From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Equanimous \E*quan"i*mous\, adjective [L. aequanimus, fr. aequus equal + animus mind.] Of an even, composed frame of mind; of a steady temper; not easily elated or depressed. --Bp. Gauden.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
adjective
1: in full control of your faculties; "the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination"; "perfectly poised and sure of himself"; "more self-contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen"; "strong and self-possessed in the face of trouble" [syn: {collected}, {poised}, {self-collected}, {self-contained}, {self-possessed}]
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