Jennifer Marie Mayhew (b. 1981), a Cayuga Indian born in Ontario, now resident in Texas and renowned for her generosity, as a teenager helped disabled children ride horses. Named by her husband of six years, though absent in the military for most of that time, to recognize all families who are separated by war.

Orbit type: Main Belt

Reference: MPC 62356

Emma Rochelle Slater (b. 1989-03-31 in Calgary) is the step-daughter of the discoverer.

Orbit type: Main Belt

Reference: MPC 50466

Paul Andrew Senegas-Lowe (b. 1992-06-21 in Calgary) is a son of the discoverer.

Orbit type: Main Belt

Reference: MPC 51190

Pierre Henry Senegas-Lowe (b. 1989-07-16 in Calgary) is a son of the discoverer.

Orbit type: Main Belt

Reference: MPC 51190

Christopher J. Pritchet (b. 1950- ) is a professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Victoria and a leading authority in the field of observational cosmology, supernovae, galaxy formation and evolution.

Orbit type: Main Belt

Reference: MPC 52770

Named by the discoverer in honor of his wife, Blythe Andra Lowe (b. in Toronto), a professional geologist in Calgary.

Orbit type: Main Belt

Reference: MPC 49102

Harry Ewen (1957- ) is a Canadian amateur astronomer who devotes his time to astronomical education for school children around Drumheller, Alberta. This minor planet was one of the 15 found using his 0.40-m telescope.

Orbit type: Main Belt

Reference: MPC 48162

Ann C. Gower, associate professor of astronomy at the University of Victoria, is an outstanding radio astronomer and gifted teacher who takes a special interest in every student in her classes. She is an active member of the University of Victoria Speakers Bureau, sharing with others her knowledge of galaxies and quasars.

Orbit type: Main Belt

Reference: MPC 48162

Designations: 2000 CB81, 1993 RV13, 1998 TJ2.
René Racine (b. 1939) has served as director of the Mt. Mégantic Observatory (1976-1980, 1984-1997) and the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (1980-1984). His research interests cover globular clusters, galaxies, astronomical instruments and adaptive optics. Some of his projects have earned him international renown.

Orbit type: Main Belt

Reference: MPC 57952

James E. Hesser, acting director of the Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics and 1997 recipient of the Michael Smith Award for Science Promotion, has contributed to the study of atomic and molecular spectroscopy, rapidly varying degenerate stars, stellar populations and chemical evolution in the Milky Way and nearby galaxies.

Orbit type: Hungaria

Reference: MPC 46112