Community Heroes
The University of Guelph “Community Hero” award(s) program started in the fall of 2016. These awards recognize any citizen in Guelph who is a role model for community outreach, service, volunteerism or life-saving efforts in the City of Guelph.
The awards are given out during each Gryphon Football Home game to highlight and thank the individual and or joint accomplishment(s) of some of most giving citizens for making our community a better place to live, work or play.
Past Award recipients:
Guelph Police CAA Safety Patrols of the year
YMCA Women of Distinction
Big/Little Brothers and Big/Little Sisters of the year
Guelph-Wellington Special Olympics
Guelph Business Lifetime Achievement award winner
If you know of a deserving candidate for recognition, please email Genna Villella at gvillell@uoguelph.ca with the details of your nomination.
click to see some of our heroes from the 2019 season
Left to right front: Cst. Andrew Crowe and Police Service Dog Charger, Cst. Greg McArthur and Police Service Dog General
Left to right rear: Inspector Andrea Ninacs, Chief Jeff DeRuyter, Doug Pflug (Gryphon Football)
From left: Doug Pflug (Gryphon Football), Nia Dennis, Hayley Kellett, Jacqueline Morris, Shoshanah Jacobs, Scott McRoberts, Brenda Gibson, Lisa Browning, Rosalind Slater, Head Coach Todd Galloway
From left: Konrad, Shai, Scott McRoberts (UofG Athletic Director), Konrad, Justin.
From left: Carter Scheffold-Higdon (brother, in orange), Carla Scheffold (mother), Scott McRoberts (UofG Athletic Director), Morgan Scheffold-Higdon (Community Hero), Ron Higdon (father), Doug Pflug (Gryphon Football Community Contact), Cst. Sherry Pettapiece (Guelph Police Services), Head Coach Todd Galloway.
2017
From left: Kayla Billings, Scott McRoberts (UofG Athletic Director), Margaret Stinson, Marissa Teeter, Misty Gagne, Doug Pflug, Alina Kislenko, Kevin McNeil, Isobel Boyle.
Franco Vaccarino (UofG President), Scott McRoberts (UofG Athletic Director), Gryphon Turner, Cameron Turner, Mike Farley, Shawn Turner, Paul Turner, Mark Cullen, Doug Pflug.
Scott McRoberts (UofG Athletic Director), Mr. Campolongo, Kara Campolongo, Angie Bates, Mrs. Bates, Doug Pflug
Women of Distinction 2016
Big/Little Brothers and Big/Little Sisters 2017
Big/Little Brothers and Big/Little Sisters 2016
Guelph Police CAA Safety Patrols
Guelph Business Lifetime Achievement 2016