Honorary Membership
Purpose
Honorary Membership is the highest honor that the AVS bestows upon a Platinum member in good standing. The award recognizes extraordinary contributions of service to the AVS on the national and international level which have had significant positive impact and have contributed to the long-term success of the Society. The nominee’s service is not simply a recognition of time served, the number of positions held, or recognition of a single accomplishment, but rather for continued efforts over an extended period of time. It is expected that the nominee will have served the AVS in multiple capacities and will have made contributions by leading initiatives that have had a significant long-lasting impact on AVS operations. The nominee should be easily recognized by the general membership as an impactful leader and a major Society contributor.
Eligibility
This award is limited to no more than one Honorary Member per year. Current members of the Board of Directors, the Awards Committee, and current compensated AVS positions are ineligible for election. The members of the Awards Committee must recuse themselves from discussion and selection of awardees if they contribute to a nomination. Awards Committee members are strongly discouraged from contributing to a nomination for this reason. At least a three-fourths majority vote by the Board of Directors is necessary for election to Honorary Membership.
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Honorary Members
| 1956 |
Rudy A. Koehler |
1992 |
Marsbed Hablanian |
2005 |
Gerald Lucovsky |
| 1963 |
Benjamin B. Dayton * |
1996 |
Howard Patton |
2006 |
Alvin Czanderna |
| 1967 |
Daniel Alpert* |
1997 |
William D. Westwood |
2007 |
Paula Grunthaner |
| 1968 |
Luther E. Preuss* |
1997 |
Paul H. Halloway |
2008 |
Eric Kay |
| 1981 |
N. Rey Whetten |
1998 |
Collin Alexander* |
2009 |
William D. Sproul |
| 1981 |
Leonard C. Beavis |
1999 |
James S. Murday |
2009 |
Rudolf Ludeke |
| 1982 |
Charles B. Duke * |
1999 |
Donna Bakale-Sherwin |
2011 |
Robert A. Childs |
| 1984 |
J. Roger Young |
2000 |
Lawerence L. Kazmerski |
2012 |
Cedric Powell |
| 1985 |
Kai Siegbahn* |
2001 |
Robert Willis |
2013 |
Steve Rossnagel |
| 1986 |
Manfred S. Kaminsky |
2003 |
Gary E. McGuire |
2013 |
Dave Castner |
| 1988 |
Jack H. Singleton |
2003 |
H. Fredrick Dylla |
2014 |
John N. Russell, Jr. |
| 1991 |
John Coburn* |
2004 |
J. William Rogers, Jr. |
2016 |
Dawn Bonnell |
| 1991 |
J. Lynn Provo |
2004 |
Arthur O. Fuente, Jr. |
2019 |
Ivan Petrov |
*deceased