Annually the Vernon Winter Carnival Society presents prestigious awards to well deserving recipients who have been instrumental in the growth of Carnival.
The Order of Jopo is the highest honour that the Vernon Winter Carnival can bestow. Through the City of Vernon, it has been presented to visiting dignitaries, long time Carnival supporters and past Chairmen.
Below are the past recipients of the Order of Jopo.
Longtime Carnival Supporters
2018 Margaret Hogan (In Memorial)
2017 Feather Fanciers
2016 Jack Gareb
2015 Calvin Hoy (Past Chairman)
2014 Dave Fletcher (Past Chairman)
2013 Mary Andersen
2012 Wayne Emde
2010 Sandi LaFleche
2009 Dorthy Lindley
2008 Brenda Fletcher
2007 Donna Hall (Past Chairman)
2006 Duaine Brown
2006 LeRoy Peterson
2006 Carl Rigby
2005 Claudia Brown
2004 Christel Cam
2003 Lettie Maloney
2002 Ursula Gohmann
2000 Phyllis DeBoice
1999 N. Ok.Amtr Radio Club
1995 Ross Simpson
1994 Don Weglo
1993 Carol Williams (Past Chairman)
1992 Lil and Ken Nistor
1990 June Rigby
1988 Ken Little
1985 Fern Makarenko
1983 George Zimmerman
1982 Stella Andrews
1980 Stuart Fleming (jointly)
1980 Petie Kaulback (jointly)
1976 Dorthy Sawicki
1975 John Ladyman (jointly)
1975 Evelyn Tebo (jointly)
Past Chairmen
2003 Glen Taylor
2000 Donna Mihalcheon
1995 Derek Hall
1993 Bob Williamson
1991 Bill Martin
1989 Evelyn Lerose
1987 Tom Fletcher
1986 Marie Morris
1982 Fernand Desroches
1984 Patrick Nicol
1981 Norm Stevenson
1980 Sharon Shaw
1978 Bob Adsched
1977 Harold McDonald
1974 Mike Kowaluk
1974 Vince Lilley
1974 Bill Oxley
1974 Frank Oliver
1974 George Melvin
Order of Jopo Dignitaries & Honoured Cities include:
1974 The Hon. George R. Pearkes, VC Lieutenant-Governor of BC, The Hon. David Barrett, Premier of BC, Muni Evers, Mayor, New Westminster, Ron J. Morrier, CBC-TV Vancouver
1976 Walter Owen, Lieutenant-Governor of BC, Tom Constable, Mayor, Burnaby
1977 Michael Young, Mayor, Victoria
1978 Pierre E. Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada and Ken Curle, Mayor, Red Deer, Alberta
1979 The Hon. Henry Bell-Irving, Lieutenant-Governor of BC, George Furguson, Mayor, Abbotsford and Bob Neil, Mayor, Vernon
1980 Donald A. Ross, Mayor, Surrey
1981 Andy Anderson, Mayor, Lethbridge, Alberta and Neil Davidson, Mayor, Vernon
1982 Ed Schreyer, Governor General of Canada and Derrick Humphreys, Mayor, West Vancouver
1983 Charles Lakes, Mayor, Trail
1984 Ethel Winger, Mayor, Williams Lake and The Hon. Robert G. Rogers, Lieutenant-Governor of BC
1985 The Hon. Claude Richmond, Provincial Minister of Tourism
1986 Michael Harcourt, Mayor, Vancouver
1987 Lyall Hanson, MLA & Past Mayor, Vernon and Ralph Klein, Alderman, Calgary, Alberta
1988 Jack Hebner, Councillor, Spokane, Washington
1989 Cliff Branchflower, Alderman, Kamloops
1990 James H. Stuart, Mayor, Kelowna
1991 Anne Clarke, Past Mayor, Vernon, Pat Jordan, Past MLA and Geoff Battersby, Mayor, Revelstoke
1992 Wayne McGrath, Past Mayor, Vernon
1993 Rollie Rose, Mayor, Ladysmith
1994 Stephen D. Wallace, Mayor, Quesnel
1995 Richard A. Lang, Mayor, Modesto, California
1996 Kathy Watson, Mayor, Whitehorse, Yukon and Garde Gardom, Lieutenant-Governor of BC
1997 Jeff Griffen, Mayor, Reno, Nevada
1998 Larry McNabb, Alderman, Nanaimo and Vancouver Firefighters Band
2000 Guy Boissy, Mayor, Saint-Lambert, Quebec
2001 Brian Postill, Mayor, Coldstream
2002 Glen Everitt, Mayor, Dawson City, Yukon
2003 David Laird, Mayor, City of Merrit
2004 Ron McCrae, Mayor, Kimberely
2005 Ellen Woodsworth, Councillor, Vancouver
2006 David Perry, Mayor, Penticton
2007 City of New York
2008 George F. Ferguson, Mayor, Abbotsford
2009 Mayor Melamed, Whistler
2010 Wayne Lippert, Mayor, Vernon
2011 Paul Kuehn, President of Modesto, California Sister City Committee
2013 Sharel Shoff, Deputy Mayor of Drumheller, Alberta
2019 The City of Vernon
