J.M.S. Careless, O.C., F.R.S.C. Born, Toronto; Ph.D., Harvard University; University Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto since 1984; joined History Dept., University of Toronto, 1945; profilic author, among others, Canada: A Story of Challenge (1953); The Union of the Canadas (1967); Colonists and Canadians (1971); Rise of Cities in Canada to 1914 (1978); Pre-Confederation Premiers (1980); Frontier and Metropolis (1989); Chief Historical Consultant, Chronicle of Canada (1990); former chairman, Historical Sites & Monuments Board of Canada, 1980-85; awarded Tyrrell Medal for Canadian History, 1962; received Governor General's Award for non-fiction (Brown of the Globe), 1964.

Melbourne V. James Freelance historical researcher and writer; President, Mel James & Associates, a PR consulting firm; former Director of Information Bell Canada's Public Affairs Department (Ontario Division); former Public Relations Writer with Bank of Montreal and CNR; For 18 years sat on Board of Couchiching Institute on Public Affairs (CIPA) and President, 1975-77; President, Canadian Public Relations Society (CPRS), 1974-75 and Chairman of its Foundation, 1988-91; former PR Chairman, Toronto Board of Trade, United Way and Family Service Association; recipient, the 25th Anniversary Medal of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth's Coronation.

Charles G. Roland, M.D. Born, Winnipeg; graduated, M.D., University of Manitoba, 1958; Jason A. Hannah Professor of the History of Medicine, McMaster University; Chairman, Dept. of Biomedical Communications, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Minnesota (1969-77); curator, Osler Library, McGill University; awarded Royal Society of Canada's Jason Hannah Medal for medical research (1995); recipient, D.Sc., University of Manitoba, 1997.

David Anderson Born in the "rendezvous city" of Fort William (Thunder Bay); raised on the prairies; graduated B.A. (Hons.), B.Sc., University of Saskatchewan; past president, the Glengarry Historical Society; currently lives in historic Bethune-Thompson House, Williamstown, Ontario.

Murray Barkley Doctoral candidate, Canadian History, University of Toronto; proprietor, third generation, Barkley's General Store, Avonmore, Ontario.

A.J. Bauer Retired Group Captain, RCAF; spent career as pilot in Canada's Air Force; founded Billy Bishop Heritage which purchased and turned the home of Major William Avery Bishop, in Owen Sound, Ontario, into a museum honouring Canada's greatest flying ace.

Michael Beggs Born, Toronto; graduated, B.A. (Hons.), University of Toronto; freelance journalist and former newspaper reporter; regular entertainment and news contributor, Mississauga News; formerly, regular contributor, Irish Evening Press (Dublin).

Edwin Bennett Honorary president, Oxford Historical Society; decorated veteran, World War II, who was taken prisoner following Dieppe; former chairman and inspiration behind the Joe Boyle Repatriation Committee which persevered in bringing the remains of Joe Boyle, a Woodstock old boy, from England, to Woodstock, Ontario, in 1983.

James Campbell Born, Hamilton, Ontario; graduated B.A., Art and Art History, University of Toronto; former assistant curator, Art Gallery of Peterborough; currently, curator, The S. E. Weir Collection, Queenston, Ontario.

Gayle Comeau Ph.D. candidate; M.A. (University of Montreal); part-time faculty member, York University; course director, Canadian and American history, York University; contributor, Dictionary of Canadian Biography, volumes XII, XIII, and XIV.

Jacques Cotnam Born, Québec City; graduated B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Université Laval; professor, French and French Canadian literature, York University, since 1964; well-known author on French Canadian literature, publishing some ten books on the subject; well-known scholar of André Jide.

Virginia Careless Graduated, M.A., University of British Columbia (1974); research officer, B.C. Ministry of Small Business, Tourism and Culture; formerly, curator of History, Royal British Columbia Museum, specializing in domestic, social and cultural history.

Dick Doyle Born, Port Perry, Ontario; graduated, B.A. (Hons.), University of Guelph; former first secretary, Canadian Science and Engineering Hall of Fame; former chief-of-staff, Minister, Fisheries and Oceans, and Minister, Science and Technology; currently, Government Relations Co-ordinator, National Research Council Canada.

Michael C. Eldred Born, Trenton, New Jersey; graduated, M.Div. (Trinity College, University of Toronto), M.A. (University of Windsor); professional researcher; former chaplain, University of Windsor; former teacher; freelance writer living in Muskoka, Ontario.

John Kenneth Wallace Ferguson M.D.,M.B.E., F.R.S.C. Born, Formosa, 1902; graduated, M.D., University of Toronto, 1932; director, Connaught Medical Research Laboratories, 1955-72; professor and head of the Dept. of Pharmacology, University of Toronto, 1945-55.

James C. Floyd Graduate, Manchester College of Technology, U.K. (1934); chief design engineer, Avro Canada, developing the Avro C102 Jetliner; chief engineer for Avro CF100 fighter aircraft; and vice president and director of engineering for Avro Arrow, supersonic interceptor; consultant to the British government for the development of the Concorde, 1965-1972; first non-American to be awarded Wright Brothers Gold Medal (1950).

