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| G. Bruce Blair Award | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored by | Western Amateur Astronomers |
| Date | August 29, 1954 |
| Country | USA |
| Website | waa |
The G. Bruce Blair Award, often called the G. Bruce Blair Medal, Blair Award or Blair Medal, is presented annually by the Western Amateur Astronomers to recognize contributions to amateur astronomy by a living astronomer.[1]
History[edit]
The award was created in memory of Dr. Gordon Bruce Blair, founder of the Western Amateur Astronomers. Blair was
Recipients[edit]
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 1954 | Albert G. Engalls |
| 1955 | Walter H. Haas |
| 1956 | Otto Struve |
| 1957 | Margaret Mayall |
| 1958 | Dinsmore Alter |
| 1959 | Earle G. Linsley |
| 1960 | David Barcroft |
| 1961 | Carl Wells |
| 1962 | Arthur & Natalie Leonard |
| 1963 | Thomas Cragg |
| 1964 | Walter Scott Houston |
| 1965 | Clyde Tombaugh |
| 1966 | Clarence P. Custer |
| 1967 | Leslie C. Peltier |
| 1968 | David Dunham |
| 1969 | Thomas R. Cave |
| 1970 | Charles F. Capen |
| 1971 | George A. Carroll |
| 1972 | Clinton Ford |
| 1973 | Raymond Coutchie |
| 1974 | John Dobson |
| 1975 | Clifford W. Holmes |
| 1976 | Patrick Moore |
| 1977 | Frank Miller |
| 1978 | Jackson Carle |
| 1979 | Kingsley W. Wightman |
| 1980 | Paul Zurakowski |
| 1981 | Ashley Thomas McDermott |
| 1982 | Douglas Berger |
| 1983 | John Sanford |
| 1984 | Chesley Bonestell |
| 1985 | Betty Neall |
| 1986 | Ben Mayer |
| 1987 | Jack Borde |
| 1988 | Stephen J. Edberg |
| 1989 | Harold F. Weaver |
| 1990 | David H. Levy |
| 1991 | John Westfall |
| 1992 | Kevin Medlock |
| 1993 | Tom Johnson |
| 1994 | (no award) |
| 1995 | Donald Machholz |
| 1996 | Ed C. Krupp |
| 1997 | Robert Stevens |
| 1998 | Richard Berry |
| 1999 | Denni Frerichs Medlock |
| 2000 | Joel W. Goodman |
| 2001 | Ron Royer |
| 2002 | Michael D. Reynolds |
| 2003 | F. Jack Eastman |
| 2004 | Jane Houston Jones |
| 2005 | David L. Crawford |
| 2006 | Johm Christopher "Chris" Butler |
| 2007 | Carter Roberts |
| 2008 | Marni Berendsen |
| 2009 | Mike Simmons |
| 2010 | Robert K. Buchheim |
| 2011 | Scott Roberts |
| 2012 | Jim Benet |
| 2013 | Albert J. Highe |
| 2014 | Richard Ozer |
| 2015 | Timothy Thompson |
References[edit]
- ^ Wallace, H. A. (Oct 1954). "Sixth Annual Convention of Western Amateur Astronomers". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 66 (392): 260. Bibcode:1954PASP...66..259W. doi:10.1086/126716. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ^ "G. BRUCE BLAIR AWARD Recipients". Western Amateur Astronomers. Western Amateur Astronomers. Retrieved 23 July 2015.