Head and shoulders photo of Dr. Neil B. Hutcheon, Director, National Research Council, Ottawa.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Neil Barron Hutcheon (1911-1989) earned a BEng from the University of Saskatchewan and a DPhil from the University of London. Returning to the U of S as professor of Mechanical Engineering, he remained there until 1953. Dr. Hutcheon joined the National Research Council as assistant director of the Division of Building Research. He became director in 1969. Dr. Hutcheon took early retirement in 1974 to prepare teaching material for building science courses associated with heat and moisture problems in buildings. Dr. Hutcheon was a Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada, a past president of the Association of Professional Engineers of Saskatchewan, and a Fellow of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers, of which he was a director for four years. The latter association honoured Dr. Hutcheon with its "Distinguished Service Award" in 1967 and with the "F. Paul Anderson Award" in 1975, the highest award for "notable scientific achievement." The U of S awarded him an honourary Doctor of Laws degree in 1975. The Neil Hutcheon Prize is awarded annually by the College of Engineering.