Background
The Chant Medal of the Society was established in 1940 in appreciation of the great work of the late Prof. C. A. Chant in furthering the interests of astronomy in Canada. This medal is awarded, not more than once a year, to an amateur astronomer resident in Canada on the basis of the value of the work carried out in astronomy and closely allied fields of the original investigation and specifically not for the services of the Society, worthy though these may be.
The nomination of a member of a Centre should be submitted to National Office through the council of the Centre. Nominations for this medal should reach National Office by December 31st.
More Information
- Establishment of the Chant Medal: JRASC, 34, 349 (1940).
- JRASC articles relating to C.A. Chant at the bottom of this page.
Recipients
Citations (PDF) are provided for those not published in JRASC.
| 2008 | Geoff Gaherty | Toronto | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Ed Majden | Victoria | JRASC |
| 2002 | Dr. Roy Bishop | Halifax | JRASC |
| 2001 | Richard Huziak | Saskatoon | JRASC | JRASC |
| 1998 | Bertus (Bert) Rhebergen | Hamilton | JRASC |
| 1996 | Dave Lane | Halifax | JRASC |
| 1995 | Paul Boltwood | Ottawa | JRASC |
| 1993 | Mary Lou Whitehorne | Halifax | JRASC |
| 1989 | Jack Newton | Victoria | JRASC |
| 1988 | Chris Spratt | Victoria | JRASC |
| 1987 | Damien Lemay | Québec | JRASC |
| 1986 | Warren Morrison | Kingston | JRASC |
| 1980 | David Levy | Kingston | JRASC |
| 1979 | Rolf G. Meier | Ottawa | JRASC |
| 1967 | R.R. Thompson | Toronto | JRASC |
| 1959 | Earl Milton | Edmonton | |
| 1956 | Maurice Drolet | Québec | JRASC |
| 1955 | Frank J. DeKinder* | Montréal | |
| 1953 | Jean Naubert* | CF de Montréal | |
| 1951 | DeLisle Garneau* | CF de Montreal | JRASC |
| 1950 | F. Keith Dalton* | Toronto | JRASC |
| 1949 | Frank Sisman* | Hamilton | JRASC | JRASC |
| 1948 | Isabel K. Williamson* | Montréal | JRASC |
| 1945 | Paul-H Nadeau* | Québec | |
| 1943 | Cyril G. Wates* | Edmonton | JRASC | JRASC |
| 1942 | W.G. Colgrove* | London | JRASC |
| 1941 | H. Boyd Bryden* | Victoria | JRASC |
| 1940 | Bertram J. Topham* | Toronto | JRASC | JRASC |
*Deceased
More on C.A. Chant
- The Legacy Continues: C.A. Chant and the David Dunlap Observatory JRASC 93, 11 (1999)
- The Growth of the R.A.S.C. and its Guiding Mentor C. A. Chant JRASC 61, 218 (1967)
- C.A. Chant obituary JRASC, 51, 1 (1957)
- Asteroid (3315) Chant