Strome Galloway, E.D., C.D. Born, Humbolt, Saskatchewan; ret'd Colonel (1969), Canadian Army; served overseas five years with The Royal Canadian Regiment in U.K., Tunisia, Sicily, Italy, and N.W. Europe; Col. of the Regiment, Royal Canadian Regiment, 1989-93; military historian; honorary Editor Emeritus, Heraldry Canada; columnist, Legion Magazine, 1974-1986.

Wayne Getty Born, India of missionary parents; M.A., Anthropology (1973), M.S.W. Community Development (1975), University of Calgary; for over three decades involved with Native issues; advisor for nine years to the Stoney Indians, Alberta; instructor, Olds Agricultural College, 1975-87; superintendent and then district manager, Social Development, Indian Affairs, Saskatchewan, 1987-89; negotiated comprehensive Land Claims for Dept. of Fisheries and Oceans, Ottawa, from 1989 until retirement in 1996.

Simone M. Graham Gold Medalist from the University of Western Ontario with a Master of Arts in Journalism; an award-winning corporate writer and business communicator and owner of Graham Communication Strategies, London, Ontario.

Richard Duncan Hiscocks, M.B.E. Late of Vancouver, British Columbia; B.A.Sc., University of Toronto; Hon. Degrees: Carleton, McGill, McMaster; formerly with National Research Council Canada; formerly, vice president, engineering, de Havilland Aircraft of Canada Ltd; designed the world-famous Beaver; recognized as gifted creator of STOL (short take off and landing).

William Humber Born, Toronto; graduated, Master of Environmental Studies (M.E.S.), York University; current chairman, Faculty of Technology, Seneca College; former Member, Board of Governors, Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum; well-known Baseball author, including Diamonds of the North; a Concise History of Baseball in Canada (1995).

Richard Levick M.A., Journalism, University of Western Ontario; freelance writer and public relations consultant.

Doug Lloyd Studied under Charles Norris Cochrane, University of Toronto; graduated B.A., University of Toronto, 1945 and graduated, Mus.B. and M.A., University of Toronto, 1948; former high school teacher of Latin and head of department, Lawrence Park C.I., Toronto.

Joseph A. Morley, M.B.E. Born, Nova Scotia; graduate, Marquette University, Wisconsin (B.Sc., Electrical Engineering); awarded, M.B.E. for his supervision of the Canadian wartime aircraft production program under the Department of Munitions and Supply, Aircraft Production Branch; worked in sales for Pratt & Whitney (Connecticut), A.V. Roe Canada, Canadair, and, more recently, CAE Inc., where, as V.P., Technical Sales, was responsible for marketing of commercial flight simulators.

Alex Morrison, MSC, CD Born, Sydney, Nova Scotia; graduated M.A., Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, Ontario; Minister-Counsellor at the Canadian Mission to the United Nations, 1983-1989; negotiated with UN Headquarters officials and representatives of the countries concerning Canadian participation in peacekeeping operations; member, Security Council Delegation (1989); has taught at Royal Military College, Canadian Forces College, Columbia University and York University; lecturer to universities, corporations and public interest groups in Europe, South America, and Asia; author, The Voice of Defence, The Breed of Manly Men, and Canada and Peacekeeping.

D. McCormack Smyth Born, Toronto; M.A., Phil. M., Ph.D., University of Toronto; Senior Scholar, York University; Founding Dean, Atkinson College, York University; Founding Chairman, the Churchill Society for the Advancement of Parliamentary Democracy; former Chairman, Canadian Institute for Radiation Safety, 1980-85; Ford Foundation Research Scholar, Churchill College, University of Cambridge, 1961-62.

Clara Thomas, Clara, F.R.S.C. Born, Strathroy, Ontario; Ph.D., University of Toronto, 1962; professor of English, York University, since 1969; author, Canadian Novelists 1920-1945; Love and Work Enough: The Life of Anna Jameson; Margaret Laurence; Ryerson of Upper Canada, among others; recipient of honorary degrees from Trent, York, and Brock Universities.

James Walker Born, Toronto, Ontario; Ph.D., Dalhousie University; professor, African and Black North American History, University of Waterloo, Ontario; while at Dalhousie University, co-founded the Black Study Group designed to prepare Black and Native Indian school dropouts for university entrance; well-known author of Black history.

Waiser, Bill Born, Toronto; graduated Ph.D., University of Saskatchewan; one of three Canadians to win a Queen's Fellowship; former Yukon Historian, Parks Canada; currently, Head of History Department, University of Saskatchewan.

Gregory Wirick Born, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; received higher education in Saskatchewan, Montreal and England, receiving M.A. in International History, London School of Economics; currently, associate, Parliamentary Centre, Ottawa; recently, senior advisor, Canadian Committee for the 51st anniversary of the United Nations; formerly acted as principal adviser and consultant to various government committees on such issues as international peace, national security, and matters of diplomatic concerns.

Harold Wright Born, New Brunswick; educated at the University of New Brunswick; heritage consultant; well-known heritage author contributing to such publications as Dictionary of Canadian Biography and Canadian Encyclopedia; director, New Brunswick Historical Society; recipient, Canada 125 Medal, Heritage Canada Foundation, 1992.