Past Awardees

Since the inception of The Outstanding Young Persons (TOYP) Awards by the Singapore chapters of Junior Chamber International (JCI) in 1972, the following Singaporeans have been conferred with the Award:

2012
Honorees

Clinton Ang
Business, Economic, and/or Entrepreneurial Accomplishment

At the age of 37, Mr Clinton Ang epitomizes the qualities of a young entrepreneur: driven, visionary and a risk- taker. He is the Managing Director of Hock Tong Bee Pte Ltd, one of the long-standing companies in the wine industry.

Clinton believes that the key to business renewal is corporate succession. He has initiated internship programmes with local tertiary institutions, providing training, referrals and scholarships to aspiring entrepreneurs.

Adrian Lim
Academic Leadership and/or Accomplishment

Adrian is the Principal of Nee Ann Secondary School where he has been working closely with his teachers to harness the power of new technologies to transform teaching and learning.

Under his leadership, the school has achieved prestigious international awards and accolades for information and communication technologies (ICT) in Education. It was announced recently that Ngee Ann Secondary School has joined the FutureSchools@Singapore programme to push the frontiers of ICT in education.

Wong Woon Hong
Cultural Achievement

Huang Wen Hong is a well- known radio DJ personality in the Chinese media sector with 16 years of radio experience. He is a rare local artist with excellent achievements across radio, TV, movie, stage- performance, talk-show and authorship. He is currently the Programme Director at SPH Unionworks Mandarin Radio Station.

His belief that media can create positive impact to its audience has led him to promote “media social responsibility“. He has consistently developed numerous charitable programmes at Radio 1003 to target the vulnerable within our society such as the single mothers, stay-alone elderly, hospice and HIV patients, and criminals.

Mark Cheng
Moral and/or Environmental Leadership

A firm campaigner of sustainable development, Mark Cheng started his environmental work in 2001 where he volunteered with various social and environment non-government organization in the region. Dismayed at the lack of green education in Singapore & Asia, he co- founded Avelife in June 2009 where he serves as the Executive Director since.

Mark was recently nominated to be a council member for the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council. In Singapore, Mark is serving as a National Youth Achievement Award (NYAA) GAHA EXCO member and a PAYM Youth Executive Committee Vice-Chairman.

Andy Khong
Scientific and/or Technological Development

Andy Khong is currently an Assistant Professor in the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. His research focuses on signal processing in various applications and he has published more than 55 works at top-tier international journals and conferences within the last eight years.

Since joining NTU as a faculty member, Andy continued to excel as a junior faculty member. In terms of research, Andy has secured a total of close to S$2 M funding within the first year of joining NTU. He is currently managing a team of about 14 full-time researchers and Ph.D. students, one of the largest research teams in the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. His projects are mainly funded by the National Research Foundation and Ministry of Defence, Singapore.
Yip Pin Xiu
Personal Improvement and/or Accomplishment

Pin Xiu has muscular dystrophy, whereby her muscles slowly break down as she grows older. Because of her condition, young Pin Xiu had to rely on walking aids such as braces, and later, wheelchairs to help her get around. After her first swim, Pin Xiu could not forget the freedom she experienced in the water, where she could enjoy as much as any other person. Since then, Pin Xiu has achieved a number of accolades in sports and swimming, including the National Colours Award in 2006 for her excellent performance during one of the international competitions she participated.

In recognitions of her achievements, Yip Pin Xiu was conferred the Meritorious Service Medal, "Pingat Jasa Gemilang" (PJG) in 2008. In 2010, Pin Xiu was presented with the Singapore Youth Award (SYA).

