Donny Allen Award

Donny Allen played lacrosse for 17 seasons with the Windsor Clippers and later the Warlocks guiding them to three national senior championships and later coaching Windsor’s national Jr. B team to a title in 1975. His passion for sports wasn’t limited to lacrosse. In 1958 he won the Detroit Golden Gloves boxing championships and also played rugby for the Windsor Rugby Football Club.

Donny enjoyed a 35-year career with the Windsor Separate School Board before retiring in 1992. He brought his passion for sports to the children of our board serving as a physical education consultant for most of his teaching career influencing the lives of thousands of students. He believed that every child that was chosen to be a member of a school team should have an opportunity to play. He instituted a participation rule for all elementary sports to ensure that would happen. In 1992-93 he received the Ontario Physical and Health Education Award from his provincial peers for his outstanding contributions to the field of physical education.

Award Recipients

2023/24 Vita Grillo / John Murtagh
2021/22 Andrew Di Pietro
2020/21 No recipient due to pandemic
2019/20 Matt St. Louis
2018/19 Tom Adams
2017/18 Geralyn Kane / Mike Pio
2016/17 Joni Ouellette
2015/16 Cathy Nelson / Carol Montello
2014/15 Jack McCart / Trisha Clarke
2013/14 Dan Murray
2012/13 Patti Jones / Michelle Fischer
2011/12 John Boglitch / Dan McMahon
2010/11 Joe Ratushney
2009/10 Jan Semeniuk/Pat Mulveney
2008/09 Rick Scott
2007/08 Rino Licata
2006/07 Greg Peck
2005/06 John Prieur/Earl Skidmore

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