2017 Barbados Ball Recipient - Dr. Grantley Morris

2017 Barbados Ball Recipient - Cameron Bailey

The Barbados Ball Award

The Barbados Ball Award recognizes outstanding Barbadians residing in Canada, for professional acclaim and/or community service. Recipients of the Barbados Ball Award are celebrated at the annual Barbados Ball and presented with a crystal trophy, a symbol of the high esteem in which they are held. See the bios of Barbados Ball Award recipients below.

Recipients of The Barbados Ball Award: 

• 2008: Harold Brathwaite – Executive Director, Retired Teachers of Ontario. Click here to read Mr. Braithwaite's bio. 
• 2009: Dr. Juliet Daniel – Associate Professor, McMaster University. Click here to read Dr. Daniel’s bio. 
• 2010: Patrick Husbands - Star Jockey. Click here to read Mr. Husbands' bio. 
• 2011: Keith Forde - Deputy Chief, Toronto Police Service (Retired). Click here to read Mr. Forde's  bio. 
• 2012: Ernesto Griffith - Filmmaker, Actor, Singer, Songwriter. Click here to read Mr. Griffith's bio.
• 2013: Kay McConney - Chief Executive, The Executive Minds™. Click here to read Ms. McConney's bio. 
• 2014: Dr. Paul Steinbok - Head Emeritus, Division of Neurosurgery, B C Children's Hospital. Click here to read Dr. Steinbok's bio.
• 2015: Marita Payne-Wiggins - Olympian. Click here to read Mrs. Payne-Wiggins' bio.
• 2015: Michael Smith - Olympian. Click here to read Mr. Smith's bio.

• 2016: Senator Anne Cools - Politician/member of the Senate of Canada. Click here to read Senator Cools' bio.
• 2017: Dr. Grantley Morris - Philanthropist. Click here to read Dr. Morris' bio.
• 2017: Cameron Bailey - Artistic Director of Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Click here to read Mr. Bailey's bio.

Criteria and selection process for The Barbados Ball Award:
Criteria

• Barbadian descent - a citizen of Barbados by birth or naturalization, or a person whose parents or grandparents (one or both) are/were citizens of Barbados; 
• Resident in Canada;
• Professional excellence;
• Recognized community service;
• Improved the lives of others; and
• Inspires others by being a role model

Selection Process 

• The Award Selection Committee is comprised of two members of the board of directors; 
• The award recipient is selected from a list of potential awardees compiled from public records and recommendations by board members, member associations and others; and
• The selection is approved by the board of directors.