Harry Jerome Awards
The Harry Jerome Award is a Canadian award given to Black Canadians, established in 1983. The award is named after Harry Jerome and organized by the Black Business and Professional Association.
| Harry Jerome Award | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Achievement in the Black community |
| Country | Canada |
| Presented by | Black Business and Professional Association |
| First awarded | 1983 |
| Website | harryjeromeawards |
Description
The award is organized by the Black Business and Professional Association[1] and presented at an award ceremony in Toronto.[2]
The award was launched in 1983 and is named after the Black olympian[3] and racial equity activist Harry Jerome.[4] The award is "widely considered among the most prestigious honours in Canada's black communities".[5]
History
In 2015, Tamar Huggins was among 15 winners.[3] At the 35th award ceremony in 2017, 18 awardees were announced, including Andre De Grasse.[6]
The 41st awards occurred in 2023,[1] notable awardees included Andria Case, Lindell Wigginton and Ngozi Paul.[4]
List of winners
Academics
As of 2021, the academics award is awarded to an individual between the ages of 16 and 24.[7]
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2018 | Kien Crosse |
| 2017 | Gabrielle Fletcher |
| 2016 | Happy Inibhunu |
| 2015 | Edmond Nankam Dzokou |
| 2014 | Andrew Ojo |
| 2013 | Monique Jarrett |
| 2012 | Eugenia Duodu |
| 2011 | Michelle McFarlane |
| 2010 | Kwesi Johnson |
| 2009 | Regine Debrosse |
| 2008 | Vera Muna |
| 2007 | Andrew D. Brown |
| 2006 | Ndija Anderson |
| 2005 | Martina Lawson-Isse |
| 2004 | Kersha Walker |
| 2003 | Lilian Moalim-Nour |
| 2003 | Danielle Gordon |
| 2002 | Tamara Gafoor |
| 2002 | Arisa Cox |
| 2001 | Hesper Phillip Chamberlain |
| 2000 | Janienne Foenander |
| 2000 | Kai James |
| 1999 | Zuwema Walters |
| 1999 | Husam Abdell-Qadir |
| 1998 | Kalkidan Belay |
| 1998 | Garfield Miller |
| 1997 | Jean Andre Marc Brown |
| 1996 | Imansu Osei Tomlinson |
| 1996 | Jason Humphreys |
| 1995 | Kofi Ofosu |
| 1995 | Yvonne Botchey |
| 1994 | Colleen Halliday |
| 1994 | Maydianne Andrade |
| 1993 | Natasha Johnson |
| 1993 | Annamie Paul |
| 1992 | Nathalie Campbell |
| 1992 | Candace Benjamin |
| 1992 | Ede Wilson |
| 1991 | Frank Lalonde |
| 1991 | Pauline Prince |
| 1990 | Nadia Scott |
| 1990 | Dumisa Adama |
| 1989 | Olga Jacqueline Brooks |
| 1989 | Dominick Shelton |
| 1988 | Phillip Mayers |
| 1988 | Herns Pierre-Jerome |
| 1987 | Leslie Allen |
| 1987 | Amorell Saunders |
| 1986 | David Lowe |
| 1986 | Brigette Arrindell |
| 1985 | Grace Allison Permaul |
| 1985 | Robert Mounsey |
| 1984 | Mark Holness |
| 1984 | Dawn Roach |
Arts
As of 2021, the arts award is awarded to an individual over the ages of 24.[7]
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2020 | Lyriq Bent |
| 2019 | Karen Burke |
| 2018 | Luke Welch |
| 2017 | Fabienne Colas |
| 2016 | Robert Small |
| 2014 | Nicole Brooks |
| 2013 | Andrea Douglas |
| 2012 | Errol Lee |
| 2011 | Kayla Perrin |
| 2010 | Michael Chambers |
| 2009 | Trey Anthony |
| 2008 | Cheryl Foggo |
| 2007 | Farley Flex |
| 2006 | Louis Mercier |
| 2005 | Rafaell Cabrera |
| 2004 | Martin Scott-Pascall |
| 2003 | Randi MacQueen |
| 2003 | Alison Sealy-Smith |
| 2002 | Weyni Mengesha |
| 2002 | Wes Williams |
| 2001 | Ullanda Neil |
