One of CPRS’ most coveted Major Awards, the Philip A. Novikoff Memorial Award was established in 1988 by Hilda Novikoff to honour the memory of her late husband Philip, who was a founding member and former Director of the Canadian Public Relations Society.

This award recognizes superior and outstanding service over time by an accredited CPRS member who has furthered the standing of the public relations profession in Canada through professional practice, personal relationships and the betterment of the CPRS community.

2023 Recipient - Mark Hunter LaVigne, APR, FCPRS, LM

Previous recipients

1989 Louis J. Cahill, APR 1990 Dean Miller, APR 1991 David W. Annesley, APR 1992 Steven B. Parker, APR 1993 No Award 1994 No Award 1995 Ruth F. Hammond, APR 1996 Luc Beauregard, ARP 1997 Jim Osborne APR, FCPRS(H) LM 1998 No Award 1999 Jean Freeman, APR 2000 No Award 2001 No Award 2002 Barbara Sheffield, APR, FCPRS 2003 No Award 2004 David M. Eisenstadt, APR, FCPRS, FPRSA 2005 James E. Toccacelli, APR 2006 Bart Mindszenthy, APR, FCPRS

2007 David Grier, APR 2008 No Award 2009 Edsel Bonnell C.M., APR, FCPRS(H) LM 2010 Blair Peberdy APR 2011 Colleen Killingsworth APR, FCPRS 2012 No Award 2013 Derrick Pieters ARP, FSCRP LM 2014 Jean Valin APR, FCPRS LM 2015 Terence (Terry) Flynn, PhD, APR, FCPRS 2016 Daniel Tisch APR, FCPRS 2017 Mary Barker APR, FCPRS(H) LM 2018 Renee McCloskey, APR, FCPRS 2019 Sarah K. Jones, APR, FCPRS LM 2020 Daniel Granger, CM, ARP, FSCRP 2021 Recipient - Kim Blanchette, APR, Chart. PR, FCPRS 2022 Bruce McLellan, APR, FCPRS 2023 Mark Hunter LaVigne, APR, FCPRS, LM