Awarded |
Local |
National |
International |
| 2010/2011 |
Heather McAuley
Windsor, On Chapter |
Christian Martin & Paula Critchley
Fighting for fairness in EI Benefits for Multiple Birth Families
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Gail Moore
MBC Past-Chair
Assisted in launching International Multiple Births Awareness Week and updating the Declaration of Rights |
2009/2010 |
Rosemarie Danyliuk
Edmonton, AB Chapter |
Stephen Moreau, LLM
Key volunteer in EI Parental leave reform |
no nominations |
2008/2009 |
Shelley Ryan &
Gerlinde Rup
Windsor/Essex, ON Chapter |
Theresa Meininger Sanders
Special Needs Support Network Chair |
Jane Denton
Director of Multiple Births Foundation, UK |
2007/2008 |
Candi Cuppage
Barrie, ON Chapter |
John Withnall
Creator & owner of Webcanvas.ca |
no nominations |
2006/2007 |
Janice Crawford
Barrie, ON Chapter |
Gail Moore
MBC Vice-Chair,
Director of Communications &
Chair of National Multiple Births Awareness Day |
David Hay
Professor and psychologist specializing in multiples in school,
Curtin University, Australia |
2005/2006 |
Shelly Blizzard-Jones
Durham Region, ON Chapter |
Kim Weatherall
MBC Chairperson
& Director of Volunteer Management
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Dr. Nancy Segal
Professor, Author and Director of the Twin Studies Center at California State University |
2004/2005 |
Mira Chan
Vancouver, BC Chapter |
Vicki Riley
Business Office & National Volunteer |
Patricia Malmstrom
Director of
Twin Services,
Berkley, CA
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2003 |
Deanna Corner
Durham Region, ON Chapter |
Diane Myers
MBC Project Coordinator |
Lynda P. Haddon
MBC Breastfeeding & Loss Support Network Chair
Multiple Births Educator |
2002 |
Gail Moore
Temiskaming, ON Chapter |
Dr. Jon Barrett
Medical Director fo the Multiple Births Clinic at Sunnybrook/Women’s College in Toronto, ON |
Dr. Louis Keith
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL – Past-co-President, ISTS – International Society for Twin Studies |
2001 |
Vicki Riley
Barrie, ON Chapter |
Donna Launslager
MBC Program Coordinator |
Dr. Geoffrey Machin
Regional Fetal Pathologist
The Permanente Medical Group of Northern California |
2000 |
Karen Nicklen
Prince George, BC Chapter |
Lynda P. Haddon
Loss Support Network Chair
Multiple Births Educator |
Dr. Elizabeth Bryan
Founder, Multiple Births Foundation, UK – Past-President, ISTS – International Society for Twin Studies |
1999 |
Diane Myers
Triplets, Quads & Quints Association Chapter |
Linda G. Leonard
Associate Professor, School of Nursing, UBC
Twins & Triplets Specialist |
(late) Sheryl McInnes
Founding President of POMBA Canada |
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Awarded |
Dionne Award |
Media Award |
| 2009/2010 |
No nominations |
Diana Ballon - Canadian Living
for exceptional media coverage, which resulted in greater awareness of multiple birth issues and initiatives in Canada |
| 2008/2009 |
No nominations |
AM800 CKLW Windsor
for exceptional radio coverage, which resulted in greater awareness of Windsor/Essex POMBA and their events and support |
| 2007/2008 |
No nominations |
Global TV News
for exceptional media coverage, which resulted in greater awareness of multiple-birth issues |
| 2006/2007 |
Dr. Audrey Huberman
MBC Advisory Board Member, Educator, Counsellor and Researcher in the multiple-birth community |
City TV Edmonton & Wendy Sandwith
for
exceptional media coverage, which resulted in greater awareness of the Edmonton Twins & Triplets Club and the support they provide |
Media Award created
2005/2006 |
Dr. Louis Keith and Donald Keith
Founders of The Center for the Study of Multiple Birth,
Chicago, IL |
CBC Radio & Kathy Stackleburg
for the coverage of the
2005 National Multiple Births Awareness Day
in Northern Ontario |
Dionne Award created
2005 |
The Dionne Award was named in honour of the Dionne quintuplets and presented to Cécile Dionne and Annette Dionne on May 28th, 2005 (their birthday). To be awarded henceforth to adult multiple-birth individuals who have enlightened Canadians to the challenges faced by multiple-birth children and their families.
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