| 2001 | Clement Virgo |
| 2000 | Kristopher Alexander |
| 2000 | Tiffany Kizzito |
| 1999 | Serena Lea |
| 1998 | Dwayne Morgan |
| 1998 | Djanet Sears |
| 1997 | Monique Allen |
| 1996 | Michele Joseph |
| 1995 | Joel Gordon |
| 1995 | Othalie Graham |
| 1994 | Maxine Greaves |
| 1993 | Kahlil Calder |
| 1992 | Marsh Pitt |
| 1991 | Melissa Adamson |
| 1991 | Stephanie Samuels |
| 1990 | Clayton Ellis |
| 1990 | Anais Granofsky |
| 1989 | Anne Louise |
| 1989 | Julie Pollard |
| 1988 | Atamere Omoruyi |
| 1988 | Devon Haughton |
| 1987 | John Devonish |
| 1987 | Denyse Thomasco |
| 1986 | Lorelei Eccleston |
| 1985 | Ronald Chambers |
| 1984 | Kevin Pugh |
Athletics
As of 2021, the athletics award is awarded to an individual between the ages of 16 and 24.[7]
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Jamaal Magloire |
| 2020 | Masai Ujiri |
| 2019 | Shaquille Smith |
| 2018 | Rowan Barrett Jr. |
| 2017 | Andre De Grasse |
| 2016 | Jamal Murray |
| 2015 | Cory Joseph |
| 2014 | Andrew Wiggins |
| 2013 | Quillan Roberts |
| 2012 | Tut Ruach |
| 2011 | Keneca Pingue-Giles |
| 2010 | Aaron Brown |
| 2009 | P.K. Subban |
| 2008 | Anne Olukemi Ogundele |
| 2007 | Brittnee Habbib |
| 2006 | Jaleesa Rhoden |
| 2005 | Tessa Thomas |
| 2004 | Matthew Black |
| 2003 | Sheldon Francis |
| 2002 | Omar Miles |
| 2001 | Arnel Scott |
| 2000 | Tijuana Cox |
| 2000 | Christopher Gudge |
| 1999 | Patrick Stephen |
| 1998 | Jude Timol |
| 1998 | Kerry Carter |
| 1997 | Marvin Brereton |
| 1997 | Tammy Sutton Brown |
| 1997 | Donovan Bailey |
| 1996 | Susan Stewart |
| 1995 | Natasha Bacchus |
| 1994 | Robert Esmie |
| 1994 | Kevin Weekes |
| 1993 | Tom Europe |
| 1993 | Sandra Hamilton |
| 1992 | Tenn Crichlow |
| 1992 | Stellah Umeh |
| 1991 | Cheryl Allen |
| 1991 | Michael Trought |
| 1990 | Kirk Johnson |
| 1990 | Chris Parris |
| 1989 | Carol Hamilton |
| 1989 | Lennox Lewis |
| 1988 | Curtis Hibbert |
| 1988 | Anton Skerritt |
| 1987 | Ian Boyce |
| 1987 | Michael Smith |
| 1986 | Darren Lowe |
| 1986 | Kyle McDuffie |
| 1985 | Rueben Mayes |
| 1985 | Martia Payne |
| 1984 | Angela bailey |
| 1984 | Molly Killenbeck |
| 1984 | Atlee Mahorn |
| 1983 | Desai Williams |
| 1983 | Mark McCoy |
| 1983 | Ben Johnson |
| 1983 | Milt Ottey |
| 1983 | Tony Sharpe |
| 1983 | Angela Taylor-Issajenko |
Business
As of 2021, the business award is awarded to an individual over the ages of 24.[7]
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Louis Edgar Jean-Francois |
| 2020 | Cheryl Kerr |
| 2019 | Grace Foods Canada Inc. |
| 2018 | Lamont Wiltshire and Odeen Eccelston |
| 2017 | George Frempong |
| 2016 | Nadine Spencer |
| 2014 | Selwyn Richards |
| 2013 | Kemeel Azan |
| 2012 | Anthony Sterling |
| 2011 | Isaac Olowolafe |
| 2010 | Delores Lawrence |
| 2009 | Wayne Isaacs |
| 2007 | Emmanuel C. Mbulu |
| 2006 | Larry Gibson |
| 2005 | Kabu Asante |
| 2004 | Michael R. Duck |
| 2003 | Georgina Thompson |
| 2002 | Grace Carter-Henry Lyon |
| 2001 | Errol Johnson |
| 2000 | Phillip Vassell |
| 2000 | Donna McCurvin |
| 1999 | Albert Wiggins |
| 1998 | Al Green |
| 1997 | Jean Pierre |
| 1996 | Davis Felix Henry |
| 1995 | Ron King |
| 1994 | Leo Lewis |
| 1993 | Arnold Auguste |
| 1991 | Joseph Dadson |
| 1991 | Beverly Mascoll |
| 1990 | Carlton Brathwaite |
| 1989 | Roy Williams |
Community Service
