie University) Jennifer Poulin (McGill) Duy Linh, TAO (Laurentian University) Caryn Bursch (University of Ottawa) Sarah Hunter (University of Toronto) Dallyce Mielke (University of Alberta), Mahchild Namazi (University of British Columbia)

1997 Maybelle Santos (Dalhousie University) Martin Fortin (Université de Montréal) Terri Lynn Moss (McGill) Deborah Booth (University of Ottawa) Cynthia Suzanne Lett (University of Toronto) Nathalie Poulin (Laurentian University) Kathy Pouteau (University of Western Ontario) Jamie Lynn Maschmeyer (University of Alberta) Karen Handford (University of British Columbia)

1998 Josee Carpetier (Laurentian University) Mylene Drapeau (Université de Montréal) Krista Dunlop (University of British Columbia) Sarah Gourley (Dalhousie University) Brenda Liddle (University of Alberta) Lisa Odlozinski (University of Western Ontario) Sandra Strachan (University of Toronto) Isabelle Turcotte (University of Ottawa) Alana Zinberg (McGill University)

1999 Isabelle Bond (Laurentian University) Caroline Marcoux (Université de Montréal), Annie Rivard (Université de Montreal)Natalie Haubert (University of British Columbia) Carey Pidhayecki (University of British Columbia) Laurie MacDonald (Dalhousie University) Tamara Tilley Reiman (Dalhousie University) Megann Anna Kenny (University of Alberta) Steven James Aiken (University of Western Ontario) Kathryn Bricker (Western) Megan Wiigs (U of T) Leah Davidson (McGill University) Sophie Longpre (University of Ottawa) Pierre Poirier (University of Ottawa)

2000 University of Ottawa: Christiane Monpetit (Aud) Marie-Josee Neault
(S-LP) Laurentian: Lyse Boisvert University of Toronto Barbara Davidson (S-LP) University of British Columbia: Sasha Brown - (Aud.) Karen Derry (S-LP), Dalhousie University: Teri Scott (Aud.) Kristin Robson (S-LP) Université de Montreal: Myriam Cayer (Aud.) Natacha Beausoleil (S-LP), University of Western Ontario: Denise Regan-Kollee Bill Campbell (Aud.) University of Alberta: Karen van der Meer (S-LP)

2001 Dalhousie University: Elizabeth Woelk (S-LP), Sandra Baker (Aud.), McGill University: Sarah Donnelly (S-LP), Univeristy of Toronto: Beth McMillen (S-LP), University of Ottawa: Julie Plourde (Aud.), Nicole Giroux (S-LP), Université de Montréal: Julie Dufour (Aud.), Lydia Bégin-Bertrand (S-LP), University of British Columbia: Orenda Cornwell
(S-LP), Winnie Wong (Aud.), University of Western Ontario: Lisa Sylvester (Aud.), Michelle Truppe (S-LP), Univeristy of Alberta: Rosemary Chakkalakal (S-LP),

2002 University of British Columbia: Veronika Larson (S-LP), Alvilda Douglas (Aud.), University of Western Ontario: Krista Kuntz (S-LP), Christina Parker (Aud.), McGill University: Lisa Hargraves (S-LP), University of Montreal: Marie-Ève Caty (S-LP), Geneviève Masson (Aud.), University of Alberta: Ignatius Nip (S-LP), University of Toronto: Helen Papakyriacou (S-LP), University of Ottawa: Chantal Mayer (S-LP), Véronique Vaillancourt (Aud.), Dalhousie University: Amanda Sullivan (S-LP), Heather Cuddy (Aud.)

2003 University of British Columbia: Holly Ann Plunket (S-LP), Dreena Davies (Aud.), Universityof Alberta: Suzanne Fortin (S-LP), Université Laval: Fannie Forst-Gauthier
(S-LP), University of Western Ontario: Narmilee Dhayanandhan (S-LP), Lisa Charles (Aud.), University of Toronto: Jana Leggett (S-LP), McGill University: Julie Weisbach (S-LP), Université d'Ottawa: Sophie Labelle (S-LP), Marie Josée Palardy (Aud.), Université de Montréal: Elisabeth Déry (S-LP), Ariane Laplante-Lévesque (Aud.), Dalhousie University:
Renena Manning (S-LP), Eric Deschenes (Aud.)

2004 University of British Columbia: Deborah Vigh (S-LP), Amber Roberts (Aud.), Universityof Alberta: Camille Gregoret-Quinn (S-LP), Université Laval: Nancy Chouinard (S-LP), University of Western Ontario: Cheryl Robertson (S-LP), Terri Selle (Aud.), University of Toronto: Maureen Evans (S-LP), McGill University: Sara Turner (S-LP), Université d'Ottawa: Helen Michaud (S-LP), François Champoux (Aud.), Université de Montréal: Marie Bergeron (S-LP), Annabel Dupuis (Aud.), Dalhousie University:
Jessica Swaine (S-LP), Krista L. Campbell (Aud.)

