ASP Announces 2009 Award Winners in Astronomy Research and Education

June 2009 - The Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) announces the winners of its 2009 awards for excellence in astronomy research and education.

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2009 Winner of the Catherine Wolfe Bruce Gold Medal Announced

May 2009 - The Astronomical Society of the Pacific announces that Dr. Frank H. Shu has been awarded the 2009 Catherine Wolfe Bruce Gold Medal for lifetime achievement in astronomy.

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Andrew Fraknoi Receives 2009 Hayward Award for Excellence in Education

March 2009 - Former ASP Executive Officer and Foothill College Astronomy Instructor Andrew Fraknoi is one of four community colleges teachers to be named recipient of the 2009 Hayward Award for Excellence in Education by the California Community College Board of Governors.

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ASP Secretary Wins Prestigious Education Prize of the American Astronomical Society

January 2009 - The Secretary of the ASP's Board of Directors, Mary Kay Hemenway of the University of Texas, has been announced as the winner of the 2009 Education Prize of the American Astronomical Society, given for "outstanding contributions to the education of the public, students and/or the next generation of professional astronomers."

Two New Board Members for the ASP

December 2008 - The ASP Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of two new Board members: Cathy Langridge, Director of Retail Finance at Levi Strass & Co. in San Francisco, and Michael Gibbs, Vice President for Advancement and Assistant Professor at Capital College in Laurel, Maryland, and former Chief Advancement Officer for the ASP. Langridge and Gibbs will fill the two Board-appointed seats.

New ASP Board Members Announced

September 2008 - The ASP is pleased to announce its newest members to the ASP Board of Directors: Dr. David C. Black, President Emeritus of Universities Space Research Association (USRA) and Visiting Scientist at USRA's Lunar and Planetary Institute; Dr. William A. Gutsch, Jr., former Chairman of the American-Hayden Planetarium in New York and former President & CEO of the Challenger Center for Space Science; and Judy Kass, the former Senior Project Director for the AAAS's Public Understanding of Science and Technology Programs.

Suzanne Gurton Receives the 2008 AANC Professional Award

August 2008 - Suzanne Gurton, the Education Manager at the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP), has received the 2008 Professional Award, given each year by the Astronomical Association of Northern California to an astronomer who has done outstanding work in distinguishing and fostering amateur astronomy. Full Article.

ASP Board Member Scott Roberts Featured in Sky & Telescope

March 2008 - The newest member of the ASP Board of Directors, Scott Roberts, is featured in the April, 2008 Sky & Telescope magazine in an article titled, "A Friend Indeed" written by former ASP Board member David Levy. The article highlights Roberts' passion for brining astronomy to the public.