As of 2021, the community service award is awarded to an individual over the ages of 24.[7]
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Velma Morgan |
| 2020 | Adam Lake |
| 2019 | Dr. Gezaghn Wordofa |
| 2018 | Keith Merith |
| 2017 | Ron Cunningham |
| 2016 | Francis Atta |
| 2015 | Wanda Thomas-Bernard |
| 2014 | Orlando Bowen |
| 2013 | Roz Roach |
| 2012 | Paul Barnett |
| 2011 | Ileen Pat Howell |
| 2010 | Winston La Rose |
| 2009 | Christopher Harris |
| 2008 | Roger Rowe |
| 2007 | Richard L.M. Lord |
| 2006 | Joyce Ross |
| 2005 | Maria Crawford |
| 2005 | Karen Warner |
| 2004 | Patricia Horsham |
| 2003 | Inez Elliston |
| 2003 | Francis Jeffers |
| 2002 | Howard McCurdy |
| 2001 | Ettie Dawkins |
| 2000 | Eslin Payne |
| 1999 | Veronica Sullivan |
| 1999 | Ned Blair |
| 1998 | Marlene Green |
| 1997 | Dwight Whylie |
| 1996 | Donald H. Oliver |
| 1995 | Kamala-Jean Gopie |
| 1994 | Al Mercury |
| 1993 | Carl Masters |
| 1993 | Dorothy Wills |
| 1992 | Isaac Akande |
| 1992 | John Brooks |
| 1991 | Clotilda Yakimchuk |
| 1990 | Bromley Armstrong |
| 1988 | Ruth Johnson |
| 1988 | Wilson Head |
| 1987 | Stanley Grizzle |
| 1987 | Lloyd Perry |
| 1987 | Calvin Ruck |
| 1986 | Carrie Best |
| 1986 | Alton Parker |
| 1985 | Harry Gairey |
| 1985 | Violet Blackman |
| 1984 | Donald Moore |
Culture
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2019 | Frances-Anne Solomon |
Decade Leader
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Dr. Joseph Smith |
Diversity
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Kathy McDonald |
| 2020 | Jodie Glean |
| 2018 | Mike Yorke |
| 2017 | Dr. Barbara Trieloff-Deane |
| 2016 | Wendy Cukier |
| 2015 | Scott Mullin |
| 2014 | Susan Marjetti |
| 2013 | Jennifer Tory |
| 2012 | Armand La Barge |
| 2011 | John Tory |
Entertainment
As of 2021, the entertainment award is awarded to an individual over the ages of 24.[7]
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2019 | Exco Levi |
| 2018 | Jully Black |
| 2017 | Sharon Riley |
| 2016 | David Woods |
| 2015 | Wendy Jones |
| 2014 | Denise Jones |
| 2013 | Anne-Marie Woods |
| 2012 | Jay Douglas |
| 2011 | Muhtadi Thomas |
| 2008 | Anthony Sherwood |
Health Sciences
As of 2021, the health sciences award is awarded to an individual over the ages of 24.[7]
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2019 | Dr. Dominick Shelton |
| 2018 | Floydeen Charles Fridel |
| 2017 | Dr. Boluwaji Ogunyemi |
| 2016 | Simone Atungo |
| 2015 | Carrol Althea |
| 2014 | Rosemary Moodie |
| 2013 | Nadine Wong |
| 2012 | Godfrey Bacheyie |
| 2011 | Upton Allen |
| 2010 | Lisa Robinson |
| 2009 | Sheila McKenzie |
| 2008 | Stephen Blizzard |
| 2007 | Kwadwo O. Asante |
| 2006 | David Burt |
| 2005 | Sharon Whiting |
Heritage
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Fitzroy Gordon |
Humanitarian
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2020 | Samantha Mahfood |
Leadership
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Ransford C. Jones |
| 2020 | Tanya Sinclair |
| 2019 | Wendy Beckles |
| 2018 | Carolyn Marful |
| 2017 | Leanne Prendergast |
| 2016 | Janelle Hinds |
| 2015 | Jelani Smith |
| 2014 | Madwa-Nika Phanord-Cadet |
| 2013 | Emilie Nicolas |
| 2012 | Julius Tapper |
| 2011 | LaShawn Murray |
| 2010 | Saron Gebresellassi |
| 2009 | Cameron Semple |
| 2008 | Emmanuel Ofori Atiah |
| 2007 | Tolu S. Quadri |
