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Fellow and Honourary Awards

ARIDO instituted the Fellow and Honourary Awards to recognize the outstanding contributions of certain members and individuals in the design community. Members who wish to propose a nominee for consideration by the Board of Governors should contact the Executive Director at ed@arido.ca.

Fellow Members

A Fellow is currently or was previously a Registered member who has been nominated by the Board of Governors and approved by the Board of Management as having contributed in a significant manner through distinguished service to the betterment of the Association, the interior design profession or the applied arts to an extent sufficient to warrant the honour of Fellow.

ARIDO has awarded this designation to the following:

Anita Aiello Clifford Atkinson
David Benitz Eleanor Brown
Robert Chaban Donna Cummings
Marilyn Donoghue Irving Ellman
Alan Fairbrass John Gerald
Peter Grimley John Guild
Carole Howlett Celeste Irvine-Jones
Lorna Kelly John Kitamura
Trevor Kruse Barbara B. MacLennan
Marian Marshall Lynn McGregor
Robert Meiklejohn Phillip Moody
Edgar Noffke Joseph Pettipas
Glenn Pushelberg Ludwig Schindler
Ray Staples Bud Sugarman
Ken Thomson Lorraine Tierney
Sandra Toogood Andrew Vasilevich
Jack Winston  George Yabu

Honourary Members

An Honourary Member is an individual whose significant contribution and distinguished service has been offered towards the betterment of the Association, the interior design profession or the applied arts. Honourary members are nominated by the Board of Governors and approved by the Board of Management.

ARIDO has awarded this designation to the following:

Irene Bell Jean Benitz
Tom Bernard Tracy Bowie
Stuart Brown Barry Carroll
Els Coopman Frank Delfino
David Feldberg Saul Feldberg
Gilbert Goodman Mary Egan Haines
Brian Hay Reva Karstadt
Mike Keilhauer Sue Madsen
Les Muniak Klaus Nienkamper
Marek Pain Scott Parry
Mary Prud’homme Joanne Radford
Doug Scythes Ralph A. Vine
Earl Wilson