2005 Dalhousie University: Jennifer O'Donnell (S-LP), Dalhousie University: Rachelle Zral (Aud), McGill University: Debbie Hughes (S-LP), University of British Columbia: Emily Goodman (Aud.), University of British Columbia: Julie Lewis (S-LP), University of Western Ontario: Citasha Sunney (Aud), University of Western Ontario: Heather Thompson (S-LP), Université de Montréal: Jonathan Côté (Aud.), Université de Montréal: Audrey Boivin
(S-LP), University of Alberta: Anna Sytsanko (S-LP), University of Toronto: Nicole Rioux (S-LP), University of 'Ottawa: Chantale Melanson (Aud.), University of Ottawa: Marie-Claude Hamel (S-LP), Université Laval: Marie-Ève Lafleur (S-LP)

2006
Dalhousie University: Laura Kindervater (S-LP), Dalhousie University: Kimberly Gulliford (Aud.), McGill University:Myra Cox (S-LP), University of British Columbia: Reanne Beier (Aud.), University of British Columbia: Cheryl McGee (S-LP), University of Western Ontario: Danielle Glista (Aud.), University of Western Ontario: Sonja Kilian (S-LP), Université de Montréal: Myriam Dicaire (Aud.), Université de Montréal: Annie Parent
(S-LP), University of Alberta: Kara Kvile (S-LP), University of Toronto: Sarah Gibson
(S-LP), University of Ottawa: Krystelle Breton (Aud.), University of Ottawa: Karine Gauthier (S-LP), Université Laval: Monette Daigle (S-LP)

2007
Dalhousie University: Lacey Marshall (S-LP), Dalhousie University: Michelle Ryan (Aud.), McGill University: Ben Adaman (S-LP), University of British Columbia: Ronette Habousheh (Aud), University of British Columbia: Kristina Campbell (S-LP), University of Western Ontario: Mark Neukom (Aud), University of Western Ontario: Kathleen Maloney (S-LP), Université de Montréal: Anne Moïse Richard (S-LP), University of Alberta: Jennifer Martin (S-LP), University of Toronto: Sonja Molfenter (S-LP), University of Ottawa: Francisca Morneault (Aud.), University of Ottawa: Ariane Bernard-Piché (S-LP), Université Laval: Élisa-Maude McConnell (S-LP)

2008
Dalhousie University: Donata Graefin von Platen-Hallermund (S-LP), Dalhousie University: Tara Collins (Aud.), McGill University: Annie Porter (S-LP), University of British Columbia: Alison Love (Aud), University of British Columbia: Erin Berkyto (S-LP), University of Western Ontario: Yvonne S. Mrema (Aud), University of Western Ontario: Rebecca Harrison (S-LP), Université de Montréal: Judith Labonté (S-LP), Université de Montréal: Roula Baali (Aud), University of Alberta: Liana Tempany (S-LP), University of Toronto: Jacqueline P. Quittenbaum (S-LP), University of Ottawa: Stéphanie Breau-Godwin (Aud.), University of Ottawa: Natasha Gauthier (S-LP), Université Laval: Catherine Samson-Morasse (S-LP)

2009
Dalhousie University: Christine Comeau (S-LP), Dalhousie University: Susan Lawlor (Aud.), McGill University: Isabelle Allain (S-LP), University of British Columbia: Lauren R. Hulecki (Aud), University of British Columbia: Jill Petersen (S-LP), University of Western Ontario: Melissa Polonenko (Aud), University of Western Ontario: Jenna L. Merritt (S-LP), Université de Montréal: Marie-Hélène Lambert (S-LP), Université de Montréal: Katherine Randall (Aud), University of Alberta: Julia Giesen (S-LP), University of Toronto: Julienne Impey (S-LP), Université d'Ottawa: Isabelle-Anne Pleau (Aud.), Université d'Ottawa: Marie-Lyne Lussier (S-LP), Université Laval: Marie-Claude Gaudet (S-LP)

2010
Dalhousie University: Meghan Saunders (S-LP), Dalhousie University: Andrea Sammon (Aud.), McGill University: Daniel Dickson (S-LP), University of British Columbia: Katie de Champlain (Aud), University of British Columbia: Fiona MacIntosh (S-LP), University of Western Ontario: Samidha Joglekar (Aud), University of Western Ontario: Lyndsay Martin (S-LP), Université de Montréal: Marie-Pier Gingras (S-LP), Université de Montréal: Mélanie Gagnon (Aud), University of Alberta: Sara Knox (S-LP), University of Toronto: Emily Barrett (S-LP), Université d'Ottawa: Maxime Maheu (Aud.), Université d'Ottawa: Justine Bruneau (S-LP), Université Laval: Danièle Robichaud (S-LP)

2011
Dalhousie University: Sarah Dhooge (S-LP), Dalhousie University: Kaitlyn Watters (Aud), McGill University: Emilie Leroux (S-LP), University of British Columbia: Kelly-Ann Casey (Aud), University of British Columbia: Megan Staniforth (S-LP), University of Western Ontario: Jacob Sulkers (Aud), University of Western Ontario: Andréa Martin (S-LP), University of Alberta: April King (S-LP), University of Toronto: Jessica Pearl Davenport (S-LP), Université d'Ottawa: Ann Heafey (S-LP), Université Laval: Catherine Thomassin (S-LP)



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