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TAAS gives a number of awards to its members and members of the astronomical / educational communities.
Nominations are also sought for TAAS members who have completed the Messier, TAAS 200, or Herschel observing lists.
Please send any information you have to the Webmaster
The Heart of the Observatory Award is given to GNTO directors that show extraordinary service to our observatory. This award is created from a piece of scrap that was rescued from a cleanup fire many years ago. It was cut from one of the main beams holding up the second floor. The award was first given to Peter N. Eschman in December, 2005.
The John Dobson Award is an annual award (since 1994) given to an individual in the community that has "A clear and outstanding record of sustained activity in public education. View past John Dobson Award winners
The Lieutenant Colonel William S. Isengard Award is an annual award (since 1995) given to an individual in the community that has shown exceptional generosity to the Society. View past Lieutenant Colonel William S. Isengard Award winners
Service Awards are annual awards (since 1999) given to individuals "For sustained and selfless participation toward the advancement of the Society." View past Service Award winners
Messier Awards are given to any member of the Society that has observed every Messier object. View Messier Award winners
TAAS 200 Awards are given to any member of the Society that has observed
every object on the TAAS 200 list
View TAAS 200 Award winners
Herschel 400 Awards are given to any member of the Society that has observed every object on the Herschel 400 list. View Herschel 400 Award winners
Colonel Leonard C. Broline (Science Fair) Memorial Award. On February 1, 1996, long time TAAS member Colonel Leonard C. Broline died. His wife, Claire Broline, established the Colonel Leonard C. Broline Memorial Fund and asked that ". . . these funds be used in connection with the New Mexico Regional State Science and Engineering Fair or for a scholarship for students who would like to attend science or astronomy camps / classes and would not otherwise be able to afford to participate." View past Colonel Leonard C. Broline (Science Fair) Memorial Award winners.
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2007 |
Not awarded |
2006 |
Peter N. Eschman |
2008 |
Ray Collins |
2007 |
John Laning |
2006 |
Shannon Mann |
2005 |
No Award Given |
2004 |
Judith Stanley |
2003 |
Mark Kroska |
2002 |
Barry Gordon |
2001 |
Sammy Lockwood |
2000 |
Kevin McKeown |
1999 |
Robert Williams |
1998 |
Lisa Wood |
1997 |
Michael Pendley |
1996 |
Brock Parker |
1995 |
Roger Flegel |
1994 |
John McGraw |
1993 |
John Dobson |
2008 |
Jay Harden |
2007 |
Barry Spletzer |
2006 |
Gordon Pegue |
2005 |
Dan Richey |
2004 |
Michael Pendley |
2003 |
Ray Collins |
2002 |
Gordon Pegue |
2001 |
Peter Eschman |
2000 |
Robert Ortega |
1999 |
Carl Frisch |
1998 |
Robert Ortega |
1997 |
Carl Frisch |
1996 |
Claire Broline |
1995 |
John Hockemeier |
1994 |
Bill Tondreau |
2008 |
Dan Clark, Gary Cooper, Dave Downing, Robert Hufnagel, Robert Williams |
2007 |
Larry Cash, Bob Hufnagel, Dee Friesen, Gordon Pegue, Pete Eschman |
2006 |
Dee Frieson, Bob Hufnagel, Karen Keese, Bill Wallace, Steve Welch |
2005 |
Dee Friesen, Bob Hufnagel, Barry Spletzer |
2004 |
Bob Hufnagel, John Laning, Brock Parker |
2003 |
Dan Richey |
2002 |
Karen Keese, Dave Brown, Alison Schuler |
2001 |
Jay Harden |
2000 |
Lisa "Astronomy Gal" Woods |
1999 |
Peter Eschman, Robert Kyrlach |
1998 |
Elinor Gates, Arturo Jacobs, Kevin McKeown, Gordon Pegue, George Pellegrino |
| Karen Keese | Nancy Davis | Larry Cash |
| Elinor Gates ('97) | Linda Hixon ('96) | Kevin McKeown |
| Gordon Pegue | Karina Running Horse ('97) | Anna Whitlow ('97) |
| Dee Friesen (05) | Jewel Karpel (05) | Will Ferrell (06) |
| Neil Goldberg (06) |
| Jeff Bender | Barry Spletzer | Larry Cash |
| Peter Eschman | Kevin McKeown | Gordon Pegue |
| Kevin McKeown | Barry Spletzer | Gordon Pegue |
| Larry Cash (05) |
Our records for 2001 are incomplete. Please contact the webmaster if we have left your name off this list.
