This award was instituted in April of 1995 at the Board of Directors’ meeting held in Toronto. It is to be presented to CASAA directors who have given outstanding service to the said organization. During the January 1996 Board meeting, it was pointed out that this award must be used “sparingly” because it is intended to be something special.
Barry Sharpe was an activity director at Yorkton Regional High School, and Barry, along with his students and staff, ran the very first Canadian Student Leadership Conference. It was Barry’s vision and efforts that inspired other advisors from across the country to formalize student leadership.
This award is the highest recognition that an advisor can receive in the realm of student leadership and activities. It is given in recognition of exemplary effort and inspiration to a person who has furthered the cause of student leadership and activities in Canada.
Recipients
| 1. | Murray Baker, Kitchener | Bathurst Conference, 1995 |
| 2. | Wayne MacCullough, Burnaby | Edmonton Conference, 1996 |
| 3. | Josephine Budgell, Bishop’s Falls | Montreal Conference, 1997 |
| 4. | Dave Conlon, Cambridge | Kamloops Conference, 1998 |
| 5. | George Takashima, Lethbridge | Waterloo Conference, 1999 |
| 6. | John Thompson, Cambridge | Winnipeg Conference, 2000 |
| 7. | Gane Olsen. Edmonton | Lower Sackville Conference, 2001 |
| 8. | Tam Fawcett, Halifax | St. Johns Conference, 2003 |
| 9. | Bill Conconi, Victoria | Fredericton Conference, 2006 |
| 10. | Al La Fontaine, Mission | Summerside Conference 2008 |
| 11. | Don Wheeler, Lashburn | Cochrane/Olds Conference 2009 |
| 12. | Brent Allen, Wainwright | Corner Brook Conference 2011 |
The award is not given each year.