Austrian Canadian Council Award Recipients
In January 2001 Roland K. Pirker and Garry Bonner set up criteria for the establishment of an ACC awards program as a means of giving recognition to persons either within and outside the Austrian-Canadian Council’s members for outstanding contributions in promoting the work of a club or society and in furthering the aims and purposes of the Council. The ACC also wanted to acknowledge and honour members of Austrian clubs across the country for their individual outstanding contributions, for having worked tirelessly and silently in the background, without ever having received much recognition. The Awards Program became an instant success due to the overwhelming demand for it expressed by Austrian clubs across Canada.
Once a nomination from either a president or a director of a club has been received by the ACC, the awards chairman and a jury assess how the nominees fit the ACC criteria and, award either a gold, a silver or a bronze medal.
2025 Austrian Canadian Council Award Recipients as related to the Alpine Club
Gold Recipients:
Sonja Biselli
- Contributions to the ACC and the ACofKW
- Director of the ACofKW for 19 years
- Leader of the Alpine Children & Junior Dance Groups for 24 years
- Choreographer of Alpine Dancers for 37 years
- Secretary of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft of German Canadian Clubs of Waterloo Region for 30 years
Anne Bogad
- Contributions to the Austrian Community of Canada and the ACofKW
- Director of the ACofKW for 18 years
- President of the Alpine Club Bowlers for 9 years
Lore Kump
- Contributions to the Austrian Community of Canada & to the ACofKW
- Director of the ACofKW for 18 years
- President of the Alpine Dancers for 10 years
Bill Poje
- Contributions to the Austrian Community of Canada & the ACofKW
- President of the ACofKW for 17 years
- Director of the ACofKW for 5 Decades
Dietmar Biselli
- Services to the ACC and the ACofKW
- Leading the ACofKW for over a decade as VP & President
Silver Recipient:
John Thompson
- Support and care to Josef Bogensberger
