Meritorious Service Medal
- Awarded on: April 5, 2016
- Invested on: November 25, 2016
For over 20 years, William Adair served as CEO of Spinal Cord Injury Ontario (SCIO), an organization that champions excellence in service, advocacy and quality of life for people with disabilities. Thanks to his leadership, SCIO was reinvigorated, a post-doctoral fellowship in spinal cord injury research was established at the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, and thousands of people with disabilities are now able to live more fulfilling lives.