MacRae's early research in galactic structure, stellar photometry and spectra, and stellar statistics constituted a significant contribution to our knowldege of the detailed structure of the galaxy and interstellar material. Since returning to the University of Toronto in 1953 he has vigorously supported the research programs of the David Dunlap Observatory and has shown an outstanding degree of versatility in initiating new research programs. Among these were: (a) the setting up of a technique of precision photometry for the determination of the apparent magnitudes of over 1000 stars of a large radial-velocity program, (b) pioneer work in the use of an electronic computer for the solution of spectrographic binary orbits, (c) the design, construction and use (in collaboration with Oke) of a photoelectric spectrophotometer for the 74-inch telescopean instrument which is the prototype of similar instruments now used elsewhere, (d) the organization and leadership of a radio astronomy project, operated with continuing and increasing government support, jointly by the Departments of Astronomy and of Electrical Engineering at the University of Toronto. This radio astronomy project has served the IGY in the study of solar radio radiation as well as the IAU and URSI in the measurement of absolute flux from discrete sources, and it is an important centre of research training for radio astonomers and a source and testing ground of new ideas for the new Canadian radio observations at White Lake, B.C. (Dominion Observatories) and at Algonquin Park (N.R.C.).

Romancière de premier ordre, (Prix du Cercle du livre de France, prix du Gouverneur général), Louise Maheux-Forcier a également écrit plusieurs pièces dramatiques pour la radio et la télévision, et au début de novembre 1982, « Un parc en automne » sera créé Place des arts à Montréal. Écrivain exceptionnel (par l'imagination, le style, le langage), Louise Maheux-Forcier est maintenant condidérée comme un des plus importants écrivains du Québec.

Antonine Maillet occupe dans la littérature canadienne française une place de choix. Elle est le premier écrivain d'Acadie qui s'impose par le caractère prolifique de sa production littéraire et par l'originalité de son oeuvre. Elle fait revivre les personnages de son Acadie natale avec une verve qui rappelle Rabelais, mais avec des sentiments et des idées qui traduisent une culture vécue extrêmement riche et dynamique. L'oeuvre d'Antonine Maillet est déjà abondante : trois pièces de théâtre, dont « La Sagouine » est certes la mieux connue, un recueil de contes, cinq romans dont deux furent couronnés, « Don L'Orignal » en 1973 (prix du Gouverneur général), « Mariaagélas Montréal » et une thèse de doctorat sur le folklore acadien. C'en serait assez pour asseoir la réputation d'un écrivain. Pour Antonine Maillet, on a l'impression que ce n'est qu'un commencement.

Kenneth Henry Mann has an international reputation as a creative thinker and inspiring leader in several fields covering quantitative energy interrelations of aquatic life forms. Beginning as a leech systematist, his search for material led to a wider appreciation of ecological relations. A major study on the River Thames earned high recognition and an invitation to come to Canada, first to the Bedford Institute of Oceanography (Fisheries Research Board). He was Chairman of Biology at Dalhousie University, 1972-80, where his personal research and leadership have continued to break new ground in problems of basic and applied marine research. He was Director of the Marine Ecology Laboratory in the Bedford Institute of Oceanography, 1980-87. In 1990 he retired with the status of Research Scientist Emeritus. He has since published a book (with J. Lazier) on biological-physical interactions in the ocean and a book on the ecology of coastal waters expected to appear in the year 2000.

Ian manners is one of the most eminent chemists in Canada and his research on inorganic polymers has achieved broad international acclaim. Since joining the University of Toronto in 1990 as an Assistant Professor he has published over 185 papers and his achievements were recognized with his very early tenure (1994) and his promotion to Full Professor a year later (1995). He has received a range of awards which include an Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship (from the US, 1994), an E.W.R. Steacie Fellowship (1997-98), a Corday-Morgan Medal (from the UK, 1997), the Alcan Award (1999), and most recently the Steacie Prize (2000).