Robert Hillmer Award
2024 Nomination form – due February 1st, 2024
The Robert Hillmer Award is presented annually to an outstanding Business Educator. Mr. and Mrs. George Hillmer originally donated funds for this award to the Ontario Business Educators’ Association in memory of their late son, Robert. OBEA is proud to continue the tradition of this award for over 50 years. This is the highest honour awarded by OBEA and it represents a career-long contribution to education focusing on professional leadership in the school, the Board, the community, and the province. Nomination forms are sent to the Directors of Education of every Board, and, as well, they are available on the OBEA website. Any member of OBEA can nominate a worthy candidate for this prestigious award.
2019 Robert Hillmer Award – Greg Cawsey, Upper Grand DSB
The following outstanding educators have earned the Robert Hillmer Award.
2022 Karen Bond
2021 not awarded (Covid-19)
2020 not awarded (Covid-19)
2019 Greg Cawsey
2018 Lorie Guest
2017 Kathi Bogue
2016 Natalie Gerster
2015 Rosy Nadalin Kennedy
2014 Lynda Anstett
2013 Laura Pinto
2012 Al Samsa
2011 Ron Robinson
2010 Zenobia Omarali
2009 Don Lawrence
2008 Wai Lau
2007 Lucio Pavone
2006 Leonard Bulmer
2005 Doug Metler
2004 Linda Brown
2003 Madeline Dennis
2002 Cathy Pitt
2001 Betty Tamas
2000 Bill Costiniuk
1999 Dorothy Higgs
1998 Muriel Berry
1997 Phil Houston
1996 Andrew Hamilton
1995 Alan Renner
1994 Liz Revell
1993 Brian Childs
1992 Sandra Tuttle
1991 Khalid Kokar
1990 John Kwekkeboom
1989 Lori Cranson
1988 Lennox Borel
1987 Helen Mogyorody
1986 Ruth Kirk
1985 Margaret Stewart
1984 Lois Tarnia
1983 Avanell Scherer
1982 George Syme
1981 Bill McAdam
1980 Terry Murphy
1979 Esther Scott
1978 Mary Parfitt
1977 Madeline Elliott
1976 Evelyn McNaughton
1975 Margaret Anderson
1974 Victor D’Amico
1973 Muriel Dennis
1972 Philip Mazonne
1971 Dorothea McInnes