Awards
Learn about the awards & accolades of Catholic Association of Religious and Family Life Educators of Ontario
Archbishop Philip Pocock Award
The Archbishop Philip Pocock Award for Excellence in Religious Education is awarded annually to an individual who demonstrates many of the following characteristics. An Ontario Catholic school religious educator who demonstrates excellence in one or more of the following areas in Religious Education and faith formation:
- Care and commitment to engaging and supporting student learning.
- Knowledge and demonstration of best practices.
- Innovations in practice.
- On-going contributions beyond their own classroom at a provincial level.
- Leadership in initiating and sustaining opportunities for growth with colleagues.
- Continuous updating and improving of personal practice as a religious educator.
2025 Award Recipient
- Andrew Miller
Past Award Recipients
- 2024 Bev Bartlett & Peter Bagnall
- 2023 Mark Frolick
- 2022 Mina Sangermano
- 2021 Patricia Dal Ben
- 2020 Terri Durham
- 2019 Shelagh Peterson
- 2018 Deirdre Thomas
- 2017 Al Dufour
- 2016 Joe Bezzina
- 2015 Mark Siolek
- 2014 Janet Bentham
- 2013 Sharon Gusz
- 2012 Greg Rogers
- 2011 Joan Daly Martin
- 2010 Tony Cosentino
- 2009 Les Miller
- 2008 Larry Trafford
- 2007 Bronek Korczynski
- 2006 Dwyer Sullivan
- 2005 Tony Cuschieri
The Fr. Angus MacDougall Award
The Fr. Angus MacDougall Award for Excellence in Family Life Education is awarded annually to an individual who demonstrates many of the following characteristics. An Ontario Catholic school family life educator who demonstrates excellence in one or more of the following areas in Family Life Education:
- Outstanding contributions at the provincial level.
- Care and commitment to engaging and supporting student learning.
- Knowledge and demonstration of best practices.
- Innovations in practice.
- On-going contributions beyond their own classroom.
- Leadership in initiating and sustaining opportunities for growth with colleagues.
2025 Award Recipients
- Julie Webster & Amy Kieffer
Past Award Recipients
- 2024 Keri Calvesbert & Patricia Dal Ben
- 2023 Rony Geadah
- 2022 Keri Calvesbert
- 2021 Nancy Davie
- 2020 Ann Boniferro
- 2019 Michael Pautler
- 2018 Kelly Pickard-Lefterys
- 2017 Teresa Hartnett
- 2016 Kevin Welbes Godin
- 2015 Michael Way Skinner
- 2014 Leanne Thompson
- 2013 Katharine Stevenson
- 2012 Mary Ann Takacs
- 2011 Bishop Paul-André Durocher
- 2010 Dave Szollosy
- 2009 Shelley McKenzie
- 2008 Rita Mary Cote
- 2007 Peter Crane
- 2006 John Van Dommelen
- 2005 Ralph Peter
- 2004 Diana Scahill
- 2003 John Podgorski
- 2002 Patrick Gallagher
- 2001 Mary Baier
- 2000 Sister Marie Taylor, SSND
Seeds of Hope New Teacher Award
The Seeds of Hope New Teacher Award for Excellence in Religious and Family Life Education is awarded annually to an Ontario Catholic school religious and/or family life educator who is within the first five years of their teaching career after receiving their Ontario Teaching Certificate and demonstrates many of the following characteristics:
- Care and commitment to engaging and supporting student learning in religious education and faith formation.
- Provides an ongoing and intentional invitation for their students, their families and the staff to hear the invitation and to encounter Christ just as the disciples did on the Road to Emmaus.
- Possesses community mindedness by involving students in social justice/social engagement.
- Models gratitude and instills hope in the community.
- Exemplifies the Ontario Catholic School Graduate Expectations in their teaching practice.
- Participates in the liturgical life of the school community/parish.
- Seeks out professional and spiritual growth activities.
- Strives to keep Jesus at the centre of their school community and at the centre of their own life.
2025 Award Recipient
Ashley O’Hagan
Past Award Recipients
- 2024 Erica Birtles
- 2023 Amanda Thériault-Massé
- 2022: Jessica Thomson
CRECO Award Recipients
The CRECO Award precedes the above awards, as CARFLEO was formed by an amalgamation of CRECO and OCFLEN.
- 2004 Doug Finbow
- 2003 Sharron McKeever
- 2002 Mary Ann Takacs
- 2001 Heather Reid
- 2000 Margie Ann McKinnon
- 1999 Gerald Woodman
- 1998 Jerry Creedon
- 1997 Frances Kelly
- 1996 Terri Kudirka
- 1995 John Podgorski
- 1994 John Prokopitch
- 1993 Sr. Joan Cronin , CSIC
- 1992 Fr. Bill Russell
- 1991 Ted Schmidt
- 1990 Walter Bildstein
- 1990 Sr. Marie Taylor, SSND
- 1989 Joanne Chafe
- 1988 Muriel Loftus
- 1987 Fr. Frank Ruetz, C.R.
- 1986 Ron & Mary Deleski
- 1985 Sr. Elaine Dunn , CSJ
- 1984 Sr. Norine Connely , CSJ
- 1983 Noel Cooper
- 1982 Rev. P.M. Horrigan
- 1982 Chris Asseff
- 1981 Dr. Mary Malone
- 1980 Margaret Walder
- 1979 Sr. Mary Hamilton, CND
- 1978 Sr. St. Maurice, OSU
- 1977 Sr. Catherine Fenn, CSJ
- 1976 Martin Jeffrey
- 1975 Sr. Sheila McAuliffe, CND