| 2000 | |||
| Phoy R. St. John | First Place Senior Division |
How Do Solar Flares Affect the Orbits of Satellites? Sandia High School | |
| Catherine N. Roop | Senior Honorable Mention | Dust Clouds in the Milky Way. St. Pius X HS. | |
| Will B. Dicharry | Senior Honorable Mention | Projection of Interplanetary Spacecraft Trajectories. St. Pius X HS. | |
| Anna Gollub | First Place Junior Division |
Radio Astronomy. Desert Ridge Middle School | |
| Michael R. Hamilton | Junior Honorable Mention | The AtmosphereÕs Effect on Observing Satellites. Lincoln Middle School. | |
| Stephen K. Wakeland and Joaquin Matek | Junior Honorable Mention | Shedding Some Light on Light Pollution. Cleveland Middle School. |
| 1999 | |||
| Elizabeth R. Fernandez | First Place Senior Division |
Active Galaxies in the Perseus Supercluster. St. Pius X HS. Teacher: James Carrie | |
| Sengdhuan V. St. John | Senior Honorable Mention | The Solar Apex: Random Motion of Our Sun. Sandia HS. Teacher: Bill Nenno | |
| Nathan H. Cole | Senior Honorable Mention | The Moons of Jupiter. Albuquerque HS. Teacher: Philip Voorheis | |
| Mary E. Spulak | First Place Junior Division |
Measuring the Debris from Comets and Asteroids. St. Mary's (Belen). Teacher: Angela Castillo | |
| Ryan D. Sleeter | Junior Honorable Mention | Measuring Cosmic Rays Using a Cloud Chamber. Rosevelt MS. Teacher: Susan King. | |
| Tara A. Ransom | Junior Honorable Mention | Observations of the Moon. Eisenhower MS. Teacher: Valerie Duran. |
| 1998 | |||
| Elizabeth R. Fernandez | First Place Senior Division |
Spectroscopy: Unlocking the secrets of the universe. St. Pius X High School. Teacher: Sam Falbo. | |
| Lindsey V. Scott-Florez | Senior Honorable Mention | Star Light, Star Bright? St. Pius X High School. Teacher: Robert Lah. | |
| Danette A. Clouser | Senior Honorable Mention | Out of this World. Los Lunas High School. Teacher: Rick Cole. | |
| Sengdhuan V. St. John | First Place Junior Division |
High Velocity and Population 2 Stars in the Solar Neighborhood. Grant Middle School, Teacher: Edward Soto. | |
| Rachel A. Graham | Junior Honorable Mention | Telescopes. Our Lady of Fatima School. Teacher: Katherine Arnold. | |
| Seth D. Richey | Junior Honorable Mention | How Many Objects in the Orion COnstellation Can be Seen? Hover Middle School. Teacher: Vi Matthews. |
| 1997 | |||
| Elizabeth R. Fernandez | First Place Senior Division |
Cosmic Radiation—Can Anything Stop These Visitors From Space? St. Pius X High School. Teacher: Robert Lah. | |
| Grace C. Spulak and Bridget T. Gallegos |
First Place Junior Division |
The Night of the Demon Star. St. Mary's School, Belen. Teacher: James Kessinger. | |
| Daren M. Stafford | First Place Junior Division |
The Density of Stars in the Universe. Menaul School. Teacher: Beverly Morlock. | |
| Daniel C. Rosien | Junior Honorable Mention | What Causes an Eclipse? Route 66 Elementary School. Teacher: Athena Trujillo. | |
| Isaac A. McGarvey | Junior Honorable Mention | The Comet Hale-Bopp. Our Lady of Fatima School. Teacher: Katherine Arnold. |
| 1996 | |||
| First Place Senior Division |
No Award Given. | ||
| Timothy S. Richey | Senior Honorable Mention | How Often Will Venus, Mars, and Jupiter Appear in Conjunction. Hoover Middle School. Teacher: Vi Mathews. | |
| Kristen E. Madden | First Place Junior Division |
Does the Speed of Light Change as it Passes Through Different Objects or Elements. Jackson Middle School. Teacher: Ms. Morrow. | |
| John E. Mancini | Junior Honorable Mention | Holography II. Taylor Middle School. Teacher: Jim Renshaw. | |
| Cynthia Leatherman | Junior Honorable Mention | Venus: Renegrade or Retrograde? Hope Christian School. Teacher: Mrs. Claycomb. | |
| Brandon S. Furst | Junior Honorable Mention | How Does the Speed and Angle of a Meteor Affect the Shape of the Resulting Crater. Roosevelt Middle School. Teacher: Tom Arnold. |
| 1995 | |||
| Nathan J. Hillson | First Place Senior Division |
Predicting the Necessary Radius for an Ice Comet to Reach the Earth's Surface. Albuquerque Academy. Teacher: Raymond J. Menegus. | |
| Sydney F. Henning | First Place Junior Division |
Really Warped. McKinley Middle School. Teacher: Sharon Thomas. | |
| Cynthia L. Leatherman | Junior Honorable Mention | Equation of Time. Hope Christian School. Teacher: Jerry Simmons. | |
| Victoria S. Horan | Junior Honorable Mention | The Black Hole. Queen of Heven School. Teacher: Kandace Glaser. | |
| Laurie D. Francis | Junior Honorable Mention | Solstice? What's the Difference Between Winter and Summer Solstice? Jefferson Middle School. Teacher: Gary Stiller. |
| 1994 | |||
| Jeremy J. Krezan | First Place Senior Division |
Determining the Chemical Composition of a Planet Through Spectroscopy. St. Pius X High School. Teacher: Robert Lah. | |
| Mitzy L. Sequeira | Senior Honorable Mention | The Anatomy of a Galaxy. Sandia High School. Teacher: Bill Nenno. | |
| Katherine A. Wells | Senior Honorable Mention | Shooting Stars. St. Pius X High School. Teacher: Robert Lah. | |
| Melinda M. Mader | First Place Junior Division |
How to Determine the Composition of the Stars. St. Mary's Middle School. Teacher: Jeanne Hatok. | |
| Timothy S. Richey | Junior Honorable Mention | Moonlighting. Hoover Middle School. Teacher: Dorane Teague. | |
| Cynthia Leatherman | Junior Honorable Mention | Azimuth of the Sun. Hope Christian School. Teacher: Mr. Simmons. | |
| Lynsey Rutherford | Junior Honorable Mention | Madrid Meteorite Shower. Cleveland Middle School. Teacher: Karen Mills. |
Many of our records are incomplete. Please contact the webmaster if we have left your name off these lists.