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2020
Presidential Recognition
John Ormston
Fran McCrodden Volunteer of the Year
Steve Horvath
Outstanding Board Contribution
Aartje Sheffield
Joe LeStrange Award
Briana McDowell
Tom Kasprzyk Award
Grant Kuramoto
William Doherty Referee Achievement Award
Chris Brown
Veteran Female Athlete of the Year
Amanda McAlpine
Veteran Male Athlete of the Year
Ron Angus
Judo Club of the Year
Taifu Judo Club
Judo Ontario Hall of Fame Inductee
Aartje Sheffield
U16 Female Athlete of the Year
Kiera Burt
U16 Male Athlete of the Year
Maksim Rudakov
U18 Female Athlete of the Year
Asia Douglas
U18 Male Athlete of the Year
Amr Adb El-Rehim
U21 Female Athlete of the Year
Alexandria LeFort
U21 Male Athlete of the Year
Benjamin Kendrick
Senior Female Athlete of the Year
Jessica Klimkait
Senior Male Athlete of the Year
Shady El-Nahas
Kata Athletes of the Year
Shane Rooney & Baily Hu
2019
Presidential Recognition
Ken Morley
Volunteer of the Year
Angelique Plata-Harris
Outstanding Board Contribution
Bill Doherty
Joe LeStrange Award
Steve Campbell
Tom Kasprzyk Award
Aartje Sheffiled
William Doherty Referee Achievement Award
Carline Young
Veteran Female Athlete of the Year
Carline Young
Veteran Male Athlete of the Year
Vitaliy Polyanskyy
Judo Club of the Year
Taifu Judo Club
U16 Female Athlete of the Year
Kiera Burt
U16 Male Athlete of the Year
Thomas Sparkes
U18 Female Athlete of the Year
Asia Douglas
U18 Male Athlete of the Year
Amr Adb El-Rehim
U21 Female Athlete of the Year
Alexandria LeFort
U21 Male Athlete of the Year
Keagan Young
Senior Female Athlete of the Year
Jessica Klimkait
Senior Male Athlete of the Year
Shady El-Nahas
Kata Athletes of the Year
Allyn Takahashi & Raj Venugopal
2018
Volunteer of the Year
Briana McDowell
Outstanding Board Contribution
Chris Brown
Joe LeStrange Award
Carline Young
Tom Kasprzyk Award
Dale Rasmussen
William Doherty Referee Achievement Award
Anne Laurence Chevalier
Veteran Female Athlete of the Year
Amanda McAlpine
Veteran Male Athlete of the Year
Ron Angus and Vitaliy Polyanskyy
Judo Club of the Year
JCCC Judo kai and Takahashi Dojo
U16 Female Athlete of the Year
Alyssandra Phoebe Manuel
U16 Male Athlete of the Year
Amr Abd El Rehim
U18 Female Athlete of the Year
Rachel Krapman
U18 Male Athlete of the Year
Keagan Young
U21 Female Athlete of the Year
Allayah Copeland
U21 Male Athlete of the Year
Benjamin Kendrick
Senior Female Athlete of the Year
Jessica Klimkait
Senior Male Athlete of the Year
Bradley Langlois
2017
Outstanding Board Contribution
Heather West
Joe LeStrange Award
Jeff Bulter
Tom Kasprzyk Award
Frank Vossen
William Doherty Referee Achievement Award
Graham Harding
Fran McCrodden Award
Mary Walsh
Veteran Female Athlete of the Year
Susan Sokol & Fraser Bridgeman
Veteran Male Athlete of the Year
Herman Vermeiren
Judo Club of the Year
Ajax Budokan
U16 Female Athlete of the Year
James Lonsdale
U16 Male Athlete of the Year
Emma Blake
U18 Female Athlete of the Year
Rachel Krapman
U18 Male Athlete of the Year
Aidos Sapenov
U21 Female Athlete of the Year
Jessica Klimkait
U21 Male Athlete of the Year
Shaddy El Nahas
Senior Female Athlete of the Year
Kelita Zupancic
Senior Male Athlete of the Year
Bradley Langlois
2013
Joseph Lestrange Award
Aartje Sheffield
Judo Ontario Outstanding Appreciation Award
Ken Morley
Judo Ontario Outstanding Contribution Award
Ezio Contasti, Steve Horvath
Referee Contribution Award
Frank Vossen
Fran McCrodden Award
Greg Buttrey
Outstanding Board Contribution Award
Chris Brown
Coach of the Year Award
Kevin Doherty
Lifetime Member Award
Duncan Vignale
U16 Male
Zacharie Cheng-Boivin
U16 Female
Natalie Rygielski
U18 Male
Mohab El Nahas
U18 Female
Jessica Klimkait
U21 Male
Martin Rygielski
U21 Female
Tressa Sheffield
Senior Male
Delyaver Sheykhislyamov
Senior Female
Kelita Zupancic
2012
Joseph Lestrange Award
Frank Vossen
Judo Ontario Special Contribution Award
Kevin Kennedy
Judo Ontario Outstanding Contribution Award
Dave Robb
Referee Contribution Award
Gerald Okimura
Olympian Recognition Award
Kelita Zupancic -70kg Female
U15 Male
Ossama Mahmoud
U15 Female
Natalie Rygielski
U18 Male
Bradley Langlois
U18 Female
Jessica Klimkait
U20 Male
Zach Burt
U20 Female
Monica Burgess
Senior Male
Diego Sanchez
Senior Female
Yacinta Nguyen
2009
Joseph Lestrange Award
Aartje Sheffield
Judo Ontario Outstanding Appreciation Award
Ken Morley
Judo Ontario Outstanding Contribution Award
Ezio Contasti, Steve Horvath
Referee Contribution Award
Frank Vossen
Fran McCrodden Award
Greg Buttrey
Outstanding Board Contribution Award
Chris Brown
Coach of the Year Award
Kevin Doherty
Lifetime Member Award
Duncan Vignale
U15 Male
Ben Dennis / Marcus Chan
U15 Female
Mackenzie Burt / Monika Burgess
U17 Male
Andrew Balach / Matthew Ausman
U17 Female
Brianna McCracken / Kaitie Dennis
U20 Male
Zachary Marshall
U20 Female
Jaya Creavalle
Senior Male
Chris Sibbald
Senior Female
Kelita Zupancic
Judo Ontario ARC Terms of Reference Approval
Judo Ontario Award Recognition Policy Approval