| 2006 | Simone Samuels |
| 2005 | David Green |
| 2004 | Runako Gregg |
| 2003 | Kristal Elliston |
| 2002 | Marlon Rhoden |
| 2001 | Kevin King |
| 2000 | Hassan Abukar |
| 2000 | Abena Evans |
| 1999 | Fana Seife |
| 1999 | Konata Lake |
| 1998 | Kemal Williamson |
| 1997 | Melissa Duncan |
| 1997 | Neckeisha Hudson |
| 1996 | Richard Appiah |
| 1996 | Njeri Campbell |
| 1995 | Wayne Adams |
| 1995 | Annetta Adu-Gyamfi |
| 1994 | Denise Campbell |
| 1994 | Malcolm Streete |
| 1993 | Aisha Wickham |
| 1992 | Cornell Wright |
Legacy
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Irving Andre |
Lifetime Achievement
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Ken Jeffers |
| 2020 | Trevor Massey |
| 2019 | S. I. Rustum Southwell |
| 2018 | Pamela Appelt |
| 2017 | Rev. Dr. Audley N. James |
| 2016 | Juanita Westmoreland-Traore |
| 2015 | Archie Alleyne |
| 2014 | Gregory Regis |
| 2013 | Grant Morris |
| 2012 | Hugh Graham |
| 2011 | Bromley Armstrong |
| 2010 | Stanley G. Grizzle |
| 2008 | Willie O’Ree |
| 2007 | Leebert Wright |
| 2007 | Ouida Wright |
| 2006 | J. Douglas Salmon |
| 2005 | George Ethelbert Carter |
| 2004 | Louise Bennett-Coverley |
| 2003 | Leon Bibb |
| 2001 | Lincoln Alexander |
| 2000 | Leonard Gibson |
| 1999 | Paul Winn |
| 1994 | Jodie Drake |
Media
As of 2021, the media award is awarded to an individual over the ages of 24.[7]
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Patricia Bebia Mawa |
| 2019 | Traci Melchor |
| 2018 | Matt Galloway |
| 2016 | Patricia J. Jaggernauth |
| 2015 | Nneka Elliott |
| 2014 | Rudy Blair |
| 2013 | Royson James |
| 2012 | Craig Smith |
| 2011 | Moses A. Mawa |
| 2010 | Ron Fanfair |
| 2008 | Marci Ien |
| 2004 | Tonya Lee Williams |
President’s
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Dennis Mitchell |
| 2020 | Business of Little Jamaica |
| 2019 | Ray Williams |
| 2018 | Pauline Christian |
| 2017 | Wesley J. Hall |
| 2016 | David Bell |
| 2015 | Masai Ujiri |
| 2014 | Donald McLeod |
| 2013 | Vincent Lai |
| 2012 | Michael H. Tulloch |
| 2011 | G Raymond Chang |
| 2010 | Hamlin Grange |
| 2008 | Chris Spence |
| 2007 | Mary Tidlund |
| 2006 | Stephen Lewis |
| 2005 | Shawn James |
| 2004 | Jean-Paul Brown |
| 2001 | Rubin ‘Carter’ Henry |
| 2000 | Erma Collins |
| 1999 | Madeline Edwards |
| 1998 | Beverley Salmon |
| 1997 | Gwen Johnston |
| 1997 | Len Johnston |
| 1996 | Denham Jolly |
Professional Excellence
As of 2021, the professional excellence award is awarded to an individual over the ages of 24.[7]
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Al Ramsay |
| 2020 | Norma McCormack |
| 2019 | Leslyn Lewis |
| 2018 | Dr. Yabome Gilpin-Jackson |
| 2017 | Keith Spence |
| 2016 | Orin Isaacs |
| 2015 | Mark Beckles |
| 2014 | Kevin Hewitt |
| 2013 | Carl E. James |
| 2012 | Cordell Samuels |
| 2011 | Kevin Junor |
| 2010 | Akwatu Khenti |
| 2009 | Corrine Sparks |
| 2008 | Njoki Wane |
| 2007 | Peter Sloly |
| 2006 | Icilda Elliston |
| 2005 | Afua Cooper |
| 2004 | Donald Meeks |
| 2003 | Dorothy Thomas-Edding |
| 2002 | Leonard Braithwaite |
| 2001 | Jude Igwemezie |
| 2000 | Mayann Francis |
| 1999 | Fil Fraser |
| 1998 | Harold Brathwaite |
| 1998 | Carol Aylward |
| 1997 | Miriam Rossi |
| 1996 | Luther Hansraj |
| 1995 | Ronald Blake |
| 1994 | Alan Hobbins |
| 1993 | John Alleyne |
| 1993 | Garth Taylor |
