Announcement from the American Polar Society
The American Polar Society is proud to announce seven recipients of
their coveted HONORARY MEMBERSHIP award. This, the Society's highest
award, is presented to those who have distinguished themselves in the
field in either the Arctic or Antarctic. Honorary Membership has been
awarded only 32 times since its inception in 1934. Previous recipients
include General David Brainard, Admiral Richard E. Byrd, Dr. Vilhjalmur
Stefansson, Dr. Paul Siple, Dr. Lincoln Ellsworth, Dr. Laurence M.
Gould, COL Norman Vaughan, and Dr. Lincoln Washburn.
The new awardees are as follows:
Dr. Norbert Untersteiner
Dr. Knut Aagaard
VADM George Steele, USN
CDR Edward Ward, USN
Dr. David Elliot
Dr. Arnold Gordon
BGEN Keith Greenaway, RCAF
The awards will be conferred at an Awards Banquet during American Polar
Society Symposium in Boulder, Colorado on the evening of 5 October 2000
(see ArcticInfo message posted on 4/27/00). Friends, relatives, and
associates of the awardees are cordially invited to attend. For details
and a registration form please check our web site
http://www.nsidc.colorado.edu/aps2000 or contact:
Ms. Julie McKie
CIRES
University of Colorado
Campus Box 216
Boulder, CO 80309-0216
Phone: 303/492-1595
mckie [at] cires.colorado.edu
For more information regarding the American Polar Society, please
contact the American Polar Society Secretary:
Captain Brian Shoemaker, USN (Ret)
PO Box 591
North Bend, Oregon 97495 USA
Phone: 541/756-9013
apolars [at] presys.com
or check the American Polar Society web site at:
http://www.geocities.com/~oaedks/amerpolr.html.