It is that time of year again when the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) announces the winners of their eight awards, which include amateur astronomy and outreach efforts, significant contributions to astronomy research, outstanding Ph.D thesis, and teaching at different levels.
One of these awards is the Las Cumbres Amateur Outreach Award of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. This award honors “outstanding educational outreach by an amateur astronomer to K-12 children and the interested lay public.”* And this year's winner is Lonnie Puterbaugh from Brentwood, Tennessee. Congratulations!
The awards will be presented August 2, at the annual meeting of the ASP to be held in Baltimore, Maryland.
2011 ASP Press Release: http://www.astrosociety.org/membership/awards/11winnerspr.html
* About the Las Cumbres Amateur Outreach Award of the ASP: http://www.astrosociety.org/membership/awards/cumbres.html
Past award recipients: http://www.astrosociety.org/membership/awards/pastcumbres.html
