This table is a summary of all the Old Ottawa South residents who have been recognized for their dedication to the community.
| Person | Award | Category | Citation |
| 2011 | |||
| John Taylor |
OSCA | Lifetime Volunteerism | master chef and perennial contributor of food, judging, and good cheer to OSCA festivals |
| 2010 | |||
| Robert Burr | OSCA | Lifetime Volunteerism | past OSCA board member, long time webmaster |
| 2009 | |||
 Gary Lum |
OSCA | Lifetime Volunteerism | past OSCA board member, long time coordinator of Windsor Ice Rink, founded and chaired Old Ottawa South Parks Renewal Committee, lead many local parks improvement projects, contributed to The OSCAR |
 David Bouse |
OSCA | Lifetime Volunteerism | past OSCA board member, Hopewell Avenue Public School volunteer, produced "Essential Guide to Old Ottawa South 1999", contributed to OSCA website and The OSCAR, spearheaded the creation of the Robert McDougall Memorial Children's Garden |
| 2005 | |||
| Missy Fraser | Whitton |
Community Activism | |
| Jennifer Knight | Whitton |
Community Activism | Lobster Supper leader |
| Old Ottawa South Business Group | Whitton |
Business | |
| 2002 | |||
| Anne Marie Corbett | Whitton |
Recreation | |
| Brenda Lee | Whitton |
Recreation | |
| Leo Doyle | Whitton |
Community Activism | |
| Ross Imrie | Whitton |
Community Activism | |
| Michael Jenkin | Whitton |
Community Activism | |
| Brian Tansey | Whitton | Community Activism | |
| Dale Shaw | Whitton |
Posthumous | |
| Windsor Park Rink Committee of OSCA | City of Ottawa |
Unknown, possibly for 2001 | For the quality of their ice surface and for their maintenance work in general |
| 2000 | |||
| Hopewell Avenue School Council | City of Ottawa | Community Pride | Hopewell Avenue School Grass Yard Project - clean up and beautification project of the school yard under the direction of the HASC with the help of parents and students |
| 1999 | |||
| Mike Lascelles | City of Ottawa |
Mayor's Award for Community Service | Former OSCA Board member for many years. Worked on a wide variety of community projects. Spearheaded a millennium project centred on restoring the Rideau River ecological system in our neighbourhood, a project that has garnered over $100,000 in funding. |
| Rob Clipperton | City of Ottawa |
Mayor's Award for Community Service | Many contributions to community including a neighbourhood group dedicated to maintaining the Windsor Park ice surfaces over many winters. Master of ceremonies at OSCA's media night. Part of many similar events across the City supporting such diverse groups as Opera Lyra and the Heart Institute. |
| John Graham | Whitton |
Community Activism | OSCA president, volunteered many years in Old Ottawa South. After leading the 17th Southminster Beaver Colony for 11 years. |
| Bob Adamyk | Whitton |
Sports & Recreation | volunteered since he moved to Old Ottawa South in 1980. Serving on the executive of the Ottawa Centre Minor Hockey Association, received the Rod Bryden Trophy in 1999. |
| Jeff Hume | Whitton |
Sports & Recreation | instilled lasting values of good sportsmanship in the young players he has come in contact with since 1997. |
| John Loop | Whitton |
Sports & Recreation | helped develop positive self images for many young softball and hockey players. |
| Abby Pollonetsky | Whitton |
Arts & Culture | OSCA board member, leader in bringing the Annual Media Extravaganza with local media personalities and journalists to the community. |
| Arthur McGregor and Terry Penner | Whitton |
Business & Commercial Activities | owners of the Folklore Centre, valuable contribution to business and culture. They have employed many musicians, songwriters and skilled craftspeople and given countless hours of pleasure to thousands of music lovers. |
| 1998 | |||
| Bernie Diepman | City of Ottawa | Community Pride | resident of Lexington Apartments near Linda Thom Park; 10 years of planting tulip bulbs around the building; enthusiastic green thumb. Both the City Living Corporation and his building’s Tenants Committee financially help with his many plants. |
| Environment Committee of Ottawa South (ECOS) | City of Ottawa | Environmental Award |
Primarily for its Millennium Project Restore the Rideau. |
| Greg Wright | City of Ottawa | Mayor's Award for Community Service | former OSCA President; chaired traffic study steering committee; founding member of Coalition of Inner City Community Associations, and City Centre Coalition (CCC), a group opposed to the Airport Parkway Extension |
| Deirdre McQuillan | Whitton |
Community Activism |
For the past decade Executive Director of Old Ottawa South Community Association; last year coordinated the children’s soccer program |
| Doug Stickley | Whitton |
Community Activism | OSCA President; as treasurer for OSCA significantly improved fiscal reporting and helped generate a sizable surplus. |
| Bob Simpson | Whitton |
Sports & Recreation |
Life long resident of Old Ottawa South; Treasurer of Glebe Little League for 8 years. |
| Peter Wells | Whitton |