Merit Winners
1. Mr. Wei Chan - Business, Economic, and/or Entrepreneurial Accomplishment
2. Mr. Eric Tin Keng Seng - Political, Legal, and/or Governmental Affairs
3. Ms. Jessica Cheam - Moral and/or Environmental Leadership
4. Ms. Serene Koh - Contribution to Children, World peace, and/or Human Rights
5. Ms. Vernetta Lopez - Contribution to Children, World peace, and/or Human Rights
6. Mr. Calvin Teo - Humanitarian and/or Voluntary Leadership

2009
Honorees
1. Asst. Prof Peter Ho Kian Hoon - Academic Leadership and/or Accomplishment
2. Dr. Samuel Wong Sheng Miao - Cultural Achievement
3. Mr. Ong Chee Siang - Moral and/or environmental leadership
4. Asst. Prof Mahdev Mohan - Contribution to Children, World peace, and/or Human Rights
5. Mr. Quek Chun Hou, Terence - Humanitarian and/or Voluntary leadership
6. Dr. Ng Huck Hui - Scientific and/or Technological development
7. Mr.Alvin Mark Yapp - Personal Improvement and/or Accomplishment
8. Dr. Gerald Tan Yau Min - Medical Innovation

2008
Honorees
1. Mr Howard Shaw

Merit Winners
1. Dr. Sam Yap Soon Guan
2. Ms Porsche Poh
3. Mr Peter Zhuo Ying Wei

2007
Honorees
1. Mr Glenn Lim
2. Mr Hossan Leong Yuen Yu
3. Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang
4. Mr Louis Phee Soo Jay

Merit Winners
1. Mr Timothy Chan Chee Mun
2. Mr Martin Tan Beng Chong

2006
Honorees
1. Dr. Fatimah Binte Abdul Lateef
2. Dr. Wilfred Scott Tang Wei Hien
3. Kok Heng Leun
4. Eunice Elizabeth Olsen
5. Dr. Ong Soh Khim

Merit Winners
1. Joi Cai Chun Jia
2. Sophian Hoe Mern
3. Leslie Kwok Ying Wah
4. Stefanie Sng Ee Tze
5. Kelvin Tan Wei Lian

2002
1. Ho Yeow Sun
2. Douglas Foo Peow Yong

2000
1. Daren Shiau
2. See Too Hoi Siang

1998
1. Dr. Wong Tien Yin
2. LTC Bernard Richard Tan Kok Lang
3. Emmanuel David Tan Kah Heng

1996
1. Dr. William Tan Kian Meng
2. Othman Bin Ahmad

1994
1. Dr. Ang Hong Beng

1992
1. Dr. Phua Kai Hong

1987
1. LTC(Dr.) Lionel Lee
2. George Abraham
3. Boey Yut Mei

1986
1. Dr. Ong Teck Chin
2. Dr. Abdul Aziz Bin Mohd
3. Maj Tsao Chieh

1985
1. Dr. Yeoh Swee Choo
2. Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan
3. Anthony Yeo

1984
1. Alex Kwan Meng Kheon
2. Osman Bin Puteh
3. Magdalene Teoh Meng

1975
1. Lee Hsien Loong
2. Lim Kai Huat
3. Helen Sih Mui Kheng

1974
1. Raymond Chia
2. Zainal Abidin Bin Mohd
3. John Ang
4. Kwek Thong Swee
5. Wijaya R Sivanathan
6. Rosa Tham

1973
1. M Y Dawood
2. Tay Choon Tat
3. Lim Chor Seng
4. Vivienne Wee
5. May-Lim Hoon Ann

1972
1. T T Durai
2. Koh Lian Hock
3. Kok Wai Tong

SINGAPOREANS WHO HAVE BEEN CONFERRED TOYP WORLD HONOREES

2007
Mr Glenn Lim
Personal improvement and/or Achievement
World Congress, Antalya, Turkey

2006
Dr. Fatimah Binte Abdul Lateef
Humanitarian and/or Voluntary Leadership
World Congress, Seoul, Korea

2003
Ho Yeow Sun
Moral and/or Environmental Leadership
World Congress, Las Vegas, United States of America

2001
See Too Hoi Siang
Cultural Achievement
World Congress, Barcelona, Spain

1999
Dr. Wong Tien Yin
Academic Leadership and/or Accomplishment
World Congress, Cannes, France

1997
Dr. William Tan Kian Meng
Humanitarian and/or Voluntary Leadership
World Congress, Honolulu, Hawaii