Hans Selye is internationally acknowledged as "the father of the stress field" and, as such, a Canadian resource to the world. Since publishing the first scientific paper to identify and define "stress" in 1936, Dr. Selye wrote more than 1700 scholarly papers and 39 books on the subject. At the time of his death in late 1982, his work had been cited in more than 362,000 scientific papers, and in countless popular magazine stories, in most major languages and in all countries worldwide. He is still by far the world's most frequently cited author on stress topics.

Dr. Selye held three earned doctorates (M.D., Ph.D., D.Sc.) plus 43 honourary doctorates. He was an elected member of several dozen of the world's most recognized medical and scientific associations.

Dr. Selye gained enduring international respect not only for his scientific innovations, but equally for his commitment