Arts & Culture |
Member of OSCA Board of Directors. Made a special cultural contribution by coordinating The Essential Guide to Old Ottawa South. Spearheaded a drive to restore the Old Firehall. |
| Lyne Burton and Joan Garvey |
Whitton |
Business & Commerce |
Boomerang Kids co-owners. Sponsored: entire Ottawa South Soccer League (15 teams) since 1996; a team in the Ottawa Centre Minor Hockey Association; and participated in the Big Sisters Christmas Tree Fundraiser. Founding members of the Old Ottawa South Business Group. Twice a week, Maison D’Amitié, a shelter for battered women and the Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa-Carleton arrive and fill their vehicles with donations of used clothing, toys and baby equipment. Aproached the Children’s Wish Foundation and hosted the NCC’S First Annual Strollerthon on Sunday May 30. |
| Mike Lascelles and Michael Loewen | Whitton |
Environment |
Have initiated and lead a wide variety of local volunteer projects. Secured a Millennium grant to enhance the Rideau habitat, matching funds from the Mayor’s Task Force and a major Regional reforestation project for tree planting on Bronson. Organised co-operative environmental projects in conjunction with several key area stakeholders and many community groups |
| Reg Charette | Whitton |
Community Activism |
School Council Chair of St. Margaret-Mary School; united parents, clergy and community to keep a valuable Catholic elementary school in the heart of Old Ottawa South and save Bytown Daycare housed at the school. |
| Donna Silver | Whitton |
Community Activism |
Volunteered at the Sandy Hill Housing Co-Operative as Director and Chair of Communications and Maintenance Committees; president of Heron Park North Community Association; served on Zone 4 Community Working Group dealing with school closures. Works in Clive Doucet's office. |
| 1997 | |||
| Gary Lum | Whitton |
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| Brad Cairns & Heather Cairns | Whitton |
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| Sandra Garland | Whitton |
editor of OSCAR | |
| Hedrik Wachelka | Whitton |
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| John Loucks | Whitton |
principal of Hopewell | |
| 1996 | |||
| Pat Kealey | Whitton |
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| Bill McCauley | Whitton |
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| Jennie Aliman | Whitton |
Hopewell School | |
| Wendy Earl | Whitton |
Southminster Church | |
| Al & Marylin Gillich | Whitton |
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| Susan (Leah) Cherry | Whitton |
President of OSCA board | |
| Kenneth Ross | Whitton |
had a studio in OOS | |
| Greg Wright | Whitton |
President of OSCA board | |
| Wendy Daigle-Zinn | Whitton |
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| 1995 | |||
| Jeff Harrison & Victoria Dickenson | Whitton |
Environment | amateur naturalists, "The Urban Naturalist" column in The Ottawa Citizen for seven years, sought to increase interest and awareness for nature within the urban community. |
| OPIRG-Carleton | Whitton |
Environment | non-profit, student-run organization involved in research, education and action on social and environmental issues, has been involved in a naturalization project at Carleton University to turn a piece of land into a home for native animals and vegetation. |
| David Bouse | Whitton |
Arts & Culture | restoration architect and heritage conservation specialist, helped heighten community awareness of, and interest in, the history of Old Ottawa South. |
| Susan Gillmor | Whitton |
Arts & Culture | local artist, President of Art Lending of Ottawa, a volunteer organization working to make local art accessible to residents of Ottawa and increase exposure of area artists. |
| Robert Cook | Whitton |
Sports & Recreation | coordinator of OSCA soccer house league program, 1992-95, organized one of the largest and most successful soccer house league programs in the City. |
| Kristina Liljefors | Whitton |
Sports & Recreation | extremely active in scouting for 13 years as leader of Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Venturers. Throughout her service, she has had a tremendous impact on young people in our community. |
| Chris Branch | Whitton |
Business & Commercial Activities | worked hard to integrate business and the community by organizing and funding, through his company, The Halifax Group, the widely anticipated annual OSCA soccer festival. |
| Peter Hecht | Whitton |
Community Activism | Editor of the OSCAR, put together community newspaper every month and ensured Ottawa South residents remained informed of activities in their neighbourhood. |
| Ken Slemko | Whitton |
Community Activism | active with the Hopewell School Parent Teacher Organization for several years and presently as Chairperson of the Hopewell Renovation Committee. |
| Forrest and Diana Smith | Whitton |
Community Activism | active members since 1979. Diana has been involved with the OSCA and Hopewell School, while Forrest initiated OSCA T-ball and soccer programs, as well as the first street hockey tournament in 1994. |
