John V. Hodges (1918–1983) was an active member and later observatory director of the Regina Astronomical Society. He was also a member of the Meteoritical Society and the National Research Council of Canada’s Associate Committee on Meteorites. The name was suggested by E. Majden.

Orbit type: Main Belt

Reference: MPC 66244

Wendy Freedman (b. 1957) is director of the Carnegie Institution's observatories. The Hubble Key Project (led by Dr. Freedman) used the Hubble Space Telescope to establish the most precise optical determination of Z, the expansion rate of the universe in May 2001 of 72 ± 8 km/s/Mpc. She is currently in charge of the Giant Magellan Telescope project. Dr. Freedman was the honorary president of the RASC Toronto Centre between 2005 and 2007.

Reference: MPC 58597

William Brydone Jack (1817–1886) was a pioneer of Canadian astronomy. He built British North America’s first astronomical observatory in 1851. Jack practised public outreach in astronomy. He determined Canada’s first longitude readings, delivered the first engineering lecture and created the first engineering chair in Canada.

Reference: MPC 67219

David Alexander Dunlap (1863–1924), born in Pembroke, Ontario, a mining magnate, philanthropist and amateur astronomer, was the namesake of the David Dunlap Observatory, location of Canada’s largest optical telescope, and where the first black-hole candidate Cygnus X-1 was discovered and confirmed.

Orbit type: Main Belt

Reference: MPC 65712

Dheevesh Arulmani (b. 1995) was awarded second place in the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his energy-and-transportation project. He attends the Gordon Graydon Memorial Secondary School, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.

Orbit type: Main Belt

Reference: MPC 74316

Adelina Corina Cozma (b. 1995) was awarded second place in the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her behavioral- and social-sciences project. She attends the Bayview Secondary School, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada.

Orbit type: Main Belt

Reference: MPC 74313

Ratna Varma (b. 1992) was awarded second place in the 2009 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her medicine and health sciences project. She attends the A. B. Lucas Secondary School, London, Ontario, Canada.

Orbit type: Main Belt

Reference: MPC 69966

Nirusan Jayaranjan (b. 1993) was awarded second place in the 2009 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his electrical and mechanical engineering project. He attends the College Sturgeon Heights Collegiate, Winnipeg, Manitoba,Canada.

Orbit type: Main Belt

Reference: MPC 69966

Chen Sun (b. 1992) was awarded second place in the 2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his microbiology project. He attends the A B Lucas Secondary School, London, Ontario, Canada.

Orbit type: Main Belt

Reference: MPC 63875

Mate Jozsef Bezdek (b. 1991) was awarded second place in the 2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his mathematical sciences project. He attends the Notre Dame High School, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Orbit type: Main Belt

Reference: MPC 63875