Citizen of the Year
The Tillsonburg District Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Town of Tillsonburg recognizes outstanding contributions to the Town through the annual Citizen of the Year Award. This award is presented to an individual who makes an outstanding contribution to our community, with no expectation of personal gain. Unselfish volunteering of personal time and talent towards the betterment of our community are the hallmarks of this award.
Past Citizens of the Year
| Harry Ostrander | 1978 |
| Dr. Howard Alexander / James Keating | 1979 |
| Bill Pratt / Jo Wild | 1980 |
| John Hunter / Norah Hurley | 1981 |
| Hector Verhoeve | 1982 |
| Roy Beechey | 1983 |
| Dennis Fairall | 1984 |
| Stan Moore | 1985 |
| Not Awarded | 1986 |
| Donna Berlet | 1987 |
| John Lessif | 1988 |
| Jessie Baxter | 1989 |
| John Armstrong | 1990 |
| Gene Heath | 1991 |
| Betty Sergeant | 1992 |
| Betty Scholtz | 1993 |
| Laurel Beechey | 1994 |
| Linda Albright | 1995 |
| Pat Carroll | 1996 |
| Bill Bennett | 1997 |
| Award Revoked | 1998 |
| Ian Linton | 1999 |
| Sid Card | 2000 |
| Brian Stephenson | 2001 |
| Frank Welsh | 2002 |
| Rachel Parker | 2003 |
| J. K. (Jack) Campbell | 2004 |
| Ed DeSutter | 2005 |
| Jim Mathews | 2006 |
| Vivian Hahn | 2007 |
| Dr. Richard Dalby | 2008 |
| Steve Kyle | 2009 |
| Ilene Chesterman | 2010 |
| Michael Bossy | 2011 |
| Marion Pratt | 2012 |
| Samuel Lamb | 2013 |
| Jack Whitmore | 2014 |
| Duane Nelson | 2015 |
| Vern Fleming | 2016 |
| Matthew MacNeil | 2017 |