Scholarship Recipients

OADD Awards & Scholarship Recipients

The OADD gives out a variety of Awards and Scholarships annually. The recipients are announced in the Awards ceremony, part of the OADD Annual Conference and posted on our website.

The deadline to apply for all awards and scholarships is February 1st annually and detailed information about the criteria are available on our website under the “Scholarships & Awards” tab.

Below is a list the recipients for the past few years and links to the names and bios of the previous recipients.

2023

Hull-Roeher Award of Merit

Brian Davies, retired CEO Bethesda Community Services, President GLS

OADD Award of Excellence

Kelly Poulin, Manager of Day Services, Community Living Ajax, Pickering and Whitby

Kay Sansom Scholarships

  • Taylor Watson – Graduate Level Scholarship
  • Leanne Ganter – Under Graduate Level Scholarship
  • Pierson Clifford – College Level Scholarship

NADD-OADD Scholarships

  • Sarah Ederer – Participation Scholarship

No successful applications for the Student Research or Continuing Education Scholarship were received for 2023

Dr. Bruce McCreary Memorial Scholarship

  • Tian Kuan

2022

Hull-Roeher Award of Merit

no nominations were received in 2022

OADD Award of Excellence

no nominations were received in 2022

Kay Sansom Scholarships

  • Tian Kuan  –  Undergraduate Level Scholarship
  • Golnaz Ghaderi  –  Graduate Level Scholarship
  • Frances Routledge – Graduate Level Scholarship

No successful applications for the College Level Scholarship were received for 2022

NADD-OADD Scholarships

  • Brianne Anderson – Student Research Scholarship
  • Courtney Bishop – Participation Scholarship

No successful applications for the Continuing Education Scholarship were received for 2022

Dr. Bruce McCreary Memorial Scholarship

  • Olivia Dobson

2021

Hull-Roeher Award of Merit

no nominations were received in 2021

OADD Award of Excellence

no nominations were received in 2021

Kay Sansom Scholarships

  • Mong Lay Klo  –  College Level Scholarship
  • Arezu Alami  –  Graduate Level Scholarship

No successful applications for the College Level Scholarship were received for 2021

NADD-OADD Scholarships

  • Golnaz Ghaderi – Student Research Scholarship
  • Sarah Davis – Participation Scholarship

No successful applications for the Continuing Education Scholarship were received for 2021

Dr. Bruce McCreary Memorial Scholarship

  • Cara Grossett

2020

Hull-Roeher Award of Merit

– Dr. Maurice Feldman

OADD Award of Excellence

– Wade Durling

Kay Sansom Scholarships

  • Victoria Cusumano  –  Undergraduate Level Scholarship
  • Anne Readhead  –  Graduate Level Scholarship

No successful applications for the College Level Scholarship were received for 2020

NADD-OADD Scholarships

  • Autumn Kozluk – Student Research Scholarship
  • Kaylagh VanWyck – Participation Scholarship

No successful applications for the Continuing Education Scholarship were received for 2020

Dr. Bruce McCreary Memorial Scholarship

  • Hilda Ho
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