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.
Any two Society members may submit nominations for the award. Nominations should be sent to the Awards Committee chair by December 31. Use the fillable form below.
More Information
- Establishment of the Chant Medal: JRASC, 34, 349 (1940).
- Chant Medal Documents circa late 1940s.
- JRASC articles relating to C.A. Chant at the bottom of this page.
Recipients
Citations (PDF) are provided for those not published in JRASC.
| 2024 | Warren Finlay | Edmonton | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Michel Duval | Montréal | Citation |
| 2018 | Peter Broughton | Toronto | Citation |
| 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 | Citation |
| 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
| Attachment | Size |
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 Chant Medal fillable form | 536.05 KB |