Honourary Life Membership
2026 Nomination Form: due by March 9, 2026
For outstanding and dedicated service to Business Studies in Ontario, Honorary Life Membership shall be awarded to a retired member of the Organization who is deemed by the Nominating Committee to have made a substantial contribution to the Organization and to Business Education in the Province.
2019: Emily Marotta Kulcsar-York Region DSB
The following teachers have earned honourary life memberships to the OBEA.
2025
Mary Chinniah, York Region DSB
2024
Michelle Ayliffe, York Region DSB
2022
Toni O’Connor, Thames Valley DSB
Zenobia Omarali, Toronto DSB
Joan Richardson, York Region DSB
Suzanne Rolland, Halton Catholic DSB
Bill Velos, Toronto DSB
2021: not awarded (Covid-19)
2020: not awarded (Covid-19)
2019
Carol Allmendinger, Limestone DSB
Fern Lackenbauer, DSB of Niagara
Emilia Marotta-Kulcsar, York Region DSB
Lucy Scarmato, Toronto DSB
Michael Vandepoele, Avon Maitland DSB
2018
Lorie Guest Waterloo DSB
Kevin Johnstone, Avon Maitland DSB
Sherry Mason, Avon Maitland DSB
Dan Pasic, Thames Valley DSB
2017
Bruce Mckay, Toronto DSB
Lucio Pavone, Near North DSB
Oreste Reda, Toronto Catholic DSB
2016
Rosy Nadalin Kennedy, York Region DSB
Wai Lau, York Region DSB
John Pownall, York Region DSB
Cindy Ranieri, York Region DSB
Al Samsa, Halton DSB
David Thairs, Toronto DSB
Wilma Van Segbrook, Waterloo Region DSB
Susan Young, Avon Maitland DSB
2015
Kathi Bogue, Thames Valley DSB
Jeff Balch, Thames Valley DSB
2014
Rosemary Bartlett, Thames Valley DSB
Joan Harrison, Thames Valley DSB
2013
2012
Peter McAsh, Avon Maitland DSB
Roy Parteno, Toronto DSB