Long Citation Dr. Ian Stirling's world-leading research on polar bears has provided new understandings of their ecology and evolution. His studies of the behaviour and ecology of several seal species in the Arctic and Antarctic stand cumulatively as a world class contribution on marine mammals. His long-term research on polar bear population ecology and predator-prey relationships provided the first documentation of long-term fluctuations in the arctic marine ecosystem and confirmation of the negative effects of climate warming on polar bears. Dr. Stirling is one of Canada's and the world's leading scientists and most recognized spokespersons on climate warming in the Arctic. Short Citation Dr. Ian Stirling's world-leading research on polar bears has provided new understandings of their ecology and evolution. His studies of the behaviour and ecology of several seal species in the Arctic and Antarctic stand cumulatively as a world class contribution on marine mammals. Dr. Stirling is one of Canada's and the world's leading scientists and most recognized spokespersons on climate warming in the Arctic.

Boris Peter Stoicheff, B.A.Sc., M.A., Ph.D., Professor of Physics at the University of Toronto, has an international reputation in the fields of Raman spectroscopy and laser physics. He has contributed greatly to the experimental techniques of high-resolution Raman spectroscopy of gases and has applied these to many structural studies of molecules. His work is characterized by a high regard for detail and accuracy, so that his measurements are accepted standards for much related work on molecular structure. Recently he has used ruby and helium-neon lasers in a variety of spectroscopic investigations, which have helped to elucidate stimulated Raman scattering and two-photon absorption, and have led to the discovery of induced absorption at optical frequencies and stimulated Brillouin scattering.

Dr. J. B. Stothers is recommended for election to the Royal Society of Canada for his pioneering contributions in the field of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. He made many fundamental discoveries and evolved many new techniques and applied them in important studies of molecular structure and reaction mechanism; he has been the originator of much that is now standard practice in laboratories throughout the world.

Long Citation Grant Strate has been an immensely influential innovator of dance in Canada. He was a founding member of the National Ballet of Canada, joining it in 1951 as a dancer and becoming a soloist just two years later. For half a century, Grant Strate has had a profound impact on the evolution of dance in Canada, among other accomplishments establishing the dance program at York University and heading Simon Fraser’s University Centre for the Arts. A tireless mentor and inspiring visionary, Strate has written numerous articles and created more than fifty ballets. In 1995 he was honoured with the Order of Canada. Short Citation Grant Strate has been an immensely influential innovator of dance in Canada. He was a founding dancer of the National Ballet of Canada, established York University’s dance program and headed Simon Fraser’s University Centre for the Arts. A tireless mentor and inspiring visionary, Strate has written numerous articles and created more than fifty ballets.

Basil Stuart-Stubbs, for seventeen years University Librarian of the University of British Columbia and for ten years the Director of its School of Library, Archival and Information Studies, has made a major contribution to the research community and to the discipline of library science in these roles. He has always accompanied his professional life by research inquiry into and writing on aspects of librarianship, and has been particularly concerned with problems of copyright, inter-library loan and the effects upon librarianship of rapid technological change in the provision of information. At the same time he has maintained a research interest in exploration and early maps, culminating with his work as co-author in the magnificent volume "The Northpart of America" (1979). His current research and writing deal with aspects of Canadian library history.

LONG Donald Stuss is one of the world’s foremost neuropsychologists. His pioneering work on the frontal lobes of the human brain led to important advances in our knowledge of the relations between brain and mind, and also paved the way for new methods of assessment and rehabilitation following brain injury. His current research focuses on “fractionating” the frontal lobes into component functional areas. Dr. Stuss is also a brilliantly effective research leader and manager. He is one of these rare individuals who can inspire and organize others while still maintaining his position as an international leader in his own area of research. SHORT Donald Stuss’s pioneering work in neuropsychology has led to important advances in our knowledge of the relations between brain and mind, paving the way for new methods of rehabilitation following brain injury. He is a brilliantly effective research leader and manager inspiring others while still maintaining his position as an international leader in his own area of research.

Eric Svensson is acknowledged to be the leading world expert on experimental studies of the dynamics and structure of the quantum liquid, helium-4. He observed the condensate with neutron scattering, and so verified London's suggestion that the superfluid transition was a Bose-Einstein condensation of atoms. He showed that sharp excitations were unique to the superfluid phase and successfully described their thermal evolution using a two-fluid model. He also carried out pioneering studies of percolation, new forms of ice and spinodal decomposition. Dr. Svensson is a superb lecturer who is in demand worldwide for his advice and expertise.