G. A. Bartholomew is a graduate of the University of British Columbia and McGill University, now head of the Neutron Physics Branch at Atomic Energy of Canada Limited. His work on the studies of nuclear gamma radiation from neurtron and proton capture, using the research reactors and accelerator at Chalk River, has led to international recognition of his abilities as a careful and productive nuclear physicist. He has published over 100 papers with recent contributions inluding y-ray directional correlation and polarization studies and measurements of the spins of levels and gamma ray multipolarities in various nuclei and advanced systems for nuclear power. His continuing contributions in his field have earned him a considerable respect amongst nuclear physicists.

For sustained and substantial contributions to the science of electrical insulation as it bears on power engineering. His work has had a major impact on our understanding of coronas and dielectric losses in many solids, liquids and solid/liquid interfaces.

Z. S. Basinski has long received international recognition among metal physicists for his many contributions to the understanding of processes involved in the deformation of metals. His attribution of work-hardening to the interaction of glide and forest dislocations is now generally accepted after 20 years of spirited controversy. Other problems on which he has made major contributions include: explaining deviations from the Cottrell-Stokes law, puzzling aspects in the deformation of b.c. cubic metals, solution hardening of f.c. cubic metals, and processes involved in fatigue failure. His deep understanding of many aspects of metal physics is acknowledged.

Professor Batts has enhanced our understanding of medieval German literature through critical editions, monographs, and numerous articles. His book on Gottfried von Straßburg displays his skill as a mediator between the poetry of medieval Germany and the modern English reader. His monumental edition of the Nibelungenlied has provided a firm basis for the study of the most famous of German epics. He is serving the world of learning as a bibliographer, as an inspiring teacher, as the Head of the Department of German at The University of British Columbia, and as the editor of the only Canadian journal devoted to Germanic studies.

Le Professeur Alain Baudot a été, depuis son arrivée à Toronto en 1966, l'une des personnes les plus importantes dans la création d'une vie culturelle francophone dans cette ville. Professeur d'université, musicien, coordinateur de conférences internationales, écrivain, éditeur de livres, ainsi que commentateur à la radio et à la télévision, il existe très peu d'activités culturelles en français dont, depuis 20 ans, il n'a pas été le promoteur. L'excellence de ses initiatives culturelles, ainsi que la très haute qualité de son travail de traducteur, tout comme l'excellence de ses propres publications, font de lui le chef de file des professeurs de littérature française à Toronto. Il a reçu les palmes académiques de France, et est Officier de la Couronne de Belgique.

Janet Beavin Bavelas has shaped interdisciplinary research on human dialogue, both theoretically and experimentally. Beginning with a crucial theoretical contribution in 1967, she has long been an internationally recognized leader in her field, whose work has been translated into seven languages. Her continuing program of research is aimed at the unique features of language use in face-to-face dialogue and has thus far radically changed our understanding of nonverbal communication and of hitherto intractable puzzles such as motor mimicry and equivocation. This is due in no small measure to her highly original experimental work on the subtle microprocesses of face-to-face dialogue.

Carlos Bazán est professeur retraité au Département de Philosophie et ancien Doyen de la Faculté des Arts à l'Université d'Ottawa. Il est un spécialiste de la philosophie médiévale, reconnu par la Communauté savante internationale par ses communications dans les Congrès nationaux et internationaux, par ses articles dans les revues savantes prestigieuses et en particulier par ses ouvrages. Il est auteur ou co-auteur de : «Trois commentaires anonymes sur le Traité de l'âme d'Aristote» (1971), «Siger de Brabant: Quaestiones in tertium De Anima; De Anima intellectiva; De Aeternitate mundi» (1972), «Siger de Brabant : écrits de logique, de morale et de physique» (1974), «Les questions disputées et les questions quodlibétiques dans les Facultés de Théologie, de Droit et de Médecine» (1985), de «S. Thomas de Aquino: Quaestiones disputatae» (1996) et de «Anonymi, Sententia super II et III De anima» (1998). Il a publié une cinquantaine d'articles et de comptes rendus dans des revues savantes nationales et internationales. Ces écrits de haute qualité ont donné au Doyen Bazán la reconnaissance internationale de la prestigieuse Commission Léonina de Rome dont il est membre et qui travaille à l'édition critique de l'oeuvre de Saint Thomas d'Aquin.