NSTU Honourary Members
An Honourary Member is a person upon whom the honour has been conferred by a resolution of Council.
Honourary Member
Honourary Membership is conferred on an individual who might otherwise have no membership eligibility and has given meritorious service to education, the profession, or the NSTU. The service must have been dedicated, long-standing service that benefited the members of the NSTU and therefore, the teaching profession and public education. Upon approval of the Provincial Executive, the President of the Union shall move a motion, seconded by the First Vice-President, that the Annual Council confer the award upon the nominee.
NSTU Honourary Members
An Honourary Member is a person upon whom the honour has been conferred by a resolution of Council.
Honourary Members
| Mr. Ronald Morrison | Mr. Jim MacKay |
| Mr. W. Ronald MacPherson | Mr. Wayne Noseworthy |
| Mr. Greg O'Keefe | Mr. Bill Redden |
| Mr. Les Walker | Ms. Margaret Swan |
| Mr. Bill Berryman |
Deceased
| Mr. H. H. Blois | Justice V. P. Pothier | Dr. Florence Wall |
| Mr. Fred Phelan | Dr. M. V. Marshall | Mr. Rod Fredericks |
| Dr. M. M. Coady | Sir Ronald Gould | Dr. Tom Parker |
| Mr. C. L. Filmore | Mrs. Gene Morison Hicks | Mr. Cecil Durling |
| Dr. J. P. McCarthy | Dr. H. D. Hicks | Dr. T. L. Sullivan |
| Dr. Ian Forsythe | Dr. H. P. Moffatt | Hon. Robert L. Stanfield |
| Sister Rose Catherine | Rev. Dr. Malcolm MacLellan | Mr. Arthur Conrad |
| Mr. John Oliver | Ms. Margaret Graham | Dr. Norman Fergusson |
| Mr. Murray Fahie | Mr. Gerald McCarthy | Mr. L. Emmet Currie |
| Mr. Earle Tubrett |
Guidebook excerpt
Note: Standing Order 14 of the NSTU Constitution confers authority to the Provincial Executive to grant Life Membership Awards, Special Awards and Local Service Awards. Article I (6) of the NSTU By-Laws creates a category of membership called Honourary Member and confers authority to the Annual Council to grant this membership.
A. Honourary Member
I. Purpose
To confer membership status on an individual (with the rights as set out in By-Law Article I 6 (b)) who might otherwise have no membership eligibility and who is a person that the Union wants to bestow an honour upon in recognition of a significant contribution to education, the profession, or the NSTU.
II. Criteria
a. Any person who has given meritorious service to education, the profession, or the NSTU.
b. The service must have been dedicated, long-standing service that benefited the members of the NSTU and, therefore, the teaching profession and public education.
III. Nominations & Selection
Nominations are made by the Table Officers to the Provincial Executive of the Union. Upon approval of the Provincial Executive, the President of the Union shall move a motion, seconded by the First Vice-President, that the Annual Council confer the award upon the nominee.
IV. Presentation of Award
The Honourary Member will be awarded an appropriate certificate, at the opening session of the Annual Council and details will be published in an edition of The Teacher.
Reference: February 2022
NSTU Honourary Members
An Honourary Member is a person upon whom the honour has been conferred by a resolution of Council.