Recipients of the René Thibault Excellence Award
Awarded in memory of this great community builder and volunteer from Richmond, to individuals who have distinguished themselves in their field of activity.
1995 – Ian Hume (athlete and volunteer)
1996 – Father Roland Bacon (priest)
1997 – Michelle Nadeau (volunteer)
1998 – Réal Veilleux (volunteer)
1999 – Dustin Jones (harness racing champion)
2000 – Daniel Ménard (volunteer)
2001 – Jean-Paul Deslauriers (entrepreneur)
2002 – Hélène Viger (volunteer)
2003 – Marc-André Martel (mayor)
2004 – Bertrand Ménard (volunteer)
2005 – Sylvain Lefebvre (NHL hockey player)
2006 – Jean-Guy Berthiaume (entrepreneur and volunteer)
2007 – Sylvain Daigle (LHA hockey player)
2008 – Robert Dalton (volunteer)
2009 – Jeannette Charland (entrepreneur and volunteer)
2010 – Roxane B. Deslauriers (table tennis champion)
2011 – Georges-Henri Poulin (volunteer)
2012 – Yvon Poirier (entrepreneur and volunteer)
2013 – John Hill (volunteer)
2014 – Jean-François Plante (QMJHL hockey player)
2015 – Guy Boutin (volunteer)
2016 – Louis Cloutier (entrepreneur)
2017 – Patricia Henderson-Bergeron (volunteer)
2018 – Suzanne Nault (volunteer)
2019 – Réal and Marcel Couture (entrepreneurs)
2020 – Manon Morin (entrepreneur and volunteer)
2021 – No tournament (pandemic)
2022 – No tournament (pandemic)
2023 – Rudy Pelletier (entrepreneur)
2024 – Valérie St-Jean (radio host)
2025 – Clifford Lancaster (volonteer and city advisor)
Research: Guy Marchand