| 1992 | Alwyn Spence |
Public Advocacy
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2018 | Jenny Gumbs |
| 2017 | Isobel Granger |
| 2015 | Gerry McNeilly |
| 2014 | Jim Rankin |
Social Engagement or Advocacy
| Year | Recipient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Cheryl Nembhard | Social Advocacy |
| 2015 | Deputy Chief Rudolph André Crawford | Social Engagement |
Technology & Innovation
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Claudette McGowan |
| 2017 | Dr. Juliet M. Daniel |
| 2014 | Collin Haughton |
| 2013 | Ray Williams |
| 2012 | David Tay |
| 2011 | John Akabutu |
| 2010 | Abdullah K. Kirumira |
| 2009 | Leesa Barnes |
| 2008 | Warren Salmon |
| 2007 | Victor Gooding |
| 2006 | Edward Ndububa |
| 2005 | Alexander MacGregor |
| 2004 | Amina Odidi |
| 2004 | Isa Odidi |
Trailblazer
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2019 | Paulette Senior |
| 2018 | Dr. Kwame McKenzie |
| 2017 | Dr. Everton Gooden |
| 2016 | Mark Saunders |
| 2013 | Kevin W. Williams |
| 2012 | Damon Allen |
| 2011 | Daurene Lewis |
| 2010 | W. Andy Knight |
| 2008 | Alex MacGregor |
| 2007 | Jean Augustine |
| 2007 | Alvin Curling |
| 2004 | Perdita Felicien |
| 2003 | Jay Hope |
| 2003 | Keith Forde |
Volunteer
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2017 | Chris Campbell |
| 2005 | Kevin Modeste |
| 2005 | Nicole Agard |
| 2003 | Carver Scobie |
| 2001 | Verlyn Francis |
| 2000 | Donald Cooper |
| 2000 | Debbie Innes |
| 1999 | Joyce Bannister |
| 1999 | Lisa Goldson |
Young Entrepreneur
As of 2021, the young entrepreneur award is awarded to an individual between the ages of 18 and 35.[7]
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Taylor Lindsay-Noel |
| 2020 | Nathan Hall |
| 2019 | Ross Simmonds |
| 2018 | Nadia Hamilton |
| 2016 | Samantha Clarke |
| 2015 | Tamar Huggins |
| 2014 | Brittany Palmer |
| 2013 | Tanya Walker |
| 2012 | Andrew Forde |
| 2011 | Jade Jager Clark |
| 2010 | Thomas Tewoldemedhin |
| 2009 | Mekielia Nembhard |
| 2007 | Rayonne D. Caesar |
| 2006 | Winston Stewart |
Youth Advocacy or Advancement
| Year | Recipient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Harriet Thornhill | Youth Advancement |
| 2016 | Kareena Elliston | Youth Advocacy |
| 2015 | Kareena Elliston | Youth Advocacy |
| 2012 | Senator Don Meredith | Youth Advocacy |
See also
References
- Vu, Liem (1 May 2023). "Honouring Harry Jerome Award recipients". Global News. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
- Valerie Jerome and Stuart Parker, The conservative vision of the amateur ideal and its paradoxical whitening power: the story of Valerie Jerome in 1950s and 1960s Canadian track and field. Sport in Society (Academic Journal). 2010;13(1):12-19. Accessed August 24, 2023.
- "Tamar Huggins among 15 Harry Jerome award winners". CBC News. 24 April 2015.
- Goldstein, Lorrie (28 April 2023). "Harry Jerome Award winners to be honoured at gala ceremony". Toronto Sun.
- "Metro Morning host Matt Galloway to receive prestigious award for black Canadians". CBC News. 22 March 2018.
- Westoll, Nick (28 March 2017). "Andre De Grasse among 18 being honoured at 2017 Harry Jerome Awards". Global News. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
- "FAQs – Harry Jerome Awards". Retrieved 2023-09-04.
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