| The Perley Hospital | Whitton |
Honourary | part of Old Ottawa South since 1915 and widely recognized for excellence in patient care and cost effectiveness. |
| 1994 | |||
| John Lubrun | Whitton |
Environment | custodian and gardener at Ottawa South Branch Library, for his beautiful garden which greatly contributes to our community |
| Paul Power | Whitton |
Sports & Recreation | extensive involvement with the Glebe Little League for the past 10 years |
| Joe Silverman | Whitton |
Sports & Recreation | organization of recreational activities including the annual Pansy Picnic, the Pansy Fire and Ice Festival and the Pansy Avenue Ball Hockey League |
| Barbara Ramsay | Whitton |
Business & Commercial Activities | OOS resident and owner of the Shoppers Drug Mart in Merivale Mall, recently named 1994 Exemplary Board of Trade/Chamber of Commerce Member of the Year for her participation in community and economic development. |
| Darrell Richards | Whitton |
Business & Commercial Activities | operates The Bike Stop on Bank Street and is Transport 2000's project leader on the commuter rail initiative. |
| John Gomez | Whitton |
Arts & Culture | professional musician and music teacher who has made a tremendous contribution to the musical community |
| Julian Smith | Whitton |
Arts & Culture | talented architect and creative genius behind restoration of the Aberdeen Pavilion. |
| Russ Barton | Whitton |
Community Activism | past president of OSCA, past president of the Federation of Citizens' Associations. |
| Carleton Foot Patrol | Whitton |
Community Activism | student-run and staffed, escorts individuals from anywhere on campus, to anywhere on or around campus. Over 350 volunteers participate in the program and make Carleton a safer community. |
| Michael Lynch | Whitton |
Community Activism | past president of OSCA, active supporter of the Ottawa South Merchants Association, the Community Enterprise Centre and Freenet. |
| Don Finless and Sandra Zed Finless | Whitton |
Community Activism | relatively new in Old Ottawa South, very active in the Glebe and worked for many years on the Glebe Community Association executive. Don helped found the Great Glebe Garage Sale, is now in its 10th year. |
| 1993 | |||
| Dave McNicoll | Whitton |
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| 17th Ottawa South Venturer Company | Whitton |
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| Mike Zoryk | Whitton |
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| Gordon Hauser | Whitton |
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| Allison Woyiwada | Whitton |
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| Roger Camm | Whitton |
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| Sandra Garland. | Whitton |
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| John Bond | Whitton |
chair ECOS and heads up the Riverbank project. | |
| Donna Walsh | Whitton |
chair OSWATCH. | |
| 1992 | |||
| Fran Mowbray | Whitton |
Environment | spokesperson for Rideau RiverWatch and former environment rep for the Ottawa South Community Association. |
| Randi Cherry | Whitton |
Environment | Earthwise Players and runs an organic food co-op from her home. |
| Elaine Vacher | Whitton |
Business | manager of Tallmire Fashions, ongoing involvement in the business community, one of the founders of Friends of Lansdowne Park, helped organize campaigns around shopping Canadian and Sunday shopping. |
| Brodie Shearer | Whitton |
Arts & Culture | achievements as a painter and sculptor. He teaches from a studio in his home and an exhibit of more than 50 years of his work was recently displayed at Arts Court. |
| Jan & Keith Willis | Whitton |
Sports & Recreation | seven year commitment to the Minor Hockey Association. |
| Peter Biesterfield | Whitton |
Sports & Recreation | co-ordinator of the house league soccer program. |
| Bonnie and Larry Ostler | Whitton |
Sports & Recreation | organizing Ottawa South Neighbourhood run. |
| Leslie Roster | Whitton |
Sports & Recreation | one of the founders of the Glebe Little League baseball. |
| Bob Pilon | Whitton |
Sports & Recreation | commitment to the soccer league in Ottawa South. Bob died last spring of cancer and his efforts are clearly missed by the community. His wife Sue Pisterman and daughter Morgan Pilon accepted the award on his behalf. (posthumously) |
| David Webber | Whitton |
Community Activism | past president of OSCA, leads a Boy Scout Pack, on the Board of the Perley Hospital, active member of Southminister United Church. |
| Lynn Graham | Whitton |
Community Activism | former OSCA Board member, active with Hopewell School, working with the Ottawa Board of Education to increase community space in Ottawa South. |
| 1986 | |||
| Windsor Park Rink Committee | City of Ottawa |
Award of Merit | For outstanding rink operations (OSCAR, May 1987, pg 1) |
| Gord Patterson | unknown |
Manager of the Century | (OSCAR, May 1987, pg 1) |